Elisabeth Dermot Walsh

English actress
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroEnglish actress
A.K.A.Elisabeth Clare Louise Walsh
A.K.A.Elisabeth Clare Louise Walsh
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain England
isActor
Work fieldFilm, TV, Stage & Radio
Gender
Female
Birth15 September 1974, London
Age50 years
The details

Biography

Elisabeth Dermot Walsh (born Elisabeth Clare Louise Walsh; 15 September 1974) is an English actress, known for portraying Elizabeth in Falling for a Dancer and Dr Zara Carmichael in Doctors.

Background

Born in Merton, Surrey, Walsh is the daughter of Irish actor Dermot Walsh (1924–2002) and his third wife, English actress Elisabeth Madeleine Annear (1944–1993).

She has a sister, Olivia, and, from her father's previous marriages, a half-sister, Sally, and a half-brother, Michael.

She attended West Heath School, and later trained at RADA.

Career

Walsh made her television debut in the television film Falling for a Dancer. She has also appeared in Love in a Cold Climate, Unfinished Business, Midsomer Murders and Holby City. She played the lead role of Elinor Carlisle in the 2003 ITV adaptation of Agatha Christie's Sad Cypress.

In 2009 she joined the regular cast of BBC soap opera Doctors, playing Dr Zara Carmichael. She had a guest role in an episode of Love Soup. Her theatre credits include Ring Round the Moon, The Country Wife, The Misanthrope, The Life of Galileo and Rebecca, opposite Nigel Havers.

Personal life

Walsh resides in London with her partner, actor Dylan Charles. The couple have two children.

Filmography

Television

YearShowRoleNotes
1998Falling for a DancerElizabethTelevision film
1999Unfinished BusinessRachel (9 episodes)Sitcom
CleopatraOctaviaTelevision film
2001Love in a Cold ClimateLinda RadlettTelevision miniseries
2002Bertie and ElizabethLillibetTelevision film
2003Murphy's LawKate Jennings
- Electric Bill (2003)
TV series
My HeroCharlotte
- It's All in the Mind (2003)
Sitcom
Agatha Christie's Poirot: Sad CypressElinor CarlisleTelevision film
2004The RivalsJulia MelvillePerformance at Bristol Old Vic, recorded for DVD
2005Twenty Thousand Streets Under The SkyMrs Sanderson-ChantryTelevision film
Love SoupRoberta Samms
- War Is Heck (2005)
Sitcom
2007The CommanderThelma
- The Fraudster (2007)
Police drama
2008Midsomer MurdersBeth Porteous
- Blood Wedding (2008)
Police drama
Fiona's StoryEmmaTelevision film
2009Holby CityElizabeth Farrington
- Proceed with Caution (2009)
Medical drama
DoctorsDr Zara Carmichael (2009–present)Soap opera

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2009From Time to TimeJoan - Tolly's mother

Theatre

  • The Misanthrope, Gate Theatre, February – March 2003 (playing Jennifer)
  • The Rivals, Bristol Old Vic, 2004, playing Julia Melville
  • Rebecca, tour, 2005 (playing Mrs De Winter)
  • The Life of Galileo, Olivier Theatre, July – October 2006 (playing Virginia)
  • The Country Wife, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, October 2007 – January 2008 (playing Ms Alithea)
  • Ring Round the Moon, Playhouse Theatre, February – March 2008 (playing Diana)
  • The Alchemist, Olivier Theatre, September – November 2006 (playing Dame Pilant)

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