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14 Facts About Alice Lowe

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Alice Eva Lowe was born on 3 April 1977 and is an English actress, writer, director, and comedian.

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Alice Lowe wrote, directed, and starred in the 2016 film Prevenge and starred in and co-wrote the 2012 film Sightseers.

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Alice Lowe starred in the educational children's television series Horrible Histories.

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Alice Lowe attended Kenilworth School and graduated from King's College, Cambridge, where she studied classics.

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Alice Lowe worked under the directorship of Paul King, who has since directed her in The Mighty Boosh and Garth Marenghi's Darkplace.

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Alice Lowe was cast in Garth Marenghi's Fright Knight alongside fellow Cambridge graduates Richard Ayoade and Matt Holness and they were nominated for the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2000.

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Alice Lowe was part of the all-female comedy show Beehive along with Sarah Kendall, Barunka O'Shaughnessy and Clare Thomson which was aired on E4, and was a regular cast member of the CBBC show Horrible Histories during the second, third and fifth seasons.

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Alice Lowe appeared in the music video for "Bastardo" by Charlotte Hatherley, directed by Edgar Wright.

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Alice Lowe co-wrote and starred in the short film Stiffy, directed by Jacqueline Wright, which premiered at Cannes in 2005 as part of the Kodak Straight 8 competition.

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Alice Lowe's self-penned short film Sticks and Balls was screened at Cannes in 2007.

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Alice Lowe appeared in the action comedy film Hot Fuzz, and took a lead role in the 2012 film Sightseers, the third production from director Ben Wheatley.

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Alice Lowe had a role in the Edgar Wright-directed film The World's End.

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In 2018, Alice Lowe appeared as Dr Haynes on Netflix's first adult-targeted interactive film, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.

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Alice Lowe was pregnant while filming Prevenge and later gave birth to her daughter Della with partner Paul Synnott.