Ingrid Oliver Explained

Ingrid Oliver
Birth Date:1977 2, df=y
Birth Place:Germany
Occupation:Actress, comedian, writer
Yearsactive:2005–present
Mother:Jo Gideon

Ingrid Oliver (born 25 February 1977) is a British actress and comedian, and one half of the comic double act Watson & Oliver. She played Petronella Osgood, a supporting character in the BBC television series Doctor Who.

Career

Oliver and her comedy partner Lorna Watson met at Tiffin Girls' School in Kingston upon Thames.[1] She then read Modern Languages at New College, Oxford. In September 2005, Watson and Oliver performed their first show together at the Canal Cafe Theatre in London. They took sell-out shows to Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2006 and 2007.[2]

Oliver has performed in various radio and television programmes, including Doc Martin, The Penny Dreadfuls radio series The Penny Dreadfuls Present... The Brothers Faversham[3] and the radio series Another Case of Milton Jones. She played the part of Natalie in Peep Show on Channel 4.

She appears in the film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging as Miss Stamp, and in early 2009 could be seen in Channel 4's sitcom Plus One.[4]

In 2010, Oliver played Mimi Throckmorton in Material Girl on BBC One, alongside Lenora Crichlow and Dervla Kirwan.[5] In 2012, she appeared on Let's Dance For Sport Relief with comedy partner Lorna Watson, dancing Boléro, famously used by Torvill and Dean. The following year, she appeared in the first episode of The Great Comic Relief Bake Off and was named as 'Star Baker'. The same year, she appeared in the 50th anniversary special of Doctor Who, "The Day of the Doctor", as Petronella Osgood. She reprised the role in the episodes "Death in Heaven", "The Zygon Invasion", and "The Zygon Inversion"; UNIT, an audio drama spinoff series produced by Big Finish Productions; and Doctor Who: Redacted, a BBC radio drama spin-off series.

Personal life

Oliver was born to a German father and English mother. Her grandfather, Eric Gideon, was a D-Day veteran who died in 2017, shortly after receiving the Légion d'Honneur for his service to France during the war. Her mother is former Conservative MP Jo Gideon, who became the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stoke-on-Trent Central in 2019. Oliver has British and German nationality.[6]

She began a relationship with Richard Osman in 2020; they became engaged in May 2022 and married in December 2022.[7] [8] They met when she was a contestant on TV celebrity quiz show Richard Osman's House of Games.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Angus, Thongs and Perfect SnoggingMrs. Stamp
2017You, Me and HimLily
2019The HustleBrigitte Desjardins
Last ChristmasPolice Woman Crowley
The Thursday Murder ClubJoannaIn production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Footprints in the SnowBack-Up OrganiserTV film
Doc MartinRadio TechnicianEpisode: "Aromatherapy"
2006Vital SignsMother #2Episode #1.2
Now the WeatherUnaired Pilot
2007BiffovisionMrs. PeggyTV film
Watson & Oliver: The MovieVarious charactersTV film; also writer
Comedy ShowcaseRebecca BlackEpisode: "Plus One"
2008The GymMiriam1 episode
Peep ShowNatalieEpisode: "Jeremy's Mummy"
TonightlyIngridEpisode #1.1
The Wrong DoorVarious characters6 episodes; also writer
2009Plus OneRebecca Black5 episodes
The FixerSadieEpisode #2.4
2010The PersuationistsHarrietEpisode: "The Australianess"
Material GirlMimi Throckmorton6 episodes
2011Twenty TwelveAssistant producer of The Today ProgrammeEpisode #1.6
Lead BalloonJennyEpisode: "Pig"
2012–2013Watson & OliverVarious characters12 episodes; also writer
2012–2016The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd MargaretYancy McPickles/Vanessa Blojabditz4 episodes
2013–2015Doctor WhoPetronella Osgood4 episodes
2014GameFaceClareEpisode: "Pilot"
2016PlebsCamillaEpisode: "Justin Junior"
2017The MagiciansHudson River Dragon (voice)Episode: "The Rattening"
2019Silent WitnessDI Briggs2 episodes
Defending the GuiltyFiona3 episodes
2021The WatchDoctor Cruces4 episodes
2023Beyond ParadiseCassie ParkerEpisode #1.4
2024Father BrownGaynor GarfieldEpisode: "The Forensic Nun"

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenueNotes
Goethe's FaustGretchenSt. John's College Theatre
King LearCordeliaTabard Theatre
Heartbreak HouseHesione Hushabye
AnatolAnnie
2003Revolving DoorKellyTheatro Technis
Butterflies Are FreeFlorence BakerVienna's English Theatre
LoveplayVarious charactersFinborough Theatre
2004Eskimo SistersMoCamden People's Theatre
2006The ShelterAngela TrumpetLawrence Batley Theatre
2015HarveyMyrtle Mae SimmonsBirmingham Repertory Theatre
2017Ingrid Oliver: Speech!Various charactersEdinburgh Festival FringeOne-woman show

Video games

YearTitleRole
2013Company of Heroes 2
2018 Doctor Who Infinity: The Dalek Invasion of Time[9] Petronella Osgood (voice)
2019Doctor Who Infinity: The Horror of Flat Holm
2021Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins[10] Petronella Osgood

Radio

YearTitleRoleProductionNotes
2007–2012The CastleLady CharlotteBBC Radio 4 (series 1–3)24 episodes
BBC Radio 4 Extra (series 4)
2008The Brothers FavershamAlexandra FavershamBBC Radio 74 episodes
More Brothers Faversham4 episodes
2009CavityKirstyBBC Radio 4
2013ElvenQuestPenthiselea6 episodes
2014The ArchitectsSarah4 episodes
Men About The HouseEve FeevisPilot
2015A Trespasser's Guide to The ClassicsEmmaEpisode: "The Rat-Catchers of Yonville"
2019–2022Party's Over Christine Tobin12 episodes
2021The AttendantDenise/Evil DeniseEpisode: "Sci-Fi"

Notes and References

  1. News: Watson & Oliver: It's hi from me... and hi from her . . 19 February 2012 . Veronica . Lee.
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  5. Web site: BBC One: Programmes – Material Girl . BBC. .
  6. News: Comedian Ingrid Oliver vs Brexit plus V For Vendetta revisited . 7 July 2018 . . 7 July 2018.
  7. News: Richard Osman opens up to Desert Island Discs about food addiction. BBC News. 26 December 2021.
  8. News: Richard Osman gives exciting details on wedding plans to Doctor Who actress Ingrid Oliver. Hello Magazine. 15 September 2022.
  9. Web site: 9 August 2018 . Doctor Who Infinity launches on PC and Mac, new trailer released . 10 August 2018 . Gary Collinson.
  10. Web site: The Lonely Assassins, the new mobile game, is out now . 2021-03-19 . Doctor Who . en-gb.