29 Facts About Jessica Martin

Jessica Cecelia Anna Maria Martin was born on 25 August 1962 and is an English actress, singer, and illustrator.

Jessica Martin featured as the werewolf Mags in the 1988 Doctor Who serial The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, and provided the voice of the Queen in the 2007 Doctor Who Christmas special, "Voyage of the Damned".

On stage, Martin starred with Gary Wilmot in the West End show Me and My Girl for two years at the Adelphi Theatre and then on a national tour.

Jessica Martin went on to play leading musical roles including Mabel in the 1996 production of Mack and Mabel at the Piccadilly Theatre, Nellie Forbush in South Pacific, Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd, Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard and the Lady of the Lake in the national tour of Spamalot.

Jessica Cecelia Anna Maria Martin was born on 25 August 1962.

Jessica Martin graduated with a degree in English and Drama from Westfield College, London University and studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Jessica Martin's father, Placido Martin, was a cocktail pianist there.

Jessica Martin became an impressionist on the fringe circuit in 1983.

In 1985, Jessica Martin was quoted as saying that she had only started doing impressions in public at the fringe for relaxation after appearing in performances Women of Troy there.

Jessica Martin auditioned for several roles, and became a regular voice cast member for the satirical puppet show Spitting Image.

Jessica Martin was then invited to audition for London Weekend Television's Copy Cats.

Bremner and Jessica Martin toured UK theatres together in 1987, with a show of impressions.

In 1988, Milton Shulman of The Evening Standard described Jessica Martin performing "The Lady Is a Tramp" in Babes in Arms at the Maynardville Open-Air Theatre as "pert and saucy".

Jessica Martin played the lead role of Dorothy in a touring production of The Wizard of Oz.

Jessica Martin went on to play leading musical roles including Mabel in the 1996 production of Mack and Mabel at the Piccadilly Theatre, Nellie Forbush in South Pacific, Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd, and Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard.

Jessica Martin guest-starred in the 1988 Doctor Who serial The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, starring Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor, in which she played a punk werewolf called Mags.

Jessica Martin played the Lady of the Lake in the national tour of Spamalot in 2011, Lottie Ames in Mack and Mabel, and Lottie Lacey in the revival of William Inge's The Dark at the Top of the Stairs.

In October 2015, Jessica Martin joined the cast of Elf: The Musical, playing the role of Emily Hobbs at the Dominion Theatre.

Jessica Martin was named a Variety Club Celebrity Ambassador for her work in Bumblescratch and her other works.

Jessica Martin played role of Dame Shirley Porter in Shirleymander by Greg Evans at the Playground Theatre, London in 2018, for which she was nominated for the Best Female Performance in the Off West End Awards 2018.

Jessica Martin is a patron of the Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America, and performed at the 50th anniversary Memorial Service for Lupino Lane at St Paul's, Covent Garden in 2009.

Jessica Martin appeared on The Impressionists on BBC Radio 2 in 1985.

Jessica Martin starred in a 1987 special for the same channel, Jessica Martin's Variety: The Gossip Column Murders.

Jessica Martin was a voice actor for the PlayStation 2 game Dragon Quest VIII, and has performed as a voice over artist for a range of animations and commercials.

Jessica Martin has recorded audio books including Vindication of the Rights of Men written by Mary Wollstonecraft.

Jessica Martin has appeared in several Doctor Who audio dramas from Big Finish Productions.

In 2010, Jessica Martin took up sketching for the first time since studying A-level art.

Jupitus praised the sketch and suggested that Jessica Martin should do a graphic novel.

In 2018, Jessica Martin illustrated a Doctor Who story, "Hill of Beans", that featured her character Mags from the television series.