Elizabeth Berrington facts for kids

Elizabeth Berrington is an English actress. She was born on August 3, 1970. She went to the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art to study acting.

Elizabeth is well-known for her roles in popular TV shows. These include Ruby Fry in Waterloo Road and Paula Kosh in Stella. She also played Mel Debrou in Moving Wallpaper and Dawn Stevenson in The Syndicate.

She has appeared in many other British TV series. Some of these are The Bill, Doctor Who, The Office, and Casualty.

Elizabeth's Acting Journey

Elizabeth Berrington started her acting career in 1993. She has worked in both television and movies.

Early TV Roles

From 1997 to 1999, Elizabeth was in the ITV show My Wonderful Life. She acted alongside Emma Wray and Tony Robinson. In 1999, she played Marie Antoinette in Let Them Eat Cake. This show also starred Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.

Movies and Big Screens

Elizabeth has been in many films. She appeared in The Little Vampire. Later, she was in Nanny McPhee with Emma Thompson. She also acted in In Bruges alongside Colin Farrell and Ralph Fiennes.

She worked with director Mike Leigh on two films. These were a 1993 drama and Secrets & Lies in 1996. Secrets & Lies starred Brenda Blethyn and Timothy Spall.

More TV Success

In 2008 and 2009, Elizabeth played Mel in Moving Wallpaper. She also appeared in an episode of Poirot called "Cat Among the Pigeons" in 2008.

In 2009, she starred with Shirley Henderson in the ITV drama May Contain Nuts. Elizabeth played Ffion, a suburban mother. She also played Nicola, a nurse, in the BBC Two comedy Psychoville.

From 2009 to 2011, Elizabeth was a Food Technology teacher named Ruby Fry in Waterloo Road. She was in this BBC series for two seasons. In 2011, she played "Auntie" in "The Doctor's Wife". This was an episode in series 6 of Doctor Who.

In 2012, she appeared in an episode of New Tricks. From 2012 to 2013, she played Paula Kosh in the Sky One comedy series Stella. She returned for two more episodes in 2015.

Recent Projects

In 2011, Elizabeth was in the BBC Christmas show Lapland as Paula. She played this role again in the spin-off series Being Eileen. This show aired from February 2013.

Elizabeth also performed on stage in the 2013 play The Low Road. In August 2014, she appeared in Cuckoo as Sandra.

In 2016, Elizabeth Berrington was in "Hated in the Nation". This was an episode of the Netflix series Black Mirror.

Her recent work includes the TV series Good Omens (2019, 2023) as Dagon. She also appeared in The Nevers (2021–2023) as Lucy Best. In 2023, she was in Fifteen-Love and Henpocalypse!. She also had a role in an episode of ... Education.

Film Roles

Elizabeth Berrington has acted in many films throughout her career. Here are some of them:

• 1996: Secrets & Lies as Jane
• 1999: The Little Vampire as Elizabeth McAshton
• 2000: Quills as Charlotte
• 2003: The Deal as Cherie Blair
• 2005: Nanny McPhee as Letitia
• 2006: Scoop as Antique Shop Woman (Lucy)
• 2007: Fred Claus as Linda Elf
• 2008: In Bruges as Natalie
• 2011: Lapland as Paula Cooper
• 2013: Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa as Bernie
• 2014: Mr Turner as Lady Critic
• 2016: Swallows and Amazons as Mrs. Blackett
• 2018: Teen Spirit as Lorene
• 2019: Yesterday as Hazel
• 2021: Spencer as Anne, Princess Royal
• 2021: Last Night in Soho as Ms. Tobin
• 2023: Grey Matter as Eileen

Television Appearances

Elizabeth Berrington has a long list of television roles. Here are some of her notable appearances:

• 1996: The Bill as Avril Stone
• 1997–1999: The Lakes as Ruth
• 1997–1999: My Wonderful Life as Marina
• 1999: Let Them Eat Cake as Marie Antoinette
• 2001: The Grimleys as Mrs. Robins
• 2003: The Office as Anne
• 2004: Family Business as Jessica Brooker
• 2005: Rose and Maloney as Maggie
• 2006–2007: Drop Dead Gorgeous as Val Sinclair/Duggan
• 2008: Agatha Christie's Poirot as Grace Springer
• 2008–2009: Moving Wallpaper as Mel Debrou
• 2009: Psychoville as Nicola
• 2009–2011: Waterloo Road as Ruby Fry
• 2011: Doctor Who as Auntie (in "The Doctor's Wife")
• 2012: New Tricks as Grace Cusack
• 2012–2017: Stella as Paula Kosh
• 2013: Being Eileen as Paula Cooper
• 2014: Cuckoo as Sandra
• 2015: The Syndicate as Dawn Stevenson
• 2016: Black Mirror as Jo Powers (in "Hated in the Nation")
• 2016–2017: Tracey Ullman's Show as Various characters
• 2017: Little Boy Blue as Debra Taylor
• 2018: Death in Paradise as Diane Smith
• 2019: Sanditon as Mrs. Griffiths
• 2019, 2023: Good Omens as Dagon, Lord of the Files
• 2021–2023: The Nevers as Lucy Best
• 2022: The Responder as Lynne Renfrew
• 2022–2024: Ridley as Jean Dixon
• 2023: Fifteen-Love as Carol Pearce
• 2023: Henpocalypse! as Bernadette
• 2023: ... Education as Celebrant Samantha