Flora Montgomery
| Flora Anne Selina Montgomery | |
|---|---|
| Born |
4 January 1974 Greyabbey, County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Occupation | Actress |
Flora Anne Selina Montgomery[1] (born 4 January 1974) is a Northern Irish actress.
Early life and family
She was born at her family's ancestral home in Greyabbey, County Down, and educated at Rockport School and Downe House, daughter of William Howard Clive Montgomery, OBE, of Rosemount House and of Greyabbey, and his second wife, Daphne Bridgeman.[2] Her maternal grandfather was Geoffrey Bridgeman.[3] She is a descendant of the 1st Viscount Montgomery.
Personal life
On 30 August 2014 Montgomery married Søren Jessen, a Danish restaurateur, at Greyabbey on the Montgomery estate in Northern Ireland. Guests included the actor Orlando Bloom, and Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.
Career
[4] Montgomery studied drama at The Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland. She graduated in 1994.
In 2003, she was named as one of European film's Shooting Stars by European Film Promotion. Her notable TV appearances include The Bill as Emma, Urban Gothic, Pulling Moves and Midsomer Murders. She also acted in the 2001 film The Discovery of Heaven and in 2006 in Basic Instinct 2.[5]
Montgomery also appeared in an episode of the medical series "Body Story 2" in 2001. In the episode, she played a woman named Phoebe Hamilton. The episode showed what happened to her character's body in response to a wasp sting. In 2012 she had a role in the pilot episode of ITV's Endeavour.[5]
Filmography
- The Governor (1 episode, "#1.5", 1995) .... Susan Fisher
- The Perfect Blue (1997) .... Film Student #2
- Bugs (1 episode, "Renegades", 1997) .... Joanne
- The Tale of Sweeney Todd (TV movie) (1997) .... Young Woman in Waxworks
- Heat of the Sun (TV mini-series) (1 episode, "The Sport of Kings", 1998) .... Dorothy Michaeljohn
- The Bill (4 episodes, "Too Many Cooks", "Gentle Touch: Part 1", "Gentle Touch: Part 2" and "Gentle Touch: Part 3", 1998-2000) .... Carol Chambers / Emma Roberts
- Mosley (4 episodes, "Young Man in a Hurry", "Rules of the Game", "Breaking the Mould" and "Beyond the Pale", 1998) .... Baba/Lady Alexandra Metcalfe
- A Certain Justice (3 episodes, 1998) .... Octavia Aldridge
- Wuthering Heights (1998) .... Isabella Linton
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1 episodes, "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", 2000) .... Flora Ackroyd
- Metropolis (2000) .... Sophie Hamilton
- Urban Gothic (1 episode, "Turn On", 2000) .... Jane
- When Brendan Met Trudy (2000) .... Trudy
- Monarch of the Glen (1 episode, "#2.4", 2001) .... Tanya Conway
- An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1 episode, "Playing God", 2001) .... Laura Fergusson
- The Discovery of Heaven (2001) .... Ada
- Body Story 2 (TV series documentary) (1 episode, "Allergy", 2001) .... Phoebe
- The Last (short) (2002) .... Kitty Rose
- Kelly (1 episode, "7 March 2003", 2003) .... Herself
- Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor (TV movie) (2003) .... Peggy Shippen
- Goldfish Memory (2003) .... Angie
- Friday Night In (short) (2003) .... Cheryl
- Ultimate Force (1 episode, "Wannabes", 2003) .... Suzi Brown
- Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale (TV movie) (2003) .... Jenny Lind
- Pulling Moves (4 episodes, "Two Weddings and a Break In", "The Pirate and the Choirboys", "The Grandfather Clock" and "All Day Long", 2004) .... Carol
- Murdoch Mysteries (3 episodes, "Except the Dying", "Poor Tom Is Cold" and "Under the Dragon's Tail", 2004) .... Ettie Weston
- Man to Man (2005) .... Abigail McBride
- Murphy's Law (1 episode, "The Goodbye Look", 2005) .... Laura
- Basic Instinct 2 (2006) .... Michelle Broadwin
- Rabbit Fever (2006) ..... Georgia
- After... (2006) .... Addy
- Midsomer Murders (1 episode, "King's Crystal", 2007) .... Sophie Baxter
- Speed Dating (2007) .... Jennifer
- Anner House (TV movie) (2007) .... Ruth Maguire
- The Daisy Chain (2008) .... Orla Gannon
- The Fabulous Food Adventure (unknown episode, 2008) .... Herself
- 6th Irish Film & Television Awards (2009) .... Herself - Award Presenter
- The Search (short) (2009) .... Laura
- Father & Son (4 episodes, "#1.1", "#1.2", "#1.3" and "#1.4", 2009) .... Anna/Anna Crowman
- The Waiting Room (short) (2011) .... Anna / Nurse (completed)
- Endeavour (2012) .... Rosalind Stromming
References
- ↑ Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 499.
- ↑ Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), vol 1, p. 499.
- ↑ Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 499.
- ↑ Profile, rte.ie; accessed 17 November 2014.
- 1 2 Flora Montgomery at the Internet Movie Database
External links
- Profile, thepeerage.com; accessed 17 November 2014.
- Flora Montgomery at the Internet Movie Database