Lesley Nicol

Lesley Nicol: Biography in Details

Who is Lesley Nicol?

Lesley Nicol is an English actress and three-time SAG Award-winner, who is best known for her portrayal of Beryl Patmore in the ITV and PBS drama TV series Downtown Abbey.

She is also known for her roles in the 1988 BBC adaptation of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and as the Queen Giant in The Silver Chair (1990).

Lesley Nicol: Age, Parents, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity

Lesley Nicol was born in Manchester, England on 07 Aug 1953, and she is currently 68 years old. Her father’s name is unknown and her mother’s name is Imelda Staunton who was a Cop who had also played in some small TV series while her father used to run a pet shop in Manchester.

Lesley Nicol has a sister but her name is unknown. Lesley holds British citizenship, but her ethnicity is unknown.

Education, School/ College University

Talking about Lesley’s education history, she attended the St. Elphin’s Boarding School in Derbyshire. However, after completing her school, Lesley Nicol went to Manchester and studied A-levels at the Manchester College of Technical Science.

Her graduation was completed from London’s Guildhall School of drama in early 1970.

Lesley Nicol: Professional Life, Career

Talking about her profession, Nicol appeared as Rosie in the second and third years of the original West End production of the international hit musical Mamma Mia! from 2000 to 2002. She also starred as Auntie Annie in East is East at London’s Royal Court Theatre. Subsequently, she also appeared in the film sequel, West is West.

Additionally, Lesley Nicol has guest-starred on numerous British and American TV series. She made a guest appearance on an episode of The CW’s Supernatural, playing a German child-eating witch. She also appeared as a guest star on CBS-TV’s reboot of The Odd Couple and multiple episodes of ABC-TV’s The Catch, in a recurring role playing the matriarch of a vicious London gangland family.

Lesley Nicol wrote an original musical about her life with pop songwriter Mark Mueller. Its first performance was given by Nicol and Mueller in 2017 at London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama, her alma mater, followed by a show in Hong Kong at that city’s historic Fringe Club theater.

Awards, Nomination

Lesley Nicol won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Downton Abbey (2010) at Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2013, 2015, and 2016.

Is Lesley Nicol active on social media?

Lesley Nicol is active on Twitter rather than on Facebook and Instagram. She has around 47.1K followers on her Twitter. But, she doesn’t have an official page on Facebook and Instagram.

Lesley Nicol: Net Worth, Salary

Lesley Nicol has an estimated net worth of around $2 million (as per 2022 data) and she has earned that sum of money from her professional career.

At her starting career, she earned a pound per week for Shaw’s ‘Androcles and the Lion.

Lesley Nicol: Rumors and Controversy

There was a rumor that Lesley Nicol did plastic surgery in Downton Abbey. Currently, she is far from rumors and controversies.

What are the body measurements of Lesley Nicol?

Lesley Nicol has a height of 5 feet 5 inches and her weight is unknown. Her hair color is blonde and her eyes color is brown.

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