Miranda Raison
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| Born | 1980 Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Raza Jaffrey (separated July 2009) |
Miranda Raison (born 1980[1] in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk), is an English actress.
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Early life
Her father Nick Raison is a jazz pianist and artist, while her mother Caroline[2] read the news for Anglia Television. She has two brothers and two sisters: Ed who is a member of the Lost Levels, Rosie, Sam and May. Her parents split up when she was four years old, and she and Ed were brought up primarily by her mother and grandmother.[3] She attended a number of prestigious boarding schools, paid for by her grandmother. [3]
Career
Raison trained at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. She is best known for her role as Jo Portman in the BBC One television drama series Spooks in which she appeared between 2005 and 2009.
Raison also starred alongside Scarlett Johansson in Woody Allen's film Match Point in 2005 and appeared in Land of the Blind with Ralph Fiennes in 2006.[4]
In April 2007, she appeared in two episodes of Doctor Who, "Daleks in Manhattan" and "Evolution of the Daleks". Her character Talullah was a show girl, whose opening scene was on stage dancing and singing to a musical number - her father played the piano background as part of the orchestra.[5] She was a guest on the second series of Totally Doctor Who in episode 4.
In 2007 she appeared in the Channel 4 Comedy Showcase episode "Plus One", alongside Duncan James, Rory Kinnear and Nigel Harman.
In 2005 she appeared in the four part BBC Radio 4 comedy series Deep Trouble as Petty Officer Lucy Radcliffe.[6]
In 2010 she starred in the ITV1 comedy-drama Married Single Other.
Since leaving Webber Douglas she has not worked outside acting.
Personal life
She married fellow Spooks actor Raza Jaffrey in Aldeburgh in September 2007, shortly after he left the show. The couple lived in Battersea Park, South London. In November 2009, they announced they had separated and were seeking a divorce.[1]
References
- ^ a b http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1227865/Spooks-dating-agency-couple-spied-leading-separate-lives.html
- ^ Anglia Newsreaders - Profile of Caroline Raison
- ^ a b Miranda Raison:Life beyond Spooks - The Independent, 4 November 2008
- ^ Miranda Raison at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ BBC - Doctor Who (David Tennant and Billie Piper) - News
- ^ BBC Radio 4 - Deep Trouble cast list
External links
- Miranda Raison at the Internet Movie Database
- Miranda Raison at the bbc.co.uk official Spooks website.
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