Maimie McCoy explained

Maimie McCoy
Birth Name:Mary McCoy[1]
Birth Date:1979 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Yorkshire, England
Yearsactive:2002–present
Occupation:Actress

Mary McCoy, professionally known as Maimie McCoy is an English actress. She portrayed Milady de Winter in The Musketeers (2014–2016), and is the female lead in the ITV reboot series Van der Valk (2020–).[2]

Early life

McCoy was born in Yorkshire,[3] where she attended Stokesley School.[1] Initially a dancer,[1] she then studied Performing Arts at London Metropolitan University, graduating with a BA (Hons) in 2001.[4] McCoy is the daughter of restaurateurs Eugene and Barbara McCoy, once managers of Tontine restaurant near Stokesley,[1] who now run the Crathorne Arms pub in Crathorne, North Yorkshire.[5] Her elder brother Rory is the owner of London restaurants Ducksoup and The Picklery Little Duck, and her younger brother is actor, singer and dancer Eugene McCoy.[6] Her maternal uncle is the impressionist Kevin Connelly.[6] [7]

Career

McCoy's screen career includes episodes of Doctors, The Bill, Waking the Dead and Taggart.

In 2009, she appeared in Personal Affairs as Nicole Palmerston-Amory, a "man-eating, cynical realist (who) favours money over love".[8] This was McCoy's first leading role,[1] for which she was nominated for a TV Quick Award as best supporting actress.

In December 2012, McCoy played the role of the younger Joyce Hatto in the BBC's production of Loving Miss Hatto.[9]

In April 2013, she appeared in "Rocket", the third episode of Endeavour, playing Alice Vexin, an old student acquaintance of Morse's. Later that year, she starred in the short film Fare with Christian Cooke. She has since appeared as the female lead, Milady de Winter, in the BBC's The Musketeers (2014–2016), as Dorothy in Channel 5's remake series All Creatures Great and Small (2020–present) and as the female lead, opposite Marc Warren, in the ITV reboot series Van Der Valk.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Doctors Shelley Garrett TV series
Episode: "Time Bomb"
2004 Waking the Dead Sarah Faulkner Police drama
Episode: "Fugue States"
The Libertine Acting Troop Feature film
Top Buzzer Sophie TV series
2005 Peter Warlock: Some Little Joy Puma Short film
2006 Minotaur Morna Feature film
Taggart Jessica Flowers Police drama
Episode: "The Best and the Brightest"
The Bill Meg Lawson Police drama
Episode: "Episode 418"
2007 The Boat People Cleo Feature film
Romance Julie Short film
Virgin Territory Simona Feature film
Little Devil Debs TV miniseries
2008 Oh, Simone Simone Short film
Slaphappy Judy Magenta Short film
Domestics Woman Short film
2009 Personal Affairs Nicole Palmerston-Amory Comedy drama
Desperate Romantics Margaret Costume drama
2011 Without You Christine TV miniseries
Episode 1.1
2012 Loving Miss Hatto
Wallander Anna Westin TV series
Episode: "Before the Frost"
2013 Endeavour Alice Vexin TV series
Episode: "Rocket"
The Last Witch Kate Greenwood TV series
2014–2016 The Musketeers TV series
2016 DCI Banks Tamsin Richards TV series
Grantchester Linda Morgan Christmas special
2018 Lore TV series
2019 London Kills Grace Harper TV series (series 2)
A Confession DC Tracy Joyce TV series
2020–Present Van Der Valk Lucienne Hassell TV series
2020 White House Farm Nancy Raynott TV series
All Creatures Great and Small Dorothy TV series
2021 Midsomer Murders Rowan Yarrow Episode: "The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy"

Theatre

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eugene McCoy's girl set to star in BBC3 drama. Faughey, Karen. Evening Gazette. 15 June 2009. 23 June 2009.
  2. News: South Wales Guardian. Press Association. 2020. Maimie McCoy wanted her Van Der Valk stunts to be ‘as raw as possible’. 10 May 2020.
  3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/05_may/27/personal5.shtml Personal Affairs press pack: Maimie McCoy
  4. http://www.enewswire.co.uk/2009/08/10/mary-mccoy-london-met-alumna-stars-bbc-drama/ Mary McCoy London Met alumna stars in BBC drama
  5. Web site: The Crathorne Arms. 14 August 2022.
  6. Web site: The real McCoy!. Pikett, Jane. Evening Gazette. 15 March 2004. 23 June 2009.
  7. Web site: DCI Banks star Maimie McCoy: I was a hooker, barmaid or a milkmaid for about 10 years. express.co.uk. 28 August 2016. 24 April 2017.
  8. Web site: BBC – Personal Affairs – Meet the characters – Nicole – played by Maimie McCoy.
  9. News: The Telegraph. Michael Hogan. 24 Dec 2020. Loving Miss Hatto, BBC One, review. 31 August 2022.
  10. http://www.ltdb.co.uk/node/13126 Maimie McCoy | London Theatre Database