Caroline Carver

Caroline Carver (born 1976) is an English actress, screenwriter, and producer best known for roles such as Princess Jessica in the TV film The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns, Ingrid in The Aryan Couple (2004), and Sandy in My First Wedding (2006).

Career Carver played the young adult Hattie in the film Tom's Midnight Garden (1999) based on the book of the same name, alongside Anthony Way and Joan Plowright. Early film work also includes The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999).

Carver's television work has ranged from costume drama, such as Sharpe's Peril; modern drama, including Spooks, Jonathan Creek and Rosemary & Thyme; to medical drama in the shape of Holby City and Doctors. She won a Royal Television Society Best Actress Award for her performance in The Scarlet Pimpernel series, opposite Richard E. Grant.

On stage, in 2013 she played the role of Mandy in The Full Monty on tour. She reprised the role in the West End in 2014.

She wrote and produced the award-winning short film You Me and Captain Longbridge (2008). Carver also wrote an episode of The Bay, which aired in 2023.

Personal life From to 2006 to 2017 Carver was married to actor Kenny Doughty.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1998City Central Alison Episode: A Night on the Town A Rather English Marriage Young Grace 1999 The Last Train Hild The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns Princess Jessica Tom's Midnight Garden Hatty 2000 The Scarlet Pimpernel Claudette de Bridoire Episode: A Good Name 2001 Alone Sarah Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes Gladys Donovan Episode: The Kingdom of Bones Animated Tales of the World Ines (voice) Episode: Ewenn Congar: a Story from France The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Danny Episode: A Great Deliverance In a Land of Plenty Zoe 3 episodes 2002 Jeffrey Archer: The Truth Secretary 2003 Holby City Sonia Shaw Jonathan Creek Sally Ellen Oakley Series 4 episode 2: Angel Hair 2004 The Aryan Couple Ingrid Vassman Spooks Catherine Townsend 1 episode Rosemary & Thyme Penny Patterson Episode: The Gongoozlers George and the Dragon Sister Angela 2006 My First WeddingSandy 2007 Goldfish Clare 2008 Sharpe's Peril Mrs Tredinnick 2 episodes The Royal Today Heather Dunstan 47 episodes 2009 Doctors Elaine Lenton Series 11 episode 56: Dummy Irreversi Terry 2010 New Tricks Helen Vestry Series 7 episode 4: Dark Chocolate 2013 Shame the Devil Emma 2015 Holby City Sonia Shaw Episode: Domino Effect Pompidou Ambulance volunteer Series 1 episode 5: Hoarder