Mary Woodvine
Biography
Mary Woodvine is an English actress, born in Hammersmith, London, into a family of actors. The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama was where she trained, and she was a core member of Kneehigh Theatre. On television she played Mary Harkinson in the BBC soap EastEnders in 2003, Aurelia Took in Space Precinct in 1994, Miss Lamplighter in The Worst Witch and Judge Morag Hughes in Judge John Deed, among parts in Doc Martin, Casualty, Heartbeat and Poldark. She appeared in the Cornish-language short Blight as Evangeline Blight in 2003 and in the 2007 psychological thriller The Lark, and later took the lead in Mark Jenkin's films Bait (2019) and Enys Men (2023), appearing in his Rose of Nevada (2026), for which she also contributed the story.
58years old
Turns 59 on November 14in 4 days
- Born Hammersmith
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Mary Louise Woodvine
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 15 years2011 to 2026
Every film, newest first
- 2026Rose of NevadaIMDb rating 6.3
- 2024Daddy's HeadIMDb rating 5.6
- 2023Enys MenIMDb rating 5.6
- 2019BaitIMDb rating 7.1
- 2011IntrudersIMDb rating 5.4
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Early training
Mary Woodvine studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. She also became a core member of Kneehigh Theatre.
Beyond film
Woodvine helped develop The Incomers, the first play by poet Murray Lachlan Young, while in residence at The Space, Dartington Hall Trust. She created the role of Celia through workshops and on the production's first tour in 2013.
Mary Woodvine movies on Netflix
Most often with
Mark Jenkin directed three of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Edward Rowe's page
Isaac Woodvine's page
Adrian Rawlins's page
Callum Mitchell's page
Mark JenkinDirector, 3 films, 2019 to 2026
All films by Mark Jenkin
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