Bessie Carter
Born
Bessie Beatrice Carter

(1993-10-25) 25 October 1993
Westminster, London, England[1]
Alma materGuildhall School of Music and Drama[2]
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
TelevisionHowards End
Beecham House
Bridgerton
Parents

Bessie Beatrice Carter (born 25 October 1993) is an English actress. She is known for her role as Evie Wilcox on the BBC television series Howards End (2017)[3] and Violet Woodhouse on the ITV television series Beecham House (2019).[4]

Early life

Carter was born in Westminster to actors Imelda Staunton and Jim Carter. In 2007, the three appeared in the BBC series Cranford (Carter was Captain Brown, Staunton was Miss Octavia Pole and Bessie was the maid, Margaret Gidman).[5][6][7]

She initially attended Francis Holland School before moving to Camden School for Girls, a state school, where she completed her A Levels.[1] She took a year out, during which she auditioned for drama school.[8] She studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2016 and winning the Spotlight Prize for Best Screen Actor that same year.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Les Misérables Ensemble Factory Woman
2018 Oil Sophie Short Film
2019 The Good Liar Secretary
2020 Two New Ella Short Film
2020 Emerge Jess Short Film - Post Production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007–2008 Cranford Margaret Gidman TV series
2017 Doc Martin Amy Vincent TV series - Episode: Farewell My Lovely
2017 Howards End Evie Wilcox TV series
2019 Beecham House Violet Woodhouse TV series
2020–present Bridgerton[10] Prudence Featherington TV series

Stage

Year Title Role Director Theatre
2015 The Secret Rapture by David Hare[11] Marion Wyn Jones Guildhall School of Music and Drama
2015 Lulu by Nicholas Wright[12] Geschwitz Christian Burgess Guildhall School of Music and Drama
2016 King Lear by William Shakespeare[13] Ensemble Deborah Warner The Old Vic
2018 Baskerville by Arthur Conan Doyle[14] Actor 3 Loveday Ingram Liverpool Playhouse
2019 All My Sons by Arthur Miller[15] Lydia Lubey Jeremy Herrin The Old Vic
2024 Dear Octopus by Dodie Smith[16] Fanny Emily Burns National Theatre

References

  1. 1 2 Parker, Kate (17 August 2019). "Bessie Carter: 'Mrs Hatton gave me a taste of drama'". Tes. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Guildhall School Graduates 2015/2016". Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Meet the cast of Howards End, 11 January 2019". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Meet the cast of ITV's Indian period drama Beecham House, 28 July 2019". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Imelda Staunton on acting naturally, 21 June 2018". The Times. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Bessie Carter takes after her parents with new role, but says they 'let me do my own thing, 26 August 2016". Evening Standard. 26 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Howards End's Bessie Carter, daughter of Downton Abbey star Jim Carter: 'Dad screamed when I got the part!', 14 November 2017". what's on tv. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  8. ↑ Cox, Emma (30 June 2019). "Bessie Carter". Sunday Express. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Bessie Carter - Spotlight Prize for Best Screen Actor 2016". Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "When is Bridgerton released on Netflix? What's it about?, 25 March 2020". Radio Times.
  11. ↑ "Guildhall's 2015 autumn drama programme begins, 7 October 2015". The Guildhall School. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  12. ↑ "The Guildhall School presents Frank Wedekind's Lulu in a version by Nicholas Wright, 25 October 2015". The Guildhall School. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  13. ↑ "King Lear, 25 March 2020". Old Vic Theatre.
  14. ↑ "Baskerville - A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, 1 December 2018". Everyman Playhouse. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  15. ↑ "All My Sons, 25 March 2020". Old Vic Theatre. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  16. ↑ "West End Look Ahead: Stars From 'Succession' And 'The Crown' Prepare To Tread The Boards As Nicole Scherzinger Sets Sights On Broadway For 'Sunset Boulevard' Revival". Deadline.


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