Phoebe Nicholls

Phoebe Nicholls, an English actress, is best known for her roles as Brideshead Revisited in Brideshead Revisited, and The Elephant Man.

• Birthplace : London, England

   

• Age: April 7, 1958(67 years old).

  
  Achievements:

• Best known for Brideshead Revisited and The Elephant Man roles.
  
  
• She appeared in Persuasion, a 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel.
  
  
• Nicholls played Jessica in Hysteria at the Royal Court, London, where it won the Olivier Award in 1994 for Best Comedy. She starred with Vanessa Redgrave in Three Sisters.
  
  
• She has acted in several films, including Heart of Darkness (directed by Nicholas Roeg), Maurice (1987), Ordeal by Innocence(1984) and The Elephant Man(1980).
  
  
• She was seen on television in Brideshead Revisited (1981) as Cordelia.
  
  
• She appeared in Brian Clark’s “Whose life is it anyway?” The Mermaid Theatre, London, England.

         Awards:

• Clarence Derwent Award Phoebe Nicholls won the 2009 Clarence Derwent Award by Equity for her supporting roles in the 2008 West End revivals Noel Coward’s The Vortex, and Harley Granville Barker’s Waste.
  
  
• Nicholls won the Olivier Award in 1994 for Best Comedy for her role as Jessica in Hysteria.

         Extra info:

• Phoebe Sarah Nicholls was born in 1957 and is an English actress who works in film, TV, and theatre. Known for Brideshead Revisited and The Elephant Man roles. Nicholls, the daughter of Anthony Nicholls (actor) and Faith Kent (actress), was born in London. She studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Nicholls was married to director Charles Sturridge in July 1985. They have two sons – Tom and Arthur – and a girl, Matilda. Her grandfather was photojournalist Horace Nicholls.  In childhood films, she was Sarah Nicholls. She appeared in her early 20s in David Lynch’s The Elephant Man, Richard Loncraine’s The Missionary and Brideshead Revisited as Cordelia.
  
  
• Nicholls’ films include Heart of Darkness (directed by Nicholas Roeg), Maurice (1987), Ordeal by Innocence(1984), and The Elephant Man(1980). She was Cordelia in Brideshead Revisited, an 1981 television film. She appeared in Persuasion, a 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel. Nicholls also worked in the theater. She created the role of Jessica in Hysteria which won the Olivier Award in 1994 for Best Comedy. She starred opposite Vanessa Redgrave at the Royal Court Theatre in London.
  
  
• Phoebe Nicholls was recognized for her outstanding performance in the entertainment industry. In 2009, she won the Clarence Derwent Award for roles in West End revivals and the Olivier Award in 1994 for her role in Hysteria.