Phoebe Nicholls

Acting·April 7, 1957 — 69 years old·London, England, UK

Phoebe Sarah Nicholls (born April 7, 1957) is a British author and actress of film, stage, and television. She is married to Emmy-nominated director Charles Sturridge.

Known For

Transformers: The Last Knight

The Elephant Man

The Sandman

Downton Abbey

The Empty Man

Maurice

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

Midsomer Murders

Fortitude

Eric

Endeavour

Anatomy of a Scandal

Filmography · 67

2025Talamasca: The Secret OrderTVAbigail / Rose 2024Widow ClicquotMarie-Catherine Clicquot 2024EricTVAnne 2022The SandmanTVTamaris 2022Anatomy of a ScandalTVTuppence Whitehouse 2021A Very British ScandalTVHelen Whigham 2021DalglieshTVAgatha Betterton 2021The Electrical Life of Louis WainMrs Wain 2020The Empty ManNurse 2019Sticks and StonesTVJanice Lancing 2019Berlin, I Love YouCapucine 2019MariMargot 2017Finding Your FeetJanet 2017Chubby FunnyAunty Jane 2017Transformers: The Last KnightAunt Helen 2016StarfishTom's Mother 2016Three Women Wait for DeathMiranda 2015FortitudeTVDoctor Allerdyce 2013EndeavourTVCaroline Bryce-Morgan 2012Loving Miss HattoMrs. Hatto 2012The ScapegoatCharlotte 2010Downton AbbeyTVSusan MacClare 2010The Road to Coronation StreetMrs Simpson 2007Clapham JunctionNatasha 2007LewisTVCaroline Croft 2007The Trial of Tony BlairCherie Blair 2004HawkingIsobel Hawking 2004New TricksTVAnnie Banks 2002Foyle's WarTVAmanda Reece 2002SpooksTVJanet Wheeler 2002ShackletonTVEmily Shackleton 2000The Miracle MakerOld Woman (voice)2000Second SightTVJudith Bendrix 1999People Like UsTV 1997I'm Alan PartridgeTVKaren Colman 1997FairyTale: A True StoryPolly Wright 1997Midsomer MurdersTVLaura Smythe-Webster 1995PersuasionElizabeth Elliot 1995Kavanagh Q.C.TVJackie Jarvis 1993Heart of DarknessThe Intended 1991SeductionAnnabel (Segment "Tell Me More")1991Prime SuspectTVShaw 1990Drowning in the Shallow EndSarah 1987MauriceAnne Durham 1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesTVMay Thrace 1987GentrySusannah 1985PoppylandLouie Jermy 1985Screen TwoTVLouie Jermy · Sarah 1984Hay FeverSorel Bliss 1984Ordeal by InnocenceTina Argyle 1983To the Camp and BackChristine 1983Party PartyRebecca 1982The MissionaryDeborah Fitzbanks 1982All for LoveTVChristine 1981Brideshead RevisitedTVCordelia Flyte 1980Blade on the FeatherChristabel Cavendish 1980The Elephant ManMerrick's Mother 1980Hesther for ExampleGeraldine 1979Tales of the UnexpectedTVCarol 1979Secret OrchardsStella 1977Alternative 3 1974PlayhouseTVGeraldine 1972Van der ValkTVTreesje 1969Women in LoveWinifred Crich 1967Our Mother's HouseGerty (as Sarah Nicholls)1965Dr. Terror's House of HorrorsCarol Rogers (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")1964The Pumpkin EaterYounger Elizabeth