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Margot Leicester
Actor

Margot Leicester

1 Sep 1949Born
77Age
30Credits
Lancashire, England, UKBirthplace

Biography

Margot was born in September 1949. Growing up in Middleton in Lancashire she attended Bury Grammar school, whose theatre trips to Stratford on Avon, the Manchester Exchange and Octagon Theatre, Bolton, led to her interest in acting. On leaving school she read English, aptly enough at the University of Leicester, and on graduation worked in repertory theatres around the country. In 1972, whilst appearing at the Dukes Theatre, Lancaster, she met the director David Thacker and they married two years later, eventually raising four children.

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They have subsequently worked together on numerous occasions - with Margot being nominated for an Olivier award in 1994 for their collaboration on the play 'Breaking Glass' at the National Theatre. In 2008 David became the artistic director at the Octagon, working with Margot on acclaimed productions of 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf', 'The Glass Menagerie' and 'Long Day's Journey Into Night'. Margot is also a director of the Haringey Shed Company, a London-based theatre group which encourages teenagers to take up acting.

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Filmography

  1. 2026Ann DroidSeries: Phyllis (6 episodes)
  2. 2023White WidowFilm: American Tourist
  3. 2023Midnight WhispersFilm
  4. 2021GraceSeries: Margot Balkwill (4 episodes)
  5. 2020AlbionFilm: Cheryl
  6. 2017King Charles IIIFilm: Camilla
  7. 2016Blue BorsalinoFilm: Jean Delaware
  8. 2013Full TimeFilm: Vinnie's Wife
  9. 2009MargotFilm: Cathy
  10. 2009The TakeSeries: Lena (4 episodes)
  11. 20071408Film: Mrs. Innkeeper
  12. 2004New TricksSeries: Barbara Haynes (1 episode)
  13. 2002SpooksSeries: Auntie May (1 episode)
  14. 2001Waking the DeadSeries: Eileen Murdoch (2 episodes)
  15. 1999Holby CitySeries: Charlotte Donaldson (1 episode)
  16. 1998Killer NetSeries: Meryl Griffiths (1 episode)
  17. 1997Midsomer MurdersSeries: Kay Settingfield (1 episode)
  18. 1996Broken GlassFilm: Sylvia Gellburg
  19. 1996King GirlFilm
  20. 1996Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesSeries: Annie Mosscrop (1 episode)
  21. 1995GhostsSeries: Mrs Pearson (1 episode)
  22. 1994Chandler & CoSeries: The Real Mrs Savage (1 episode)
  23. 1993Peak PracticeSeries: Dr. Wellington (4 episodes)
  24. 1992HeartbeatSeries: Evelyn Page (1 episode)
  25. 1991PerformanceSeries: Sylvia Gellburg, Mariana (1 episode)
  26. 1989Shalom SalaamFilm: Jackie's Mum
  27. 1987Pack of LiesFilm: Thelma
  28. 1978From the Roots Came the RapperFilm: Marty
  29. 1976The XYY ManSeries: Nancy Watkins (1 episode)
  30. 1975Waiting at the Field GateFilm: Lucy Rainmarsh

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