| Beverley Cressman | |
| Birth Place: | Dorridge, Warwickshire |
| Alma Mater: | Nottingham Trent University |
| Occupation: | Actress / Presenter |
| Years Active: | 1995 - Present |
| Spouse: | Miles Richardson (1994–2009; divorced) |
| Children: | 3 |
Beverley Cressman is a British actress, best known for being the first person cast as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart. She appeared in two unofficial direct-to-video Doctor Who spin-offs, Downtime (1995), and Dæmos Rising (2004).
Cressmain was trained as an actor at the Guildford School of Acting.[1] In 1995, Cressman played Kate Lethbridge-Stewart in the Reeltime Pictures film Downtime.[2] The film also starred Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier and Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith.[3] In 1999, Cressman appeared as a driving instructor in the TV series Grange Hill. In the same year Cressman played Debbie Hunter in the Pig Heart Boy episode Losing It. Cressman played the role of Kate Lethbridge-Stewart again in the 2004 film Dæmos Rising.[4] She starred in this film alongside her then husband Miles Richardson.[5] In 2012, the then current Doctor Who production team decided to re-introduce Cressman's character. The role was re-cast and given to Jemma Redgrave.[6] In 2018 it was announced that Cressman would reprise her role as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart in the Reeltime drama film Anomaly.[7]
Cressman also works as a voice over artist and a QVC guest presenter.[8] Furthermore, she voiced Clarissa Jones in Big Finish's Death and the Daleks[9] and Doctor Carnive in The Mirror Effect.[10]
In 1994 Cressman married Miles Richardson. As of 2005 the couple had two sons.[11] In 2009 the couple were divorced. As of August 2015 Cressman lives in Warwickshire[12] along with her three sons.[13]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Downtime | Kate Lethbridge-Stewart | Main role | |
| 2004 | Dæmos Rising | Kate Lethbridge-Stewart | Main role | |
| 2013 | Ian Levine: Downtime Redux | Kate Lethbridge-Stewart | Main role | |
| 2020 | Anomaly | Kate Lethbridge-Stewart | Main role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Grange Hill | Driving Instructor | Episode #22.11 | |
| 1999 | Pig Heart Boy | Debbie Hunter | Episode Losing It | |
| 2001 | Rex the Runt | Episode Wayne the Zebra |
| Year | Title | Role | Series | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Mirror Effect | Doctor Carnivel | Bernice Summerfield | |
| 2004 | Death and the Daleks | Clarissa Jones | Bernice Summerfield |