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Saskia Reeves

Saskia Reeves

Known for: Acting

Born 16/08/1961
Place of birth Paddington, London, England, UK

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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Saskia Reeves, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Filmography

Midsomer Murders Series ★ 7,5

Midsomer Murders

Marcia Macintyre

1997

Midsomer Murders Series ★ 7,5

Midsomer Murders

Summer Pitt

1997

Death in Paradise Series ★ 7,5

Death in Paradise

Frances Compton

2011

Vera Series ★ 7,4

Vera

Sarah Marsden

2011

Spooks Series ★ 7,7

Spooks

Sally

2002

Spooks Series ★ 7,7

Spooks

Sally Bernard

2002

Shetland Series ★ 7,5

Shetland

Freya Galdie

2013

Slow Horses Series ★ 8,0

Slow Horses

Catherine Standish

2022

Waking the Dead Series ★ 7,3

Waking the Dead

Dr. Laurie Poole

2001

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I Film ★ 6,9

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

Nurse

2013

Lewis Series ★ 7,6

Lewis

Alison McLennan

2007

Screen Two Series ★ 7,1

Screen Two

Rosie

1985

Screen Two Series ★ 7,1

Screen Two

Miriam

1985

Luther Series ★ 7,9

Luther

Rose Teller

2010

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Series ★ 7,2

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

Eileen Edwards

2002

ScreenPlay Series ★ 6,0

ScreenPlay

Antonia McGill

1986

Performance Series ★ 6,3

Performance

Irina Shestova

1991

Playhouse Presents Series ★ 6,0

Playhouse Presents

Teddy Brookman

2012

Wolf Hall Series ★ 7,5

Wolf Hall

Johane Williamson

2015

A Woman of Substance Series ★ 7,6

A Woman of Substance

Edwina (uncredited)

1985

The Commander Series ★ 6,4

The Commander

Eileen Judd

2003

Collateral Series ★ 6,5

Collateral

Deborah Clifford

2018

Roadkill Series ★ 6,4

Roadkill

Helen Laurence

2020

Frank Herbert's Dune Series ★ 6,8

Frank Herbert's Dune

Lady Jessica Atreides

2000

Afterlife Series ★ 7,2

Afterlife

2005

Series

Arthouse

Self - Narrator (voice)

1997

Red Riding Series ★ 6,8

Red Riding

2009

Anna Film ★ 6,5

Anna

Michelle Greene

2013

Our Kind of Traitor Film ★ 6,1

Our Kind of Traitor

Tamara

2016

Lytton's Diary Series ★ 7,5

Lytton's Diary

Pretty Girl

1985

Fixer Series ★ 6,6

Fixer

2008

Us Series ★ 7,0

Us

Connie Petersen

2020

Women in Love Series ★ 6,1

Women in Love

Anna Brangwen

2011

Page Eight Film ★ 6,6

Page Eight

Anthea Catcheside

2011

Series ★ 8,0

If...

Mary Alton

2004

The Program Film ★ 6,4

The Program

Conference Director

2015

Close My Eyes Film ★ 5,8

Close My Eyes

Natalie Bryant

1991

The Outrun Film ★ 6,8

The Outrun

Annie

2024

From There to Here Series ★ 7,3

From There to Here

Claire

2014

Salting the Battlefield Film ★ 6,3

Salting the Battlefield

Anthea Catcheside

2014

Plotlands Series ★ 9,0

Plotlands

Chloe Marsh

1997

A Christmas Carol Film ★ 7,0

A Christmas Carol

Mrs. Cratchit

1999

The Prime Minister Film ★ 5,9

The Prime Minister

President

2016

Island at War Series ★ 7,9

Island at War

Cassie Mahy

2004

Heart Film ★ 5,4

Heart

Maria Ann McCardle

1999

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 Film ★ 7,0

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

Mandy Wymer

2009

One Night Series ★ 7,9

One Night

Sally

2012

I.D. Film ★ 6,6

I.D.

Lynda

1995

Redemption Road Series ★ 5,9

Redemption Road

Mrs. Hales

2017

The Bridge Film ★ 4,5

The Bridge

Isobel Heatherington

1992

Me and Orson Welles Film ★ 6,4

Me and Orson Welles

Barbara Luddy

2008

The Child in Time Film ★ 5,8

The Child in Time

Thelma Darke

2018

L.A. Without a Map Film ★ 5,9

L.A. Without a Map

Joy

1999

Suez: 24 Hours That Broke the British Empire Series ★ 8,0

Suez: 24 Hours That Broke the British Empire

Narrator (voice)

2026

Suspicion Series ★ 7,5

Suspicion

Julie Hopcroft

2003

Creation Stories Film ★ 5,9

Creation Stories

Helen

2021

Butterfly Kiss Film ★ 6,4

Butterfly Kiss

Miriam

1995

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle Film ★ 6,6

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

Louisa Doyle

2005

The Tesseract Film ★ 4,7

The Tesseract

Rosa

2004

Canterbury Cathedral Series

Canterbury Cathedral

Narrator

2014

Children Crossing Film ★ 3,7

Children Crossing

Rosie

1990

Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game Series ★ 6,3

Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game

Self - Narrator (voice)

2024

Antonia and Jane Film ★ 5,4

Antonia and Jane

Antonia McGill

1990

A Line in the Sand Film ★ 6,0

A Line in the Sand

Meryl Rogers

2004

Film

A Summer Day's Dream

1994

Different for Girls Film ★ 7,1

Different for Girls

Jean

1996

National Theatre Live: A Disappearing Number Film

National Theatre Live: A Disappearing Number

Ruth Minnen

2010

Last Day of Summer Film ★ 9,5

Last Day of Summer

Linda

1984

December Bride Film ★ 7,4

December Bride

Sarah Gilmartin

1990

Metamorphosis Film ★ 7,5

Metamorphosis

Greta Samsa

1987

Shadows Film ★ 5,7

Shadows

Mother

2023

Traps Film ★ 4,5

Traps

Louise Duffield

1994

King Lear: Live at Shakespeare's Globe Film

King Lear: Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Kent

2017

A Very British Psycho Film ★ 8,0

A Very British Psycho

Narrator

1997

Canoe Man Film ★ 4,0

Canoe Man

Anne Darwin

2010

Cruel Train Film ★ 4,3

Cruel Train

Selina Roberts

1995

Film ★ 10,0

Citizen Locke

Lady Marsham

1994

Faith Film

Faith

Anna

1998

National Theatre Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second Film ★ 10,0

National Theatre Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second

Bushy / Green / Duchess of York

2019

National Theatre at Home: End Film ★ 8,5

National Theatre at Home: End

Julie

2026

The Last Days of the Raj Film

The Last Days of the Raj

Lady Mountbatten

2007

Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And Legendary Tapes Film ★ 7,5

Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And Legendary Tapes

2020

Film

The Perfect Match

Bridget

1995

Nurses Come and Go, But None for Me Film

Nurses Come and Go, But None for Me

2024