Lisa Diveney
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Lisa Diveney is a British actress. She played the role of Beth in The Green Green Grass
.
. She then appeared in Afterlife with Andrew Lincoln
, Breaking News and The Story of Tracy Beaker
.
In 2005 John Sullivan cast Diveney in the role of Beth in The Green Green Grass
where she played opposite Jack Doolan and appeared in Series 1-3, after originally auditioning for the role of Rhian, Tyler's teacher. She went on to appear in Cleansed
directed by Sean Holmes
at the Arcola Theatre
, Arms and the Man at Salisbury Playhouse
and in Michael Grandage
's production of John Gabriel Borkman for the Donmar Warehouse
where Ian McDiarmid
and Penelope Wilton
headed the cast.
In 2008 Diveney played the lead in Maj-Britt La Cour's Park Close which won Best Student Film at the Mexico International Film Festival. In the same year she also appeared in the Old Vic New Voices 24 Hour Plays and Natural Selection at Theatre 503
.
Diveney played the title role in Julius Amedume's short film Lorraine which premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival In 2009. The same year she played Young Enid in the biopic Enid alongside Helena Bonham Carter
, followed by her portrayal of Laura in The Glass Menagerie at Clwyd Theatr Cymru
.
In 2010 Diveney appeared as Colette in the premiere of Frank McGuinness
's play Greta Garbo Came to Donegal at the Tricycle Theatre
, followed by the premiere of A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky
by David Eldridge, Robert Holman
and Simon Stephens
at the Lyric Hammersmith
.
In 2011 Diveney appeared as series regular Kate Travers in the ITV1 Drama Injustice where she played the on-screen daughter of James Purefoy
and Dervla Kirwan
; Leah in New Tricks: End of the Line and Bridget in Bijan Sheibani
's production of Moonlight at the Donmar Warehouse, where she starred alongside David Bradley
and Daniel Mays
.
Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Alumni of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Category:British television actors Category:Welsh television actors
The Green Green Grass
The Green Green Grass is a British sitcom, created and initially written by John Sullivan, produced by Shazam Productions for the BBC. It is a spin-off of the long running sitcom Only Fools and Horses and stars John Challis, Sue Holderness and Jack Doolan...
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Career
Before graduating, Diveney was cast as Molly in Gompers directed by Roisin McBrinn at the Arcola TheatreArcola Theatre
Arcola Theatre is a studio theatre in Dalston, in the London Borough of Hackney. The theatre's ambition is to create and present high-quality theatre with a social and political relevance to its multicultural local community as well as a wider audience....
. She then appeared in Afterlife with Andrew Lincoln
Andrew Lincoln
Andrew Lincoln is an English actor, known for his roles in the TV series This Life, Teachers and Afterlife, and the films Love Actually and Heartbreaker...
, Breaking News and The Story of Tracy Beaker
The Story of Tracy Beaker
The Story of Tracy Beaker is a British children's book first published in 1991, written by Jacqueline Wilson and illustrated by Nick Sharratt.-Background:...
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In 2005 John Sullivan cast Diveney in the role of Beth in The Green Green Grass
The Green Green Grass
The Green Green Grass is a British sitcom, created and initially written by John Sullivan, produced by Shazam Productions for the BBC. It is a spin-off of the long running sitcom Only Fools and Horses and stars John Challis, Sue Holderness and Jack Doolan...
where she played opposite Jack Doolan and appeared in Series 1-3, after originally auditioning for the role of Rhian, Tyler's teacher. She went on to appear in Cleansed
Cleansed
Cleansed is the third play by the English playwright Sarah Kane. It was first performed in 1998 at the Royal Court Theatre Downstairs in London. The play is set in a university which has been converted into some form of bizarre institution under the rule of the sadistic Tinker...
directed by Sean Holmes
Sean Holmes
Sean Holmes is a British theatre director and, from spring 2009, artistic director of London’s Lyric Hammersmith.-Early career:Sean Holmes took a masters degree at King's College, London and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in text and performance...
at the Arcola Theatre
Arcola Theatre
Arcola Theatre is a studio theatre in Dalston, in the London Borough of Hackney. The theatre's ambition is to create and present high-quality theatre with a social and political relevance to its multicultural local community as well as a wider audience....
, Arms and the Man at Salisbury Playhouse
Salisbury Playhouse
Salisbury Playhouse is a theatre in the county of Wiltshire, it was built in 1976 and has two theatre spaces – the Main House and Salberg Studio ....
and in Michael Grandage
Michael Grandage
Michael Grandage CBE is a British theatre director and producer, and current Artistic Director at the Donmar Warehouse, London. Grandage won the 2010 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for Red.-Early years:...
's production of John Gabriel Borkman for the Donmar Warehouse
Donmar Warehouse
Donmar Warehouse is a small not-for-profit theatre in the Covent Garden area of London, with a capacity of 251.-About:Under the artistic leadership of Michael Grandage, the theatre has presented some of London’s most memorable award-winning theatrical experiences, as well as garnered critical...
where Ian McDiarmid
Ian McDiarmid
Ian McDiarmid is a Scottish theatre actor and director, who has also made sporadic appearances on film and television.McDiarmid has had a successful career in theatre; he has been cast in many plays, while occasionally directing others and although he has appeared mostly in theatrical productions,...
and Penelope Wilton
Penelope Wilton
Penelope Alice Wilton, OBE is an English actress.-Life and career:Penelope Alice Wilton was born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, to a former actress mother and a businessman father. She is a niece of actors Bill Travers and Linden Travers and a cousin of the actor Richard Morant...
headed the cast.
In 2008 Diveney played the lead in Maj-Britt La Cour's Park Close which won Best Student Film at the Mexico International Film Festival. In the same year she also appeared in the Old Vic New Voices 24 Hour Plays and Natural Selection at Theatre 503
Theatre 503
Theatre503 is located at 503 Battersea Park Road in Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth, above the Latchmere pub. It is a performing arts venue which specialises in new work.-History:...
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Diveney played the title role in Julius Amedume's short film Lorraine which premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival In 2009. The same year she played Young Enid in the biopic Enid alongside Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter is an English actress of film, stage, and television. She made her acting debut in a television adaptation of K. M. Peyton's A Pattern of Roses before winning her first film role as the titular character in Lady Jane...
, followed by her portrayal of Laura in The Glass Menagerie at Clwyd Theatr Cymru
Clwyd Theatr Cymru
Clwyd Theatr Cymru , known until 1998 as Theatr Clwyd, is a regional arts centre located 1 mile from Mold, Flintshire, in north-east Wales.The complex contains five auditoria:*The Anthony Hopkins Theatre ....
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In 2010 Diveney appeared as Colette in the premiere of Frank McGuinness
Frank McGuinness
Professor Frank McGuinness is an award-winning Irish playwright and poet. As well as his own works, which include Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, he is recognised for a "strong record of adapting literary classics, having translated the plays of Racine, Sophocles, Ibsen and...
's play Greta Garbo Came to Donegal at the Tricycle Theatre
Tricycle Theatre
The Tricycle Theatre is located on Kilburn High Road in Kilburn in the London Borough of Brent, England. During the last 30 years, the Tricycle has been presenting plays reflecting the cultural diversity of its community; in particular Black, Irish, Jewish, Asian and South African works, as well as...
, followed by the premiere of A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky
A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky
A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky is a play collaboratively written by David Eldridge, Robert Holman and Simon Stephens. It premiered at the Lyric Hammersmith on 7 May 2010 and ran until 5 June 2010.- Summary :...
by David Eldridge, Robert Holman
Robert Holman
Robert Holman is a British dramatist whose work has been produced since the 1970s at the RSC, the West End, Royal Court Theatre and elsewhere in the UK...
and Simon Stephens
Simon Stephens
Simon Stephens is an English playwright.Hailing originally from Stockport, Greater Manchester, he is now an increasingly significant voice in English theatre. His plays are often humane explorations of family life...
at the Lyric Hammersmith
Lyric Hammersmith
The Lyric Theatre, also known as the Lyric Hammersmith, is a theatre on King Street, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, which takes pride in its original, "groundbreaking" productions....
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In 2011 Diveney appeared as series regular Kate Travers in the ITV1 Drama Injustice where she played the on-screen daughter of James Purefoy
James Purefoy
James Brian Mark Purefoy is an English actor best known for portraying Mark Antony in the HBO series Rome.-Early life and work:...
and Dervla Kirwan
Dervla Kirwan
Dervla Kirwan is an Irish actress famous for roles in British television shows such as Ballykissangel and Goodnight Sweetheart...
; Leah in New Tricks: End of the Line and Bridget in Bijan Sheibani
Bijan Sheibani
Bijan Sheibani is a British-Iranian theatre director. He is Artistic Director of ATC Theatre.His production of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brothers Size was greeted with universal acclaim and was variously described by UK critics as “Psychologically subtle and emotionally powerful“ , “faultless” ...
's production of Moonlight at the Donmar Warehouse, where she starred alongside David Bradley
David Bradley
David Bradley may refer to:*David Bradley *David Bradley , American director*David Bradley , British actor*David Bradley , British actor...
and Daniel Mays
Daniel Mays
-Early life:One of four boys, Mays was raised in Buckhurst Hill, Essex, by his electrician father and bank cashier mother. He attended the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts before going on to win a place at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.-Career:...
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Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Alumni of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Category:British television actors Category:Welsh television actors