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Lydia Leonard
Lydia Leonard (born 5 December 1981) is a British actress. She starred in the stage adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies, and as Jane Rochford in the 2024 TV adaptation of Mantel's third novel in the trilogy, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. She is also known on television for her roles in the BBC Two sitcom Quacks (2017), and Amazon Prime series Ten Percent (2022), and The Crown (2022–2023) on Netflix.
Lydia Leonard was born on 5 December 1981 in Paris, France.
She attended Bedales School in the village of Steep, Hampshire, before training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol, England.
In 2005 Leonard appeared on stage as Polyxena in an Royal Shakespeare Company {RSC) production of Hecuba starring Vanessa Redgrave. The production played in London's West End and then at B.A.M. in New York. Also in 2005, she appeared as Caroline Cushing in the original Donmar Theatre and West End productions of Frost/Nixon.[citation needed]
In May 2009 she played Hazel Conway alongside Francesca Annis in the National Theatre's production of Time and the Conways.
In 2010 Leonard played the role of Jackie Onassis in Martin Sherman's play Onassis at the Novello Theatre in London.
Leonard played Anne Boleyn in the RSC production of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies at London's Aldwych Theatre from May until October 2014.[citation needed] The RSC production transferred to Broadway as Wolf Hall: Parts One and Two at the Winter Garden Theatre, running from March until July 2015. Leonard reprised the role, which earned her a nomination for the 2015 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.
In March 2023, she starred in Women, Beware the Devil at the Almeida Theatre, London. The production was rated 3/5 stars by The Guardian.
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Lydia Leonard
Lydia Leonard (born 5 December 1981) is a British actress. She starred in the stage adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies, and as Jane Rochford in the 2024 TV adaptation of Mantel's third novel in the trilogy, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. She is also known on television for her roles in the BBC Two sitcom Quacks (2017), and Amazon Prime series Ten Percent (2022), and The Crown (2022–2023) on Netflix.
Lydia Leonard was born on 5 December 1981 in Paris, France.
She attended Bedales School in the village of Steep, Hampshire, before training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol, England.
In 2005 Leonard appeared on stage as Polyxena in an Royal Shakespeare Company {RSC) production of Hecuba starring Vanessa Redgrave. The production played in London's West End and then at B.A.M. in New York. Also in 2005, she appeared as Caroline Cushing in the original Donmar Theatre and West End productions of Frost/Nixon.[citation needed]
In May 2009 she played Hazel Conway alongside Francesca Annis in the National Theatre's production of Time and the Conways.
In 2010 Leonard played the role of Jackie Onassis in Martin Sherman's play Onassis at the Novello Theatre in London.
Leonard played Anne Boleyn in the RSC production of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies at London's Aldwych Theatre from May until October 2014.[citation needed] The RSC production transferred to Broadway as Wolf Hall: Parts One and Two at the Winter Garden Theatre, running from March until July 2015. Leonard reprised the role, which earned her a nomination for the 2015 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.
In March 2023, she starred in Women, Beware the Devil at the Almeida Theatre, London. The production was rated 3/5 stars by The Guardian.
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