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  • BIRTH 11/07/1960
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 24
  • MOVIES 6

Caroline Quentin

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.

Caroline Quentin

Shows (24)

Bridgerton
Bridgerton
Lady Berbrooke
The Lazarus Project
The Lazarus Project
Elizabeth 'Wes' Wesley
Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean
Traffic Warden
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple
Heather Badcock
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
Helen Welles
Casualty
Casualty
Jane Locke
Dickensian
Dickensian
Mrs. Bumble
Doc Martin
Doc Martin
Angela Sim
The World's Most Extraordinary Homes
The World's Most Extraordinary Homes
Moderator
Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek
Maddy Magellan
Would I Lie to You?
Would I Lie to You?
Self
Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing
Self - Contestant
Blue Murder (UK)
Blue Murder (UK)
DCI Janine Lewis
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C
Self - Guest
Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You
Herself
Dead Boss
Dead Boss
Virna
Dancing on the Edge
Dancing on the Edge
Deirdre
Men Behaving Badly
Men Behaving Badly
Dorothy
Just William (2010)
Just William (2010)
Mrs. Bott
Life of Riley (2008)
Life of Riley (2008)
Maddy Riley
Room 101
Room 101
Self
Play for Today
Play for Today
Receptionist at Songstack
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
Life Begins
Life Begins
Maggie Mee

Movies (6)

Father Christmas Is Back
Father Christmas Is Back
Elizabeth Christmas
A Week in Paradise
A Week in Paradise
Helen
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
Vixen (voice)
Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop
Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop
Sarah Clarkson
Christmas in the Caribbean
Christmas in the Caribbean
National Theatre Live: Jack Absolute Flies Again
National Theatre Live: Jack Absolute Flies…
Mrs Malaprop