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Daisy Haggard

Actor, Producer, WriterBorn March 22, 1978 (47 years)
Daisy Haggard is a British actress and comedian. She is known for Doctor Who (2005) and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) . She is the daughter of film director Piers Haggard and his wife Anna Sklovsky.

She was raised in Dulwich, South London, where she attended James Allen's Girls' School. She later attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

In 1996, Haggard made her acting debut in an episode of ITV crime drama, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries. The episode was directed by her father, and during the auditions, the producer stated that he wanted to audition Daisy, despite opposition from her father, who did not want his daughter to become an actor.

Haggard later graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She appeared in the BBC Three sketch show Man Stroke Woman, and in the Channel 4 sitcom Green Wing as Emmy. She also made an appearance in an episode of Peep Show, playing a nurse who examines Mark Corrigan's testicles, and in the BBC Two comedy Psychoville by Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton.

In the 2008 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, Haggard portrayed the role of Miss Steele, the sister of Lucy Steele. In 2009, she played Donna Mitchell in an episode of the BBC crime drama Ashes to Ashes.

Haggard was also the voice of the Ministry Lift in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1. In 2010, she appeared in the CBC television film Abroad, playing Poppy Young.

Haggard played Sophie in the Doctor Who episode "The Lodger", a role she reprised in "Closing Time".

In 2010, Haggard starred in the independent British film Honeymooner. In 2012, she starred in the short film Tooty's Wedding, which was later screened at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. In 2011, she began appearing in the BBC/Showtime comedy Episodes. She portrayed the role of Myra Licht until the series ended in 2017.

Haggard also appeared on the stage, including at the National Theatre and as the title character in Gina Gionfriddo's play Becky Shaw at the Almeida Theatre.

In July 2012, Sky One began airing the series Parents, in which Haggard played the role of Chrissie.

In 2013, she co-starred with Rose Byrne in the British romantic comedy I Give It a Year as Helen. In 2014, she was cast as Sam in the BBC comedy Uncle. In 2016, she appeared in "Nosedive", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.

In 2017, she appeared in the premiere production of Consent at the Royal National Theatre, London.

In April 2019, Haggard began playing the lead role of Miri Matteson in BBC Three sitcom Back to Life. The first series, consisting of six episodes, premiered on 15 April 2019 and was followed by a second series in 2021. She also co-wrote and created the series. In 2020 Haggard appeared in the comedy-drama Breeders as Ally.

She plays one of the leads in the 2023 series Boat Story alongside Paterson Joseph.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Peep Show
  • Midsomer Murders
  • I Give It a Year
  • Green Wing
  • My Family
  • Swinging with the Finkels

Known For

  • Hilda
  • Back to Life
  • Breeders
  • Episodes
  • Boat Story
  • Psychoville
  • Uncle
  • Hilda and the Mountain King

Filmography

2023
Boat Story (TV Series) · as Janet Campbell
2021
Hilda and the Mountain King · as Johanna (voice)
2021
Star Wars: Visions (TV Series) · as Dorota Van Reeple (voice)
2020
Breeders (TV Series) · as Ally Grant
2019
Back to Life (TV Series) · as Miri Matteson
2018
Hilda (TV Series) · as Mum (voice)
2018
Alright Now · as Olivia
2018
Hang Ups (TV Series) · as Jane Ross
2018
The Guardians · as Cast
2017
2015
Ballot Monkeys (TV Series) · as Christine
2014
Inside No. 9 (TV Series) · as Lara
2013
Calloused Hands · as Debbie
2013
2012
Uncle (TV Series) · as Sam
2012
2012
Full English (TV Series)
2012
Parents (TV Series) · as Chrissy
2012
Cardinal Burns (TV Series) · as Debbie
2012
Sell by Date · as Woman
2011
Black Mirror (TV Series) · as Bethany 'bets' Jones
2011
Night and the Doctor (TV Series) · as Sophie
2011
2011
2011
Episodes (TV Series) · as Myra Licht
2010
2010
Honeymooner · as Jess
2010
Abroad · as Poppy Young
2010
The Persuasionists (TV Series)
2009
Psychoville (TV Series) · as Debbie
2008
Ashes to Ashes (TV Series) · as Donna Mitchell
2008
Sense & Sensibility (2008) (TV Series) · as Miss Steele
2007
Outnumbered (TV Series) · as Charlene
2007
2007
Don't · as Cast
2007
Hard to Swallow · as Katie's Sister
2006
Saxondale (TV Series) · as Desiree
2006
New Street Law (TV Series)
2005
Man Stroke Woman (TV Series)
2005
Housewife, 49 · as Jill
2005
Doctor Who (2005) (TV Series) · as Sophie
2005
Casanova (TV Series) · as Coquette 1
2005
Empire Square (TV Series)
2004
The Last Chancers (TV Series) · as Rachel
2004
Green Wing (TV Series) · as Emmy
2004
The Lenny Henry Show (2004) (TV Series) · as Detective Sergeant Anderson
2003
Peep Show (TV Series) · as Practice Nurse
2003
Hardware (TV Series) · as Sarah
2003
2002
Nicholas Nickleby · as Juliet In Play
2002
Club Le Monde · as Jan
2002
Max · as Heidi
2002
Manchild (TV Series)
2000
My Family (TV Series) · as Dental Assistant
2000
Clocking Off (TV Series)
1998
Comedy Lab (TV Series) · as Sarah
1997
Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Fran Carter
1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Series) · as Spinny Crossland

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