Lara Pulver(born 1 September 1980) is an English actress. She has played Erin Watts in the BBC spy dramaSpooksandIrene Adleron BBC's TV adaptationSherlock.She won the 2016Olivier Awardfor Best Supporting Actress in a Musical in theWest End's revival of theBroadwaymusicalGypsy.
Lara Pulver | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 September 1980(age44) Southend-on-Sea,Essex, England |
| Alma mater | Bird College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and education
editPulver was born inSouthend-on-Sea,Essex,England on 1 September 1980 and grew up in the village ofLongfieldinKent.[1][2]Her father is from a Jewish family; her motherconverted to Judaismwhen they married.[3][4]She has a sister, Erika, who is four years older and works as a teacher.[3]
Pulver attended theNational Youth Music Theatrebetween 1994 and 1998, as well as The Liz Burville Dance Centre,Bexley.[5]In 1997, she began studying at theDoreen Bird College of Performing Arts,and graduated in 2000.[6][7]
Career
editPulver was nominated for the 2008Olivier Awardfor Best Actress in a Musical for the role of Lucille Frank in the first West End production of the musicalParadeat theDonmar Warehouse.She reprised the role in the Los Angeles production at theMark Taper ForumoppositeT.R. Knight.
In 2008, Pulver recorded a song for the CDAct One – Songs from the Musicals of Alexander S. Bermange.Pulver joined the cast of the BBC'sRobin Hoodin 2009 asIsabella,the sister ofGuy of Gisbourne.[8]
In 2010, Pulver joined the cast of the third series ofHBO'sTrue BloodasSookie Stackhouse's fairy godmother,Claudine Crane.[9]
Pulver playedErin Watts,the new chief of Section D, in the tenth and final series of BBC spy dramaSpooks,a role she reprised in the 2015 feature filmSpooks: The Greater Good
Pulver playedIrene Adlerin "A Scandal in Belgravia",the first episode of the second series ofSherlock.[10]Her appearance caused an "enormous" response,[11]with theEvening Standardcalling the scene where she greets Sherlock Holmes nude "infamous".[12]ToThe Telegraph,Pulver called the scene "empowering".[13]The BBC received over 100 complaints about the footage.[14]
In 2012 she joined the cast ofDa Vinci's Demonsas the "seductive and politically-minded" Clarice Orsini, a series regular and wife ofElliot Cowan's characterLorenzo Medici.[15]
In 2014, she played Louise in a revival ofGypsyat theChichester Festival Theatre.[16]The production transferred to the West End in April 2015.[17]Pulver won the 2016Olivier Awardfor Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for the same role in theSavoy Theatreproduction ofGypsy.Louise is actually the title role, as "Louise" becomes the real-life early-20th-century American strip-tease sensationGypsy Rose Lee,on whose memoirs the musical is based. Pulver's co-star in the Savoy production,Imelda Staunton,won the 2016 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as the larger-than-life Mama Rose.
Personal life
editIn 2003, Pulver met American actorJosh Dallaswhile he was in the UK studying at theMountview Academy of Theatre Arts.They married in December 2007 inDevon.[18][19]Dallas confirmed their divorce in an interview on Bob Rivers's radio show on 2 December 2011.[7]
Pulver began dating fellowSpooksactorRaza Jaffreyin 2012 and the two married on 27 December 2014. They lived in Los Angeles for ten years and have two children.[20]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Legacy | Diane Shaw | |
| 2011 | Language of a Broken Heart | Violet | |
| 2014 | Edge of Tomorrow | Karen Lord | Non-speaking cameo |
| 2015 | A Patch of Fog | Lucy | |
| 2015 | Spooks: The Greater Good | Erin Watts | |
| 2016 | Underworld: Blood Wars | Semira | |
| 2021 | The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf | Tetra | Voice role |
Television
edit| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Robin Hood | Isabella | TV series (8 episodes inSeries 3) |
| 2010 | The Special Relationship | Intern | TV movie |
| 2010 | True Blood | Claudine Crane | TV series (5 episodes) |
| 2011 | Spooks | Erin Watts | TV series (main cast inSeries 10) |
| 2012, 2014 | Sherlock | Irene Adler | "A Scandal in Belgravia"and"The Sign of Three" |
| 2012 | Coming Up | Annette | "Camouflage" |
| 2013–2015 | Da Vinci's Demons | Clarice Orsini | TV series; main role |
| 2013 | Skins: Fire | Victoria | TV series; minor role |
| 2014 | Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond | Ann O'Neill | TV series (4 episodes); Main role |
| 2015 | Spooks: The Greater Good | Erin Watts | Reprising her role from the series |
| 2016–2017 | Quantico | Charlotte Bishop | Episodes: "ODENVY" and "EPICSHELTER" |
| 2017 | Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams | Paula | Episode: "Real Life" |
| 2018 | The City and the City | Katrynia | TV series |
| 2020 | The Alienist: Angel of Darkness | Karen Stratton | TV series |
| 2021 | Dota: Dragon's Blood | Princess Mirana | TV series; main voice role |
| 2022 | The Split | Kate Pencastle | Main role (series 3) |
| 2022 | Pantheon | News Anchor, Olivia | Guest voice role; Episodes: "The Gods Will Not Be Slain", "Olivia & Farhad" |
| 2023 | Maternal | Catherine MacDiarmid | TV series; main role[21] |
Other
edit- Game of Thrones(2014; Video Game), as Lady Elissa Forrester
- Sherlock Series By Intouch Games And Slot Factory,as Irene Adler
- Dota 2,as the "Mirana of Nightsilver" persona item, reprising her role from Dragon's Blood
Stage credits
edit- Parade(Lucille Frank),Donmar Warehouse,[22]nominated forLaurence Olivier Awardfor Best Actress in a Musical[23]andWhatsonstage.com Awards
- Into the Woods(Lucinda),Royal Opera House[22]
- The Last Five Years(Cathy),Menier Chocolate Factory[24]
- Honk!(Henrietta),Royal National Theatre(Best New Musical, Laurence Olivier Awards 2000) and national tour
- Miss Saigon(Ellen)
- High Society
- A Chorus Line(Bebe)
- The Darling Buds of May
- The Boy Friend
- Gypsy(Louise)
- Chicago
- Grease
- 42nd Street
- The Wizard of Oz
- (Adverts)Smirnoff VodkaRange – Hatter's Summer Night Dream with Smirnoff
- Uncle Vanya
- Guys and Dolls (Sarah Brown),Royal Albert Hall
- Fiddler on the Roof(Golde),Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Awards and nominations
editTelevision
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Critics' Choice Television Award | Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries | Sherlock | Nominated | [25][26] |
Theatre
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Laurence Olivier Award | Best Actress in a Musical | Parade | Nominated | [27] |
| 2016 | Laurence Olivier Award | Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical | Gypsy | Won | [28] |
References
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- ^ab"The 'shiksa goddess' who acts kosher".The Jewish Chronicle.
- ^Totally Plc."TotallyJewish.com – Entertainment – Features And Reviews".totallyjewish.com. Archived fromthe originalon 29 September 2015.
- ^"NYMT | Whispers".nymt.org.uk. 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 25 June 2012.Retrieved26 April2012.
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- ^abJones, Alice (20 April 2013)."The naked truth about Lara Pulver".The Independent.Archivedfrom the original on 17 June 2022.Retrieved20 November2013.
- ^"Bits and Bobs (Vol. 5 1/2): Exclusive 'Robin Hood' scoop from Richard Armitage! | PopWatch".Entertainment Weekly.2012.Retrieved26 April2012.
- ^"BBC Radio 1 - Gemma Cairney, True Blood's Lara Pulver In The Place!!!".BBC.Retrieved5 July2024.
- ^Conlan, Tara (4 January 2012)."Sherlock: BBC will not remove nude scenes for 7pm repeat".The Guardian.Retrieved4 January2012.
- ^"Pulver: I'd love to return to Sherlock".METRO.22 January 2013.
- ^"Lara Pulver: The infamous 111-second scene with Sherlock that made my".Evening Standard.15 June 2012.
- ^"Nude scenes were empowering, says Sherlock actress Lara Pulver".The Telegraph.10 January 2012.
- ^"Sherlock Star Lara Pulver 'Completely Naked And Empowered', She Reveals".HuffPost.1 October 2012.
- ^Eames, Tom (4 June 2012)."Sherlock's Lara Pulver, Southland's Clifton Collins Jr join new shows".Digital Spy.Retrieved4 June2012.
- ^Theo Bosanquet & Rosie Bannister (6 March 2014)."Chichester reopens Festival Theatre with Rupert Everett in Amadeus, plus Gypsy and Guys and Dolls".WhatsOnStage.com.
- ^"Full West End Gypsy cast announced".WhatsOnStage.com. 2 March 2015.
- ^Anderson, Joel."Lara Pulver's Fabulous Life".8 November 2011.Fabulous.
- ^"Lara Pulver".British Airways.Retrieved23 September2011.
- ^Lampert, Nicole (29 December 2022)."Lara's next big role? A juggling act she knows only too well".The Jewish Chronicle.
- ^"ITV commissions six part medical drama, Maternal".itv.com/presscentre.Retrieved28 July2022.
- ^ab"Article about Pulver's casting inParade".Broadway.com 12 June 2007.
- ^"Nominations announcement, 2008 Laurence Olivier Awards".Official London Theatre Guide.Archived fromthe originalon 8 February 2008.
- ^"Article about Pulver's casting inThe Last 5 Years".Broadway.com 21 June 2006.
- ^"2012 // Critics' Choice Television Awards Announces Nominations | Critics Choice Awards".Retrieved19 February2021.
- ^"2012 // Winners of the 2nd Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards | Critics Choice Awards".Retrieved19 February2021.
- ^"Olivier Winners 2008".Olivier Awards.Retrieved19 February2021.
- ^"Olivier Winners 2016".Olivier Awards.Retrieved19 February2021.