Beth Goddard

Beth Goddard

Known for
Acting
Born
March 31, 1969 (age 57)
Birthplace
London, England

Biography

Elizabeth Jane "Beth" Goddard (born 1969) is a British actress. She grew up in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex and attended Clacton County High School and the Rose Bruford College in Sidcup, Kent, from 1986 to 1989. She met her husband, Philip Glenister, best known for his role as Gene Hunt in TV drama Life on Mars, at a birthday party of Jamie Glover in 1997. They married in 2006. The couple have two daughters, Millie and Charlotte, born in 2002 and 2005 respectively. Goddard played Belinda Ashton in the ITV detective drama Lewis, broadcast in March 2008. Goddard also starred as Suze Littlewood in the comedy Gimme Gimme Gimme. She appeared alongside her husband in the third series of BBC One drama Ashes to Ashes. In this episode the couple shared an on screen kiss. One of her first television roles was as unscrupulous yellow journalist Clare Moody in a 1994 episode of the ITV drama Cracker. Her character was involved in reporting on the crimes committed by serial killer Albie Kinsella (Robert Carlyle), who targeted her for supposedly writing the controversial TRUTH page about the Hillsborough disaster and showing no remorse for it, even continuing to use fabricated information to print stories for more profit. Albie ultimately killed her character with a letter bomb

Known For

Filmography

2025
Code of Silence poster

Code of Silence

TV · as Helen Redman · 6 eps

2023
The Gold poster

The Gold

TV · as Shirley · 3 eps

2022
Becoming Elizabeth poster

Becoming Elizabeth

TV · as Joan Denny · 1 ep

2022
The Serpent Queen poster

The Serpent Queen

TV · as Antoinette de Bourbon · 8 eps

2020
Des poster

Des

TV · as Frances · 1 ep

2019
Manhunt poster

Manhunt

TV · as Cathy Rook · 4 eps

2016
A Street Cat Named Bob poster

A Street Cat Named Bob

Movie · as Hillary

2015
Queen of the Desert poster

Queen of the Desert

Movie · as Aunt Lascelles

2014
Edge of Tomorrow poster

Edge of Tomorrow

Movie · as Secretary - Judith

2014
Outlander poster

Outlander

TV · as Lady Louisa Dunsany · 1 ep

2013
Endeavour poster

Endeavour

TV · as Barbara Batten · 1 ep

2012
Call the Midwife poster

Call the Midwife

TV · as Pamela Dobson · 1 ep

2011
X-Men: First Class poster

X-Men: First Class

Movie · as Mrs. Xavier

2008
Tu£sday poster

Tu£sday

Movie · as Helen

2008
Crooked House poster

Crooked House

TV · as Mrs Glanville · 1 ep

2008
Ashes to Ashes poster

Ashes to Ashes

TV · as Elaine Downing · 1 ep

2007
The Dead Peasants Society poster

The Dead Peasants Society

Movie · as Claire Symmons

2007
The Sarah Jane Adventures poster

The Sarah Jane Adventures

TV · as Sister Helena · 2 eps

2007
Lewis poster

Lewis

TV · as Belinda Ashton · 1 ep

2006
Vital Signs poster

Vital Signs

TV · as Maddy McCartney · 4 eps

2004
New Tricks poster

New Tricks

TV · as Paula Symes · 1 ep

2004
Frances Tuesday poster

Frances Tuesday

TV · as Bishop · 2 eps

2004
Murder in Suburbia poster

Murder in Suburbia

TV · as Sally Taylor · 1 ep

2003
The Eustace Bros.

The Eustace Bros.

TV · as Melissa Garvey · 6 eps

2001
According to Beryl poster

According to Beryl

Movie · as Queenie

2001
Take Me poster

Take Me

TV · 6 eps

1999
The Last Seduction II poster

The Last Seduction II

Movie · as Murphy

1999
The Scarlet Pimpernel poster

The Scarlet Pimpernel

TV · as Lady Suzanne Foulkes · 6 eps

1999
Gimme Gimme Gimme poster

Gimme Gimme Gimme

TV · as Suze Littlewood · 14 eps

1999
Big Bad World poster

Big Bad World

TV · 16 eps

1999
Daylight Robbery poster

Daylight Robbery

TV · as Harriet Howell · 8 eps

1999
Tilly Trotter poster

Tilly Trotter

TV · as Ellen Ross · 2 eps

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Wendy Smythe-Webster, Selina Stanton · 1 ep

1997
Sunnyside Farm

Sunnyside Farm

TV · 6 eps

1996
Beautiful Thing poster

Beautiful Thing

Movie · as Brewery Official

1996
Ellington

Ellington

TV · as Kelly Logan · 7 eps

1995
The Perfect Match

The Perfect Match

Movie · as Mandy

1995
Bugs poster

Bugs

TV · 1 ep

1995
Degrees of Error

Degrees of Error

TV · as Anna Peirce · 4 eps

1994
A Business Affair poster

A Business Affair

Movie · as Student

1994
Low Level Panic poster

Low Level Panic

Movie · as Celia

1994
(All Quiet on the) Preston Front poster

(All Quiet on the) Preston Front

TV · as Sara Polson · 2 eps

1993
Cracker poster

Cracker

TV · as Clare Moody · 3 eps

1993
Peak Practice poster

Peak Practice

TV · as Leanda Sharpe · 6 eps

1992
A Touch of Frost poster

A Touch of Frost

TV · as Helen Fox · 2 eps

1991
Top Girls poster

Top Girls

Movie · as Waitress / Kit / Shona

1991
Performance poster

Performance

TV · as Waitress · 1 ep

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV · as Violet Wilson, Sister Agnieszka · 1 ep

1986
Casualty poster

Casualty

TV · as Hannah Fleet · 1 ep

1984
The Bill poster

The Bill

TV · 1 ep