Caroline Quentin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 11, 1960 (age 66)
- Birthplace
- Reigate, Surrey, England, UK
Biography
Quentin became known for her television appearances: portraying Dorothy in Men Behaving Badly (1992–1998), Maddie Magellan in Jonathan Creek (1997–2000), and DCI Janine Lewis in Blue Murder (2003–2009).Quentin received an Ian Charleson Award commendation for her Masha in The Seagull at the Oxford Theatre Company in 1991.[5] Her early stage work had also included appearing in the chorus of the original English production of the musical Les Misérables in 1985. In July 1996, Quentin released a single, a cover of the Exciters' hit "Tell Him", with her Men Behaving Badly co-star Leslie Ash under the name of "Quentin and Ash". The single reached number 25 in the UK Singles Chart and spent 3 weeks in that listing.[6] From 1997 until 2000 Quentin starred alongside Alan Davies in Jonathan Creek playing investigative journalist Maddie Magellan, who uses Jonathan's mind to solve murder mysteries. Quentin appeared in the 2001 telefilm Hot Money, which was based on the true story of the theft of hundreds of thousands of pounds from the Bank of England. In 1998 she starred in the first sitcom that was specifically built around her: Kiss Me, Kate. At the British Comedy Awards in 2004, Quentin won the "Best Comedy Actress" award for her performance in Von Trapped; that year she started the major role of Maggie Mee in the popular drama Life Begins, which returned for a third series in 2006. ITV has produced five series of the police drama Blue Murder, in which Quentin plays against type in the main role DCI Janine Lewis. The pilot aired in the UK on 18 May 2003.[7][8] Quentin has appeared in Whose Line Is It Anyway?; in a pre-Men Behaving Badly role as a traffic warden in the Mr. Bean episode The Trouble with Mr. Bean in 1991; Room 101; Have I Got News for You; and the 2009–10 BBC comedy series Life of Riley, a sitcom about a dysfunctional blended family; and in the BBC Radio 4 improvisational comedy series The Masterson Inheritance and the popular BBC Radio 2 sitcom On the Blog. On 11 January 2009, Quentin stated on the show Something for the Weekend that she would return to Jonathan Creek in the future if the offer came. She appeared as Heather Babcock in an episode of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side, in 2010. Also in 2010 she started appearing in Marks and Spencer's revamped food range advertisements.[9] In March 2011, a documentary entitled Caroline Quentin: A Passage Through India aired on ITV in the UK. The documentary followed Quentin as she traveled from the North of India to the South.[10] Quentin presents Restoration Home on BBC Two. The programme looks into the history and families of the UK's derelict mansion houses which are being restored by their private owners.
Known For
Filmography
Dream Stuffing
TV · as Brenda
Beyond Paradise
TV · as Lotty Robson · 1 ep
A Week in Paradise
Movie · as Helen
Christmas in the Caribbean
Movie · as Amanda
Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop
Movie · as Sarah Clarkson
National Theatre Live: Jack Absolute Flies Again
Movie · as Mrs Malaprop
The Lazarus Project
TV · as Elizabeth 'Wes' Wesley · 16 eps
Father Christmas Is Back
Movie · as Elizabeth Christmas
Cooking with the Stars
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
Bridgerton
TV · as Lady Berbrooke · 1 ep
The Other One
TV · as Dawn · 3 eps
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The World's Most Extraordinary Homes
TV · as Moderator · 12 eps
Walks with My Dog
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Don't Ask Me Ask Britain
TV · as Herself · 1 ep
Cockroaches
TV · 2 eps
Dickensian
TV · as Mrs. Bumble · 20 eps
The Kumars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dancing on the Edge
TV · as Deirdre · 3 eps
Big Bad World
TV · as Jan Turnbull · 5 eps
Dead Boss
TV · as Virna · 1 ep
Cornwall with Caroline Quentin
TV · as Self - Host · 18 eps
Caroline Quentin: A Passage Through India
TV · 3 eps
Restoration Home
TV · 20 eps
Sooty
TV · as Maxine Gastro · 1 ep
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV · as Self - Participant · 1 ep
Fry and Laurie Reunited
Movie · as Self
Just William
TV · as Mrs. Bott · 4 eps
Little Crackers
TV · as Mrs. Bunnichevski · 1 ep
Life of Riley
TV · as Maddy Riley · 20 eps
Humf
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 78 eps
Would I Lie to You?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The One Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Footprints in the Snow
Movie · as Julie Hill
Return of the Goodies
Movie · as Narrator
Von Trapped
Movie · as Maria Moogan
Life Begins
TV · as Maggie Mee · 20 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Heather Badcock · 1 ep
Doc Martin
TV · as Angela Sim · 1 ep
Blue Murder
TV · as DCI Janine Lewis · 19 eps
Living Famously
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Blood Strangers
TV · as Lin Beresford · 2 eps
Hot Money
Movie · as Bridget Watmore
The Innocent
Movie · as Beth Pastorov
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
Movie · as Vixen (voice)
Bay City Rollers: Remember?
Movie · as Self (Narrator)
An Audience with Rod Stewart
Movie · as Self - Audience Member
Kiss Me Kate
TV · as Kate Salinger · 20 eps
Jonathan Creek
TV · as Maddie Magellan, Maddy Magellan
Midsomer Murders
TV · as Helen Welles · 1 ep
Clive Anderson All Talk
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Live
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex
Movie
An Evening with Gary Lineker
Movie · as Monica Despacos
Room 101
TV · as Self · 2 eps
All or Nothing at All
TV · as Rebecca · 3 eps
Men Behaving Badly
TV · as Dorothy · 41 eps
Don't Tell Father
TV · as Kate Bancroft · 6 eps
Paul Merton: The Series
TV · 12 eps
Mr. Bean
TV · as Traffic Warden · 1 ep
Have I Got News for You
TV · as Self · 2 eps
A Bit of Fry & Laurie
TV · 1 ep
Shadow of the Noose
TV · as Mary Bennett · 1 ep
This Morning
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
TV · 1 ep
Up Line
Movie · as Patti Technology
Up Line
TV · as Patti Technology · 4 eps
Casualty
TV · as Jane Locke · 1 ep
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
Movie · as Chorus
The Groundling and the Kite
Movie · as Receptionist
The Bill
TV · as Caroline Otley · 1 ep
Party Party
Movie · as Shirley
Video Stars
Movie · as Fritzie Lang
The Squad
TV · as Vicky Banks · 1 ep
An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Play for Today
TV · as Receptionist at Songstack · 1 ep