Editing Jessica Hynes

{{Short description|British actress and writer}}
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{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Jessica Hynes
| image              = Jessica Hynes 2008.jpg
| landscape          = Yes
| caption            = Hynes in 2008
| birth_name         = Jessica Stevenson
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1972|10|30|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Lewisham]], [[London]], England
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| other_names        = 
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
*Actress
*director
*writer}}
| years_active       = 1993–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|Adam Hynes|2002}}
| children           = 3
| website            = 
}}
'''Jessica Hynes''' (''[[Name at birth|née]]'' '''Stevenson'''; born 30 October 1972) is a British actress, director and writer. Best known as a comedy actress, she has played Cheryl in [[The Royle Family|''The Royle Family'']] (1998–2010), Siobhan Sharpe in [[Twenty Twelve|''Twenty Twelve'']] (2011–2012) and [[W1A (TV series)|''W1A'']] (2014–2017) and Emily Yates in [[There She Goes (TV series)|''There She Goes'']] (2018–2023). She was also one of the stars, creators and writers of ''[[Spaced]]'' (1999–2001). She has also had starring roles in television film [[Tomorrow La Scala!|''Tomorrow La Scala!'']] and [[BBC]] dramas [[Years and Years (TV series)|''Years and Years'']] (2019) and [[Miss Austen|''Miss Austen'']] (2025). In film, Hynes has appeared in the [[Bridget Jones (film series)|''Bridget Jones'']] (2004–2016), [[Nativity (film series)|''Nativity'']] (2012–2018) and [[Paddington (film series)|''Paddington'']] (2017–2024) film series. 

Hynes has been nominated for two [[International Emmy Awards]], a [[Tony Award]], a [[Laurence Olivier Award]], five [[BAFTA]]s (winning two), three Royal  Television Society Awards (winning two) and three [[British Comedy Award]]s (winning two).

==Early life==
Hynes was born in [[Lewisham]], [[London]], and grew up in [[Brighton]], where she attended St Luke's Infant and Junior Schools and [[Dorothy Stringer High School]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/jessica-hynes-interview-the-royle-family-and-w1a-star-on-why-shes-spoiling-for-the-fight-zzvfq50p7|title = Jessica Hynes interview: The Royle Family and W1A star on why she's spoiling for the Fight|last1 = Graham|first1 = Jamie}}</ref> After her parents split up, she was raised by her mother. She moved back to London as a young adult.<ref name="independent.co.uk">{{Cite web |date=2012-11-24 |title=Jessica Hynes - The 'totally amazeballs' actress who won the Olympics |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/jessica-hynes-the-totally-amazeballs-actress-who-won-the-olympics-8344263.html |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> Her maternal grandmother came from the village of Llanelian, north Wales, where her uncle also ran a farm. Her mother is a fluent Welsh speaker who later moved back to north Wales. In 2023, Hynes took part in the S4C series [[Iaith ar Daith]] where she began to learn the Welsh language; she cited being able to speak Welsh to her mother as a reason why she wanted to take part in the programme.<ref>[https://newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/14302] Yr actores Jessica Hynes 'am wneud ei mam yn hapus' drwy siarad Cymraeg</ref>

==Career==
As a teenager, Hynes was a member of the [[National Youth Theatre]] company, and made her stage début with the company in [[Lionel Bart]]'s ''[[Blitz!]]'' in 1990.<ref>{{cite news|title=Charismatic artistic director of the National Youth Theatre|last=Kilcoyne|first=Emma|date=13 February 2008|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|page=34}}</ref> In 1991 she appeared in Disney's ''[[Swing Kids|Swing Kids (1993 film)]]'' alongside Frank Whaley and Robert Sean-Leonard. In the same year she appeared in Peter Greenaway's film ''The Baby of Macon'' playing 'The first Midwife'. Between 1992–1993, she played a [[Repertory|season]] at the [[West Yorkshire Playhouse]], [[Leeds]].  In 1994, Hynes appeared as an uncredited extra in the first episode of ''[[The Day Today]]'' in the Attitudes Night segment, a parody of the UK's changing attitudes.

Early in her career, Hynes teamed up with future ''Spaced'' co-star [[Katy Carmichael]] in a [[stand up comedy|comedy double-act]] called ''the Liz Hurleys'', appeared in two productions at [[Sheffield]]'s [[Crucible Theatre]], and acted for television shows including ''[[Staying Alive (TV series)|Staying Alive]]'', ''Six Pairs of Pants'', ''[[(Un)natural Acts]]'', and ''[[Asylum (1996 TV series)|Asylum]]'' (on which the ''Spaced'' team of Hynes, [[Simon Pegg]] and [[Edgar Wright]] first assembled). From 1998 to 2000, she played the supporting role of Cheryl in the hit sitcom ''[[The Royle Family]]''; she reprised the role for special episodes in 2006, 2009 and 2010. In 1999, she co-wrote and starred in ''[[Spaced]]'', for which she won two comedy awards and was nominated for an International Emmy and a Bafta for writing and creating the show alongside Simon Pegg. 

Hynes' London theatre début was in April 2002, playing the tough ex-prisoner "Bolla" in [[Jez Butterworth]]'s ''The Night Heron'' at the [[Royal Court Theatre|Royal Court]] for which she was nominated for a Lawrence Olivier Award <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/the-night-heron|title=The Night Heron |work=The Royal Court Theatre|access-date=6 August 2011}}</ref> In 2004, she played a minor part as Yvonne in horror comedy ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'', again working with Pegg and Wright. In the same year, she was also cast as Magda, friend of the titular character, in the Hollywood sequel ''[[Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason|Bridget Jones' Diary 2]]'', also called ''Bridget Jones' Diary: The Edge of Reason''. 

In early 2007, Hynes took a lead role in the film ''[[Magicians (2007 film)|Magicians]]'', starring alongside comic duo [[David Mitchell (comedian)|David Mitchell]] and [[Robert Webb]]. She provided the voice of [[Mafalda Hopkirk]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''. She played Joan Redfern in the 2007 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episodes "[[Human Nature (Doctor Who episode)|Human Nature]]" and "[[The Family of Blood]]". She then appeared in part two of the story "[[The End of Time (Doctor Who)|The End of Time]]", playing a character named Verity Newman, who is Joan's great-granddaughter.<ref name="verity">{{cite web |last=Anders |first=Charlie Jane |author-link=Charlie Jane Anders |date=23 March 2009 |title=Discover Both Ends of The "Spectrum of Spock." Plus The Doctor's Worst Nightmare. |url=http://io9.com/5180008/discover-both-ends-of-the-spectrum-of-spock-plus-the-doctors-worst-nightmare |access-date=18 April 2009 |work=[[io9]] |archive-date=16 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016202406/http://io9.com/5180008/discover-both-ends-of-the-spectrum-of-spock-plus-the-doctors-worst-nightmare |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hynes appeared in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Eighth Doctor]] audio adventure "[[Invaders from Mars (Doctor Who audio)|Invaders from Mars]]", with her ''Spaced'' colleague Simon Pegg. She starred in ''[[Son of Rambow]]'' (credited as Jessica Stevenson), playing Mary Proudfoot opposite the star of the film, [[Bill Milner]]. In November 2007, [[BBC One]] released ''[[Learners (film)|Learners]]'', a comedy drama television movie which Hynes starred in and wrote.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/04_april/03/learners.shtml |title=Press Releases: David Tennant and Jessica Hynes in the driving seat for new BBC One comedy drama Learners |access-date=3 April 2007 |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref>

In 2008 she appeared in a revival of [[Alan Ayckbourn]]'s ''The Norman Conquests'' at the [[Old Vic]]. In 2009 she made her Broadway début in the play's transfer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadway.com/Tickets-On-Sale-for-Alan-Ayckbourn-s-The-Norman-Conquests/broadway_news/5022101 |title=Tickets on sale for Alan Ayckbourn's 'The Norman Conquests' |work=[[Broadway.com]] |access-date=5 March 2009 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527144432/http://www.broadway.com/Tickets-On-Sale-for-Alan-Ayckbourn-s-The-Norman-Conquests/broadway_news/5022101 |archive-date=27 May 2009 }}</ref> and was nominated for a [[Tony Award]] for her performance. The show itself won a Tony for best revival that year.

Hynes appeared as a "right-on" PR person, Siobhan Sharpe, in the [[2012 Summer Olympics|London Olympics]] centred satire ''[[Twenty Twelve]]'', of which the first series screened on BBC Four in 2011, moving to BBC Two in spring 2012. A further series was screened in July 2012. She reprised the role in the 2014 series ''[[W1A (TV series)|W1A]]'' for which she won a BAFTA. 

In 2017 , she directed her first feature film, ''[[The Fight (2018 film)|The Fight]]'', produced by Jamie Adams and Unstoppable media. In 2018, she played the role of a mother in the [[BBC Four]] programme ''[[There She Goes (TV series)|There She Goes]]''. She stars alongside [[David Tennant]], raising a daughter with a severe learning disability. It is based on the real life of writer [[Shaun Pye]] and his wife Sarah Crawford  whose daughter was born with a chromosomal disorder. She won a Bafta for her role in the series and was nominated for an International Emmy for her role in '414' the special made in 2023. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-10-16/david-tennant-there-she-goes-bbc4-comedy-drama/|title=David Tennant felt 'huge responsibility' starring in new BBC comedy There She Goes|work=[[Radio Times]]|last=Hodges|first=Michael|date=16 October 2018|access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref>  In 2019, she starred in the BBC and HBO production ''[[Years and Years (TV series)|Years and Years]]'' for which she won a Royal Television Society award.

==Personal life==
Hynes is married to Adam Hynes, a sculptor. The couple have been together since they were 18 years old, but only married in 2002, when she officially changed her surname from her birth name of Stevenson, including for screen credits.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |url=http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,,2088056,00.html |title=Gareth McLean talks to screen star Jessica Stevenson about feminist history |access-date=25 May 2007 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | location=London | first=Gareth | last=McLean | date=25 May 2007}}</ref><ref name="independent.co.uk"/> They have three children together, and live in [[Folkestone]], [[Kent]].<ref name="independent.co.uk"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-13 |title=Jessica Hynes: 'What was your most embarrassing moment? I've got so many, it's hard to choose.' |url=http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/aug/13/jessica-hynes-actor-q-and-a-interview |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=[[The Guardian]] |quote=[note: article as updated 3 June 2021]}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|-  style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! style="width:5%;"| Year
! style="width:20%;"| Title
! style="width:20%;"| Role
! style="width:45%;"| Notes
|-
|1994 || ''[[The House of Eliott]]'' || Charlotte Parker || Guest role, series 3, episode 1
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1995 || ''Six Pairs of Pants'' || Various characters ||
|-
|''Tears Before Bedtime'' || Maggie ||
|-
|''[[Crown Prosecutor (TV series)|Crown Prosecutor]]'' || Jackie South ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1996 || ''[[Mash and Peas]]'' || Various roles ||
|-
|''[[Asylum (1996 TV series)|Asylum]]'' || Martha & Nurse McFadden ||
|-
| 1996–1997 || ''[[Staying Alive (TV series)|Staying Alive]]'' || Alice Timpson ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1997 || ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' || Judith Lessiter  || Episode: "[[The Killings at Badger's Drift]]"
|-
|''[[Armstrong and Miller (TV series)|Armstrong and Miller]]'' || Various roles || Series 2, episode 1
|-
|''[[Harry Enfield and Chums]]'' ||  || Episode: "Harry Enfield and His Yule Log Chums"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1998 || ''[[Unnatural Acts (1998 TV Series)|Unnatural Acts]]'' || Various roles || Main cast
|-
|''Alexei Sayle’s Merry-Go-Round'' || Alice, the Ayatollah's Assistant || Episode 1
|-
|rowspan="1"| {{no wrap|1998–2010}} ||''[[The Royle Family]]'' || Cheryl Carroll || Recurring role
|-
| 1999 || ''[[People Like Us (mockumentary)|People Like Us]]'' || Sarah || Episode: "The Estate Agent"
|-
| 1999–2001 ||''[[Spaced]]'' || Daisy Steiner  || Also  co-wrote with Simon Pegg
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2001|| ''[[Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000 TV series)|Randall & Hopkirk]]'' || Felia Siderova || Episodes: "[[Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000 TV series)#Series 1|Mental Apparition Disorder]]", "[[Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000 TV series)#Series 1|Drop Dead]]"
|-
|''[[Bob & Rose]]'' || Holly Vance ||
|-
|''[[Comedy Lab]]'' || Wife || Episode: "Knife & Wife"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2002 || ''Dick Whittington'' || The Good Fairy ||Television film
|-
|''[[Black Books]]'' || Eva || Episode: "[[List of Black Books episode#Series 2 (2002)|Hello Sun]]"
|-
|2005 || ''[[According to Bex]]'' || Rebecca 'Bex' Atwell  ||
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2006 || ''[[Pinochet in Suburbia]]'' || Police Guard ||Television film
|-
| ''[[The Secret Policeman's Ball (2006)|The Secret Policeman's Ball]]'' || Mrs. Peacock ||Recording of staged show
|-
| ''[[QI]]'' || Herself || Episode: "[[QI (D series)#Episode 12 "Domesticity"|Domesticity]]"
|-
| ''[[Agatha Christie's Marple]]'' || Aimee Griffith || Episode: "The Moving Finger"
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2007 || ''[[Doctor Who]]'' || Nurse Joan Redfern || Episodes: "[[Human Nature (Doctor Who episode)|Human Nature]]", "[[The Family of Blood]]"
|-
| ''[[Learners (film)|Learners]]'' || Beverly ||Television film 
|-
| ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]'' || Herself || Series 21, episode 1
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2010 || ''[[Doctor Who]]'' || Verity Newman || Episode: "[[The End of Time (Doctor Who)|The End of Time, Part Two]]"
|-
| ''Lizzie and Sarah'' || Various roles ||Television pilot
|-
|2011–2012|| ''[[Twenty Twelve]]''|| Siobhan Sharpe ||Main cast, won RTS Best Comedy Performance award
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2011 ||''[[Skins (British TV series)|Skins]]'' || Crystal || Episode: "Everyone"
|-
| ''[[The Hour (2011 TV series)|The Hour]]'' || Jane Kish || Episode 4
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2012 || ''[[One Night (British TV series)|One Night]]''|| Carol ||
|-
| ''[[World's Most Dangerous Roads]]'' || Herself || Episode 2
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2013 || ''[[Blandings (TV series)|Blandings]]'' || Daphne Littlewood ||
|-
| ''[[Up the Women]]''|| Margaret || Also writer
|-
| ''[[Crackanory]]''|| Storyteller || Read "My Former Self" by [[Holly Walsh]]
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled]]''|| Herself || Episode 2
|-
|2014–2017 || ''[[W1A (TV series)|W1A]]'' || Siobhan Sharpe ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015 || ''[[Celebrity Squares]]''|| Herself || Series 2, episode 2
|-
| ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]''|| Herself ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2016 || ''[[The Keith Lemon Sketch Show]]''|| Manager || Series 2: "The Cartoon Job Centre" sketch
|-
| ''[[Jack and Dean of All Trades]]''|| Marv ||Web series
|-
| ''[[Hooten & the Lady]]''|| Ella Bond ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[The Crystal Maze]]'' || The Knight ||
|-
| 2018–2020, 2023 || ''[[There She Goes (TV series)|There She Goes]]'' || Emily Yates || Main cast
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Years and Years (TV series)|Years and Years]]'' || Edith Lyons ||
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2022 || ''[[Mood (TV series)|Mood]]'' || Laura ||
|-
| ''[[The Witchfinder (TV series)|The Witchfinder]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/the-witchfinder-first-look|title=First look image and casting confirmed for new BBC comedy The Witchfinder|website=bbc.co.uk/mediacentre|access-date=18 February 2022}}</ref>
| Old Myers
|
|-
| ''[[Inside No. 9]]'' || Helen || Episode: “A Random Act of Kindness”
|-
| ''[[Life After Life (TV series)|Life After Life]]''
| Mrs. Glover
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/life-after-life-thomasin-mckenzie-sian-clifford-1234740110/ |title=Thomasin McKenzie & Sian Clifford To Lead Cast For BBC Adaptation Of Kate Atkinson's 'Life After Life' |first=Jake|last=Kanter|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=April 20, 2021|access-date=April 20, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Am I Being Unreasonable?]]''
| Becca
|
|-
|''[[Outsiders (British TV series)|Outsiders]]''
|Herself
|Main cast (Series 2)
|-
| 2023 || ''[[The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off]]'' || Herself / Contestant || Star Baker<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/great-british-bake-off-crowns-212000337.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFovGY0H2AnYdRYTvHXvED0aTVNa4nFjKGMHAsQwKCphNEqtdAleORFW4ggrpnGUlqwswM6c1dMt1mSW94p4Lr6tNvAMSZ7_wgDbwCgA2qVvghcyoybvQX475_2-tHnBBFufzL_X7MyZV2CDgSDGHZYhkFCuB3A0k2EghvT-0kvL|title=The Great British Bake Off crowns another winner in SU2C special|website=uk.news.yahoo.com|date=26 March 2023 |accessdate=27 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2024
| ''[[The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin]]''
| The Reddlehag
| 
|-
| ''[[The Franchise (2024 TV series)|The Franchise]]''
| Steph
| Main cast
|-
|2025
|''[[Miss Austen]]''
|Mary 
| Main Cast
|}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%;"
|-  style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1993 || ''[[Swing Kids (1993 film)|Swing Kids]]'' || Helga || Credited as Jessica Stevenson
|-
| ''[[The Baby of Mâcon]]'' || The First Midwife || Credited as Jessica Stevenson
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Born Romantic]]'' || Libby || Credited as Jessica Stevenson
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2002 || ''[[Tomorrow La Scala!]]'' || Victoria || Credited as Jessica Stevenson
|-
| ''[[Pure (UK film)|Pure]]'' || Paramedic || Credited as Jessica Stevenson
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2004 || ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' || Yvonne || Credited as Jessica Stevenson
|-
| ''[[Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film)|Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason]]'' || Magda || Credited as Jessica Stevenson
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Confetti (2006 film)|Confetti]]'' || Sam || Credited as Jessica Stevenson
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2007 || ''[[Four Last Songs (film)|Four Last Songs]]'' || Miranda || Credited as Jessica Stevenson
|-
| ''[[Son of Rambow]]'' || Mary || Credited as Jessica Stevenson
|-
| ''[[Magicians (2007 film)|Magicians]]'' || Linda || Credited as Jessica Stevenson
|-
| ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' || [[Mafalda Hopkirk]] || Voice only<br>Credited as Jessica Stevenson
|-
|| 2008 || ''[[Faintheart]]'' || Cathy ||
|-
|| 2010 || ''[[Burke and Hare (2010 film)|Burke and Hare]]'' || Lucky ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger]]'' || Angel Matthews ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Pudsey: The Movie]]'' || Gail ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016 || ''[[Swallows and Amazons (2016 film)|Swallows and Amazons]]'' || Mrs Jackson ||
|-
| ''[[Bridget Jones's Baby]]'' || Magda ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017 || ''[[The Fight (2018 film)|The Fight]]'' || Tina || Also writer/director
|-
| ''[[Paddington 2]]'' || Miss Kitts ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018|| ''[[Alright Now (film)|Alright Now]]'' || Sara ||
|-
| ''[[Nativity Rocks!]]'' || Angel Matthews ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse]]'' || Sofie Dahl || TV film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2024 ||''[[Seize Them!]]''
| Leofwine
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/seize-them-movie-cast-nicola-coughlan-aimee-lou-wood-lolly-adefope|website=Collider|accessdate=March 25, 2023|first=Lacy|last=Long|title= 'Seize Them!': Nicola Coughlan, Aimee Lou Wood, and Lolly Adefope Join Dark Ages Comedy Film|date=March 21, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Paddington in Peru]]''
| Miss Kitts
| Cameo
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Death of a Unicorn]]''
| Shaw
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/death-of-a-unicorne-movie-adds-richard-e-grant-will-poulter-1235589147/|title=A24's 'Death Of A Unicorne' Adds Richard E. Grant, Téa Leoni, Will Poulter, Anthony Carrigan, Sunita Mani & More; Paul Rudd And Jenna Ortega Set To Star|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=November 1, 2023|access-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref>
|}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Award !! Work !! Result
|-
| 1999 || [[British Comedy Award]] for Best Female Comedy Newcomer  || ''[[Spaced]] and [[The Royle Family]]'' || {{Won}}<ref>{{cite web|title=British Comedy Awards 1999|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/british_comedy_awards/episodes/1999/1/|website=British Comedy Guide|access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2001 || [[British Comedy Award]] for Best TV Comedy Actress || ''Spaced'' || {{Won}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Skinner crowned TV comedy king|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1713256.stm|access-date=19 January 2016|publisher=BBC|date=16 December 2001}}</ref>
|-
| [[2002 British Academy Television Awards|2002]] || [[British Academy Television Award for Best Situation Comedy]] || ''Spaced'' || {{Nominated}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Television in 2002|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2002/television|website=BAFTA|access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2002 || RTS Television Award	for Best Actor – Female || ''[[Tomorrow La Scala!]]'' || {{Nominated}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Programme Award Winners 2002|url=https://rts.org.uk/award/programme-awards-winners-2002|website=Royal Television Society|date=14 March 2011|access-date=19 January 2016}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
| [[2003 British Academy Television Awards|2003]] || [[British Academy Television Award for Best Actress]] || ''Tomorrow La Scala!'' || {{Nominated}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Television in 2003|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2003/television|website=BAFTA|access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2003 Laurence Olivier Awards|2003]] || [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role]] || ''The Night Heron'' || {{Nominated}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Olivier Winners 2003|url=http://www.olivierawards.com/winners/view/item98541/olivier-winners-2003/|website=Olivier Awards|access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[63rd Tony Awards|2009]] || [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play]] || ''[[The Norman Conquests]]'' || {{Nominated}}<ref>{{cite web|title=JUST THE LIST: Winners and Nominees of the 2009 Tony Awards|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/just-the-list-winners-and-nominees-of-the-2009-tony-awards-161645|website=Playbill |date=8 June 2009|access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2012 || [[British Comedy Award]] for Best TV Comedy Actress || ''[[Twenty Twelve]]'' || {{Nominated}}<ref>{{cite news|title=British Comedy Awards: Twenty Twelve to take on The Thick of It|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9715133/British-Comedy-Awards-Twenty-Twelve-to-take-on-The-Thick-of-It.htm|access-date=19 January 2016|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=2 December 2012}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
| 2013 || RTS Television Award	for Best Comedy Performance || ''Twenty Twelve'' || {{Won}}<ref>{{cite web|title=RTS Programme Awards 2013|url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-programme-awards-2013|website=Royal Television Society|date=19 March 2013 |access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2013 British Academy Television Awards|2013]] || [[British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance]] || ''Twenty Twelve'' || {{Nominated}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Television in 2013|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/television|website=BAFTA|access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2015 British Academy Television Awards|2015]] || [[British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance]] || ''[[W1A (TV series)|W1A]]'' || {{Won}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Television in 2015|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2015/television|website=BAFTA|access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2019 British Academy Television Awards|2019]] || [[British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance]] || ''[[There She Goes (TV series)|There She Goes]]'' || {{Won}}
|}

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[[Category:National Youth Theatre members]]
[[Category:People from Lewisham]]
[[Category:Women's Equality Party people]]
[[Category:Writers from the London Borough of Lewisham]]