43 h. ago Bessie Carter says working with mother Dame Imelda Staunton was ‘dream’ of hers

The mother-daughter duo will star opposite one another in a West End revival of George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs Warren’s Profession.

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47 h. ago ‘You wouldn’t pick us out as mother and daughter!’: Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter on acting together for the first time

Bridgerton star Bessie – soon to play Nancy Mitford in a new TV drama – and her mum, acting royalty Imelda, talk Sondheim, sandwiches and taking the stage together in Shaw’s sex worker scandal Mrs Warren’s Profession‘It’s amazing that I came from you,” says Bessie Carter to her mother, Imelda Staunton, during a break in rehearsals for the forthcoming revival of George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs Warren’s Profession, in which they’ll play a mother and daughter and share a stage for the first time. She has a point. Carter, 31, best known as Bridgerton’s Prudence Featherington, is 5ft 10 and aquiline, glamorous in a maroon leather coat and silver-studded shoes. Staunton, 69, is barely 5ft tall, quiet and unassuming in slacks and a blouse, short grey hair pinned back.There’s no hint of grandeur to this theatrical dame, who was Oscar-nominated for her performance in Mike Leigh’s Vera Drake in 2004, played Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter series from 2007 and was the last iteration of Queen El...

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7 d. ago Dame Imelda Staunton wins fifth Olivier as John Lithgow takes swipe at Trump

Harry Potter and The Crown star Staunton took home her fifth Olivier Award on Sunday.

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8 d. ago John Lithgow and Lesley Manville take home acting gongs at starry Olivier Awards

Imelda Staunton and Romola Garai were among the winners of the night

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8 d. ago Olivier awards 2025: Giant, Benjamin Button and Fiddler on the Roof triumph

John Lithgow, Imelda Staunton, Romola Garai and Layton Williams are among the winners at the annual stage awardsOlivier awards: full list of winnersThe play Giant, which portrays children’s author Roald Dahl amid an outcry about his antisemitism, has triumphed at the Olivier awards on a star-studded night at the Royal Albert Hall in London.US star John Lithgow took home the best actor prize for his performance as Dahl, Elliot Levey won best supporting actor (for playing publisher Tom Maschler) and Mark Rosenblatt received the award for best new play. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Dame Esther Rantzen's daughter says star 'not responding to medication' in devastating update

In a heartbreaking update, Dame Esther Rantzen's daughter has said that her mother is no longer responding to her medication as she battles terminal lung cancer

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2 w. ago Imelda Staunton’s daughter says growing up with actors ‘removed inaccessibility’

Bessie Carter is best known for playing Prudence Featherington in the hit Netflix Regency-inspired drama Bridgerton, along with her theatre work.

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2 w. ago 'Nepo baby' Bessie Carter graces the cover of Tatler as the Bridgerton star opens up about her Hollywood power couple parents

Bridgerton star and 'nepo baby' Bessie Carter graced the cover of May's Tatler issue on Thursday where she opened up about her acting power couple parents.  

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2 w. ago 'Nepo baby' Bessie Carter graces the cover of Tatler as the Bridgerton star opens up about her acting power couple parents Imelda Staunton and Jim Carter

Bridgerton star and 'nepo baby' Bessie Carter graced the cover of May's Tatler issue on Thursday where she opened up about her acting power couple parents.  

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3 w. ago Downton Abbey star Jim Carter's daughter who's following in his acting footsteps

Downton Abbey star Jim Carter is best known for his role as Mr Carson in the hit ITV series, but he's not the only actor in the family as he shares a daughter with Oscar-nominated actress Imelda Staunton.

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