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Saskia Reeves

Born 16 Aug 1961 in Paddington, London, England, UK65 years36 credits

Saskia Reeves (born 16 August 1961) is a British actress perhaps best known for her roles in the films Close My Eyes (1991) and I.D. (1995), and the 2000 miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune. Born and brought up in London to a Dutch mother and English father, Reeves studied at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has since worked with directors such as Mike Leigh, Stephen Poliakoff, Michael Winterbottom and Nicholas Hytner. Early in her career she performed in puppet shows and in satirical revues at the Covent Garden Community Theatre. Her television credits include Spooks and the Bodies finale. Her stage work includes productions at London's National and Royal Court Theatres as well as on international tour. In addition to her acting career, Reeves does voice work, including commercial and narration (book readings) for VocalPoint.net. In 2008, she starred in English Touring Theatre's revival of Athol Fugard's Hello and Goodbye at the Trafalgar Studios in London. In 2010 she starred as Anne Darwin, the wife of the famous disappearing canoeist John Darwin (played by Bernard Hill) in Canoe Man, a dramatisation of the John Darwin disappearance case for BBC4 and in the BBC1 series Luther. In 2011 Reeves played the matriarch, Anna Brangwen, in the first part of William Ivory's two-part adaptation of D. H. Lawrence's novels The Rainbow and Women in Love, first shown on BBC4. Description above from the Wikipedia article Saskia Reeves, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Saskia Reeves (* 16. August 1961) ist eine britische Schauspielerin, die vor allem für ihre Rollen in den Filmen „Close My Eyes“ (1991) und „I.D.“ (1995) sowie der Miniserie „Frank Herberts Dune“ (2000) bekannt ist. Geboren und aufgewachsen in London als Tochter einer niederländischen Mutter und eines englischen Vaters, studierte Reeves an der Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London und arbeitete anschließend mit Regisseuren wie Mike Leigh, Stephen Poliakoff, Michael Winterbottom und Nicholas Hytner zusammen. Zu Beginn ihrer Karriere trat sie in Puppentheaterstücken und satirischen Revuen am Covent Garden Community Theatre auf. Zu ihren Fernsehrollen zählen Auftritte in „Spooks“ und im Finale von „Bodies“. Sie spielte unter anderem am National Theatre und am Royal Court Theatre in London und tourte international. Neben ihrer Schauspielkarriere arbeitet Reeves als Sprecherin, unter anderem für Werbespots und Hörbücher (Lesungen) für VocalPoint.net. 2008 spielte sie die Hauptrolle in der Wiederaufnahme von Athol Fugards „Hello and Goodbye“ durch das English Touring Theatre in den Trafalgar Studios in London. 2010 verkörperte sie Anne Darwin, die Ehefrau des berühmten, verschollenen Kanufahrers John Darwin (gespielt von Bernard Hill), in „Canoe Man“, einer Dramatisierung des Verschwindensfalls von John Darwin für BBC4, sowie in der BBC1-Serie „Luther“. 2011 spielte Reeves die Matriarchin Anna Brangwen im ersten Teil von William Ivorys zweiteiliger Adaption von D. H. Lawrences Romanen „Der Regenbogen“ und „Liebende Frauen“, die erstmals auf BBC4 ausgestrahlt wurde.

Acting (36)

National Theatre Live: End
National Theatre Live: End2026 · Julie
Nurses Come and Go, But None for Me
Nurses Come and Go, But None for Me2025 · Actress
The Outrun
The Outrun2024 · Annie
Creation Stories
Creation Stories2021 · Helen
Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And Legendary Tapes
Delia Derbyshire: The Myths And Legendary Tapes2020 · Maddalena Fagandini / Mary Wollstonecraft
National Theatre Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second
National Theatre Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second2019 · Bushy / Green / Duchess of York
The Child in Time
The Child in Time2018 · Thelma Darke
King Lear: Live at Shakespeare's Globe
King Lear: Live at Shakespeare's Globe2017 · Kent
Our Kind of Traitor
Our Kind of Traitor2016 · Tamara
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister2016 · President
The Program
The Program2015 · Conference Director
Salting the Battlefield
Salting the Battlefield2014 · Anthea Catcheside
Anna
Anna2013 · Michelle Greene
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I2013 · Nurse
An Event in Autumn
An Event in Autumn2012 · Vanja Andersson
Women in Love
Women in Love2011 · Anna Brangwen
Page Eight
Page Eight2011 · Anthea Catcheside
National Theatre Live: A Disappearing Number
National Theatre Live: A Disappearing Number2010 · Ruth Minnen
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 19832009 · Mandy Wymer
Me and Orson Welles
Me and Orson Welles2008 · Barbara Luddy
Unknown Things
Unknown Things2007 · Mrs Hoogstraten
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle2005 · Louisa Doyle
The Tesseract
The Tesseract2004 · Rosa
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol1999 · Mrs. Cratchit
L.A. Without a Map
L.A. Without a Map1999 · Joy
Heart
Heart1999 · Maria McCardle
Different for Girls
Different for Girls1996 · Jean
Butterfly Kiss
Butterfly Kiss1995 · Miriam
Cruel Train
Cruel Train1995 · Selina Roberts
I.D.
I.D.1995 · Lynda
Traps
Traps1993 · Louise Duffield
Close My Eyes
Close My Eyes1991 · Natalie Bryant
The Bridge
The Bridge1991 · Isobel Heatherington
December Bride
December Bride1990 · Sarah Gilmartin
Last Day of Summer
Last Day of Summer1984 · Linda
Landgericht
Landgericht