Victoria Hamilton

Victoria Hamilton
Born	1971 (age 45–46) Wimbledon, London, England
Citizenship	United Kingdom
Education	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actress
Awards	Critics' Circle Theatre Award (2000, 2004) Laurence Olivier Theatre Award (2002, 2005) Evening Standard Theatre Award (2004)

Victoria Hamilton (born 1971) is an English actress known for her roles on stage and television. After training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Hamilton began her career in classical theatre, appearing in productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. In 2002, she appeared in the London stage play A Day in the Death of Joe Egg alongside Clive Owen and later Eddie Izzard.

She made her Broadway debut in 2003 when the production moved to New York, where she earned a Tony Award nomination. She won the Critics' Circle Theatre Award and Evening Standard Theatre Award for her performance in the play Suddenly, Last Summer, held in 2004 at the Lyceum Theatre.

Hamilton is known for working in the costume drama genre. During the 1990s, she had supporting roles in three Jane Austen adaptations: the 1995 serial Pride and Prejudice, the 1995 film Persuasion, and the 1999 film Mansfield Park.

Hamilton won the role of Queen Victoria in the 2001 television production, Victoria & Albert, portraying the monarch in her early years. From 2008 to 2011, Hamilton was a cast member in the BBC1 series Lark Rise to Candleford.