Frog Stone

Frog Stone (real name Frances Dora Catherine Stone)[1] is a British writer and actor known for comedy and drama. She is known for her TV and film work, which includes creating the BBC4 comedy-drama Bucket[2][3] and has worked extensively in theatre. Stone was included on the BBC 2017 Talent Hotlist.[4]

Frog Stone
BornFrances Dora Catherine Stone
Preston, Lancashire, England
OccupationActress
GenreComedy

Early life

Stone was born in Preston, Lancashire and attended Broughton High School and Preston College before studying history at Cambridge University where she was a member of Footlights. She occasionally taught History where she became known as a 'super-tutor'.[5]

Credits

Stone created, wrote and starred in Bucket[6] opposite Miriam Margolyes in 2017 and wrote the episode "Flashmob"[7] for the CBBC show 4 O'Clock Club.

Stone received praise for both her writing and acting in Bucket both in the UK and Australia.[8][9] She received a Critics' Choice award for Best Actress in a Comedy (Television) in 2017.[10]

Past credits include the Paul Abbott shows No Offence, Shameless, Best of Both Worlds, Ricky Gervais's Extras and Derek, as well as playing Aunt Nino in the Wachowski movie Jupiter Ascending, and Hadassah Bimko in the C4 drama The Relief of Belsen.

She has also appeared as a panelist on the BBC Radio 4 show Quote Unquote and had a minor role in Ashes To Ashes.

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References
  1. "Companies House".
  2. "BBC - Bucket - Media Centre". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. Margolyes, Miriam; Stone, Frog (13 April 2017), Bucket, retrieved 23 April 2017
  4. "BBC - BBC New Talent Hotlist 2017 - Media Centre". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. "The rise of the super tutor". The Independent. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  6. "Bucket: tenderness, fury, and lashings of gynaecology - review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  7. "4 O'Clock Club - what time is it on TV? Episode 10 Series 6 cast list and preview". RadioTimes. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  8. "Bucket - S1 - Episode 3". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  9. Hyland, Ian (28 April 2017). "Miriam Margolyes dials down but her Bucket list has plenty of life". mirror. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  10. "Break A Leg Awards 2017 Winners". Entertainment Views. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  11. Companies House. "FROG STONE LIMITED people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/. Retrieved 22 March 2019.


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