Felicity Montagu
Biography
Felicity Montagu is an English actress who built a career in comedy character parts after training at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Born in Leeds in 1960, she began on stage after drama school with a role in Terry Johnson's Unsuitable for Adults at the Bush Theatre, and later worked at the Royal Court and the Royal National Theatre. She became known as Lynn Benfield, the put-upon assistant in I'm Alan Partridge, and played the radio presenter Caroline Bosman in Doc Martin. Her films include Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), as Bridget's colleague Perpetua, Confetti (2006), How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008), Alan Partridge (2013) and Dad's Army (2016). She has led the comedy series Suburban Shootout and appeared in Beyond Paradise from 2023 to 2025. A regular voice on BBC Radio 4 comedy, she returned to the West End in Quartermaine's Terms in 2013.
66years old
Turns 67 on September 12in 334 days
- Born Leeds
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Felicity Jane Montagu
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 20 years2001 to 2021
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First role
Montagu appeared in Terry Johnson's Unsuitable for Adults at the Bush Theatre after finishing drama school, and later performed at the Royal Court Theatre and the Royal National Theatre.
Felicity Montagu movies on Netflix
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Worked with
Felicity Montagu shares two films with Alison Steadman, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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Sharon MaguireDirector, 1 film, 2001
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All films by Robert B. Weide
Declan LowneyDirector, 1 film, 2013
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