Ashley McGuire
Ashley McGuire | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 15, 1972 London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Dual - British and Irish |
| Occupation | Actor |
Ashley McGuire (born 15 May, 1972) is a British-Irish film, TV, and theatre actor. She is known for playing Big Mandy in the BAFTA-winning BBC TV series This Country and Nurse Lorraine Fletcher in Channel 4's It's a Sin.[1][2]
Early life and education
McGuire was born on 15 May 1972 in London, United Kingdom. She attended Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama.[3]
Career
McGuire has portrayed various TV roles across several networks, including Malory Towers (2019 – ongoing), Small Axe (2021), Eastenders (2018-2019), Decline and Fall (2017), Jack and the Beanstalk: After Ever After (2020), and Man Down (2013-2017).[4][5][6][7]
She has also played the Death Eater in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Part 2 (2010 and 2011, respectively), the midwife in Bridget Jone’s Baby (2016), and Mo in David Brent: Life on the Road (2016).[3]
Her stage work includes Home (2012 and 2013) by Nadia Fall, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire (2015) and Top Girls (2019) by Caryl Churchill, Our Country's Good (2015) by Timberlake Wertenbaker, and The Suicide (2016) by Suhayla El-Bushra, all at the National Theatre.[3]
Susannah Clapp, a theatre critic for The Observer, wrote about McGuire's portrayal of Falstaff in Phyllida Lloyd's all-female Henry IV at the Donmar Warehouse (2014): "A magnificent Falstaff…she is glorious. A one-person vindication of the all-female enterprise. If it were needed."[8][9]
Theatre
| Year | Theatre | Play | Role | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Battersea Arts Centre | Saved or Destroyed | [10] | |
| 2008
2009 2010 |
Canal Café Theatre
Pleasance, Inner London |
I'll Always Think of You That Way | Alison | [11] |
| 2010 | Soho Theatre | Fatal Light | Maggie | [12] |
| 2011 | Theatre Uncut | Housekeeping | Joan | [13] |
| 2012
2013 |
National Theatre | Home | Sharon | [14] |
| 2014 | Donmar Warehouse | Henry IV | Falstaff | [15][16] |
| 2015 | National Theatre | Our Country's Good | Dabby Bryant | [17][18] |
| 2015 | National Theatre | An Oak Tree | [19] | |
| 2015 | National Theatre | Light Shining in Buckinghamshire | Vagrant | [20] |
| 2016 | National Theatre | The Suicide | Sarah and Margaret Thatcher | [21][22] |
| 2016 | Lyric Hammersmith | Shopping and F***ing | Brian | [23] |
| 2017 | Bush Theatre | Hir | Paige | [24][25] |
| 2019 | National Theatre | Top Girls | Dull Gret | [26] |
Filmography
| Year | Category | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | TV Series | The Savages | Frightening girl |
| 2001 | TV Series | Casualty | Julie |
| 2003 | TV Series | Murphy's Law | Maid |
| 2004 | Feature Film | England Expects | Dawn |
| 2005 | Feature Film | Gypo | Penny |
| 2007 | Feature Film | Ruby Blue | Debbie |
| 2008 | Feature Film | Caught in a Trap | Prison inmate |
| 2009 | TV Series | The Bill | Stella Tanner |
| 2009 | Feature Film | Harry Brown | Community WPC |
| 2010 | Feature Film | Baseline | Susan |
| 2010 | Feature Film | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Death Eater #9 |
| 2010 | TV Series | Miranda | Meals on Wheels lady |
| 2010 | TV Series | Law & Order: UK | Simone Lewis |
| 2011 | Feature Film | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Death Eater #9 |
| 2011 | TV Series | Coronation Street | Ginny Portis |
| 2012 | Feature Film | The Grind | Linda |
| 2012 | TV Series | Dead Boss | Slasher |
| 2012 | TV Series | Trollied | Millionth customer |
| 2012 | TV Series | 4Funnies | Cheryl |
| 2013 | TV Series | Derek | Shelley |
| 2013 | TV Series | The Job Lot | Dawn Carter |
| 2013 | TV Series | The IT Crowd | Homeless lady |
| 2013 | TV Series Documentary | Obsession: Dark Desires | Stalking neighbour |
| 2014 | Feature Film | Gold | Rosie |
| 2014 | TV Series | In the Club | Annette Harris |
| 2014 | Feature Film | The Riot Club | Police officer 2 |
| 2014 | Feature Film | Chewing Gum Blap | Mary |
| 2014 | Short | Counting Backwards | Flo Brown |
| 2015 | Feature Film | Hector | Chiropodist |
| 2016 | Feature Film | David Brent: Life on the Road | Mo |
| 2016 | Feature Film | Bridget Jone's Baby | Midwife |
| 2017 | Short | Double Act | Casting Director |
| 2017 | TV Series | Decline and Fall | Lady Circumference |
| 2013-2017 | TV Series | Man Down | Shakira |
| 2018 | Short | Relativity | Mrs Ryder |
| 2018 | Short | Little Shit | Mum |
| 2018 | Feature Film | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Lodge Human Trainer (uncredited) |
| 2018 | TV Series | Wanderlust | Janet Malherbe |
| 2004 & 2019 | TV Series | EastEnders | Carol (2004) |
| Bev Slater (2019) | |||
| 2019 | Feature Film | The Hustle | Policewoman |
| 2019 | Feature Film | Eternal Beauty | Jean (uncredited) |
| 2019 | Feature Film | The Gentlemen | Maureen |
| 2017-2020 | TV Series | This Country | Mandy Harris |
| 2020 | TV Series | Malory Towers | Matron |
| 2020 | TV Series | Small Axe | Cook |
| 2020 | TV Series | Jack and the Beanstalk: After Ever After | Mayoress |
| 2021 | TV Series | It's a Sin | Lorraine Fletcher |
| 2021 | TV Series | Angela Black | Judy |
References
- ^ "This Country's Mandy guest stars in It's a Sin: Who else has guest starred?". Entertainment Daily. 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ Mitchell, Molli (2020-03-09). "This Country BBC cast: Who is Ashley McGuire? Meet the Man Down star". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ a b c "Ashley McGuire". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "EastEnders' new star is Harry Potter's Ashley McGuire who will play Hayley's mum Bev Slater". The Scottish Sun. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ Douglas, Nicole (2018-09-11). "EastEnders Bev actress Ashley McGuire: Hayley Slater's mum actor Ashley's career". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ "EastEnders' new star is Harry Potter's Ashley McGuire who will play Hayley's mum Bev Slater". The Sun. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ "Meet the cast of Sky One's Jack in the Beanstalk: After Ever After". Radio Times. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ "Donmar Warehouse all female Henry IV 'commendable'". BBC News. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ "Ashley McGuire - Wireless Theatre". www.wirelesstheatrecompany.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ Millward, Tom (2016-06-08). "Donmar Warehouse Autumn/Winter Season 2014-2015". London Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Web, UK Theatre. "I'll Always Think Of You That Way (Play) archive [PLAY]". UK Theatre Web. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ "Theatre review: Charged 1 at Soho Theatre". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ Woddis, Carole (2011). "Theatre Uncut Reviews". Reviews Gate. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Hutton, Dan (2013-08-28). "Shifting perspectives". Exeunt Magazine. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Henry IV review – a welcome change from male-dominated Shakespeare". the Guardian. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ Shenton, Mark (2016-06-08). "Henry IV - RSC 2014". London Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "REVIEW: Our Country's Good, National Theatre ✭✭✭". British Theatre. 2015-08-27. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ "Our Country's Good (National Theatre, Olivier) | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ "an oak tree at Temporary Theatre in front of the National 2015". www.abouttheartists.com. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ Hitchings, Henry (2015-05-23). "Light Shining in Buckinghamshire theatre review: vision of English". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ "Review: National Theatre presents The Suicide - disability arts online". www.disabilityartsonline.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ Gurtler, Camilla (2016-04-17). "Review: The Suicide, National Theatre". A Younger Theatre. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ Yates, Peter (2019-07-12). "Shopping And F***ing at The Lyric Hammersmith – Review". London Theatre 1. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Hir, Bush Theatre review – transgender home is sub-prime". theartsdesk.com. 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ "Hir - Review". www.theamerican.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "A handsome revival of Caryl Churchill's Top Girls at the National Theatre, London". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ashley McGuire". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-03-03.