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Claire Benedict is a British actress known for her work in classical productions on the British stage, but best known for portraying the principal character Mma Ramotswe in the continuing radio adaptations of The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. She won a Time Out Award for Best Performance for her portrayal of Sophia Adams in Errol John's Moon on a Rainbow Shawl, directed by Maya Angelou. She lives in Todmorden in the Pennines.
Born
Monday, 01 January 1951
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| All's Well That Ends Well | The Countess | 2023 |
| The Frankenstein Chronicles | Mrs. Wild | 2015 |
| Hamlet | Marcella / Player King | 2015 |
| Jupiter Ascending | Bureaucrat | 2015 |
| In the Club | Myleene Browning | 2014 |
| Secrets and Words | Connie | 2012 |
| Thorne: Scaredycat | Maeve Reynolds | 2010 |
| Unforgiven | Psychotherapist | 2009 |
| Above Suspicion | Mrs. Jenkins | 2009 |
| Poppy Shakespeare | Rosetta | 2008 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| All's Well That Ends Well | The Countess | 2023 |
| The Frankenstein Chronicles | Mrs. Wild | 2015 |
| Hamlet | Marcella / Player King | 2015 |
| Jupiter Ascending | Bureaucrat | 2015 |
| In the Club | Myleene Browning | 2014 |
| Secrets and Words | Connie | 2012 |
| Thorne: Scaredycat | Maeve Reynolds | 2010 |
| Unforgiven | Psychotherapist | 2009 |
| Above Suspicion | Mrs. Jenkins | 2009 |
| Poppy Shakespeare | Rosetta | 2008 |
| Eleventh Hour | Amanda Ross - Westail Manager | 2006 |
| Waking the Dead | Lisbetta / Lisbetta Barclay | 2000 |
| Doctors | Christine Babbage | 2000 |
| Felicia's Journey | Miss Calligary / Mrs Calligary | 1999 |
| Holby City | Elizabeth McFarlane / Margaret O'Sullivan | 1999 |
| Seasick | Cook Saba | 1996 |
| Call Red | Jude Patton | 1996 |
| Prime Suspect 2 | Esme Allen | 1992 |
| Casualty | Olivia Costelloe / Lesley Chambers | 1986 |
| The Brief | Mrs. Williams / Miranda Kerr | 1984 |
| Grange Hill | Mrs. Phillips | 1978 |
