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- Jessica Raine - Jenny Lee. Jessica was one of the original Call the Midwife cast and played main character Nurse Jenny Lee for the first three series. In 2014, it was announced Jessica was hanging up her nurse's uniform to pursue other projects, and she's certainly been in demand since.
- Pam Ferris - Sister Evangelina. Pam Ferris was already a veteran of the acting world prior to her Call the Midwife days, appearing in iconic movies such as Matilda and Harry Potter.
- Miranda Hart – Camilla ‘Chummy’ Browne. Actress and comedian Miranda Hart played Matron Camilla Fortescue-Cholmondeley-Browne, aka Nurse Chummy, from 2012 until 2015.
- Ben Caplan – Sergeant Peter Noakes. Ben played Peter the policeman and husband to Nurse Chummy, from 2012 to 2017, before announcing it was time to head on to pastures new.
Emerald Lilly Fennell (/ f ɪ ˈ n ɛ l /; [1] born 1 October 1985) [2] [3] is an English actress, filmmaker, and writer. She has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award , two BAFTA Awards , and nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards .
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- Matthew Alyward (Olly Rix) Left The Show After Season 12. Olly Rix's announcement that he would not be returning for Call the Midwife season 13 was surprising.
- PC Peter Noakes (Ben Caplan) Left The Show After Season 6. Ben Caplan joined the cast of Call the Midwife in 2012. He stayed on as Chummy's husband, PC Peter Noakes until 2017 when Caplan decided it was time that he looked into playing more diverse roles.
- Sister Evangelin (Pam Ferris) Left The Show After Season 5. The incredibly talented Pam Ferris took on the role of the no-nonsense Sister Evangelina on Call the Midwife.
- Nurse Valerie Dyer (Jennifer Kirby) Left the show after season 9. Jennifer Kirby joined the cast of Call the Midwife in season 6. After starring as Nurse Valerie Dyer for four seasons, Kirby felt that she should move on to other projects.
- Early Life
- Career
- Personal Life
Emerald Lilly Fennell was born on 1 October 1985 in Hammersmith, London, England. She is the daughter of Alister Theodore Fennell, a famous jewelry designer and Louise MacGregor, an author. She has one sister, Coco Fennell, a fashion designer. Fennell was educated at Marlborough College, an independent school in Marlborough, Wiltshire. She then stu...
Acting
Fennell appeared in the Channel 4 sitcom Chickenswith Simon Bird, Joe Thomas and Jonny Sweet. She then joined the cast of the BBC One series Call the Midwife. On 23 October 2018, it was revealed that Fennell would play Camilla Shand, the Queen of the United Kingdom in the third season of the Netflix series The Crown. She continued playing the role in the fourth season and gained a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Fennell made a brief uncred...
Writing and Directing
In 2008, Fennell was commissioned to write a film script, co-produced by Madeleine Gurdon, Baroness Lloyd-Webber. Titled Chukka, it is a romantic comedy about a group of teenagers who fight the closure of their school by taking on the rich kids at polo. Her first novel was published by Bloomsbury Children's Books in January 2013: Shiverton Hall, a children's fantasy.The Creeper, a sequel, was published mid-2014. ISFDB catalogues them as the Shiverton Hall series. It was shortlisted for the Wa...
Fennell is married to film and advertising director and producer, Chris Vernon. In 2019, she gave birth to the couple's first child, a boy. In 2021, she gave birth to the couple's second child.
Fennell first gained attention for her roles in period drama films, such as Albert Nobbs (2011), Anna Karenina (2012), The Danish Girl (2015), and Vita and Virginia (2018). She went on to receive wider recognition for her starring roles in the BBC One period drama series Call the Midwife (2013-17) and for her portrayal of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall in the Netflix period drama series The ...
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Jan 21, 2024 · While Emerald is now a household name across the world, she first rose to fame playing Nurse Patsy in the BBC's beloved drama, Call The Midwife. The 38-year-old starred in the show for four years ...
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Apr 5, 2021 · The Oscar-nominated director of Promising Young Woman says her time on the BBC drama as Nurse Patsy Mount was one of the most incredible experiences of her life. She also reveals how Call the Midwife taught her about film-making and teamwork.
