Name
Jessica Martin
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1962-08-25 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Fulham, London, England, UK
Biography
Jessica Martin is an English actress, singer and impressionist. Having graduated with a degree in English and Drama from Westfield College, London University, Martin made her theatrical debut on the fringe circuit alongside the likes of Rory Bremner and Harry Enfield. A skilled mimic, Martin soon made her name on TV with vocal work on Spitting Image and as the only female in the team of impersonators in LWT's Copy Cats, where she forged a friendship and double act with co-star Bobby Davro that carried across to his own show, Bobby Davro's TV Weekly. From there she went on to star in the West End, appearing in Me and My Girl at the Adelphi for two years alongside Gary Wilmot before undertaking a nationwide tour. Other musical credits include Mabel in the 1996 production of Mack and Mabel, Nellie Forbush in South Pacific and Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard. Most recently she has played Emily Hobbs in Elf: The Musical, and has appeared in cabaret both as a solo performer and accompanied by John Barrowman. On television, Martin has appeared in Doctor Who twice: firstly as the punk werewolf Mags in 1988's The Greatest Show in the Galaxy and in the 2007 Christmas special The Voyage of the Damned she lent her voice to portray the Queen. Her films include the role of The Singer in Derek Jarman's The Garden (1990) whilst radio roles have included Barbra Streisand in Jack Rosenthal's Last Act (2006) and Alma Cogan in Stage Mother, Sequinned Daughter (2002).
Known For
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- 1988 Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy as Mags
- 1999 Faeries as Helen/Scrawk (voice)
- 1990 The Garden as Singer
- 2017 Elf: The Musical as Emily Hobbs
- 2007 Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned as The Queen (voice)
- 2020 Jeepers Creepers as Lauretta (voice)
- 2006 Best Ever Spitting Image as Self
- 2019 The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years
- 1986 Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House as Various Roles
- 1987 Spitting Image: Election Special '87 as Various Characters
- 1988 Spitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan as Various Roles
- 1984 Spitting Image ( 132 episodes )
- 1963 Doctor Who ( 4 episodes ) as Mags
- 1988 A Question of Entertainment ( 1 episode )
- 1992 Gibberish ( 19 episodes )
- 1985 Copy Cats ( 20 episodes )
- 1985 Bobby Davro On The Box ( 7 episodes )
- 1988 Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1986 ScreenPlay ( 1 episode ) as Tess
- 1989 Challenge Anneka ( 1 episode ) as Self
