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Carver with Kenny Doughty in 2010
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Born | 1976 (age 40–41) Manchester, England |
Occupation | Actress, screenwriter, producer |
Years active | 1998–present |
Spouse(s) | Kenny Doughty (m. 2006) |
Caroline Carver (born 1976) is an English actress, screenwriter, and producer best known for roles such as Princess Jessica in the TV film The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999), Ingrid in The Aryan Couple (2004), and Sandy in My First Wedding (2006).
Carver played the young adult Hattie in the film Tom's Midnight Garden (1999) based on the book of the same name, alongside Anthony Way and Joan Plowright. Early film work also includes The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999).
Her television work has ranged from costume drama, such as Sharpe's Peril; modern drama, including Spooks, Jonathan Creek and Rosemary & Thyme; to medical drama in the shape of Holby City and Doctors. She won a Royal Television Society Best Actress Award for her performance in The Scarlet Pimpernel series, opposite Richard E. Grant.
On stage, in 2013 she played the role of Mandy in The Full Monty on tour. She reprised the role in the West End in 2014.
She wrote and produced the award winning short film You Me and Captain Longbridge (2008).