Beattie Edmondson

Beatrice Louise "Beattie" Edmondson (born 19 June 1987)[1] is an English actress. She played the main character, Kate, in the BBC Three sitcom Josh.

Beattie Edmondson
Born
Beatrice Louise Edmondson

(1987-06-19) 19 June 1987
London, England
NationalityBritish
EducationExeter School
Alma materUniversity of Manchester
Years active2008–present
TelevisionJosh
Spouse
Sam Francis
(m. 2017)
Children2
Parents
RelativesElla Edmondson (sister)

Early life

Beatrice Louise Edmondson is the middle daughter of comedians Ade Edmondson and Jennifer Saunders. She grew up in Devon[2] with an elder sister, Ella, and a younger sister, Freya. After being educated at Exeter School, during her second year at her father's alma mater of the University of Manchester she decided not to audition for the Drama Society, instead forming a comedy group with four female friends. They appeared at the following Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[2]

Career

After working the comedy circuit with the all-female sketch troupe, which they named Lady Garden (and later reformed as Birthday Girls with Rose Johnson and Camille Ucan) she broke through into television in 2008. She made her début in the Ben Elton sitcom The Wright Way, which was axed after one series. Her role in the 2015 six-part BBC Three series Josh was singled out by The Independent newspaper as "very watchable", saying her "comic timing stuck out".[3] The show's second series was broadcast in 2016, with a third broadcast in October 2017.

Personal life

Edmondson married BBC News researcher Sam Francis on 4 June 2017.[4] She gave birth to their first child, Mable, in 2019.[5] In 2021 the couple had a second child.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Jam & JerusalemBeattie Martin
2010ShelfstackersDaniEpisode: "Pilot"
2010Robert's WebVariousEpisode: "Episode 1.1"
2011Comic Relief: Uptown Downstairs AbbeyMaid
2012Absolutely FabulousWaitressEpisode: "Olympics"
2012SpyGirl in ClubEpisode: "Codename: Family Bonds"
2012Little CrackersAnnabelEpisode: "Omid Djalili's Little Cracker"
2013The Wright WayVictoria
2014BBC Comedy FeedsKateEpisode: "Josh"
2015PompidouVarious
2015Marley's GhostsBethEpisode: "Episode 1.3"
2015–2017JoshKateSeries regular
2016Fresh MeatHelenS4E02
2018PatrickSarah Francis
2018Upstart CrowTobyEpisode 3.5, "The Most Unkindest Cut of All"
2018Richard Osman's House of GamesHerselfSeries 2, week four
2021The Pursuit of LoveLouisa3 episodes
2021TemplePamSeries 2

References

  1. Beattie Edmondson, IMDb. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. "Jennifer Saunders' daughter: I'm no Saffy". Evening Standard. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  3. Newall, Sally (14 December 2015). "Josh, TV review: Beattie Edmondson's comic timing stuck out". The Independent. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  4. Harvey, Chris (30 June 2018). "Jennifer Saunders' actress daughter Beattie Edmondson on her crazy showbiz upbringing". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  5. "Jennifer Saunders' daughter gives birth". Female First. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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