Lucy Montgomery (actress)
Lucy Montgomery (born 24 January 1975) is a British actress, comedian and writer.
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Born | |
Education | Jesus College, Cambridge Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
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Years active | 2000–present |
Spouse | Rhys Thomas |
Children | 2 |
Career
While at Jesus College, Cambridge, Montgomery was a member of the Footlights, its amateur theatrical club. Subsequently, she studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Montgomery built her career as one third of Comedy Theatre Company Population 3, along with James Bachman and Barunka O'Shaughnessy, and she appeared as a roving reporter for the comic television programme The Friday Night Project. Other television work has included Bo' Selecta!, The Mighty Boosh, and The IT Crowd.
Montgomery has been heard in several Radio 4 programmes, including the radio phone-in spoof Down the Line, Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends, The Way We Live Right Now, The Museum of Everything, The Department, Another Case of Milton Jones, The Party Line, Harry Hill's Ghost of a Christmas Present, The Pits, the Torchwood story "Lost Souls" and Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack. She produced a pilot for her own sketch show pilot for the BBC called The Full Montgomery which went on to run on Radio 4 for two series.
In 2005, Montgomery began writing for and performing in the comedy sketch show Tittybangbang on BBC Three. The sketch comedy series also stars Debbie Chazen and has had three series, from 2005 to late 2007. She was in The Armstrong and Miller Show on BBC One, and Bellamy's People on BBC Two. She has also been on The Law of the Playground and The Wall on BBC Three. She provided the voice of Destiny in Mongrels. Montgomery had various roles in The Life of Rock with Brian Pern and Harry and Paul's Story of the Twos. She was also the voice of Jeanine and other female characters in the Animated Puppetoon children's television series A Town Called Panic.
She voiced for the series Badly Dubbed Porn on Comedy Central.[1]
She has starred in many stage productions, including leads in record-breaking and critically acclaimed Jerusalem with Mark Rylance at the Royal Court in 2009, the 2011–12 revival of Stephen Sondheim's Company at the Sheffield Crucible and Canvas at the Chichester Festival in 2012.
Montgomery appeared in the musical Viva Forever!, based on the music of the Spice Girls.[2]
Personal life
Montgomery is married to fellow comedian Rhys Thomas. They and their two daughters, Polly (born 2008) and Rosie Rae (born 2010), live in East London.[3]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor | Lexi | UK/US voice |
2018 | Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie | Carly and Cowgirls | UK/US voice |
2019 | Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans | Birte (Third New Recruit) | |
2020 | Jungle Beat: The Movie | Mama Ostrich | Speaking and vocal effects |
2021 | Hilda and the Mountain King | Gerda Gustav |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | A Town Called Panic | Jeanine, additional voices | Voice only |
2004 | AD/BC: A Rock Opera | Wise man | TV |
2005 | Badly Dubbed Porn | Various characters | Voice |
The Robinsons | Amanda | 1 episode | |
Planet Sketch | Voice role | ||
The Mighty Boosh | Townswoman | Episode: "The Priest and the Beast" | |
Tittybangbang | Various characters | Also Writer | |
2006 | Phobias | The Pogonophobe | |
2007 | Strutter | Elkie Zpittvar | 4 episodes |
The Armstrong and Miller Show | Various characters | 13 episodes | |
2008 | 10 Days to War | Natalie Fay | Episode: "A Simple Private Matter" |
Headcases | Various | ||
The IT Crowd | April | Episode: "The Speech" | |
The Wall | Various/Charles Irons | ||
2010 | Bellamy's People of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Various Roles | 8 episodes |
Mongrels | Destiny | Voice only | |
The Stephen K. Amos Show | Candi Carmel | 1 episode | |
2011 | Absolutely Fabulous | Baron | Episode: "Identity" |
2014 | The Life of Rock with Brian Pern | Pepita | |
The Fast Show [4] | Various | 2 episodes | |
Crackanory | Various | 2 episodes | |
2015–2018 | Bob the Builder (2015 TV series) | Mayor Madison and Shifter (UK) Jenny Dobbs |
Voice roles |
2016–2017 | Tracey Ullman's Show | Various | Also Writer |
2016–2019 | Digby Dragon | Grizel and Archie | Voice role |
2017–2021 | Thomas & Friends | Marion (Season 24 only), Lexi, Hannah, the Troublesome Trucks, Carly and Cowgirls | UK/US voice |
2017 | You're the Worst | Katherine | 2 episodes |
2018 | Tracey Breaks the News | Also Writer | |
2018–2023 | Disenchantment | Bunty / Becky the Enchantress | Voice role |
2020 | Bumps | Fallon | Also Writer |
2020 | Hilda | Gerda Gustav, additional voices | 5 episodes |
2014-2021 | Hey Duggee | Chew-Chew, Hennie, Tag's Mum | Voice |
2022 | Dodger | Minnie Bilge | Writer and Executive Producer |
2022 | Big Tree City | Kit (voice) |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Dragon Quest Heroes II | Desdemona | Voice role |
2021 | Bravely Default II | Folie | Voice role |
2022 | Arknights | Dobermann |
References
- Badly Dubbed Porn | Show | Comedy Central UK and Ireland
- "Cast". VivaForeverTheMusical.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012.
- "Interview: Rhys Thomas - Nobody's fool - Scotsman.com". Scotsman.com. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- BC 2 50th Birthday Special