English stage, film actress and narrator
Miranda Raison
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Raison in 2018
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Born
| Miranda Caroline Raison
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Occupation(s)
| Actress and narrator
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Years active
| 1999?present
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Spouses
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(
m.
2007;
div.
2009)
Christopher Mollard
(
m.
2017)
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Children
| 2
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Relatives
| Paul Raison
(cousin)
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Miranda Caroline Raison
is a British and French actress. She is best known for playing
Jo Portman
in five seasons of
Spooks
(MI5) and Nellie Davenport in
HBO
's
Warrior
.
[1]
She originated the title role in
Howard Brenton
's
Anne Boleyn
at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
[2]
and played Hermione in
Kenneth Branagh
's production of
The Winter's Tale
, both to critical acclaim.
[3]
She is also a prolific voice artist.
[4]
Early life and education
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Miranda Caroline Raison was born in
Burnham Thorpe
.
[5]
Her mother is former Anglia News reader Caroline Raison (
nee
Harvey).
[5]
Her father, Nick Raison, is a
jazz
pianist who accompanied the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
[6]
when Raison played a showgirl in the
Doctor Who
episodes "
Daleks in Manhattan
" and "
Evolution of the Daleks
".
[7]
Raison's parents divorced when she was five years old. From a young age she attended five boarding schools, including
Gresham's School
,
Felixstowe College
and
Stowe School
; her education was paid for by her grandfather.
[8]
[9]
It was at
Felixstowe College
where she developed an interest in acting; she moved there after experiencing bullying at her previous school.
[10]
She trained at the
Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
.
[11]
Career
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Theatre
[
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From 2002?3, she appeared as Ben-Hur's love interest in a minimalist production of the
eponymous play
at the
Battersea Arts Centre
.
[12]
Later in 2003, she was featured in
Pains of Youth
, again at the
Battersea Arts Centre
, playing the death obsessed bisexual Desiree;
[13]
Lyn Gardner of
The Guardian
described her performance as making "Desiree's death wish seem tragic rather than merely silly."
[14]
In 2010 she played the title role in
Anne Boleyn
, a new play by Howard Brenton, who had also been involved in scripts for BBC's
Spooks
in which Raison went on to appear in 5 series, which premiered at
Shakespeare's Globe
on 24 July 2010 to high critical acclaim. In the same
Shakespeare's Globe
season Raison also played
Anne Boleyn
in
Henry VIII
by
William Shakespeare
.
[15]
In 2011, she appeared as Ann in the short play "Oliver Lewis" by
Jack Thorne
, part of the series of plays
66 Books
performed at the
Bush Theatre
.
[16]
In June/July 2012 she appeared in a production of
The Physicists: A Comedy in Two Acts
at the
Donmar Warehouse
, playing the roles of Lina Rose, the lead character's ex-wife, and Monika Settler, the lead's attending nurse.
[17]
From October 2012 Raison starred in
The River,
a new play by
Jez Butterworth
, at the
Royal Court Theatre
(Jerwood) alongside
Dominic West
. Tickets became "the most sought-after theatre tickets in London" after rave reviews.
[18]
In 2013?14 she played Anne Faulkner in the theatrical version of
Strangers on a Train
at the
Gielgud Theatre
, produced by
Barbara Broccoli
.
[19]
From January to February 2015, she starred opposite
Shaun Evans
in
Hello/Goodbye
at the Hampstead Theatre.
[20]
In August 2015 she joined the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company in
The Winter's Tale
and
Harlequinade
which ran at the
Garrick Theatre
from October 2015 until January 2016. Raison played the wife of
Kenneth Branagh
's character in both plays.
[21]
She stated that she enjoyed the experience and was grateful for the opportunity, given that previously she had a bad audition with Branagh for
Macbeth
in 2011. She also enjoyed learning from
Judi Dench
.
[22]
Film and television
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Raison's first film role in 2000 was playing
Marianne Faithfull
in
Suzy Q
alongside
Carice Van Houten
In 2004, Raison was cast as 'Heather' in
Match Point
, the first Woody Allen film to be made in London.
[23]
In 2005, she appeared in
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
, which she said "may as well have been the most brutal Lars von Trier film. Another actress and I actually spent a whole night just crying." She called the experience "regrettable from start to finish" and a "hideous, hideous moment and a great lapse of judgement on my part".
[24]
Raison's breakthrough role was as
Jo Portman
(2005?2009) in the
BBC One
television drama series
Spooks
(also broadcast under the title
MI-5
). She requested that the production company let her go in 2009 as she felt that her character could not develop further and wanted to follow up on theatre opportunities.
[25]
In April 2007 she appeared in the
Doctor Who
episodes "
Daleks in Manhattan
" and "
Evolution of the Daleks
" as Tallulah, a show girl whose opening scene involved singing to a musical number, for which Raison's father played the piano background as part of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
[7]
In 2009, she was featured in the show
Plus One
. She was originally featured in the Comedy Showcase pilot in 2007, where she wore a fat suit.
[26]
In 2010 after leaving
Spooks
, she played a model called Abbey in the
ITV1
comedy-drama
Married Single Other
.
[27]
She had a small role in
My Week with Marilyn
. She expressed pleasure in being able to work with great British talent and her fascination with Marilyn Monroe.
[28]
In 2012 she played DI Georgina Dixon in the second series of
Vexed
, screened on
BBC2
.
[29]
In 2013 she played 'Harriet Hammond' in the third series of the
BBC
legal drama
Silk
;
her character was a practice manager who shook up the firm and a potential love interest for her former
Spooks
co-star
Rupert Penry-Jones
' character.
[30]
In 2014, she had a small role in
I Am Soldier
, playing "Stella", the lead interrogator in the "Tactical Questioning" portion of the lead character's training.
[31]
In July 2014 she was announced as a new cast member of
Spotless
, a (10 × 1 hour episode) drama produced by
Canal+
.
[32]
In 2018, Raison reprised her role as ‘Sylvie’ in 6 episodes of
Dark Heart
, played xenobiologist ‘Tessia’ in 6 episodes of
Nightflyers
and appeared in
Artemis Fowl
.
[33]
In May 2019 it was announced that Raison would be joining the main cast of
Warrior
for the second season.
[34]
In September 2021 it was announced that Raison had joined the first series of
Sister Boniface Mysteries
playing Ruth Penny, a main character across all ten episodes.
[35]
Raison reprised her role as 'Nellie Davenport', as part of the main cast of the third season of
Warrior
which began airing on HBO in July 2023.
[36]
[37]
[38]
In April 2023 she was cast as
Jean Seberg
in L'Enchanteur opposite
Charles Berling
as
Romain Gary
which will air on
France 2
in 2024.
[39]
Other works
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In 2005 she appeared in the BBC radio comedy
Deep Trouble
. She has voiced several video game characters, including
Cassandra Pentaghast
in the
Dragon Age
series, Lieutenant Sandra Lansing in
Apache: Air Assault
and Natasha and other characters in
Renegade Ops
.
BioWare
also hired Raison for providing several voices in
Mass Effect: Andromeda
. She voiced three characters in
The Secret World
and lent her voice for
Dreamfall Chapters
and
Blades of Time
.
[40]
Raison has also voice-acted in several
Big Finish
Doctor Who
audios
, including
The Davros Mission
and
The Wreck of the Titan
, and plays Constance Clarke, a regular companion to the
Sixth Doctor
. She also provides additional voices in other Big Finish audio productions, including other
Doctor Who
stories and
The Avengers
.
[41]
In 2013 she joined the
CGI
series cast of
Thomas & Friends
and provides the voice of Millie (UK/US), first introduced in
King of the Railway
.
[42]
Since July 2017 she has been narrating the BBC2 documentary
Hospital
.
[43]
Personal life
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She plays golf and is a member of the Aldeburgh Golf Club.
[44]
While separated from her first husband,
Raza Jaffrey
, she began a relationship with her
Married Single Other
co-star
Ralf Little
in November 2009, which ended in February 2013.
[8]
She married again in 2017 and had a daughter in that same year. In the summer of 2022, Raison gave birth to her second child. Her husband is 13 years her junior.
[45]
Raison has dual nationality and holds both French and British passports.
[46]
She speaks fluent French and is conversational in Italian and Spanish.
[47]
[44]
Raison is distantly related to
Jack Huston
.
[48]
Her cousin,
Paul Raison
, was a Chairman of
Christie's
.
Filmography
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Film
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Television
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Video games
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References
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"Spooks star Miranda Raison pledges to help Suffolk parents in new patron role"
.
East Anglian Daily Times
. 13 May 2020
. Retrieved
18 October
2023
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Billington, Michael (29 July 2010).
"Anne Boleyn"
.
The Guardian
.
ISSN
0261-3077
. Retrieved
18 October
2023
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Kellaway, Kate (15 November 2015).
"The Winter's Tale; Harlequinade; All on Her Own review ? a gift to eye and heart"
.
The Observer
.
ISSN
0029-7712
. Retrieved
18 October
2023
.
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"Miranda Raison - Exclusive Voiceover agent for Miranda Raison; British actress best known for her roles in Spooks, 24, Murder on the Orient Express and the Oscar nominated film My Week with Marilyn. Starred in 2022's The Sister Boniface Mysteries. Neutral/RP accent. - Voiceover Agency London"
.
Anthea Represents
. Retrieved
18 October
2023
.
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"The Raison being"
. Great British Life. 20 October 2014
. Retrieved
1 March
2024
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https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=MirandaRaison
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a
b
"Doctor Who"
. BBC. Archived from
the original
on 25 January 2007
. Retrieved
7 July
2012
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a
b
"Miranda Raison ? Playing Anne Boleyn"
. sharonfeinstein.com. 18 July 2011
. Retrieved
30 June
2017
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"Spooks star's new mission in Suffolk"
.
EADT Suffolk Magazine
. Retrieved
22 July
2017
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"The Raison being"
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EDP Norfolk Magazine
. Retrieved
20 June
2017
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"Jo Portman ? Spooks (UK) Characters"
. ShareTV. 13 May 2002
. Retrieved
7 July
2012
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"Ben Hur"
. beggarsbelief.org.uk
. Retrieved
28 June
2017
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"Mind Rocket: Pains Of Youth, pullout flyer ? Battersea Arts Centre Digital Archive"
(in Czech)
. Retrieved
12 July
2017
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Lyn Gardner (31 July 2003).
"Pains of youth"
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TheGuardian.com
. Retrieved
11 December
2018
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Ed Caesar (22 April 2010).
"The alternative Boleyn girl"
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"66 Books, a Curtain up London review"
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Benedict, David (12 June 2012).
"Review: 'The Physicists'
"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
11 July
2017
.
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"Jez Butterworth play The River wows at the Royal Court"
. BBC. 29 October 2012
. Retrieved
23 September
2016
.
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"Strangers on a Train at the Gielgud Theatre, W1"
.
The Times
. 20 November 2013.
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"Hello/Goodbye"
.
Hampstead Theatre
. Retrieved
20 June
2017
.
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"Spooks actress Miranda Raison is set to star in The Winter's Tale"
.
The Independent
. 4 November 2015.
Archived
from the original on 15 May 2022
. Retrieved
23 September
2016
.
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"interview | miranda raison"
.
Schon! Magazine
. Retrieved
21 June
2017
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"Miranda Raison - Biography"
. Hello!. 8 October 2009.
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"Miranda Raison"
. officiallondontheatre.co.uk
. Retrieved
18 June
2017
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"Miranda Raison"
. officiallondontheatre.co.uk
. Retrieved
19 June
2017
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Davies, Jeff.
"character makeups | fat faces & fat-suits | obese & morbidly obese | Miranda Raison in 'Plus One' | themakeupgallery"
.
www.themakeupgallery.info
. Retrieved
15 July
2017
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Ian Wylie (12 March 2010).
"Married Single Other: Miranda Raison | Manchester Evening News"
. menmedia.co.uk
. Retrieved
7 July
2012
.
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"Miranda Raison on her role. working with great British talent and..."
Getty Images
. Retrieved
15 June
2017
.
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Patrick McLennan (20 July 2012).
"A quick chat with Vexed star Miranda Raison"
.
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Ellen E Jones (1 April 2014).
"Silk, BBC1 - TV review: 'Thrilling twists and turns make Silk's farewell a guilty pleasure'
"
.
Independent.co.uk
.
Archived
from the original on 15 May 2022.
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Partnership, The Artists.
"Miranda Raison Artist Details ? The Artists Partnership"
. theartistspartnership.co.uk
. Retrieved
14 July
2017
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Keslassy, Elsa (23 June 2014).
"Tandem and Canal Plus Unveils International Cast of 'Spotless'
"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
23 September
2016
.
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Bill Gibb (30 October 2018).
"Dark Heart star Miranda Raison has had her busiest year yet with several hit roles, a wedding and a baby"
.
Sunday Post
. Retrieved
11 December
2018
.
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Denise Petski (9 May 2019).
"
'Warrior' Casts Four For Season 2 Of Cinemax Drama Series"
.
Deadline
.
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Mel Lynch (9 September 2021).
"
'Drama secures UK broadcasting rights for Sister Boniface Mysteries"
.
UKTV
.
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"Warrior Season 3 - What We Know So Far"
.
looper.com
. 21 April 2022.
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Petski, Denise (27 July 2022).
"
'Warrior': Mark Dacascos & Chelsea Muirhead Joins Season 3 Cast Of HBO Max Series"
.
Deadline
.
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https://bleedingcool.com/tv/warrior-season-3-promo-spotlights-women-warriors-aftershow-podcast/
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https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=315416.html
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"Dragon Age: Inquisition Preview - Meet Miranda Raison Who Plays Cassandra"
.
Game Informer
.
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"Miranda Raison"
. 31 January 2023.
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"Millie"
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"Miranda Raison"
.
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b
"My perfect weekend: Miranda Raison"
.
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"Doctor Who Interview | Miranda Raison - WHO Corner to Corner | A Doctor Who Podcast"
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"Doctor Who Interview | Miranda Raison - WHO Corner to Corner | A Doctor Who Podcast"
.
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"Interview with Miranda Raison"
. 18 December 2015.
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"Raison d'etre"
. Archived from
the original
on 14 July 2014.
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