Martha Howe-Douglas

Martha Howe-Douglas

Actor · Producer · Writer

Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
September 19, 1980

Biography

Martha Howe-Douglas (born 19 September 1980) is an English actress and writer. She is best known for TV series Horrible Histories (2009–2013), Yonderland (2013–2016) and Ghosts (2019–). She also starred in films such as Nativity! (2009) and Bill (2015). From 2006 until 2007, she played receptionist Donna Parmar in the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors. In 2009, she landed one of the main multi-role parts on a new children's TV history sketch show programme, CBBC's Horrible Histories where over five years/series, she played numerous characters including the queens Cleopatra, Elizabeth I, Mary, Queen of Scots and Victoria. In 2011, she appeared in The Proms, in a special live "Horrible Histories Big Prom Party" performance. In 2013, she appeared as 33-year-old Debbie Maddox in Sky1's series Yonderland. Other acting roles have included appearing in The Armstrong & Miller Show (2009) on BBC One. In 2018, she appeared in EastEnders as Annie Pritchard. In 2019, Martha Howe-Douglas appeared in the new BBC One comedy series Ghosts. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Martha Howe-Douglas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

King of Thieves
King of Thieves
5.6
/ English
Nativity!
Nativity!
6.3
/ English
Bill
Bill
6.8
/ English
Bad Tidings
Bad Tidings
6.5
/ English
Shakespeare’s Wart
Shakespeare’s Wart
No Rating Yet
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

King of Thieves
2018Nominee

Best Performance

King of Thieves

Nativity!
2009Nominee

Best Performance

Nativity!

Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
2026Nominee

Best Performance

Ghosts: The Possession of Button House

Career Highlights

Bill
2015Highlight

Best Performance

Bill

Bad Tidings
2024Highlight

Best Writing

Bad Tidings

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