Matilda Ziegler
| Matilda Ziegler | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 July 1964 (age 52) Ashford, Kent, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse(s) | Louis Hilyer (2004–present) |
| Children | Evie Hilyer Faye Hilyer Herbie Hilyer |
Matilda Ziegler (born 23 July 1964) is an English television, stage and film actress best known for her roles as Pearl Pratt in Lark Rise to Candleford, Irma Gobb in Mr. Bean (Mr. Bean's girlfriend), and as Donna Ludlow in the long-running BBC1 serial EastEnders, and Ruth in the BBC Three sitcom Swiss Toni.
Ziegler's first screen role remains her best known. In her early twenties, during 1987–89, she appeared on EastEnders, playing the scheming Donna Ludlow, the illegitimate daughter of series regular Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth). After trying to reunite with her mother and being immediately rejected by her, Donna contended with prostitution, an attempted gang rape, a heroin addiction and finally suicide (dying of a heroin overdose). The final death scenes of Ziegler's character, who had choked to death on her own vomit, have been hailed as one of the most powerful anti-drug images ever screened on the programme.
After leaving EastEnders in April 1989, Ziegler went on to star in the ITV sitcom Mr. Bean, where she played various characters, especially a four episode stint as Irma Gobb, the title character's long suffering girlfriend.
Other television credits include Harbour Lights (1999), acting alongside Nick Berry, who also played her love interest, Simon Wicks, in EastEnders; Where the Heart Is (2000); Holby City (2003); Casualty; An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1998), and the ITV police drama, The Bill (2003), among others. She also played roles in the films Decadence (1994), Jilting Joe (1998) and City Slacker (2012).
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