Margot Leicester
Margot was born in September 1949. Growing up in Middleton in Lancashire she attended Bury Grammar school, whose theatre trips to Stratford on Avon, the Manchester Exchange and Octagon Theatre, Bolton, led to her interest in acting. On leaving school she read English, aptly enough at the University of Leicester, and on graduation worked in repertory theatres around the country. In 1972, whilst appearing at the Dukes Theatre, Lancaster, she met the director David Thacker and they married two years later, eventually raising four children. They have subsequently worked together on numerous occasions - with Margot being nominated for an Olivier award in 1994 for their collaboration on the play 'Breaking Glass' at the National Theatre. In 2008 David became the artistic director at the Octagon, working with Margot on acclaimed productions of 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf', 'The Glass Menagerie' and 'Long Day's Journey Into Night'. Margot is also a director of the Haringey Shed Company, a London-based theatre group which encourages teenagers to take up acting.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 ยทWhite Widowas American Tourist
- 2021 ยทGraceas Margot Balkwill
- 2017 ยทKing Charles IIIas Camilla
- 2016 ยทBlue Borsalinoas Jean Delaware
- 2013 ยทFull Timeas Vinnie's Wife
- 2009 ยทThe Takeas Lena
- 2007 ยท1408as Mrs. Innkeeper
- 2004 ยทNew Tricksas Barbara Haynes
- 2002 ยทSpooksas Auntie May
- 2001 ยทWaking the Deadas Eileen Murdoch
- 1999 ยทHolby Cityas Charlotte Donaldson
- 1997 ยทMidsomer Murdersas Kay Settingfield
- 1996 ยทBroken Glassas Sylvia Gellburg
- 1996 ยทHetty Wainthropp Investigatesas Annie Mosscrop
- 1993 ยทPeak Practiceas Dr. Wellington
- 1992 ยทHeartbeatas Evelyn Page
- 1989 ยทShalom Salaamas Jackie's Mum
- 1987 ยทPack of Liesas Thelma
- 1978 ยทFrom the Roots Came the Rapperas Marty
- 1975 ยทWaiting at the Field Gateas Lucy Rainmarsh