Lucy Alice T. Punch is a British film and television actress. She also plays in theater productions. Lucy can be seen in the films Kinda Tough Pointers, A Very Bad Teacher, and Into the Woods.
Biography
Lucy Punch was born on December 30, 1977 in London. The future actress grew up in a family that runs a market research company. Punch was educated at the private school of Godolfin. Lucy later attended Latimer High School. In her youth, she played at the National Youth Theater in London. Lucy was educated in courses at University College London. In 2015, Punch had a son, Rex. The blonde does not cover her personal life.
Career and creativity
Early in her career, Lucy played Susan Henderson in the detective series Poirot, which ran from 1989 to 2013. The main roles were played by David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson and Pauline Moran. The series was shown in Great Britain, Finland, Japan, Australia, France, the Netherlands, Estonia. Then the actress was invited to the series "The New Adventures of Robin Hood." The action-adventure movie could be seen from 1997 to 1999. Lucy got the role of Queen Stephanie. Her partners on the set were Martin Ellis, Richard Ashton, Barbara Griffin and Matthew Porretta. The series was nominated for Saturn.
Then she played Melissa in the detective story "Purely English Murders". The main roles are played by John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson, Chris Wilson, Jason Hughes, Neil Dudgeon and Fiona Dolman. The crime series has been shown in the UK, Germany, USA, Australia and Italy. Later, the actress could be seen as Sue White in the TV series Dream Team, as Helen in the 1999 drama Days Like These, as Melissa in The Big Bad World.
In the TV series "Tyrants at Court", Punch got the role of Evelyn. Her partners on the set were Don French, Jennifer Saunders, Adrian Scarborough, Alison Steadman and Elizabeth Berrington. The action takes place in pre-revolutionary France. In the center of the plot is a Versailles intriguer, assisted by a maid and a tailor. In the TV series People Like Us, the name of which can be translated into Russian as "People like us", Lucy played Kate. This comedy ran from 1999 to 2001. The leading roles were given to Chris Langham, Mark Hadfield, Mike Haley, Emma Kennedy and Evan Bailey. Then the actress was invited to play the role of Sally Peep in the 1999 TV series "The Tenth Kingdom", in the 2000 television melodrama "Cinderella" and in the movie "Green Fingers" as Holly. Lucy later played Sarah in the TV series My Family, which ran from 2000 to 2011.
In 2000, the series "Simon Schama: A History of Britain" began with Punch. She then landed the role of Linda in the 2001 film Goodbye, Mr Steadman and starred in the short It's Not You, It's Me as Rose. A year later, she could be seen as an Emmy in the television drama Come Together, as Esther in I Saw You, and as Shaina in Dinotopia: A New Adventure. The actress starred in the 2003 television film Second Nature and in the drama Ella Enchanted.
Filmography
In 2004, Lucy landed a role in the television film The Life and Death of Peter Sellers. Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron, Emily Watson, John Lithgow and Miriam Margulis starred in this comedy melodrama. The film won an Emmy, Golden Globe, Actors Guild Prize and was nominated for the Cannes Film Festival prize. She also played Elaine in Dr. Martin, Alice in Theater, Nicky in The Festival. In 2006, she landed the role of Lucy in the short film Electric Stingray, the role of Holly in the TV series Class, and the role of Melanie in Are You Ready for Love?
Later she was invited to play the role of Sally in the series "The Sarah Silverman Show", to the role of Eve in the movie "Kind of Cool Pointers," to the role of Alice in the drama "Ladies and Gentlemen". Lucy has been featured in 2007's Don't, short on Wayne's Days and The Omid Djalili Show (Miss Fanny), and Classmates. In 2007, she landed the role of Irene in the film Two Families. Then there was a role in the mini-series "Tales for Adults", dramas "1%", "Untitled", "The Big Break", "Electra Luxx", "You Will Meet a Mysterious Stranger" and "Dinner with the Dorks".
In 2010, the series "Bully" began, in which Punch played Kate. Lucy got the main female role, and her partners were Toby Stevens, Ronnie Gatti, Roger Griffiths, Miranda Raison and Rory Kinnear. The events in this comedy drama develop around a detective duo in which a difficult relationship reigns. The series has been shown in the UK, USA, Russia, Sweden and Japan. Among the creators of the detective are Matt Lipsy, Ian Fitzgibbon, Kieron J. Walsh.
In the same period, she got the role of Sarah in the film "The main thing is not to be afraid!". Kate Hudson, Gael Garcia Bernal, Katie Bates, Romani Malko and Rosemary DeWitt got the lead roles. This melodrama follows the romantic relationship between a woman with cancer and her doctor. The film was presented at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Later, Lucy could be seen in the film "Take Me Home", the film "Good Old Orgy", the comedy "Very Bad Teacher" (Emmy Squirrel), the TV series "New Girl", which ran from 2011 to 2018. In 2011, she played Paulina in Giant Mechanical Man.
Then she was invited to the series "Playhouse", "Ben and Kate", "The Kroll Show", "Let's Get to Know" and in the films "Wedding Video", "Yellow", "Real Boys", "Slaughter Weekend", "Procession" and "Marry Barry." Punch could be seen in the pictures City Hall, The Goldfish, "Miss Trouble", "Cake", "Into the Woods …", "Annoyed". In the TV series "Motherhood" Lucy played Amanda. Then she appeared in the drama "Lemony Snicket: 33 Misfortunes" and in the films "Woman's Brain", "You, Me and Him." In 2018, the actress starred in the mini-series The Book of Dog and the TV series The Conners, and in 2019 in the movie How to Create a Girl.
