Felicity Jane Montagu (born 12 September 1960) is an English
actress.Montagu was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, to
Lieutenant-Colonel John Drogo Montagu (1916â€"2013), whose
great-great-grandfather Admiral George Montagu was
great-great-grandson of Hon. James Montagu (d. 1665), who, in his
turn, was the third son of Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester. She
attended Loughborough University and the Webber Douglas Academy of
Dramatic Art.Montagu's reputation in comedy character parts was
enhanced by her performance in Bridget Jones's Diary as Perpetua,
Bridget's unpleasant colleague. She also appeared in the 2006 film
Confetti as highly strung magazine editor Vivien Kay-Wylie. She
appeared in the film I Want Candy in which she plays the mother of an
ambitious teenager. She appeared in How to Lose Friends & Alienate
People (2008). In 2013, she reprised her role as Lynn Benfield for the
Alan Partridge film Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. and Mrs Mainwaring in
the 2016 Dad's Army film. In 2016, Montagu reprised her role as Miss
Adolf from the Hank Zipzer series in the TV movie Hank Zipzer's
Christmas Catastrophe.In 2004 and 2005, Montagu starred in ITV comedy
drama Doc Martin as Caroline Bosman, the radio presenter of Radio
Portwenn. She co-starred as Lynn, the faithful but put-upon personal
assistant, in I'm Alan Partridge and as the huge-breasted, raunchy
vicar's wife Sue 2 in Nighty Night. In 2006, she took the leading role
of housewife and gang queen Barbara Du Prez in the offbeat comedy
series Suburban Shootout. Her other television credits include Mapp
and Lucia, The Bill ('Furthers'; 1991) Health and Efficiency, Wish Me
Luck, Tumbledown, Harry Enfield's Television Programme, 2point4
Children, A Touch of Frost, My Life as a Popat, Johnny and the Bomb,
Peak Practice, The Queen's Sister, Coogan's Run, Doc Martin, Lead
Balloon, Alexei Sayle's Stuff, Skins, Hank Zipzer, M.I. High, The End
of the F***ing World, and Sally4Ever. In 2020, she appeared as a
contestant on Celebrity Masterchef.
actress.Montagu was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, to
Lieutenant-Colonel John Drogo Montagu (1916â€"2013), whose
great-great-grandfather Admiral George Montagu was
great-great-grandson of Hon. James Montagu (d. 1665), who, in his
turn, was the third son of Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester. She
attended Loughborough University and the Webber Douglas Academy of
Dramatic Art.Montagu's reputation in comedy character parts was
enhanced by her performance in Bridget Jones's Diary as Perpetua,
Bridget's unpleasant colleague. She also appeared in the 2006 film
Confetti as highly strung magazine editor Vivien Kay-Wylie. She
appeared in the film I Want Candy in which she plays the mother of an
ambitious teenager. She appeared in How to Lose Friends & Alienate
People (2008). In 2013, she reprised her role as Lynn Benfield for the
Alan Partridge film Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. and Mrs Mainwaring in
the 2016 Dad's Army film. In 2016, Montagu reprised her role as Miss
Adolf from the Hank Zipzer series in the TV movie Hank Zipzer's
Christmas Catastrophe.In 2004 and 2005, Montagu starred in ITV comedy
drama Doc Martin as Caroline Bosman, the radio presenter of Radio
Portwenn. She co-starred as Lynn, the faithful but put-upon personal
assistant, in I'm Alan Partridge and as the huge-breasted, raunchy
vicar's wife Sue 2 in Nighty Night. In 2006, she took the leading role
of housewife and gang queen Barbara Du Prez in the offbeat comedy
series Suburban Shootout. Her other television credits include Mapp
and Lucia, The Bill ('Furthers'; 1991) Health and Efficiency, Wish Me
Luck, Tumbledown, Harry Enfield's Television Programme, 2point4
Children, A Touch of Frost, My Life as a Popat, Johnny and the Bomb,
Peak Practice, The Queen's Sister, Coogan's Run, Doc Martin, Lead
Balloon, Alexei Sayle's Stuff, Skins, Hank Zipzer, M.I. High, The End
of the F***ing World, and Sally4Ever. In 2020, she appeared as a
contestant on Celebrity Masterchef.
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