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{{short description|British actress (born 1952)}}
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'''Pippa Guard''' (born Philippa Ann Guard, on 13 October 1952, in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a British actress.


{{Infobox person
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Guard briefly attended the [[University of Montreal]], first studying English and drama and then nursing, before returning to Britain to attend the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]].{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} She left RADA in 1975 as winner of the Ronson, Kendall and Pole prizes and was named as "Britain's Most Promising Actress".{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}
| name = Pippa Guard
| birth_name = Philippa Ann Guard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|10|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Edinburgh]], Scotland
| spouse = {{marriage|Steve Goldie|1981}}
| children = 1
| alma_mater = [[University of Montreal]]<br />[[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]]
| years_active = 1976–present
| occupation = Actress
| family = [[Christopher Guard]] (cousin)<br>[[Dominic Guard]] (cousin)
}}


'''Philippa Ann Guard''' (born 13 October 1952)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/pippa-guard-p29071|work=[[AllMovie]]|title=Pippa Guard|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507213524/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/pippa-guard-p29071|archive-date=7 May 2022|access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref> is a British actress.
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Guard joined the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] in 1976, and first attracted attention when she took over the role of [[Juliet Capulet|Juliet]] from a sick [[Francesca Annis]].{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} She played [[Hermia]] in [[John Barton (director)|John Barton]]'s 1977 production of ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', Luciana in [[Trevor Nunn]]'s musical ''[[The Comedy of Errors|Comedy of Errors]]''{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} and Evie in ''Factory Birds''. As ''The Stratfordians'' notes, Guard appeared destined for a classical stage career but she has become best known as a television actress.<ref>{{cite book|last=Trowbridge|first=Simon|title=Stratfordians: a Biographical Dictionary of the Royal Shakespeare Company|publisher=Editions Albert Creed|location=Oxford, England|page=234|date=17 December 2008|isbn=978-0-9559830-1-6}}</ref>


==Biography==
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In 1978 Guard left the RSC and won the role of Maggie Tulliver in a [[BBC]] serialisation of ''[[The Mill on the Floss]]'' (1978), followed by Barbara Mallen in ''[[The Mallens]]'' ([[Granada television|Granada]] 1979), Maria in ''[[Maria Marten]]'' (BBC, 1980), Prue in ''[[To the Lighthouse]]'' (BBC, 1982) and three roles for the BBC Television Shakespeare: Miranda in ''[[The Tempest]]'' (1979), Diana in ''[[All's Well that Ends Well]]'' (1980) and, once again, Hermia in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (1981). (On BBC Radio, she also played Tess in ''[[Tess of the d'Urbervilles]]'' in 1982 and Bella Wilfer in ''[[Our Mutual Friend]]'' in 1984). However, her stated desire for more contemporary and diverse roles<ref>''Film Monthly'', July 1982?</ref> was evident in her portrayal of a 22nd-century woman in the ''[[Play for Today]]'' ''[[The Flipside of Dominick Hide]]'' (1980) and its sequel ''Another Flip for Dominick'' (1982). She also portrayed [[P. D. James]]' sleuth [[Cordelia Gray]] in an adaptation of ''[[An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (film)|An Unsuitable Job for a Woman]]'' (1981), her only film role.
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Born in [[Edinburgh]], Scotland, Guard briefly attended the [[University of Montreal]] in Canada, first studying English and drama and then nursing, before returning to Britain to attend the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]].{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} She left RADA in 1975 as winner of the Ronson, Kendall and Pole prizes and was named as "Britain's Most Promising Actress".{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/pippa-guard/|title=Pippa Guard — RADA|website=www.rada.ac.uk}}</ref>


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Guard joined the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] in 1976, and first attracted attention when she took over the role of [[Juliet Capulet|Juliet]] from a sick [[Francesca Annis]].{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} She played [[Hermia]] in [[John Barton (director)|John Barton]]'s 1977 production of ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/1e/a-midsummer-nights-dream/production/1h5|title=Production of A Midsummer Night's Dream &#124; Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> Luciana in [[Trevor Nunn]]'s musical ''[[The Comedy of Errors (musical)|Comedy of Errors]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/r/the-comedy-of-errors/production/1gg|title=Production of The Comedy of Errors &#124; Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> and Evie in ''Factory Birds''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/b0/factory-birds/production/1gc|title=Production of Factory Birds &#124; Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> As ''The Stratfordians'' notes, Guard appeared destined for a classical stage career but she has become best known as a television actress.<ref>{{cite book|last=Trowbridge|first=Simon|title=Stratfordians: a Biographical Dictionary of the Royal Shakespeare Company|publisher=Editions Albert Creed|location=Oxford, England|page=234|date=17 December 2008|isbn=978-0-9559830-1-6}}</ref>
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In 1984, Guard played Edith Holden in a twelve-part adaptation of ''[[The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady]]'' ([[ITV Central|Central]]). This drama attracted a peak audience of 13 million viewers and raised Guard's public profile considerably, but it effectively marked the end of the first phase of her television career. In 1981 she had married the BBC production manager and director Steve Goldie and in July 1984 she gave birth to their daughter Sama. She did not return to television until 1986, although she focussed on her stage career in the meantime, playing [[Antigone]] at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] (1983) and Faye in ''[[A Chorus of Disapproval (play)|A Chorus of Disapproval]]'' in the [[West End theatre|West End]] (1986). In 1986, she played an abusive mother in ''A Couple of Charlies'' (Central) and an abused wife in ''[[The Life and Loves of a She-Devil]]'' (BBC).


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In 1978 Guard left the RSC and won the role of Maggie Tulliver in a [[BBC]] serialisation of ''[[The Mill on the Floss]]'' (1978), followed by Barbara Mallen in ''[[The Mallens]]'' ([[Granada television|Granada]] 1979), Maria in ''[[Maria Marten]]'' (BBC, 1980), Prue in ''[[To the Lighthouse (film)|To the Lighthouse]]'' (BBC, 1982) and three roles for the [[BBC Television Shakespeare]]: Miranda in ''[[BBC Television Shakespeare#The Tempest|The Tempest]]'' (1979), Diana in ''[[BBC Television Shakespeare#All's Well That Ends Well|All's Well that Ends Well]]'' (1980) and, once again, Hermia in ''[[BBC Television Shakespeare#A Midsummer Night's Dream|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (1981). (On BBC Radio, she also played Tess in ''[[Tess of the d'Urbervilles]]'' in 1982 and Bella Wilfer in ''[[Our Mutual Friend]]'' in 1984).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jnpr|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Charles Dickens, Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend, A Flight and a Fall|website=BBC}}</ref> However, her stated desire for more contemporary and diverse roles<ref>''Film Monthly'', July 1982?</ref> was evident in her portrayal of a 22nd-century woman in the ''[[Play for Today]]'' ''[[The Flipside of Dominick Hide]]'' (1980) and its sequel ''Another Flip for Dominick'' (1982). She also portrayed [[P. D. James]]' sleuth [[Cordelia Gray]] in an adaptation of ''[[An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (film)|An Unsuitable Job for a Woman]]'' (1981), her only film role.<ref name=bfi/>
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She then returned to the Royal Shakespeare Company for two years, where her roles included Natasha in ''[[Three Sisters (play)|Three Sisters]]'', Caresse Crosby in ''Divine Gossip'' (Barbican, 1988) and Katherine in ''The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' (Barbican, 1991), although she did not play any major Shakespearean roles. Her first major project was the [[sitcom]] ''[[Close to Home (UK TV series)|Close to Home]]'', with Paul Nicholas ([[LWT]], 1990),{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} followed by two series of the comedy-drama ''[[The Riff Raff Element]]'' (BBC, 1993–94), ''[[All or Nothing at All]]'' with [[Hugh Laurie]] (LWT, 1993), India Wilkes in ''[[Scarlett (miniseries)|Scarlett]]'' (1994), [[John Sullivan (writer)|John Sullivan]]'s ''Roger Roger'' (BBC, 1998-2000), ''[[Hope and Glory (TV series)|Hope and Glory]]'' with Lenny Henry (BBC, 1999), ''Hearts and Bones'' (BBC, 2000) and two series of ''The Creatives'' (1998-2000).{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}

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In 1984, Guard played Edith Holden in a twelve-part adaptation of ''[[The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady]]'' ([[ITV Central|Central]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b861529b9|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013080414/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b861529b9|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 October 2017|title=May (1984)|website=BFI}}</ref> This drama attracted a peak audience of 13 million viewers and raised Guard's public profile considerably, but it effectively marked the end of the first phase of her television career. In 1981 she had married the BBC production manager and director Steve Goldie and in July 1984 she gave birth to their daughter Sama. She did not return to television until 1986, although she focussed on her stage career in the meantime, playing ''[[Antigone (Sophocles play)|Antigone]]'' at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] (1983) and Faye in ''[[A Chorus of Disapproval (play)|A Chorus of Disapproval]]'' in the [[West End theatre|West End]] (1986).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/sz/antigone/production/s22|title=Production of Antigone &#124; Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/5cg/a-chorus-of-disapproval/production/bs5|title=Production of A Chorus of Disapproval &#124; Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> In 1986, she played an abusive mother in ''A Couple of Charlies'' (Central) and an abused wife in ''[[The Life and Loves of a She-Devil]]'' (BBC).<ref name=bfi/>

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She then returned to the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1987, where her roles included Maria in ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', Nerissa in ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'', Natasha in ''[[Three Sisters (play)|Three Sisters]]'', Caresse Crosby in ''Divine Gossip'' (Barbican, 1988) and Katherine in ''[[Adaptations of Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde#Stage|The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]]'' (Barbican, 1991).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/4d5/pippa-guard|title=Pippa Guard &#124; Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> Her first major project was the [[sitcom]] ''[[Close to Home (UK TV series)|Close to Home]]'', with Paul Nicholas ([[LWT]], 1990),{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} followed by two series of the comedy-drama ''[[The Riff Raff Element]]'' (BBC, 1993–94), ''All or Nothing at All'' with [[Hugh Laurie]] (LWT, 1993), India Wilkes in ''[[Scarlett (miniseries)|Scarlett]]'' (1994), [[John Sullivan (writer)|John Sullivan]]'s ''[[Roger Roger]]'' (BBC, 1998-2000), ''[[Hope and Glory (TV series)|Hope and Glory]]'' with Lenny Henry (BBC, 1999), ''[[Hearts and Bones (TV series)|Hearts and Bones]]'' (BBC, 2000) and two series of ''[[The Creatives]]'' (1998-2000).{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba0d5c9e8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806155647/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba0d5c9e8|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 August 2019|title=Pippa Guard|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=7109|title=Pippa Guard|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>


In 1998, she graduated with a first-class degree in English and drama from the [[University of Greenwich]]. After gaining an [[MPhil]] from [[Royal Holloway, University of London]], she gained a [[PhD]] in 2005 on early modern drama from the same institution.<ref>[http://www.rhul.ac.uk/alumni/ouralumni/notablealumni.aspx "Notable alumni: Theatre & Film"]{{Failed verification|date=October 2015}}, Royal Holloway, University of London</ref> Guard now works as a lecturer and drama programme leader at the [[University of Greenwich]],<ref>
In 1998, she graduated with a first-class degree in English and drama from the [[University of Greenwich]]. After gaining an [[MPhil]] from [[Royal Holloway, University of London]], she gained a [[PhD]] in 2005 on early modern drama from the same institution.<ref>[http://www.rhul.ac.uk/alumni/ouralumni/notablealumni.aspx "Notable alumni: Theatre & Film"]{{Failed verification|date=October 2015}}, Royal Holloway, University of London</ref> Guard now works as a lecturer and drama programme leader at the [[University of Greenwich]],<ref>
[http://www2.gre.ac.uk/about/schools/humanities/about/departments/cca/staff/ms-pippa-guard Academic staff page], University of Greenwich</ref> her published research includes "A Defence of the First English Actress",<ref>''Literature & History'', 15:2, Autumn 2006</ref> and she appeared on [[BBC Radio 4]]'s ''[[Woman's Hour]]'' to discuss Shakespeare's women.
[http://www2.gre.ac.uk/about/schools/humanities/about/departments/cca/staff/ms-pippa-guard Academic staff page], University of Greenwich</ref> her published research includes "A Defence of the First English Actress",<ref>''Literature & History'', 15:2, Autumn 2006</ref> and she appeared on [[BBC Radio 4]]'s ''[[Woman's Hour]]'' to discuss Shakespeare's women.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/04/2007_07_mon.shtml|title=BBC - Radio 4 Woman's Hour -Shakespeare's Women - Old Women|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Guard is married to production manager Steve Goldie, with whom she has one daughter. Her cousins are fellow actors [[Christopher Guard|Christopher]] and [[Dominic Guard]]. Her uncle Philip and younger brother Alex Guard were also actors.


==Notes==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0345305}}
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0345305/ Pippa Guard] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]

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Pippa Guard
Born
Philippa Ann Guard

(1952-10-13) 13 October 1952 (age 71)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Alma materUniversity of Montreal
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationActress
Years active1976–present
Spouse
Steve Goldie
​
(m. 1981)​
Children1
FamilyChristopher Guard (cousin)
Dominic Guard (cousin)

Philippa Ann Guard (born 13 October 1952)[1] is a British actress.

Biography

[edit]

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Guard briefly attended the University of Montreal in Canada, first studying English and drama and then nursing, before returning to Britain to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.[citation needed] She left RADA in 1975 as winner of the Ronson, Kendall and Pole prizes and was named as "Britain's Most Promising Actress".[citation needed][2]

Guard joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1976, and first attracted attention when she took over the role of Juliet from a sick Francesca Annis.[citation needed] She played Hermia in John Barton's 1977 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream,[3] Luciana in Trevor Nunn's musical Comedy of Errors[4] and Evie in Factory Birds.[5] As The Stratfordians notes, Guard appeared destined for a classical stage career but she has become best known as a television actress.[6]

In 1978 Guard left the RSC and won the role of Maggie Tulliver in a BBC serialisation of The Mill on the Floss (1978), followed by Barbara Mallen in The Mallens (Granada 1979), Maria in Maria Marten (BBC, 1980), Prue in To the Lighthouse (BBC, 1982) and three roles for the BBC Television Shakespeare: Miranda in The Tempest (1979), Diana in All's Well that Ends Well (1980) and, once again, Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1981). (On BBC Radio, she also played Tess in Tess of the d'Urbervilles in 1982 and Bella Wilfer in Our Mutual Friend in 1984).[7] However, her stated desire for more contemporary and diverse roles[8] was evident in her portrayal of a 22nd-century woman in the Play for Today The Flipside of Dominick Hide (1980) and its sequel Another Flip for Dominick (1982). She also portrayed P. D. James' sleuth Cordelia Gray in an adaptation of An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1981), her only film role.[9]

In 1984, Guard played Edith Holden in a twelve-part adaptation of The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady (Central).[10] This drama attracted a peak audience of 13 million viewers and raised Guard's public profile considerably, but it effectively marked the end of the first phase of her television career. In 1981 she had married the BBC production manager and director Steve Goldie and in July 1984 she gave birth to their daughter Sama. She did not return to television until 1986, although she focussed on her stage career in the meantime, playing Antigone at the National Theatre (1983) and Faye in A Chorus of Disapproval in the West End (1986).[11][12] In 1986, she played an abusive mother in A Couple of Charlies (Central) and an abused wife in The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (BBC).[9]

She then returned to the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1987, where her roles included Maria in Twelfth Night, Nerissa in The Merchant of Venice, Natasha in Three Sisters, Caresse Crosby in Divine Gossip (Barbican, 1988) and Katherine in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Barbican, 1991).[13] Her first major project was the sitcom Close to Home, with Paul Nicholas (LWT, 1990),[citation needed] followed by two series of the comedy-drama The Riff Raff Element (BBC, 1993–94), All or Nothing at All with Hugh Laurie (LWT, 1993), India Wilkes in Scarlett (1994), John Sullivan's Roger Roger (BBC, 1998-2000), Hope and Glory with Lenny Henry (BBC, 1999), Hearts and Bones (BBC, 2000) and two series of The Creatives (1998-2000).[citation needed][9][14]

In 1998, she graduated with a first-class degree in English and drama from the University of Greenwich. After gaining an MPhil from Royal Holloway, University of London, she gained a PhD in 2005 on early modern drama from the same institution.[15] Guard now works as a lecturer and drama programme leader at the University of Greenwich,[16] her published research includes "A Defence of the First English Actress",[17] and she appeared on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour to discuss Shakespeare's women.[18]

Personal life

[edit]

Guard is married to production manager Steve Goldie, with whom she has one daughter. Her cousins are fellow actors Christopher and Dominic Guard. Her uncle Philip and younger brother Alex Guard were also actors.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Pippa Guard". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Pippa Guard — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
  3. ^ "Production of A Midsummer Night's Dream | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  4. ^ "Production of The Comedy of Errors | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  5. ^ "Production of Factory Birds | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  6. ^ Trowbridge, Simon (17 December 2008). Stratfordians: a Biographical Dictionary of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Oxford, England: Editions Albert Creed. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-9559830-1-6.
  7. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Charles Dickens, Charles Dickens - Our Mutual Friend, A Flight and a Fall". BBC.
  8. ^ Film Monthly, July 1982?
  9. ^ a b c "Pippa Guard". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019.
  10. ^ "May (1984)". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Production of Antigone | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  12. ^ "Production of A Chorus of Disapproval | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  13. ^ "Pippa Guard | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  14. ^ "Pippa Guard". www.aveleyman.com.
  15. ^ "Notable alumni: Theatre & Film"[failed verification], Royal Holloway, University of London
  16. ^ Academic staff page, University of Greenwich
  17. ^ Literature & History, 15:2, Autumn 2006
  18. ^ "BBC - Radio 4 Woman's Hour -Shakespeare's Women - Old Women". www.bbc.co.uk.
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