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Monica Dolan

Acting Born Mar 15, 1969 Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK 70 credits

Biography

Monica Dolan is a BAFTA and Olivier Award winning actor. She studied drama at the Guildhall School in London, graduating in 1991. Dolan has worked in television, film, and stage, specializing in character portrayals of the darker side of life. She has a sister named Gabrielle. Dolan was born in March 1969 into an Irish family.

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Known for

Film

The Lost Children of Tuam

as Catherine Corless
Film

Empire of Light

as Rosemary Bates
Film

The Dig

as May Brown
Film

Cyrano

as Marie
Film

Official Secrets

as Fiona Bygate

Strike

as Leonora Quine
Film

Carom Shots

as Alice More
Film

Eye in the Sky

as Angela Northman

Inside No. 9

as May
Film

Pride

as Marion
Film

Kick-Ass 2

as Tommy's Mum
Film

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

as Angela

Frequent co-stars

Joshua James 2 shared titles
Anjana Vasan 2 shared titles
Aaron Paul 2 shared titles
Iain Glen 2 shared titles
Richard McCabe 2 shared titles
John Heffernan 2 shared titles
Ralph Fiennes 2 shared titles
Sara Stewart 2 shared titles
Jesse Plemons 1 shared title
Cristin Milioti 1 shared title

Career timeline

The Lost Children of Tuam
The Jubilee of '77: Pomp, Pageantry & Parties
Smoggie QueensMr Bates vs The Post OfficeThis Time Next YearA Ghost Story For Christmas: Woman of Stone
The ChangeTypist Artist Pirate King
SherwoodEmpire of LightThe Thief, His Wife and the CanoeMy Name Is LeonA Woman Walks Into A Bank
The DigCyrano
Alan Bennett's Talking HeadsRialtoDays of the Bagnold Summer
Official SecretsNational Theatre Live: All About Eve
A Very English ScandalHang Ups
StrikeFern
The Witness for the ProsecutionNeil Gaiman's Likely StoriesNeil Gaiman's Likely StoriesNeil Gaiman's Likely StoriesNeil Gaiman's Likely Stories
Wolf HallEye in the SkyThe Casual VacancyThe Falling
Inside No. 9PrideW1A
Kick-Ass 2The Escape ArtistAlan Partridge: Alpha PapaComplicitOut of Darkness
Sightseers
Death in ParadiseBlack MirrorBlack MirrorDCI BanksAppropriate Adult
Never Let Me GoMid Morning Matters with Alan PartridgeThe ArborExcluded
OccupationWithin the WhirlwindU Be DeadOccupation
King Lear
The History of Mr Polly
GuernseyWallis & Edward
She Stoops to Conquer
Tipping the Velvet
Topsy-Turvy
The Gift
Midsomer Murders
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Agatha Christie's Poirot
A Ghost Story for Christmas

Full filmography

  • The Lost Children of Tuam (2026) as Catherine Corless
  • The Jubilee of '77: Pomp, Pageantry & Parties (2025) as Self (Narrator)
  • Smoggie Queens (2024) as Paula
  • Mr Bates vs The Post Office (2024) as Jo Hamilton
  • This Time Next Year (2024) as Connie
  • A Ghost Story For Christmas: Woman of Stone (2024) as Mrs. Dorman
  • The Change (2023) as Carmel
  • Typist Artist Pirate King (2023) as Audrey Amiss
  • Sherwood (2022) as Ann Branson
  • Empire of Light (2022) as Rosemary Bates
  • The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022) as Anne Darwin
  • My Name Is Leon (2022) as Maureen
  • A Woman Walks Into A Bank (2022) as Narrator
  • The Dig (2021) as May Brown
  • Cyrano (2021) as Marie
  • Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020) as Lorna
  • Rialto (2020) as Claire
  • Days of the Bagnold Summer (2020) as Sue
  • Official Secrets (2019) as Fiona Bygate
  • National Theatre Live: All About Eve (2019) as Karen Richards
  • A Very English Scandal (2018) as Marion Thorpe
  • Hang Ups (2018) as Alison Jones
  • Strike (2017) as Leonora Quine
  • Fern (2017) as Woman
  • The Witness for the Prosecution (2016) as Janet McIntyre
  • Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories (2016) as Dr Marshall
  • Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories (2016) as Café Manager
  • Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories (2016) as Nora
  • Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories (2016) as Miranda Walker
  • Wolf Hall (2015) as Alice More
  • Eye in the Sky (2015) as Angela Northman
  • The Casual Vacancy (2015) as Tess Wall
  • The Falling (2015) as Miss Martha Alvaro
  • Inside No. 9 (2014) as May
  • Pride (2014) as Marion
  • W1A (2014) as Tracey Pritchard
  • Kick-Ass 2 (2013) as Tommy's Mum
  • The Escape Artist (2013) as Eileen Morris
  • Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013) as Angela
  • Complicit (2013) as Judith
  • Out of Darkness (2013)
  • Sightseers (2012) as Janice
  • Death in Paradise (2011) as Patricia Lawrence
  • Black Mirror (2011) as Janet McCardle
  • Black Mirror (2011) as CS Linda Grace
  • DCI Banks (2011) as Maggie Forrest
  • Appropriate Adult (2011) as Rose West
  • Meconium (2011) as Kel (voice)
  • Never Let Me Go (2010) as Nurse
  • Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge (2010) as Angela
  • The Arbor (2010) as Ann Hamilton
  • Excluded (2010) as Amanda
  • Occupation (2009) as Nicky Swift
  • Within the Whirlwind (2009) as Pitkowskaya
  • U Be Dead (2009) as Maria Marchese
  • Occupation (2009) as Nicky Swift
  • King Lear (2008) as Regan
  • The History of Mr Polly (2007)
  • Guernsey (2005) as Claire
  • Wallis & Edward (2005) as Elizabeth
  • She Stoops to Conquer (2003) as Miss Kate Hardcastle
  • Tipping the Velvet (2002) as Alice Astley
  • Topsy-Turvy (1999) as Miss Barnes
  • The Gift (1998) as Jo
  • Midsomer Murders (1997) as Imogen Stroud
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (1996) as Hermia
  • Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Miss Gilchrist / Cora Gallaccio
  • A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971) as Mrs. Dorman
  • Book Club as Jane
  • Elsinore