Lesley Nicol (actress)
Early life
Nicol was born and raised in Manchester, Lancashire. Her father was a doctor, and her mother was a model and television presenter.
Early life
She left school at the age of seventeen to attend Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, from which she graduated.
Career
Nicol's television roles include the recent ITV drama series Mr Bates vs The Post Office, portraying the role of real-life sub-postmistress Pam Stubbs. She played Mrs. Beaver in the BBC adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe), the Queen Giant in The Silver Chair) and as Henrietta Beecham in the 2019 ITV) historical drama Beecham House. She made multiple appearances on ABC's The Catch) in a recurring role playing the matriarch of a London gangland family and also guest-starred on episodes of Amazon Prime Video's The Boys), ITV's Doc Martin, The CW's Supernatural) (where she played a variation of the witch from Hansel and Gretel), CBS's reboot of The Odd Couple), ABC's Once Upon a Time) and TVLand's Hot in Cleveland. She has also voiced Scarf Lady in children’s televisions Sarah and Duck.
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