Maimie McCoy

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Maimie McCoy
Maimie McCoy at Wild Tales red carpet at MIFF.jpg
McCoy on the red carpet for the film Wild Tales at the Miami International Film Festival
Born
Mary McCoy[1]

(1979-04-21) 21 April 1979 (age 42)
Yorkshire, England
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present

Mary McCoy, known as Maimie McCoy is an English actress. She portrayed Milady de Winter in The Musketeers (2014–2016), and was the female lead in the ITV series Van der Valk.[2]

Background[]

McCoy was born in Yorkshire,[3] where she attended Stokesley School.[1] Initially a dancer[1] she then studied Performing Arts at London Metropolitan University, graduating with a BA (Hons) in 2001.[4] McCoy is the daughter of restaurateur Eugene McCoy and his wife Barbara once owners of the world famous Cleveland Tontine hotel and restaurants but who now have the Crathorne Arms pub in Crathorne, North Yorkshire.[1] Her elder brother Rory is a London restaurant owner of Ducksoup and The Picklery Little Duck and her younger brother is the acclaimed actor, singer and dancer Eugene McCoy.[5] Her maternal uncle is the impressionist Kevin Connelly.[5][6]

Career[]

McCoy's extensive screen career includes episodes of Doctors, The Bill, Waking the Dead and Taggart.

In 2009, she appeared in Personal Affairs as Nicole Palmerston-Amory, a "man-eating, cynical realist (who) favours money over love".[7] This was McCoy's first leading role,[1] for which she was nominated for a TV Quick Award as best supporting actress.

In December 2012, McCoy played the role of the younger Joyce Hatto in the BBC's production of Loving Miss Hatto.[8]

In April 2013, she appeared in "Rocket", the third episode of Endeavour, playing Alice Vexin, an old student acquaintance of Morse's. Later that year, she starred in short film Fare with Christian Cooke. She appeared in BBC's The Musketeers as the female lead Milady de Winter from 2014–2016, the remake of Channel 5s All Creatures Great and Small (2020 TV series) and also stars opposite Marc Warren in the ITV remake of Van Der Valk. On the side, she runs Mary Tea Parties, a cake business.

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Doctors Shelley Garrett TV series
Episode: "Time Bomb"
2004 Waking the Dead Sarah Faulkner Police drama
Episode: "Fugue States (Part One)"
The Libertine Acting Troop Feature film
Top Buzzer Sophie TV series
2005 Peter Warlock: Some Little Joy Puma Short film
2006 Minotaur Morna Feature film
Taggart Jessica Flowers Police drama
Episode: "The Best and the Brightest"
The Bill Meg Lawson Police drama
Episode: "Episode 418"
2007 The Boat People Cleo Feature film
Romance Julie Short film
Virgin Territory Simona Feature film
Little Devil Debs TV miniseries
2008 Oh, Simone Simone Short film
Slaphappy Judy Magenta Short film
Domestics Woman Short film
2009 Personal Affairs Nicole Palmerston-Amory Comedy drama
Desperate Romantics Margaret Costume drama
2011 Without You Christine TV miniseries
Episode 1.1
2012 Loving Miss Hatto Young Joyce Hatto
Wallander Anna Westin TV series
Episode: "Before the Frost"
2013 Endeavour Alice Vexin TV series
Episode: "Rocket"
The Last Witch Kate Greenwood TV series
2014–2016 The Musketeers Milady de Winter TV series
2016 DCI Banks Tamsin Richards TV series
Grantchester Linda Morgan Christmas special
2018 Lore Elizabeth Báthory TV series
2019 London Kills Grace Harper TV series
A Confession DC Tracy Joyce TV series
2020 Van Der Valk Lucienne Hassell TV series
White House Farm Nancy Raynott TV series
All Creatures Great and Small Dorothy TV series

Theatre[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Faughey, Karen (15 June 2009). "Eugene McCoy's girl set to star in BBC3 drama". Evening Gazette. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  2. ^ Press Association (2020). "Maimie McCoy wanted her Van Der Valk stunts to be 'as raw as possible'". South Wales Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ^ Personal Affairs press pack: Maimie McCoy BBC Press Office. 27 May 2009.
  4. ^ Mary McCoy London Met alumna stars in BBC drama eNewsWire. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Pikett, Jane (15 March 2004). "The real McCoy!". Evening Gazette. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  6. ^ "DCI Banks star Maimie McCoy: I was a hooker, barmaid or a milkmaid for about 10 years". express.co.uk. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  7. ^ "BBC – Personal Affairs – Meet the characters – Nicole – played by Maimie McCoy".
  8. ^ Michael Hogan (24 December 2020). "Loving Miss Hatto, BBC One, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 September 2020.[dead link]
  9. ^ Maimie McCoy | London Theatre Database Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

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