Caroline Quentin
Known for Acting · 69 credits
- Born
- 1960-07-11 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- Reigate, Surrey, England, UK
Biography
Quentin became known for her television appearances: portraying Dorothy in Men Behaving Badly (1992–1998), Maddie Magellan in Jonathan Creek (1997–2000), and DCI Janine Lewis in Blue Murder (2003–2009).Quentin received an Ian Charleson Award commendation for her Masha in The Seagull at the Oxford Theatre Company in 1991.[5] Her early stage work had also included appearing in the chorus of the original English production of the musical Les Misérables in 1985.
In July 1996, Quentin released a single, a cover of the Exciters' hit "Tell Him", with her Men Behaving Badly co-star Leslie Ash under the name of "Quentin and Ash". The single reached number 25 in the UK Singles Chart and spent 3 weeks in that listing.[6] From 1997 until 2000 Quentin starred alongside Alan Davies in Jonathan Creek playing investigative journalist Maddie Magellan, who uses Jonathan's mind to solve murder mysteries.
Quentin appeared in the 2001 telefilm Hot Money, which was based on the true story of the theft of hundreds of thousands of pounds from the Bank of England. In 1998 she starred in the first sitcom that was specifically built around her: Kiss Me, Kate. At the British Comedy Awards in 2004, Quentin won the "Best Comedy Actress" award for her performance in Von Trapped; that year she started the major role of Maggie Mee in the popular drama Life Begins, which returned for a third series in 2006.
ITV has produced five series of the police drama Blue Murder, in which Quentin plays against type in the main role DCI Janine Lewis. The pilot aired in the UK on 18 May 2003.[7][8]
Quentin has appeared in Whose Line Is It Anyway?; in a pre-Men Behaving Badly role as a traffic warden in the Mr. Bean episode The Trouble with Mr. Bean in 1991; Room 101; Have I Got News for You; and the 2009–10 BBC comedy series Life of Riley, a sitcom about a dysfunctional blended family; and in the BBC Radio 4 improvisational comedy series The Masterson Inheritance and the popular BBC Radio 2 sitcom On the Blog.
Known For
TV Shows (49)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Helen Welles
Bridgerton
2020
as Lady Berbrooke
Casualty
1986
as Jane Locke
The One Show
2006
as Self
Play for Today
1970
as Receptionist at Songstack
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Heather Badcock
The Bill
1984
as Caroline Otley
Doc Martin
2004
as Angela Sim
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
Mr. Bean
1990
as Traffic Warden
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
Room 101
1994
as Self
Jonathan Creek
1997
as Maddie Magellan / Maddy Magellan
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018
as Self - Guest
Blue Murder
2003
as DCI Janine Lewis
Men Behaving Badly
1992
as Dorothy
The Lazarus Project
2022
as Elizabeth 'Wes' Wesley
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
1989
Dickensian
2015
as Mrs. Bumble
Sooty
2011
as Maxine Gastro
Dancing on the Edge
2013
as Deirdre
Life Begins
2004
as Maggie Mee
This Morning
1988
as Self
The World's Most Extraordinary Homes
2017
as Moderator
The Other One
2020
as Dawn
The Kumars
2014
as Self
Clive Anderson All Talk
1996
as Self
Paul Merton: The Series
1991
Shadow of the Noose
1989
as Mary Bennett
Walks with My Dog
2017
as Self
Life of Riley
2009
as Maddy Riley
Dead Boss
2012
as Virna
Cockroaches
2015
All or Nothing at All
1993
as Rebecca
Kiss Me Kate
1998
as Kate Salinger
Just William
2010
as Mrs. Bott
Restoration Home
2011
Saturday Live
1996
as Self
The Squad
1980
as Vicky Banks
Caroline Quentin: A Passage Through India
2011
Don't Ask Me Ask Britain
2017
as Herself
Big Bad World
2013
as Jan Turnbull
Living Famously
2002
as Narrator (voice)
Dream Stuffing
as Brenda
Don't Tell Father
1992
as Kate Bancroft
Cornwall with Caroline Quentin
2012
as Self - Host
Movies (20)
Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop
2022
as Sarah Clarkson
Father Christmas Is Back
2021
as Elizabeth Christmas
A Week in Paradise
2022
as Helen
Fry and Laurie Reunited
2010
as Self
Party Party
1983
as Shirley
Up Line
1987
as Patti Technology
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
1999
as Vixen (voice)
Footprints in the Snow
2005
as Julie Hill
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
1985
as Chorus
Hot Money
2001
as Bridget Watmore
An Evening With Gary Lineker
1994
as Monica Despacos
National Theatre Live: Jack Absolute Flies Again
2022
as Mrs Malaprop
Blood Strangers
2002
as Lin Beresford
Return of the Goodies
2005
as Narrator
The Innocent
2001
as Beth Pastorov
Von Trapped
2004
as Maria Moogan
Video Stars
1983
as Fritzie Lang
Christmas in the Caribbean
2022
as Amanda
The Groundling and the Kite
1984
as Receptionist
An Audience with Rod Stewart
1998
as Self - Audience Member
About Caroline Quentin
Quentin became known for her television appearances: portraying Dorothy in Men Behaving Badly (1992–1998), Maddie Magellan in Jonathan Creek (1997–2000), and DCI Janine Lewis in Blue Murder (2003–2009).Quentin received an Ian Charleson Award commendation for her Masha in The Seagull at the Oxford Theatre Company in 1991.[5] Her early stage work had also included appearing in the chorus of the original English production of the musical Les Misérables in 1985. In July 1996, Quentin released a single, a cover of the Exciters' hit "Tell Him", with… With 69 credits spanning from 1970 to 2022, Caroline Quentin has appeared in 20 films and 49 TV shows.
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- Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop (2022) — as Sarah Clarkson
- Father Christmas Is Back (2021) — as Elizabeth Christmas
- A Week in Paradise (2022) — as Helen
- Fry and Laurie Reunited (2010) — as Self
- Party Party (1983) — as Shirley
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