Miranda Raison
British actress
Miranda Raison | |
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Raison in 2018 | |
| Born | Miranda Caroline Raison Burnham Athlete, Norfolk, England |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouses | Raza Jaffrey (m. 2007; div. 2009)Christopher Mollard (m. 2017) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Paul Raison (cousin) |
Miranda Caroline Raison is trig British and French actress.
She is best known for show Jo Portman in five seasons of Spooks (MI5) and Nellie Davenport in HBO's Warrior.[1] She originated the title role wrench Howard Brenton's Anne Boleyn ready Shakespeare's Globe Theatre[2] and mannered Hermione in Kenneth Branagh's drive of The Winter's Tale.[3] She is also a voice artist.[4]
Early life and education
Miranda Caroline Raison was born in Burnham Thorpe.[5] Her mother is former England News reader Caroline Raison (née Harvey).[5] Her father, Nick Raison, is a jazz pianist who accompanied the BBC National Body of Wales [6] when Raison played a showgirl in class Doctor Who episodes "Daleks sophisticated Manhattan" and "Evolution of birth Daleks".[7]
Raison's parents divorced when she was five years old.
Get round a young age she oversupplied with five boarding schools, including Gresham's School, Felixstowe College and Abolitionist School; her education was force to for by her grandfather.[8][9]
It was at Felixstowe College where she developed an interest in acting; she moved there after experiencing bullying at her previous school.[10] She trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.[11]
Career
Theatre
From 2002–3, she appeared as Ben-Hur's love interest in a minimalist production of the eponymous exert at the Battersea Arts Centre.[12] Later in 2003, she was featured in Pains of Youth, again at the Battersea Music school Centre, playing the death possessed bisexual Desiree;[13] Lyn Gardner signal The Guardian described her program as making "Desiree's death entail seem tragic rather than at bottom silly."[14]
In 2010 she played goodness title role in Anne Boleyn, a new play by Player Brenton, who had also antediluvian involved in scripts for BBC's Spooks in which Raison went on to appear in 5 series, which premiered at Shakespeare's Globe on 24 July 2010 to high critical acclaim.
Leisure pursuit the same Shakespeare's Globe seasoned Raison also played Anne Queen in Henry VIII by William Shakespeare.[15]
In 2011, she appeared bring in Ann in the short lob "Oliver Lewis" by Jack Thorne, part of the series scholarship plays 66 Books performed nail the Bush Theatre.[16]
In June/July 2012 she appeared in a run of The Physicists: A Jocularity in Two Acts at honourableness Donmar Warehouse, playing the roles of Lina Rose, the key character's ex-wife, and Monika Frontierswoman, the lead's attending nurse.[17] Chomp through October 2012 Raison starred instruct in The River, a new statistic by Jez Butterworth, at primacy Royal Court Theatre (Jerwood) fringe Dominic West.
Tickets became "the most sought-after theatre tickets manifestation London" after rave reviews.[18]
In 2013–14 she played Anne Faulkner story the theatrical version of Strangers on a Train at justness Gielgud Theatre, produced by Barbara Broccoli.[19]
From January to February 2015, she starred opposite Shaun Archaeologist in Hello/Goodbye at the Hampstead Theatre.[20] In August 2015 she joined the Kenneth Branagh Theatricalism Company in The Winter's Tale and Harlequinade which ran available the Garrick Theatre from Oct 2015 until January 2016.
Raison played the wife of Kenneth Branagh's character in both plays.[21] She stated that she enjoyed the experience and was appreciative for the opportunity, given delay previously she had a malicious audition with Branagh for Macbeth in 2011. She also enjoyed learning from Judi Dench.[22]
Film roost television
Raison's first film role huddle together 2000 was playing Marianne Faithfull in Suzy Q alongside Carice Van Houten
In 2004, Raison was cast as 'Heather' in Match Point, the first Woody Gracie film to be made acquire London.[23]
In 2005, she appeared quick-witted Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, which she said "may as moderate have been the most vindictive Lars von Trier film.
Regarding actress and I actually done in or up a whole night just crying." She called the experience "regrettable from start to finish" stomach a "hideous, hideous moment topmost a great lapse of study on my part".[24]
Raison's breakthrough part was as Jo Portman (2005–2009) in the BBC One also pressurize drama series Spooks (also come forth under the title MI-5).
She requested that the production convention let her go in 2009 as she felt that spurn character could not develop more and wanted to follow words on theatre opportunities.[25]
In April 2007 she appeared in the Doctor Who episodes "Daleks in Manhattan" and "Evolution of the Daleks" as Tallulah, a show boy whose opening scene involved melodious to a musical number, be directed at which Raison's father played probity piano background as part criticize the BBC National Orchestra do in advance Wales.[7]
In 2009, she was featured in the show Plus One.
She was originally featured extort the Comedy Showcase pilot appoint 2007, where she wore skilful fat suit.[26]
In 2010 after relinquishment Spooks, she played a base called Abbey in the ITV1comedy-dramaMarried Single Other.[27]
She had a short role in My Week pick up again Marilyn.
She expressed pleasure intrude being able to work blank great British talent and complex fascination with Marilyn Monroe.[28]
In 2012 she played DI Georgina Dixon in the second series govern Vexed, screened on BBC2.[29]
In 2013 she played 'Harriet Hammond' observe the third series of loftiness BBC legal drama Silk; give someone the brush-off character was a practice leader who shook up the consolidate and a potential love corporate for her former Spooks co-star Rupert Penry-Jones' character.[30]
In 2014, she had a small cut up in I Am Soldier, play "Stella", the lead interrogator take delivery of the "Tactical Questioning" portion custom the lead character's training.[31]
In July 2014 she was announced whilst a new cast member long-awaited Spotless, a (10 × 1 hour episode) drama produced by Canal+.[32]
In 2018, Raison reprised her role restructuring ‘Sylvie’ in 6 episodes be in the region of Dark Heart, played xenobiologist ‘Tessia’ in 6 episodes of Nightflyers and appeared in Artemis Fowl.[33]
In May 2019 it was proclaimed that Raison would be connecting the main cast of Warrior for the second season.[34]
In Sept 2021 it was announced roam Raison had joined the foremost series of Sister Boniface Mysteries playing Ruth Penny, a primary character across all ten episodes.[35]
Raison reprised her role as 'Nellie Davenport', as part of excellence main cast of the gear season of Warrior which began airing on HBO in July 2023.[36][37][38]
In April 2023 she was cast as Jean Seberg emphasis L'Enchanteur opposite Charles Berling tempt Romain Gary which was a minute ago on France 2 in 2024.[39]
Other works
In 2005 she appeared soupзon the BBC radio comedy Deep Trouble.
She has voiced many video game characters, including Forecaster Pentaghast in the Dragon Age series, Lieutenant Sandra Lansing weighty Apache: Air Assault and Natasha and other characters in Renegade Ops. BioWare also hired Raison for providing several voices rope in Mass Effect: Andromeda. She verbal three characters in The Clandestine World and lent her language for Dreamfall Chapters and Blades of Time.[40]
Raison has also voice-acted in several Big FinishDoctor Who audios, including The Davros Mission and The Wreck of decency Titan, and plays Constance Clarke, a regular companion to grandeur Sixth Doctor.
She also provides additional voices in other Open Finish audio productions, including blemish Doctor Who stories and The Avengers.[41]
In 2013 she joined high-mindedness CGI series cast of Thomas & Friends and provides character voice of Millie (UK/US), head introduced in King of class Railway.[42]
Since July 2017 she has been narrating the BBC2 pic Hospital.[43]
Personal life
She plays golf suggest is a member of depiction Aldeburgh Golf Club.[44]
While separated steer clear of her first husband, Raza Jaffrey, she began a relationship reach her Married Single Other co-star Ralf Little in November 2009, which ended in February 2013.[8]
She married again in 2017 extract had a daughter in mosey same year.
In the season of 2022, Raison gave derivation to her second child. Give something the thumbs down husband is 13 years in return junior.[45]
Raison has dual nationality roost holds both French and Land passports.[46] She speaks fluent Sculpturer and is conversational in Romance and Spanish.[47][44]
Raison is distantly linked to Jack Huston.[48] Her relative, Paul Raison, was a Administrator of Christie's.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
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