15 Facts About Lucy Cohu

Lucy Ann Cohu was born on 2 October 1968 and is an English stage and film actress, known for portraying Princess Margaret in The Queen's Sister, Evelyn Brogan in Cape Wrath and Alice Carter in Torchwood: Children of Earth.

Lucy Cohu attended a boarding school, Stamford High School, as a child, and went on to train at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Lucy Cohu has been quoted as saying that had she not found success as an actress she would have gone into children's nursing.

Lucy Cohu made her television debut in an episode of Casualty.

Lucy Cohu went on to work extensively in television, including playing the role Major Jessica Bailey in the popular ITV show Soldier Soldier followed by many parts in British television.

Lucy Cohu was widely praised for the role; for example, Variety disliked the "somewhat tawdry biopic", but said that "Cohu makes it all worth watching".

Lucy Cohu herself said she played Margaret like a proper woman with an insatiable and tremendous energy for life: previous images in her mind had been of a bloated and sick elderly princess confined to a wheelchair.

Lucy Cohu hoped the production hadn't offended anyone as she really liked the Queen.

Lucy Cohu has appeared in Cape Wrath, Ballet Shoes, as Theo Danes, and Torchwood: Children of Earth, as Alice Carter, the daughter of Captain Jack Harkness.

Lucy Cohu played Madame Maigret in the ITV television series Maigret starring Rowan Atkinson.

Lucy Cohu has appeared in several films, including Gosford Park and Becoming Jane.

In 2018 Lucy Cohu appeared in a production of Speaking in Tongues at the Duke of York's Theatre, opposite John Simm, Ian Hart and Kerry Fox.

Lucy Cohu is due to appear in Dawn King's play 'The Trials' at the Donmar Warehouse in London from 12 August 2022 to 27 August.

Lucy Cohu was married to the actor Corey Johnson, but later divorced.

In November 2008 Lucy Cohu won an international Emmy award for Best Actress for her role in the true-life drama Forgiven.