Annabel Scholey Biography

Annabel Scholey (born 8 January 1984) is an English actress. She is known for portraying Lauren Drake in the BBC supernatural drama Being Human. Scholey played the lead role of 'Maddie' in Vertigo Film's musical feature film Walking on Sunshine, which was released in June 2014. In 2016, Scholey played Contessina de Medici in Medici: Masters of Florence, an 8 part television series with Dustin Hoffman and Richard Madden.

Life and career

Scholey was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. She trained at the Oxford School of Drama, graduating in 2005.

Scholey has worked extensively on screen and in theatre. She appeared (July/Aug 2013) in the revival of Passion Play by Peter Nichols (at the Duke of York's Theatre) as the predatory younger woman, Kate. She also worked at The Royal National Theatre in their summer production of Antigone playing the role of Ismene. In June 2011 Scholey played Lady Anne, in Sam Mendes adaptation of Richard III with Kevin Spacey in the title role, at the Old Vic theatre in London and the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. The production opened to rave reviews. In 2010, Scholey played Hermia alongside Dame Judi Dench in "A Midsummer Nights Dream" at The Rose Theatre Kingston and later that year appeared as 'Julia' in Sheridan's "The Rivals", alongside Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles (of To the Manor Born) at the Haymarket Theatre in London. Both productions were directed by Sir Peter Hall.

Scholey played the lead role of Michelle 'Midge' Lerner in the BBC Three comedy drama Personal Affairs, alongside Laura Aikman, Ruth Negga, and Maimie McCoy.

Also for television, she played Diana Rivers in the 2006 BBC adaptation of Jane Eyre, Lucy Pfister in the recently improvised comedy series Family Tree for HBO, NBC, and BBC. She has also appeared in episodes of George Gently, EastEnders, Holby City, and Poirot.

Scholey has lent her voice to radio dramas including All Passion Spent, A Harlot's Progress and Under Milk Wood. She was runner-up in the BBC Carleton Hobbs Radio Competition 2005. In 2011, she provided voice for Ginny Weasley in the video game version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2005	Poirot: After the Funeral	Miss Sorrel	Maurice Phillips	Television film
2006	Holby City	Naomi Verity	Ian Jackson	Medical drama (Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged) (2006)
	Doctors	Lisa Armstrong		TV series (Home Truths) (2006)
	Jane Eyre	Diana Rivers	Susanna White	TV series (Episode 1.4) (2006)
2007	EastEnders	Maddy	Edward Bazalgette	Soap opera (2 episodes)
2009	Being Human	Lauren Drake	Toby Haynes and Colin Teague	TV series; series regular (Episodes 1.1-1.5) (2009)
	Personal Affairs	Michelle 'Midge' Lerner	Ashley Way, Jenny Ash, and James Henry	TV series
2011	One Wrong Word	Denise	Nicole Volavka	Short film (Electric Ballroom productions)
2012	Family Tree	Lucy Pfister	Christopher Guest	TV series (NBC/HBO/BBC)
	Very Few Fish	Claire	Alex Winkler	Pilot/Taster (BBC)
2014	Walking on Sunshine	Maddie	Max Giwa and Diana Pasquini	Feature film
2015	Inspector George Gently	Gemma Nunn	Ciaran Donnelly	TV series
2016	Medici: Masters of Florence	Contessina de' Medici	Sergio Mimica-Gezzan	TV series (RAI Production)

Theatre

• The Real Thing, Theatre Royal, Bath and national tour, 2005 (playing Debbie)
• Troilus and Cressida, Edinburgh International Festival and RSC, 2006 (playing Cressida)
• The Cherry Orchard, Sheffield Crucible, 2007 (playing Anya)
• Hobson"?s Choice, Chichester Festival Theatre and UK tour, 2007 (playing Vickey Hobson)
• Hamlet, Bristol Tobacco Factory, 2008 (playing Ophelia)
• The Taming of the Shrew, Bristol Tobacco Factory, 2008 (playing Bianca)
• Wallenstein, Chichester Festival Theatre, 2009 (playing Princess Thekla)
• The House of Special Purpose, Chichester Festival Theatre, 2009 (playing Olga)
• A Midsummer Nights Dream, Rose Theatre, Kingston, 2010 (playing Hermia)
• Charley's Aunt, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, 2010 (playing Kitty Verdun)
• The Rivals, Haymarket Theatre, London, November 2010February 2011 (playing Julia)
• Richard III, Old Vic Theatre, London, JuneSeptember 2011 (playing Lady Anne)
• Antigone, Royal National Theatre, London, AprilJuly 2012 (playing Ismene)
• Mr Burns, Almeida Theatre, London, May 2014
• High Society, Old Vic Theatre, London, AprilAugust 2015 (playing Liz Imbrie)
• The Iliad, British Museum and Almeida Theatre, London, 14 August 2015 (reading)