Flora Montgomery

Early life and family Montgomery was born at her family's ancestral home in Greyabbey, County Down, the daughter of William Howard Clive Montgomery, OBE, of Rosemount House and of Greyabbey, and his second wife, Daphne Bridgeman.

Career She won the Irish Times Best Actress Award for her role as the lead in Strindberg's Miss Julie. Other roles include Yelena in Chekov's Uncle Vanya, Ophelia in Hamlet and Katherina in The Taming of The Shrew. She has worked with contemporary playwrights such as Neil LaBute who directed her in Bash. She performed in the world premiere of The Reckoning, a two-hander with Jonathan Pryce, and also in the award winning Dinner, both in the West End. Flora has also recorded numerous radio plays, including Frederic Raphael's The Glittering Prizes.

In 2003, she was named as one of European film's Shooting Stars by European Film Promotion. Her notable TV appearances include The Bill as Emma, Urban Gothic, Pulling Moves and Midsomer Murders. She also acted in the 2001 film The Discovery of Heaven and in 2006 in Basic Instinct 2.

Montgomery also appeared in an episode of the medical series "Body Story 2" in 2001. In 2012, she had a role in the pilot episode of ITV's Endeavour.

Personal life On 30 August 2014, Montgomery married Søren Jessen, a Danish restaurateur, at Greyabbey on the Montgomery estate in Northern Ireland.

Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes 2000 When Brendan Met Trudy Trudy 2001 The Discovery of Heaven Ada 2002 The Last Kitty Rose Short film 2003 Goldfish Memory Angie Friday Night In Cheryl Short film 2005 Man to Man Abigail McBride 2006 Basic Instinct 2 Michelle Broadwin Rabbit Fever Georgia After... Addy 2007 Speed Dating Jennifer 2008 The Daisy Chain Orla Gannon 2009 The Search Laura Short film 2011 Mother's Milk Julia The Waiting Room Anna / Nurse Short film 2024 Travel Socks Sarah Short film Slammer Ann Waterman Completed but not yet released

Television Year Title Role Notes 1995 The Governor Susan Fisher Series 1; Episode 5 1997 Bugs Joanne Series 3; Episode 10, "Renegades" The Tale of Sweeney Todd Young Woman in Waxworks Television film The Perfect Blue Film Student #2 Television film 1998 The Bill Carol Chambers Series 14; Episode 110: "Too Many Cooks" Heat of the Sun Dorothy Michaeljohn Mini-series; Episode 3: "The Sport of Kings" Mosley Lady Alexandra Metcalfe ('Baba') Episodes 1–4 Wuthering Heights Isabella Linton Television film A Certain Justice Octavia Aldridge Mini-series; Episodes 1–3 1999 An Unsuitable Job for a Woman Laura Fergusson Series 2; Episode 2: "Playing God" 2000 Agatha Christie's Poirot Flora Ackroyd Series 7; Episode 1: "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" Metropolis Sophie Hamilton Mini-series; Episodes 1–5 Urban Gothic Jane Episode 12: "Turn On" The Bill Emma Roberts Series 16; Episodes 56–58: "Gentle Touch: Parts 1–3" 2001 Monarch of the Glen Tanya Conway Series 2; Episode 4 Body Story 2 Phoebe Series 2; Episode 6: "Allergy" 2003 Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor Peggy Shippen Television film Ultimate Force Suzi Brown Series 2; Episode 3: "Wannabes" Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale Jenny Lind Television film 2004 Pulling Moves Carol Episodes 7–10 2004–2005 Murdoch Mysteries Ettie Weston Mini-series; Episodes 1–3 2005 Murphy's Law Laura Series 3; Episode 1: "The Goodbye Look" 2007 Midsomer Murders Sophie Baxter Series 10; Episode 3: "King's Crystal" Anner House Ruth Maguire Television film 2009 Father & Son Anna Crowman Mini-series; Episodes 1–4 6th Irish Film & Television Awards Herself - Award Presenter Television Special 2011 The Family Firm Patricia Hamilton Television film 2012 Endeavour Rosalind Stromming Pilot episode 2013 Wodehouse in Exile Leonora Cazalet Television film 2014 Quirke Isabel Galloway Mini-series; Episode 3: "Elegy for April" Grantchester Marion Taylor Series 1; Episode 4 2018 A Very English Scandal Diane Kelly Mini-series; Episodes 2 & 3 2020 Life Daisy Mini-series; Episode 2 2021 Bloodlands Supt. McCallister Episode 1: "The Kidnapping" 2022 Murder in Provence Isabelle de Bremont Episode 2 The Crown Norma Major Series 5; 6 episodes 2024 Professor T Leah Vermorel Series 3; Episode 6: "Attachment Issues" 2026-present Dragon Striker Goyen Noreen Sugoi Recurring