Amanda Abbington is an English actress known for her work on stage and screen. She has been active in the entertainment industry for over three decades.
She is best known for her roles as Josie Mardle in Mr Selfridge and Mary Morstan in Sherlock.
She has also appeared in many other TV shows, films and theatre productions, showcasing her range and charisma.
Who is Amanda Abbington?
Abbington was born Amanda Jane Smith on February 28, 1974 in north London, England, An only child, she was brought up in Hertfordshire.
She appeared in the TV series The Bill until 2007, playing various characters. During that time she also appeared in the TV series Wycliffe, Casualty, Dream Team, The Sins, Shades, Doc Martin, Coupling and Teachers.
She appeared in the 2005 comedy sketch show Man Stroke Woman, and the 2007–2008 comedy After You’ve Gone with Nicholas Lyndhurst. She has also appeared in recurring series such as Bernard’s Watch and Case Histories.
In 2013, she began appearing in the television series Mr Selfridge as Miss Mardle, alongside Jeremy Piven and Frances O’Connor.
In 2014, Abbington appeared as Mary Morstan, the wife of John Watson, played by her then real-life partner Martin Freeman, in the third series of Sherlock the BBC adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories. In 2015 she appeared in the BBC TV crime drama series Cuffs.
On stage, Abbington appeared in August 2018 in the role of Annette in God of Carnage at the Theatre Royal, Bath, and in 2019 as the character Anne in Florian Zeller’s play The Son, at the Kiln Theatre in Kilburn, London; later that year, the play was transferred to The Duke of York’s Theatre in London’s West End.
In 2023, Abbington starred in the four-part Channel 5 television series Desperate Measures, and appeared as Dana Beckman in an episode of Inside No. 9.
In August 2023, Abbington was announced to be participating in the twenty-first series of Strictly Come Dancing.
About Amanda Abbington parents
Amanda was born Amanda Jane Smith to her parents, John Smith and Patsy Smith.
About Amanda Abbington mother
According to my search results, Amanda Abbington’s mother’s name is Patsy Smith
About Amanda Abbington father
Amanda Abbington was on February 28, 1972 in London, England to father, John Smith.
There are no further information about his father.
About Amanda Abbington siblings
Abbington was born Amanda Jane Smith in north London, England, on 28 February 1972.
An only child of her parents, she was brought up in Hertfordshire
About Amanda Abbington husband
As of October 2021, Amanda was engaged to former escapologist Jonathan Goodwin.
Amanda was in a long-term relationship with Martin Freeman, with whom she has two children, Joe and Grace1. However, they never married2.
As of October 2021, Amanda Abbington is engaged to former escapologist Jonathan Goodwin3. They are not married yet.
About Amanda Abbington children
Amanda Abbington shares two children with Martin Freeman.
The pair met on the set of Men Only in 2000.
They’ve starred together in:
The Debt
The Robinsons
The Good Night
Sherlock
However, they separated in 2016 and Abbington became engaged to Jonathan Goodwin in October 2021.
Amanda spoke to The Sunday Times magazine about their split stating:
“When we broke up nobody knew, we didn’t tell anybody except for a few key people because they had to know, because of the logistics of hotels and stuff.”
“It took six months for it to get out and a lot of that was while we were working on Sherlock… We were professional and we were going to get on and make a show and be civil to each other.”
“We still get on really well, we still really both admire each other as actors… he’s a great guy, but we just couldn’t live with each other any more.”
Amanda Abbington Family
Mother: Patsy Smith.
Father: John Smith.
Siblings: Not available
Husband: Jonathan Goodwin
Children: Joseph Freeman and Grace Freeman .
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