Elizabeth Berrington is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Ruby Fry in Waterloo Road, Paula Kosh in Stella, Mel Debrou in Moving Wallpaper, and Dawn Stevenson in The Syndicate. She has also featured in British television series such as The Bill, Doctor Who, The Office, Casualty, The Lakes, The Grimleys, and Rose and Maloney.

Early life and education Elizabeth Berrington is a graduate of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.

Career Film In cinema, Berrington has featured in many films, including the 1993 Mike Leigh film Naked, as well as his 1996 drama film Secrets & Lies, starring Brenda Blethyn and Timothy Spall.

She appeared as The Little Vampire and Nanny McPhee with Emma Thompson, and In Bruges.

Television From 1997 to 1999, Berrington appeared alongside Emma Wray and Tony Robinson in the ITV comedy-drama My Wonderful Life. In 1999, she played Marie Antoinette in Let Them Eat Cake, starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.

Berrington played a heavily pregnant woman called Anne in the 2003 Christmas special of the sitcom The Office,

In 2008 and 2009, she played Mel in Moving Wallpaper, and was in the 2008 Poirot episode "Cat Among the Pigeons".

In 2009, Berrington and actress Shirley Henderson were the stars of the ITV drama May Contain Nuts in which she played Ffion, a snobbish suburban mother. Berrington also played Nicola, a nurse, in the BBC Two comedy Psychoville. She appeared as food technology teacher Ruby Fry in the BBC TV series Waterloo Road from 2009 to 2011, departing after two series.

In 2012, she was in an episode of New Tricks, playing a murderer called Grace. From 2012 to 2013, she portrayed Paula Kosh in the Sky One comedy series Stella; in 2015, she returned for two episodes. In 2011, Berrington appeared in the BBC Christmas show Lapland as Paula, a role which she reprised in the six-part spin-off series Being Eileen, which aired from February 2013.

In August 2014, she appeared in Series 2, Episode 4 of Cuckoo as Sandra. In 2016, Berrington appeared in "Hated in the Nation", the sixth episode of the third season of the Netflix original, Black Mirror.

Stage Berrington appeared on stage in the 2013 play The Low Road.

Filmography Film Year Title Role NotesRef. 1993 Naked Giselle On-Screen debut1996 Secrets & Lies Jane The Moonstone Limping Lucy TV film 1998 Urban Ghost Story Mrs. Ash1999 8½ Women Celeste, Emmenthal Maid Onegin Mlle. Volkonsky Mad Cows Pru2000 The Little Vampire Elizabeth McAshton Quills Charlotte2001 Large Dog Therapist Delilah Adult Debbie Short film Once Seen (unknown) Short film 2002 Domestic Leah Short film 2003 The Deal Cherie Blair TV film2004 Vera Drake Cynical Lady Spivs Nigel's Secretary2005 A Cock and Bull Story Debbie Nanny McPhee Letitia2006 Missing Nurse Peters TV film Love Lies Bleeding Joanna Syms TV film Scoop Antique Shop Woman (Lucy) Are You Ready for Love? Debbie2007 The Dinner Party The Shrew TV film Fred Claus Linda Elf 2008 In Bruges Natalie 2009 May Contain Nuts Ffion Russell TV film 2011 Lapland Paula Cooper TV film2012 Hard Boiled Sweets Jackie Eggbox Nurse TV film 2013 Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa Bernie2014 Night Armour Sophie Short film Mr Turner Lady Critic2015 Saturday Marie Short film National Civil War Centre Film Series Queen Henrietta Maria Short TV film2016 Swallows and Amazons Mrs. Blackett Deliverers Val Rendezvous B4 the Wedding Auntie Raine Short film 2017 Sticky Mum Short film 2018 Teen Spirit Lorene 2019 Yesterday Hazel2021 Spencer Anne, Princess Royal Last Night in Soho Ms. Tobin 2022 Why Wouldn't I Be? Alice Short film 2023 Grey Matter Eileen

Television Year Title Role NotesRef. 1994 Between the Lines Pamela Hewitt Episode: "Shoot to Kill"1996 Staying Alive Leah Howes 1 episode The Bill Avril Stone Episode: "Hard Enough"1997–1999 The Lakes Ruth Series regular My Wonderful Life Marina Series regular1998 Casualty June White Episode: "Degrees of Separation" Silent Witness Jane Nelson 2 episodes: "Brothers in Arms: Parts 1 & 2" 1999 Let Them Eat Cake Marie Antoinette 3 episodes2000 The Vice Julie Evans 2 episodes: "Betrayed: Parts 1 & 2" Nature Boy Miss Owthwaite Mini-series; episode 1 Rhona Roxanne Episode: "The Haircut"2001 The Grimleys Mrs. Robins Episode: "An Inspector Calls" The Bill Lynn Roberts 2 episodes: "A Week of Nights: Parts 1 & 2" Sam's Game Irene Episode: "Slogan" Chambers Staff Sergeant Tina Stent 3 episodes2002 Rescue Me Mary Hope 1 episode Bodily Harm Belinda Chalk Mini-series; episodes 1 & 2 2003 The Office Anne 2 episodes: "Christmas Special: Parts 1 & 2"2004 Family Business Jessica Brooker Series regular Shane Myrtle Series regular Where the Heart Is Jemma Harper Episode: "Never Can Say Goodbye"2005 The Rotters' Club Irene Anderton Mini-series; episodes 1–3 Rose and Maloney Maggie Episode: "Annie Johnson" 2006–2007 Drop Dead Gorgeous Val Sinclair/Duggan Series regular 2007 Annually Retentive Make-up Artist 1 episode2008 A Touch of Frost Babs Sellwood Episode: "Mind Games" Agatha Christie's Poirot Grace Springer Episode: "Cat Among the Pigeons" Apparitions Kim Portman Mini-series; episode 3 2008–2009 Moving Wallpaper Mel Debrou Series regular2009 The Street Jane Miller Episode: "Smoke" Psychoville Nicola 5 episodes 2009–2011 Waterloo Road Ruby Fry Series regular2010 Little Crackers Terry Episode: "Goodbye Fluff" Ordinary People Stacey Series regular2011 The Crimson Petal and the White Lady Constance Bridgelow Mini-series; episodes 1–4 Doctor Who Auntie Episode: "The Doctor's Wife" 2012 New Tricks Grace Cusack Episode: "Blue Flower" 2012–2017 Stella Paula Kosh Series regular2013 Being Eileen Paula Cooper Series regular Playhouse Presents Jill Episode: "Stage-Door Johnnies" Midsomer Murders Libs Pearce Episode: "The Christmas Haunting"2014 Pramface Hester Episode: "A Proper Little Family" The Smoke Pauline Pynchon Mini-series; episodes 1, 5 & 6 W1A Elaine Pearson 1 episode Trying Again Gail Series regular Cuckoo Sandra Episode: "Funeral" Babylon Vanessa Peters Mini-series; episode 1: "Cravenwood" 2015 The Syndicate Dawn Stevenson Series 3 (regular)2016 Camping Kerry Series regular. Mini-series; episodes 1–6 Doctors Nic Katchevski 5 episodes The Living and the Dead Maud Hare Series regular Wasted Denise Episode: "Come Down Day" Black Mirror Jo Powers Episode: "Hated in the Nation" Marley's Ghosts Jill 2 episodes: "Fit" & "Blind Sided" 2016–2017 Tracey Ullman's Show Various characters Series regular2017 Father Brown Margaret Cartwright Episode: "The Lepidopterist's Companion" Little Boy Blue Debra Taylor Mini-series; episodes 1–4 Loaded Carly Episode: "The Boat" Borderline Mary Parfitt Episode: "Inspection"2018 Death in Paradise Diane Smith Episode: "Murder from Above" Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Brenda Quintus Episode: "This Promised End" Patrick Melrose Fleur Mini-series; episode 5: "At Last" Vanity Fair Lady Bareacres Mini-series; episodes 4–62019 Vera Paula Episode: "Cold River" Sanditon Mrs. Griffiths Series regular 2019, 2023 Good Omens Dagon, Lord of the Files 4 episodes 2021–2023 The Nevers Lucy Best Series regular2022 The Responder Lynne Renfrew 3 episodes The Pact Kate 5 episodes 2022–2024 Ridley Jean Dixon 3 episodes2023 Fifteen-Love Carol Pearce 5 episodes Henpocalypse! Bernadette 6 episodes Sex Education Celebrant Samantha 1 episode2024 Lost Boys and Fairies Jackie Series regular. Mini-series; episodes 1–3Brassic Paloma Episode: "Heartbreak" 2025 Virdee DS Clare Conway Series regularFraudsJackie Diamond6 episodes 2026 The Death of Bunny Munro Charlotte Parnovar2 episodes Tip Toe Stephanie DaleSeries regular

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