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Victoria Hamilton (born 5 April 1971) is a British actress.

She was born in Wimbledon, London, England, and grew up in Godalming, Guildford, Surrey.

She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

In 1995, she appeared in Ibsen's The Master Builder directed by Peter Hall and starring Alan Bates and Gemma Jones.

Hamilton (a stage name; her surname is actually Sharp) is best known for playing 19th century characters such as Mrs. Forster in the Emmy-winning British 1995 miniseries Pride and Prejudice, and Maria Bertram in a 1999 film of Mansfield Park (which included her only known nude scene). She also played Queen Victoria in the BBC-TV production Victoria & Albert in 2001.

She has been a member of the Peter Hall Company, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, as well as appearing in the West End and on Broadway.

Awards and Nominations

Winner

• 2004 Evening Standard Award : Best Actress for Suddenly Last Summer
• 2004 What's On Stage Award : Best Actress for A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
• 2004 Barclays Theatre Award: Best Actress for As You Like It at the Sheffield Crucible and Lyric Hammersmith.
• 2004 Critics' Circle Award : Best Actress for As You Like It
• 1996 Critics' Circle Award : Best Newcomer

Nominations

• 2004 Olivier Award : Best Actress for Suddenly Last Summer
• 2003 Tony Award : Best Leading Actress for A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
• 1995 Ian Charleson Award : Peter Hall Company's The Master Builder

Films and TV

• Wide Sargasso Sea (2006 TV movie)
• The Shell Seekers (2006 TV movie) - Nancy
• Scoop (2006, by Woody Allen)
• Jericho (TV series) - episode To Murder and Create (2005) - Miss Greenaway
• A Very Social Secretary (2005 TV movie) - Kimberly Fortier
• To the Ends of the Earth (2005 TV mini-series) - Miss Granham
• Twisted Tales (TV series) - episode The Magister (2005) - Jessie Vasquez
• In Search of the Brontës (2003 TV movie) - Charlotte Brontë
• Goodbye, Mr. Chips (2002 TV movie) - Kathie
• Babyfather (2002 TV series) - Lucy Fry
• Before You Go (2002) - Catherine
• Victoria & Albert (2001 TV movie) - Victoria
• The Savages (2001 TV series) - Jessica Savage
• Midsomer Murders (TV series) - episode Garden of Death (2000) - Hilary Inkpen
• Mansfield Park (1999) - Maria Bertram
• King Lear (1998 TV movie) - Cordelia
• The Merchant of Venice (1996 TV movie) - Nerissa
• Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV miniseries) - Mrs. Forster
• Persuasion (1995) - Henrietta Musgrove
• Cone Zone (1995 TV series) - Zandra Ward

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