Monica Dolan

Born: 1969-03-15

Monica Dolan is a BAFTA and Olivier Award winning actor whose work spans television, film and stage. Monica was born in March 1969 into an Irish family and has a sister Gabrielle. She studied drama at the Guildhall School in London, graduating in 1991 and soon afterwards went into television. A supremely versatile character actress, she has tended to specialize in stunning portrayals of the darker side of life, as real-life stalker Maria Marchese in U Be Dead (2009), demure but deadly Miss Gilchrist in the superior Poirot adaptation Poirot: After the Funeral (2006) and, particularly, as serial killer Rosemary West in Appropriate Adult (2011) for which she, along with fellow Guildhall graduate Dominic West, deservedly received a BAFTA award.


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Kick-Ass 2

as Tommy's Mum
Released: 2013-07-17

After Kick-Ass’ insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, he joins a...

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Empire of Light

as Rosemary Bates
Released: 2022-12-09

The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a...

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Official Secrets

as Fiona Bygate
Released: 2019-08-30

The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq...

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Eye in the Sky

as Angela Northman
Released: 2015-09-07

A UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in...

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as Nurse
Released: 2010-03-18

As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy spend their childhood at an idyllic and secluded English...

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Cyrano

as Marie
Released: 2021-12-17

A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal...

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Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

as Angela
Released: 2013-07-24

When famous DJ Alan Partridge’s radio station is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets...

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as May Brown
Released: 2021-01-14

As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on...

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Pride

as Marion
Released: 2014-09-12

In 1984, a group of LGBT activists decide to raise money to support the National Union of...

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Sightseers

as Janice
Released: 2012-11-30

Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and...

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The Falling

as Miss Martha Alvaro
Released: 2015-04-24

England, 1969. The fascinating Abbie and the troubled Lydia are great friends. After an...

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Days of the Bagnold Summer

as Sue
Released: 2020-08-13

Sue works in a library. Daniel eats crisps and listens to Metallica. This was the summer Daniel...

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This Time Next Year

as Connie
Released: 2024-06-28

Minnie and Quinn were both born in London on New Year’s Day, in the same hospital, one minute...

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Topsy-Turvy

as Miss Barnes
Released: 1999-12-15

After their production "Princess Ida" meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship...

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She Stoops to Conquer

as Miss Kate Hardcastle
Released: 2003-04-08

Oliver Goldsmith's classic comedy of manners tells of the clever schemes and comic ruses that...

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Guernsey

as Claire
Released: 2005-08-25

Guernsey is the story of a woman who suddenly looks at her own life and wonders how she became...

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Typist Artist Pirate King

as Audrey Amiss
Released: 2023-10-27

The growing friendship between two women as they hit the road in an electric car looking for...

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The Arbor

as Ann Hamilton
Released: 2010-10-22

The lives of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar and Lorraine, one of her daughters, and...

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King Lear

as Regan
Released: 2008-08-06

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to...

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Within the Whirlwind

as Pitkowskaya
Released: 2009-09-18

During Stalin's reign of terror, Evgenia Ginzburg, a literature professor, was sent to 10 years...

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A Woman Walks Into A Bank

as Narrator
Released: 2022-12-30

A Woman Walks into a Bank is about a young woman’s journey from normality to extremism and back...

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Hermia
Released: 1996-11-29

A film adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, based on a popular stage production by the Royal...

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My Name Is Leon

as Maureen
Released: 2022-06-10

Leon, a mixed-race boy, and Jake, his white baby brother, are separated after their mother has a...

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Rialto

as Claire
Released: 2020-05-08

Colm is in his mid-forties, married, with two teenage children. Still grieving the death of his...

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National Theatre Live: All About Eve

as Karen Richards
Released: 2019-03-11

The story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has...

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Complicit

as Judith
Released: 2013-02-16

An MI5 officer's attempts to foil a possible terrorist plot are undermined by bureaucracy and...

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U Be Dead

as Maria Marchese
Released: 2009-07-05

A doctor and his girlfriend are stalked by a woman who claims to be in love with him. Meanwhile,...

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The History of Mr Polly

as uncredited
Released: 2007-05-07

When Alfred Polly fails to find fulfilment as a shop keeper, he leaves his wife and sets out on...

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The Witness for the Prosecution

as uncredited
Released: 2016-12-26

The hunt is on to find the murderer of a wealthy glamorous heiress who is found dead in her...

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Occupation

as Nicky Swift
Released: 2009-06-15

Three ex-servicemen return to Basra, each for a different reason.

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Wallis & Edward

as Elizabeth
Released: 2005-12-18

In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson, a twice...

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Fern

as Woman
Released: 2017-09-21

A woman loses her husband and finds a potted plant.

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Meconium

as Kel (voice)
Released: 2011-10-24

Owain's girlfriend Lorna has gone into labour unexpectedly. The baby is stuck in its sac and...

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Out of Darkness

as uncredited
Released: 2013-10-08

A unique story told by nine different actors which explores the haunting of a conscience by lost...

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Midsomer Murders

as Imogen Stroud
First aired: 1997-03-23

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...

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Death in Paradise

as Patricia Lawrence
First aired: 2011-10-25

A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling...

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Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Miss Gilchrist / Cora Gallaccio
First aired: 1989-01-08

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet...

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Black Mirror

as Janet McCardle
First aired: 2011-12-04

Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before...

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Black Mirror

as CS Linda Grace
First aired: 2011-12-04

Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before...

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Inside No. 9

as May
First aired: 2014-02-05

An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.

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DCI Banks

as Maggie Forrest
First aired: 2011-09-16

A thrilling drama based on the novels by Peter Robinson. Stephen Tompkinson and Andrea Lowe star...

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Wolf Hall

as Alice More
First aired: 2015-01-21

Following the fact-based historical book of the same name, this drama follows the rise of...

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Strike

as Leonora Quine
First aired: 2017-08-27

A war veteran turned private detective operates out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street....

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The Witness for the Prosecution

as Janet McIntyre
First aired: 2016-12-26

The hunt is on to find the murderer of a wealthy glamorous heiress who is found dead in her...

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Sherwood

as Ann Branson
First aired: 2022-06-13

Old grudges, new rivalries. A tangled web of murder and revenge spirals in a fractured...

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Mr Bates vs The Post Office

as Jo Hamilton
First aired: 2024-01-01

One of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British legal history where hundreds of innocent...

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A Very English Scandal

as Marion Thorpe
First aired: 2018-05-20

It's the late 1960s, homosexuality has only just been legalised and Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of...

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W1A

as Tracey Pritchard
First aired: 2014-03-19

The follow-up to 'Twenty Twelve' as Ian Fletcher takes up the position of 'Head of Values' at...

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The Escape Artist

as Eileen Morris
First aired: 2013-10-29

A chilling and bloody legal thriller that explores the line between law and justice. Will...

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Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge

as Angela
First aired: 2010-11-05

Mid Morning Matters is a British mockumentary series written by Steve Coogan, Neil Gibbons, Rob...

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Tipping the Velvet

as Alice Astley
First aired: 2002-12-09

A tempestuous tale of love and life as a naïve girl discovers both romance and pain in the...

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The Casual Vacancy

as Tess Wall
First aired: 2015-02-15

The citizens of the small British town of Pagford fight for the spot on the parish council after...

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The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

as Anne Darwin
First aired: 2022-04-17

The extraordinary and compelling story of how John Darwin faked his own death to claim life...

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Hang Ups

as Alison Jones
First aired: 2018-08-08

After the collapse of his previous group therapy practice, Richard is no longer able to conduct...

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Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

as Lorna
First aired: 2020-06-23

Widely celebrated as Alan Bennett's masterpieces, his multi-award-winning Talking Heads return...

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Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories

as uncredited
First aired: 2016-05-26

A unique collection of extraordinary fantastical short stories from the pen of Neil Gaiman,...

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Appropriate Adult

as Rose West
First aired: 2011-09-04

The extraordinary story of Gloucester housewife Janet Leach who played a key role in the...

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The Change

as Carmel
First aired: 2023-06-21

Linda finds a new lease on life when she learns that she's experiencing menopause. So she heads...

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Occupation

as Nicky Swift
First aired: 2009-06-16

A powerful, affecting drama that spans the five years following the invasion of Iraq in 2003....

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