Sharon Duncan-Brewster

Sharon Duncan-Brewster (born 8 February 1976) is a British actress. She is known for her role as Crystal Gordon in Bad Girls during the first four series; her role as Trina Johnson on EastEnders; and her role as Maggie Cain in the autumn 2009 Doctor Who special, The Waters of Mars. More recently, she has played Senator Tynnra Pamlo across the Star Wars franchise; Imperial Planetologist Dr. Liet-Kynes in Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune; and a genderbent version of Professor Moriarty in Enola Holmes 2.

Sharon Duncan-Brewster
Born (1976-02-08) 8 February 1976
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present

Career

Duncan-Brewster portrayed the role of Crystal Gordon in the first four series of ITV prison drama series Bad Girls. After leaving the programme at the end of its fourth series she guest-starred in Holby City, Waking the Dead, Babyfather and daytime soap opera Doctors. From February to September 2009 Duncan-Brewster appeared on the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Trina Johnson, estranged wife of Lucas Johnson. She appeared in the 2009 Doctor Who special "The Waters of Mars" as Maggie Cain.[1] Duncan-Brewster also appeared on the medical TV series Body Story in 1998, playing a club singer and influenza patient named Holly Jones. In 2011, Duncan-Brewster appeared in all four episodes of TV drama Top Boy. She originated the role of "C" in the play Crave by Sarah Kane, and played the role of Catherine Hunter, who is Alex Hunter's mother, in the FIFA 17's story mode known as "The Journey". Duncan-Brewster reprised the role of Catherine Hunter in FIFA 18's The Journey: Hunter Returns and FIFA 19's The Journey: Champions. She also portrayed Kitty in the BBC One production of The Long Song in December 2018.

In 2022, Duncan-Brewster worked in Enola Holmes 2 portraying a genderbent version of Professor Moriarty.

In the Star Wars universe, she portrays Senator Tynnra Pamlo. She first played the character in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and later returned to voice the character in Star Wars: The Bad Batch.[2]

Filmography
Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2005 Imagine Me & You Ms. Fosley
2006 Shoot the Messenger Sharlene
2008 Three and Out Yvonne aka A Deal is a Deal
2011 Blooded Eve Jourdan
2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Senator Pamlo
2018 The Intent 2 Beverly
2019 Alien: Containment Albrecht Short film
2019 Snowflakes Esther Short film
2021 Dune Liet-Kynes
2022 Enola Holmes 2 Moriarty / Mira Troy
2023 Earth Mama Monica

Television
Year Film Role Notes
1991 2point4 Children Baby Maureen Episode: "Love and Marriage"
1992 Starting Out Lisa Episode: "Tom & Gerry"
1992 Grange Hill Girl in cafe #2 Episode: "Highly Appropriate"
1992 EastEnders Andrea 1 episode
1992 The Bill Donna Episode: "Going Soft"
1992 Between the Lines Teenage Girl Episode: "Private Enterprise"
1993 Hope I Die Before I Get Old TV movie
1995 TV Operas Pupil, Chorus Episode: "King of Hearts"
1995 Backup Janice Episode: "Clubbing"
1996 The Bill Aisha Bedford Episode: "Stop the Music"
1998 Maisie Raine Informer Episode: "Happy Families"
1998 Body Story Holly Jones Episode: "The Cold War"
1999–2002 Bad Girls Crystal Gordon Series 1–4 (main role, 44 episodes)
1999 Casualty Clare Johnson Episode: "Seeing the Light"
2002 Babyfather Evelyn 2 episodes
2004 Holby City Louise O'Connor Episode: "The Buck Stops Here"
2005 Doctors Rachel Roberts Episode: "Birthing Pains"
2005 Waking the Dead Sarah Baker 2 episodes
2006 Holby City Carmel Newland Episode: "Horses to Water"
2007 Coming Up Annette Episode: "Spoil"
2007 Doctors Cleo Potter Episode: "The Darker the Berry"
2007 The Nathan Caton Show Unknown Episode(s) unknown
2009 EastEnders Trina Johnson 15 episodes
2009 Doctor Who Maggie Cain Episode: "The Waters of Mars"
2010 Holby City Eve King Episode: 'Til the Grave
2011–2015 Rastamouse Scratchy (voice) Animated series; 23 episodes
2011–2013 Top Boy: Summerhouse Lisa 8 episodes
2013 The Bible Samson's mother Episode: "Homeland"
2013–2014 The Mimic Dionne 4 episodes
2015 Cucumber Maureen 2 episodes
2015 Unforgotten CPS Lawyer Episode #1.6
2015 Cuffs Karen Episode #1.4
2017 The Boy With The Topknot Carol TV movie
2018 The Long Song Kitty 2 episodes
2019–2023 Sex Education Roz Marchetti Recurring role
2019 Years and Years Fran Baxter 6 episodes
2021 Intergalactic Tula Quick 8 episodes
2021 Reset the Stage Seyi Dunola Balogun Miniseries
2023 Star Wars: The Bad Batch Senator Pamlo Voice role; 2 episodes
2023 The Swarm Samantha Crowe
† Washington Black TBA Miniseries

Video games
Year Film Role
2016 FIFA 17 Catherine Hunter
2017 FIFA 18
2018 FIFA 19

References
  1. "Cast revealed for 4.16". Doctor Who Magazine. No. 407. April 2009. p. 8.
  2. "The Clone Conspiracy Trivia Gallery". StarWars.com. Lucasfilm. 2 February 2023. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Tynnra Pamlo, the senator representing Taris, first appeared in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story played by Sharon Duncan-Brewster, who reprises her role in this episode.
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