British actress Amanda Abbington has gained immense fame for her role as Mary, the wife of Dr. Watson, in the Hartswood Films series, filmed for BBC Wales, Sherlock. The actress has accounted for almost fifty roles in films and television series, including: “Purely English Murder”, “Dr. Martin”, “Psychoville”, “Crimes of the Past”, “Mr. Selfridge”, “Security”.
Not everyone knows that, having appeared in the third season of the Sherlock series as Watson’s wife, played by Martin Freeman, Abbington at that time really had been in a relationship with him for almost fifteen years.
The creative biography of the actress began in the 90s, and during this time she gained a huge number of admirers of her talent around the world. Amanda is a wonderful mother raising two children. She has a unique sense of humor, she has amazing charisma, kindness and a very persistent character. Abbington is also involved in charity work and is a member of the Animal Welfare Society.
early years
The girl was born in the winter of 1974 in London and was the only child in the family. Her father worked as a driver, and her mother devoted most of the time to raising her daughter. Amanda inherited beautiful eyes from her mother, attractive appearance, kindness, openness and charisma.
From early childhood, the girl was fond of dancing and dreamed about how she would perform on stage, becoming a famous ballerina. For a long time she attended a ballet studio, but her dreams were not destined to come true. Amanda received a serious injury in one of the classes and on her further career as a dancer was put an end to.
For a long time, Amanda did not know what else to do in life until she got on television. It was there that her creative career in cinema began, where she successfully continues to demonstrate her acting talent.
Film career
Amanda's film debut took place in the television series "Purely English Murder", where she got a small role in one of the series. She liked acting, and the girl decided to continue her career in cinema.
Amanda took up the search for new projects immediately after her debut role and began to attend numerous castings. Amanda did not succeed in achieving quick success. At first, she starred in numerous TV series, among which were: "Dream Team", "Wycliffe", "Hearts and Bones", "Grip", "Catastrophe".
After a few years, her roles became more visible, and Amanda starred in feature films and the next series, however, only appeared on television. Among her works are roles in the films: “Duty”, “Only Men”, “Price of Treason”, “All Together”, “Streets of Harley”, “Psychoville”, “Poirot”, “Ghosts”. On the project “Only Men”, Abbington met Martin Freeman, the future civil husband of the actress.
Great success came to Amanda after filming the series "Sherlock". Her partners on the site were Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Andrew Scott. After the release of the third and fourth parts of the picture, Amanda gained worldwide recognition, and she had a huge army of fans.
After Sherlock, Abbington starred in several more series, including: Crimes of the Past, Handcuffs, Mr. Selfridge, Deer Hunting, Security, and movies: Sex Sharing, Ghosts ", " Another Mother ", " Crouched House ".
