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Abigail Thaw

Acting Born Oct 1, 1965 London, England, UK 18 credits

Biography

Abigail Thaw was born in London to actor John Thaw and his first wife, Sally Alexander, an academic/feminist activist who taught modern history at Goldsmiths College. Her parents divorced in 1968.

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Known for

Midsomer Murders

as Annabel Johnson

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Rachel Waterhouse

Black Mirror

as MP Selection Committee 2

Endeavour

as Dorothea Frazil

Miss Scarlet

as Mrs. Herbert

Patience

as Cathy Wilkes

Full filmography

  • Midsomer Murders (1997) as Annabel Johnson
  • Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Rachel Waterhouse
  • Black Mirror (2011) as MP Selection Committee 2
  • Peak Practice (1993) as Pam Lloyd
  • Endeavour (2013) as Dorothea Frazil
  • Miss Scarlet (2020) as Mrs. Herbert
  • Patience (2025) as Cathy Wilkes
  • Pie in the Sky (1994) as DS Lorna Purvis
  • The Nevers (2021) as Mrs. Hundley
  • Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022) as Dinah Morgan
  • Vanity Fair (1998) as Jane Osborne
  • Love Soup (2005)
  • Big Bad World (1999)
  • The Stepfather (2005) as DS Sullivan
  • Trust (2000) as Caroline
  • Caring for the Recently Deceased (2014) as Dr. James
  • Nipplejesus (2015) as Juliette
  • Tales of the Fourth Dimension (2009) as Ann Hathaway