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Juliet Aubrey

Juliet Emma Aubrey (born 17 December 1966) is a British actress; She won the 1995 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for playing Dorothea in the BBC serial Middlemarch (1994). She is also known for her role as Helen Cutter in the ITV series Primeval (2007–2011). Other credits include Jonah Who Lived in the Whale (1993), Go Now (1995), Welcome to Sarajevo (1997), Food of Love (1997), Still Crazy (1998), Iris (2001), The Constant Gardener (2005), Criminal Justice (2008), Five Daughters (2010), Hunted (2012), The White Queen (2012), The Infiltrator (2016), and Snatch (2017-2018).

Juliet Aubrey
Born
Juliet Emma Aubrey

(1966-12-17) 17 December 1966 (age 59)
Fleet, Hampshire, England
Alma materCentral School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present
Spouse
Steve Ritchie
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(m. 2001)​
Children2

Early life

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The youngest of three siblings, Aubrey was born and brought up in Fleet, Hampshire.[1] Her first experience of acting was at her school, playing a doctor in George and the Dragon on stage at St Nicholas' School, Hampshire at the age of six.[1] She then attended the Roman Catholic private school Farnborough Hill in Farnborough, Hampshire,[1] and still attends reunions with her old schoolfriends whenever possible (2016).[1]

She furthered her education from 1984, at King's College London, where she studied Classics and Archaeology.[1] During her time as a student, she spent a year studying in Italy, touring with a travelling theatre company.[1] Passionate about acting, she applied successfully to train for three years at the Central School of Speech and Drama.[2]

Career

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In 1991, she toured with the Oxford Stage Company, playing Miranda in The Tempest.[3] In 1993, Italian director Roberto Faenza gave Aubrey her first film role playing opposite Jean-Hugues Anglade in Jonah Who Lived in the Whale (1993),[3] an Italian film set during the Nazi Holocaust.[3] In 1994, Antony Page and Louis Marks then cast Aubrey as Dorothea in the BBC adaptation of Middlemarch,[4] opposite Rufus Sewell, for which she won a BAFTA award for Best Actress, and the Broadcasting Press Guild for Best Actress.[5]

In theatre, she has appeared in Trevor Nunn's Summerfolk (1999),[3] and Katie Mitchell's Ivanov (2002),[3] at the National Theatre,[3] Tim Crouch's An Oak Tree for Karl James at the Soho Theatre,[3] and Chris White's Three Sisters,[3] Twelfth Night and The Collection.[3]

In 1995, Michael Winterbottom cast her opposite Robert Carlyle and James Nesbitt in the television film Go Now.[4]

Aubrey's subsequent films include Winterbottom's Welcome to Sarajevo (1997),[4] Stephen Poliakoff's Food of Love,[6] for which she won Best Actress at La Baule European Film Festival[6] Faenza's Lost Lover, Giacomo Campiotti's Time to Love, Richard Eyre's Iris,[4] Fernando Meirelles's Constant Gardener, (alongside Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz)[7] and Brian Gibson's Still Crazy,[4] nominated for two Golden Globes. Other features include Mat Cod's Super Eruption. Television work includes Primeval (2007),[7] The White Queen (2012),[4] Criminal Justice (2008),[4] Vera, Hunted (2012),[4] and Five Daughters.[4] Her recent feature films are Scott Hicks's Fallen; Mitch Davis's Stuck; Fabio Guaglione's Mine; and worked with Bryan Cranston in Brad Furman's Infiltrator.[7]

Aubrey played Lily Hill, working alongside Rupert Grint and Phoebe Dynevor in the television series Snatch.[4] BBC Radio 4 The Archers (2024) as Eve Chilcott.

Personal life

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In 2001, Aubrey married production designer Steve Ritchie, whom she had met several years earlier while filming an ITV adaptation of Catherine Cookson's The Moth in Newcastle upon Tyne.[8] They have two daughters.[9]

She is a cousin of David Howell Evans (a.k.a. "The Edge"), guitarist of the Irish band U2.[10]

She is a keen runner, intends to run the Great North Run and a marathon (2016).[7]

Filmography

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Key
† Denotes projects that have not yet been released

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1992 Shining Through Lorraine Uncredited [3]
1993 Jonah Who Lived in the Whale The Mother [11]
1994 Jacob Leah Television film [12]
1995 Go Now Karen Walker Television film [13]
1996 Death of a Salesman Miss Forsythe Television film [14]
1997 Welcome to Sarajevo Helen Henderson [15]
For My Baby Lillian Glass [16]
Food of Love Madeline [17]
1998 Still Crazy Karen Knowles [18]
1999 The Lost Lover Asya [19]
2001 Iris Young Janet Stone [20]
2002 Bertie and Elizabeth Elizabeth Television film [21]
Ella and the Mothers Madeline Television film [22]
2005 The Constant Gardener Gloria Woodrow [23]
2006 A Good Murder Kay Television film [24]
2007 A Class Apart Olivia Troth Television film [25]
2008 Caught in the Act Marlene [26]
2010 F Helen Anderson [27]
2011 Super Eruption Kate Television film [3]
2015 Christmas Eve Marta [28]
2016 The Infiltrator Evelyn Mazur [29]
Mine Rosa [30]
Fallen Doreen Price [31]
2020 LX 2048 Dr. Maple [32]
2022 A Midsummer Night's Dream Titania [33]
2024 Frankenstein Legacy Millicent Browning [34]
2026 Truly Naked Mrs Bennett [35]
TBA Vindicta † Adela Lieben Completed [36]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1992 The Big Battalions Susan Miniseries; 5 episodes [37]
1993 The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes Dolores Episode: "The Last Vampyre" [38]
1994 Middlemarch Dorothea Brooke Miniseries; 6 episodes [39]
Performance Isabella Episode: "Measure for Measure" [40]
1997 Supply & Demand DCI Alex Chomsky Episode: "Pilot" [41]
1998 The Unknown Soldier Sophia Carey Miniseries; 3 episodes [42]
1999 Extremely Dangerous Annie Miniseries; 4 episodes [43]
2000 The Canterbury Tales Theodora Episode: "The Journey Back" [3]
2001 Shockers Esther Powell Episode: "Cyclops" [44]
2003 The Mayor of Casterbridge Susan Henchard Miniseries; 2 episodes [45]
2005 Dalziel and Pascoe Dr Eleanor Brown Episode: "The Dig" [46]
2006 Midsomer Murders Ginny Lamington Episode: "Country Matters" [47]
2007 Judge John Deed Fran Pavely Episode: "War Crimes" [48]
2007–2011 Primeval Helen Cutter Series regular; 25 episodes [49]
2008 City of Vice Jane Fawkland Episode: "Episode One" [50]
Criminal Justice Mary Coulter Series regular; 5 episodes [3]
2009 Law & Order: UK Emma Sandbrook Episode: "Vice" [51]
2010 Five Daughters Marie Alderton Miniseries; 3 episodes [52]
Lewis Selina Mortmaigne Episode: "The Dead of Winter" [53]
2011 Outcasts Josie Hunter Recurring role; 2 episodes [54]
Vera Felicity Calvert Episode: "Hidden Depths" [55]
2012 Lilyhammer Karen Sokolowsky Episode: "Reality Check" [56]
Silent Witness Miriam Wade Episode: "Redhill" [57]
Hunted Orla Fante Miniseries; 2 episodes [58]
2013 The White Queen Lady Anne Beauchamp, Countess of Warwick Miniseries; 7 episodes [59]
2014 The Village Joy Dangerfield Recurring role; 2 episodes [60]
2017–2018 Snatch Lily Hill Series regular; 20 episodes [61]
2020 Van der Valk Sister Joan Pauwels Episode: "Only in Amsterdam" [62]
2021 On The Edge Yvonne Episode: "Cradled" [63]
2021–2024 Professor T. DCI Christina Brand Series regular; 15 episodes [64]
2022 Whitstable Pearl Freya Doody Episode: "The Offer" [65]
2024 Unsinkable Joy Hawkins Miniseries; 8 episodes [3]
All Creatures Great and Small Miss Grantley Episode: "Pair Bond" [66]

References

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  2. ↑ "Central School of Speech and Drama High Profile Alumni". cssd.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Juliet Aubrey (TAP)". theartistspartnership.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Juliet Aubrey Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Awards 1995". broadcastingpressguild.org. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  6. 1 2 "La Baule European Film Festival – Food of Love". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Award-winning Actress Juliet Aubrey's Love for Northumberland, Theatre and Performing". livingnorth.com. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Juliet shares in a royal love story". gazettelive.co.uk. 2 June 2002.
  9. ↑ Lockyer, Daphne (25 May 2013). "The Memory of my sister inspires everything I do". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  10. ↑ Rees, Clare (11 April 2009). "Green goddess; With Primeval back on our screens, Juliet Aubrey's playing nasty again. The award-winning actress tells Claire Rees about being an eco-warrior — and how bad girl Helen Cutter is really a great role model". Western Mail. thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  11. ↑ Shulman, Ken (11 June 1993). "Jonah Who Lived in the Whale". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  12. ↑ King, Susan (4 December 1994). "On View : Faith, Lies and Redemption : TNT'S 'JACOB' IS A TESTAMENT TO PERSONAL GROWTH". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  13. ↑ Elley, Derek (28 August 1995). "Go Now". Variety. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Death of a Salesman". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  15. ↑ Elley, Derek (18 May 1997). "Welcome to Sarajevo". Variety. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  16. ↑ Elley, Derek (2 November 1997). "For My Baby". Variety. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  17. ↑ Elley, Derek (19 October 1997). "Food of Love". Variety. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  18. ↑ Maguire, Lucie (30 October 1998). "Still Crazy after all these years?". BBC News. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  19. ↑ Young, Deborah (25 October 1999). "Lost Lover". Variety. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  20. ↑ Gonsalez, Ed (16 November 2001). "Review: Iris". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  21. ↑ Sandell, Scott (4 February 2002). "'Bertie & Elizabeth' in Love and War". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  22. ↑ Gallagher, William (9 August 2002). "Ella and the Mothers left wanting". BBC News. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
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  24. ↑ "A Good Murder". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
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  27. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (16 September 2010). "Review - F". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  28. ↑ Leydon, Joe (8 December 2015). "Film Review: 'Christmas Eve'". Variety. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  29. ↑ Walsh, Katie (12 July 2016). "Bryan Cranston gets bad again in 'The Infiltrator'". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  30. ↑ Rooney, David (30 March 2017). "'Mine': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  31. ↑ Diaz, Shelley (5 June 2014). "Page to Screen: Kid & YA Lit Flicks to Look Forward to After 'The Fault in Our Stars'". School Library Journal. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  32. ↑ Lee, Kevin (25 September 2020). "LX 2048 Review: One Talky Therapy Session of Sci-Fi Ideas". That Shelf. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
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  34. ↑ Elliott, Alain (7 March 2024). "'Frankenstein Legacy' VOD Review". Nerdly. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  35. ↑ "Truly Naked". Isabella Films. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  36. ↑ Cristi, A.A. (6 January 2026). "WWII Drama VINDICTA To Open Dances With Films: New York". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
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  39. ↑ Sharma, Parul (29 May 2026). "'Brilliant' BBC period drama makes famous novel 'come alive' perfect for Pride and Prejudice fans". Wales Online. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  40. ↑ "Measure For Measure (1994)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  41. ↑ Frederick, Brittany (12 June 2018). "Eamonn Walker's Supply and Demand arrives on DVD". One Chicago Center. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  42. ↑ "Unknown Soldier, The". Nostalgia Central. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  43. ↑ "Extremely Dangerous - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  44. ↑ "Shockers - Series 4: Episode 1". Channel 4. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  45. ↑ Leonard, John (7 August 2003). "Hardy Fare". New York. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  46. ↑ "The Dig - Part 1". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  47. ↑ "6 - Country Matters". ITVX. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  48. ↑ "Judge John Deed Series 6, War Crimes". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  49. ↑ Finch, Hannah (28 March 2013). "Why Primeval star's a fan of her villainous alter ego". Wales Online. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  50. ↑ "Episode 1 - City of Vice". Apple TV. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  51. ↑ "Vice - Law & Order: UK (Series 1, Episode 3)". Apple TV. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  52. ↑ "Five Daughters: introduction". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  53. ↑ "Lewis - Series 4 - Episode 1". ITVX. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  54. ↑ O'Neill, Phelim (27 February 2011). "Outcasts: series one, episode six". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  55. ↑ "1 - Hidden Depths". ITVX. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  56. ↑ "‎Reality Check - Lilyhammer (Series 1, Episode 1)". Apple TV. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  57. ↑ "Series 15 - Redhill". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  58. ↑ "Hunted". BBC. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  59. ↑ Pullar, Jess (11 April 2022). "'The White Queen' Is One Of Netflix's Biggest Shows—But There's A Lot More To The Story". Marie Claire Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  60. ↑ Eames, Tom (28 March 2014). "The Village series 2 begins shooting, adds new cast members". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  61. ↑ Falconer, Daniel (9 October 2018). "Juliet Aubrey discusses Lily Hill's unexpected journey in Snatch season 2 [EXCLUSIVE]". Female First. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  62. ↑ "Van der Valk - Series 1 - Episode 2". ITVX. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  63. ↑ "On the Edge - Cradled". Channel 4. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  64. ↑ Thangevelo, Debashine (31 August 2021). "Juliet Aubrey unpacks her 'complicated relationship' with Ben Miller in 'Professor T'". Cape Times. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  65. ↑ "The Offer - Whitstable Pearl (Series 2, Episode 3)". Apple TV. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  66. ↑ "All Creatures Great and Small Season 5: New and Returning Cast and Characters". PBS. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
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