Rebecca Gethings
Biography
Rebecca Gethings is a British actress who moved from Alberta, Canada, to Berkshire as a child and studied at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. She is known for television and film comedies including The Thick of It, Extras and David Brent: Life on the Road. Armando Iannucci cast her as Helen Hatley, adviser to Nicola Murray, in the last series of The Thick of It, and she improvised with the American cast of Veep. She played Lizzie in an episode of Extras, then worked again with Ricky Gervais as Miriam in David Brent: Life on the Road. Her screen roles also include Jane in Mad to Be Normal (2017), Fran Claverley in the BBC soap Doctors, and Sister Veronica in Call the Midwife. She has voiced animated characters, among them Maiya the Meerkat, and her stage work includes a production of Chicken Soup with Barley at the Royal Court and a West End production of Maxim Gorky's Vassa.
50years old
Turns 51 on October 3in 325 days
- Born Alberta
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 7 years2017 to 2024
Every film, newest first
- 2024The CriticIMDb rating 6.0
- 2022Scrooge: A Christmas CarolIMDb rating 6.2
- 2017Mad to Be NormalIMDb rating 6.0
- 2017You, Me and HimIMDb rating 5.9
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Beyond film
Gethings has provided voices for animated characters in children's television, documentaries and advertising campaigns, including Maiya the Meerkat in the Compare The Market TV advertising campaign.
Beyond film
Gethings played Blessie Blatt in Chicken Soup with Barley at the Royal Court Theatre. The production was later made into a radio play for BBC Radio 3, with Gethings in the same role.
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Worked with
Rebecca Gethings shares two films with David Tennant, 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.
Films together
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Michael Gambon's page
Jonathan Pryce's page
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Stephen DonnellyDirector, 1 film, 2022
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Anand TuckerDirector, 1 film, 2024
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Online
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