Arabella Helen Weir was born on 6 December 1957 and is an American-born British comedian, actress and writer.
18 Facts About Arabella Weir
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Arabella Weir is the daughter of former British ambassador Sir Michael Weir and his wife, Alison, who had met while studying at the University of Oxford; her father was from Dunfermline and her mother was from the Scottish Borders, daughter of the headmaster of a small boarding school.
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Arabella Weir attended nursery school in Washington DC, where her father was posted as a member of the British diplomatic service.
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Arabella Weir later attended the Sacre Coeur Convent in Cairo, and the French Lycee in London.
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Arabella Weir returned to London after passing the eleven-plus in Bahrain and her father was posted to New York.
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Arabella Weir was a pupil at the Camden School for Girls, where her mother was a teacher, and then studied drama at Middlesex Polytechnic.
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In 2001, Arabella Weir took part in the Weakest Link Comedians Special.
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In 2006, Arabella Weir appeared as a contestant in the first series on Celebrity MasterChef.
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In 2007, Arabella Weir appeared in Skins as Michelle Richardson's mother, Anna.
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Arabella Weir played Chris Harper in Calendar Girls at the Noel Coward Theatre in the West End of London from November 2009 until the play closed in January 2010.
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Arabella Weir voiced the female incarnation of the Doctor in the Doctor Who Unbound Big Finish 2003 episode Exile.
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Arabella Weir performed with the original cast from The Fast Show in six online-only episodes sponsored by the Fosters brand.
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Arabella Weir played a small role in Citizen Khan in the mid-2010s.
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In 2021, Arabella Weir narrated the pilot episode of the E4 survival reality competition format Naked, Alone and Racing to Get Home.
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Arabella Weir appeared in three episodes of Coronation Street as Aggie and Ed Bailey's old neighbour, Yvette, in June 2023.
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Actor David Tennant is a close friend of Arabella Weir's and is godfather to her younger child.
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Arabella Weir is a friend of Gordon Brown, and headlined a rally for his think tank, Our Scottish Future, in Edinburgh on 1 June 2023.
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Arabella Weir was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to the Arts and to Young People.