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Saskia Reeves
Actor

Saskia Reeves

16 Aug 1961Born
65Age
91Credits
Paddington, London, England, UKBirthplace

Biography

Saskia Reeves (born 16 August 1961) is a British actress perhaps best known for her roles in the films Close My Eyes (1991) and I.D. (1995), and the 2000 miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune.

Born and brought up in London to a Dutch mother and English father, Reeves studied at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has since worked with directors such as Mike Leigh, Stephen Poliakoff, Michael Winterbottom and Nicholas Hytner.

Early in her career she performed in puppet shows and in satirical revues at the Covent Garden Community Theatre.

Her television credits include Spooks and the Bodies finale.

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Her stage work includes productions at London's National and Royal Court Theatres as well as on international tour.

In addition to her acting career, Reeves does voice work, including commercial and narration (book readings) for VocalPoint.net.

In 2008, she starred in English Touring Theatre's revival of Athol Fugard's Hello and Goodbye at the Trafalgar Studios in London.

In 2010 she starred as Anne Darwin, the wife of the famous disappearing canoeist John Darwin (played by Bernard Hill) in Canoe Man, a dramatisation of the John Darwin disappearance case for BBC4 and in the BBC1 series Luther.

In 2011 Reeves played the matriarch, Anna Brangwen, in the first part of William Ivory's two-part adaptation of D. H. Lawrence's novels The Rainbow and Women in Love, first shown on BBC4.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 91 credits.

  1. 2026Suez: 24 Hours That Broke the British EmpireSeries: Narrator (voice) (2 episodes)
  2. 2026National Theatre at Home: EndFilm: Julie
  3. 2025Out of NowhereFilm: Narrator
  4. 2024Nurses Come and Go, But None for MeFilm
  5. 2024The OutrunFilm: Annie
  6. 2023ShadowsFilm: Mother
  7. 2022Slow HorsesSeries: Catherine Standish (35 episodes)
  8. 2021Creation StoriesFilm: Helen
  9. 2020RoadkillSeries: Helen Laurence (3 episodes)
  10. 2020Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And Legendary TapesFilm: Maddalena Fagandini / Mary Wollstonecraft
  11. 2020UsSeries: Connie Petersen (4 episodes)
  12. 2020BelgraviaSeries: Ellis (6 episodes)
  13. 2019National Theatre Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the SecondFilm: Bushy / Green / Duchess of York
  14. 2018The Child in TimeFilm: Thelma Darke
  15. 2018CollateralSeries: Deborah Clifford (4 episodes)
  16. 2018House of Saud: A Family at WarSeries: Narrator (3 episodes)
  17. 2017King Lear: Live at Shakespeare's GlobeFilm: Kent
  18. 2017Redemption RoadSeries: Mrs. Hales (2 episodes)
  19. 2016Our Kind of TraitorFilm: Tamara
  20. 2016The Prime MinisterFilm: President
  21. 2015The ProgramFilm: Conference Director
  22. 2015Wolf HallSeries: Johane Williamson (5 episodes)
  23. 2014Canterbury CathedralSeries: Narrator (3 episodes)
  24. 2014Traders: Millions by the MinuteSeries: Narrator (2 episodes)
  25. 2014From There to HereSeries: Claire (3 episodes)
  26. 2014Salting the BattlefieldFilm: Anthea Catcheside
  27. 2013Nymphomaniac: Vol. IFilm: Nurse
  28. 2013AnnaFilm: Michelle Greene
  29. 2013ShetlandSeries: Freya Galdie (5 episodes)
  30. 2012Playhouse PresentsSeries: Teddy Brookman (1 episode)
  31. 2012One NightSeries: Sally (4 episodes)
  32. 2011Death in ParadiseSeries: Frances Compton (1 episode)
  33. 2011Page EightFilm: Anthea Catcheside
  34. 2011NTSF:SD:SUV::Series: P.M.O.T.R.N. (1 episode)
  35. 2011VeraSeries: Sarah Marsden (1 episode)
  36. 2011Women in LoveSeries: Anna Brangwen (2 episodes)
  37. 2010National Theatre Live: A Disappearing NumberFilm: Ruth Minnen
  38. 2010LutherSeries: Rose Teller (6 episodes)
  39. 2010Canoe ManFilm: Anne Darwin
  40. 2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983Film: Mandy Wymer
  41. 2009Red RidingSeries: Mandy Wymer (1 episode)
  42. 2008WallanderSeries: Vanya Andersson (2 episodes)
  43. 2008Me and Orson WellesFilm: Barbara Luddy
  44. 2008The FixerSeries: Andrea Greene (1 episode)
  45. 2007The Last Days of the RajFilm: Lady Mountbatten
  46. 2007LewisSeries: Alison McLennan (1 episode)
  47. 2007Unknown ThingsFilm: Mrs Hoogstraten
  48. 2005AfterlifeSeries: Sheila Rabey (1 episode)
  49. 2005The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan DoyleFilm: Louisa Doyle
  50. 2004A Line in the SandFilm: Meryl Rogers
  51. 2004Island at WarSeries: Cassie Mahy (6 episodes)
  52. 2004The TesseractFilm: Rosa
  53. 2004BodiesSeries: Mary Dodd (1 episode)
  54. 2004If...Series: Mary Alton (1 episode)
  55. 2003SuspicionSeries: Julie Hopcroft (2 episodes)
  56. 2003The CommanderSeries: Eileen Judd (2 episodes)
  57. 2002SpooksSeries: Sally, Sally Bernard (1 episode)
  58. 2002The Inspector Lynley MysteriesSeries: Eileen Edwards (1 episode)
  59. 2001Waking the DeadSeries: Dr. Laurie Poole (2 episodes)
  60. 2000Frank Herbert's DuneSeries: Lady Jessica Atreides (3 episodes)
  61. 1999A Christmas CarolFilm: Mrs. Cratchit
  62. 1999L.A. Without a MapFilm: Joy
  63. 1999HeartFilm: Maria Ann McCardle
  64. 1998FaithFilm: Anna
  65. 1997PlotlandsSeries: Chloe Marsh (6 episodes)
  66. 1997Midsomer MurdersSeries: Marcia Macintyre, Summer Pitt (1 episode)
  67. 1997A Very British PsychoFilm: Narrator
  68. 1996Different for GirlsFilm: Jean
  69. 1996Silent WitnessSeries: DS Maureen Steele (2 episodes)
  70. 1995Cruel TrainFilm: Selina Roberts
  71. 1995The Perfect MatchFilm: Bridget
  72. 1995Butterfly KissFilm: Miriam
  73. 1995I.D.Film: Lynda
  74. 1994A Summer Day's DreamFilm
  75. 1994TrapsFilm: Louise Duffield
  76. 1994Citizen LockeFilm: Lady Marsham
  77. 1992The BridgeFilm: Isobel Heatherington
  78. 1991Close My EyesFilm: Natalie Bryant
  79. 1991PerformanceSeries: Irina Shestova (1 episode)
  80. 1991In My DefenceSeries: Phillipa Monaghan (1 episode)

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