Lucy Punch
| Lucy Punch | |
|---|---|
 Punch in April 2011 | |
| Born |
30 December 1977 London, England |
| Residence | West Hollywood, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Children | 1 |
Lucy Punch (born 30 December 1977)[1] is an English actress. She has appeared in films such as Hot Fuzz, Bad Teacher, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Dinner for Schmucks, and Into the Woods.
Early life
Punch was born in London, the daughter of Johanna and Michael Punch, who ran a market research company.[2][3] She was educated privately at Godolphin School in Salisbury, Wiltshire and Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, London.[4] She performed with the National Youth Theatre from 1993 to 1997, and began a course at University College London before dropping out to become an actress.[5]
Career
Punch made her acting debut in a 1998 episode of The New Adventures of Robin Hood.[6] Her other TV credits include the naive daughter of Alison Steadman's character in the short-lived series Let Them Eat Cake which starred French and Saunders. She starred as a football player in the kids TV show Renford Rejects, and played the role of victim Melissa Townsend in the 19th episode of Midsomer Murders.
In 2000, Punch made her stage debut as Elaine in Terry Johnson's West End adaptation of The Graduate.[7] She has worked at the Royal Court and Bush theatres, both in London.[8][9]
In 2004, Punch played receptionist Elaine Denham on Doc Martin. She left the television show The Class after appearing in 11 of the first 12 episodes.[10] In 2006 she won the Best Actress award at the Monaco International Film Festival for her performance in Are You Ready For Love? [11]
Punch starred in Woody Allen's 2010 film You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger.[12] In August 2010, she appeared in BBC Two's three part police comedy-drama Vexed. In 2011, Punch appeared in Bad Teacher, portraying sanctimonious school teacher Amy Squirrel.[13]
Punch was cast as Deena Pilgrim, the female lead in the TV pilot Powers,[14] but the role was recast.
Personal life
Punch resides in West Hollywood, California.[4] Her first child, a son named Rex, was born in July 2015.[15]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Cinderella | Regan | Television film |
| 2000 | Greenfingers | Holly | |
| 2001 | It's Not Me, It's You | Rose | |
| 2001 | Goodbye, Mr Steadman | Linda Mortimer | Television film |
| 2002 | Come Together | Amy | Television film |
| 2003 | Second Nature | Car Rental Girl | Television film |
| 2004 | Ella Enchanted | Hattie | |
| 2004 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Lead Stewardess | |
| 2004 | Being Julia | Avice Crichton | |
| 2005 | Festival | Nicky Romanowski | |
| 2006 | Are You Ready For Love? | Melanie | Monaco International Film Festival – Angel Award for Best Actress |
| 2006 | Stingray | Lucy | |
| 2007 | Two Families | Irene | Television film |
| 2007 | Hot Fuzz | Eve Draper | |
| 2007 | Grindhouse | Blonde in Don't Trailer | Uncredited |
| 2007 | St. Trinian's | Verity Thwaites | |
| 2008 | 1% | Candace | Television film |
| 2009 | Big Breaks | Alexis | |
| 2009 | (Untitled) | The Clarinet | |
| 2010 | Elektra Luxx | Dolores | |
| 2010 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | Charmaine | |
| 2010 | Dinner for Schmucks | Darla | |
| 2011 | A Little Bit of Heaven | Sarah Walker | |
| 2011 | Take Me Home Tonight | Shelly | |
| 2011 | Bad Teacher | Amy Squirrel | |
| 2011 | A Good Old Fashioned Orgy | Kate | |
| 2012 | The Giant Mechanical Man | Pauline | |
| 2012 | The Wedding Video | Saskia | |
| 2012 | Yellow | Amanda | |
| 2012 | Stars in Shorts | Julie | |
| 2012 | Stand Up Guys | Wendy | |
| 2013 | Cottage Country | Masha | |
| 2014 | Someone Marry Barry | Melanie Miller | |
| 2014 | Into the Woods | Lucinda | |
| 2015 | She's Funny That Way | Prostitute | |
| 2015 | Cake | Nurse Gayle | |
| 2016 | The Meddler | Emily |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The New Adventures of Robin Hood | Queen Stephanie | Episode: "Orphans" |
| 1999 | Renford Rejects | Sue White | 13 episodes |
| 1999 | Days Like These | Helen Foreman | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Let Them Eat Cake | Eveline | 4 episodes |
| 1999–2001 | Big Bad World | Melissa | 4 episodes |
| 2000 | The 10th Kingdom | Sally Peep | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | People Like Us | Kate | Episode: "The Actor" |
| 2001 | Midsomer Murders | Melissa Townsend | Episode: "Tainted Fruit" |
| 2002 | I Saw You | Esther | Episode: "Episode 1.1" |
| 2003 | Dinotopia | Shayna | Episode: "Night of the Wartosa" |
| 2004 | My Family | Sarah | Episode: "Luck Be a Lady Tonight" |
| 2004 | Doc Martin | Elaine Denham | 6 episodes |
| 2005 | Survivors | Juliet Savage | Episode: "In Deep Water" |
| 2006 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Susannah Henderson | Episode: "After the Funeral" |
| 2007 | The Class | Holly Ellenbogen | 13 episodes |
| 2007 | Comedy Showcase: Ladies and Gentlemen | Alice | Pilot |
| 2007 | The Sarah Silverman Program | Sally | Episode: "Ah, Men" |
| 2007 | The Omid Djalili Show | Miss Fanny Dashett | Episode 1.2 |
| 2008 | Fairytales | Fenola Gay | Episode: "Cinderella" |
| 2008 | Wainy Days | Angel | Episode: "Angel" |
| 2010 | Vexed | DI Kate Bishop | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Ben and Kate | BJ | 16 episodes |
| 2016 | New Girl | Genevieve | Episode: "Sam, Again" |
| 2016 | Motherland | Amanda |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Graduate | Elaine | Gielgud Theatre |
| 2001 | Boy Gets Girl | Harriet | Royal Court Theatre |
| 2002 | A Carpet, A Pony and A Monkey | Kate | Bush Theatre |
| 2014 | Great Britain | Paige Britain | Theatre Royal Haymarket[16] |
References
- ↑ "Lucy Punch, celebrity". TV Guide. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ Goodman, Jillian. "Bad Teacher's Lucy Punch on her 'Über-Goddess' Co-star Cameron Diaz, Playing the Slut, and Women in Comedy". Vulture.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ Palmer, Martyn (June 24, 2011). "The only way is LA: Meet British actress Lucy Punch who is tickling Tinseltown pink". Daily Mail. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- 1 2 Nicole Lampert (9 August 2012). "From doing the rounds with Doc Martin to cook-ins with Cameron Diaz, Lucy Punch is our kooky new queen of comedy". Daily Mail. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ Smiley, Tavis (June 16, 2011). "Actress Lucy Punch". PBS. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Lucy Punch". Hollywood.com. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ↑ Eyre, Hermione (3 December 2010). "Lucy Punch is making a mark on Hollywood". thisislondon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ↑ Clapp, Susannah (11 November 2001). "Eric and Ernie for ever". The Observer. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ↑ Koenig, Rhoda (27 May 2002). "A Carpet, a Pony and a Monkey, Bush Theatre, London". The Independent. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ↑ Adalian, Joseph (11 January 2007). "'Class' to air on Net first – Entertainment News, Business News, Media". www.variety.com. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ↑ "Monaco International Film Festival of non violent films". monacofilmfestival.net. Monaco International Film Festival. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ↑ Jay A. Fernandez (29 May 2009). "Woody Allen welcomes Brit Lucy Punch". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
- ↑ "Lucy Punch cast in Bad Teacher". reuters.com. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ↑ "'Powers' TV Series Casts Deena Pilgrim", 21 June 2011, MTV
- ↑ "Lucy Punch On How She Named Her Baby Boy". TeamCoco. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ "Lucy Punch stars in West End Great Britain". whatsonstage.com. Whats On Stage. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
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