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Jemma Churchill

Jemma Churchill

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 13, 1960 (65)
Birthplace Hampstead, London, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Mar 11, 2026
Entry Date Apr 26, 2024
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Biography

Known for BBC Five(ish) Doctors Reboot the Doctor Who 50th-anniversary spoof; as Nanny Lyons in Upstairs Downstairs for BBC; most recently on Sky TV's crime comedy Agatha Raisin as Freda. Jemma began acting at the renowned Royal Court Youth Theatre in London in the '70s, working with Danny Boyle, K ... atrin Cartlidge, Simon Curtis, etc. Trained at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and left to work on Mai Zeterrling's borstal girl feature film Scrubbers. Jemma was brought up around TV studios or film sets as her parents, Pauline Yates and Donald Churchill were well-known actor/writers. Donald wrote over 30 plays for television in the 60's/70's and Pauline worked extensively and perhaps is best known as Reggie's wife in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin staring Leonard Rossiter. Jemma has worked in all areas of film and television. Most recently appearing in the new series for Sky TV Agatha Raisin. Jemma is best known for her portrayal as Nanny Lyons in Upstairs Downstairs for the BBC. She has many connections with the world of Doctor Who and appears in Peter Davisons' 50th Anniversary Doctor Who spoof for the BBC Five(ish)Doctors Reboot in which she plays herself. Jemma can often be seen on British TV Guesting in series such as Doctors, Holby or Waterloo Road. She enjoys working on independent movies on new writing and has recently worked on Deny Everything, Burn The Clock for Raging Calm Films and Between Places directed by Iain Findlay. She produced and starred in Beached and created Two Tree Island Productions with screenwriter Elizabeth Heery which won the Best Short Fiction Film at The Southend Film Festival 2012. The judging panel included Ray Winston and Perry Benson.

Known For

Filmography

Nativity Rocks!

Nativity Rocks!

2018

as La nounou de Barnaby

Home Education

Home Education

2016

as Carol

The Liquid Bomb Plot

The Liquid Bomb Plot

2011

as Alex

Scrubbers

Scrubbers

1982

as Tattooed Punk

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

G'wed

as Pat

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 05, 2024

Jekyll

as Obstetrician

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 16, 2007

Call the Midwife

as Sister Ramsey

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 15, 2012

Red Dwarf

as Officer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 15, 1988

The Brittas Empire

as Philippa Belmot

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 1991

Jonathan Creek

as Second Therapist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 09, 1997

Stonehouse

as London Magistrate

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 2023

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Elsie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1989

Midsomer Murders

as Maisie Cullen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1997

Waiting for God

as Dr Swain

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 28, 1990

Heartbeat

as Stella Hill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 10, 1992

Doctor Who

as Jean

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 2005

Murder in Mind

as DS Jane Shepherd

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 22, 2001

Waterloo Road

as Ms Fellows

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 09, 2006

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