Thomas, Sian 1953–

(Sian Polhill Thomas)

PERSONAL

Born September 20, 1953, in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England. Education: Trained at Central School of Speech and Drama.

Addresses:

Agent—Conway Van Gelder, Ltd., 18-21 Jermyn St., 3rd Floor, London SW1 6HP United Kingdom.

Career:

Actress.

Awards, Honors:

Martini Award, best supporting actress, TMA Theatre and Management Awards, for Uncle Vanya; Laurence Olivier Award nomination, best performance in a supporting role, Society of London Theatre, 2003, for Up for Grabs.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

Duchess de Cristoval, Vautrin, Glasgow Citizens Company, Scotland, 1977.

Suzanne Fellini, Semi-Monde, Glasgow Citizens Company, 1977.

Loot, Glasgow Citizens Company, 1977.

Jenny Diver, Threepenny Opera, Glasgow Citizens Company, 1978.

Floria, Painter's Palace of Pleasure, Glasgow Citizens Company, 1978.

Felicita, Good Humored Ladies, Glasgow Citizens Company, 1979.

Tamara, Chinchilla, Glasgow Citizens Company, 1979.

Anna, Don Juan, Glasgow Citizens Company, 1980.

Grusha Vachnadze, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Glasgow Citizens Company, 1980.

Lisetta, The Battlefield, Glasgow Citizens Company, 1980.

Madame La Duchesse de Guermantes, A Waste of Time, Glasgow Citizens Company, 1980.

Melantha/Octavia, Marriage a la Mode, Glasgow Citizens Company, 1981.

Monimia, The Orphan, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1986.

The Way of the World, Royal National Theatre, London, 1995.

Julia, A Delicate Balance, Theatre Royal, London, 1997.

Queen Elizabeth, Richard III, Royal Shakespeare Company, Savoy Theatre, London, 1999.

Julie, Sleep with Me, Royal National Theatre, 1999.

Goneril, King Lear, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Theatre, London, 1999.

Joanna, Garden, Royal National Theatre, Olivier Theatre, and House, Royal National Theatre, Lyttelton Theatre (performed simultaneously in separate theatres), 2000.

Liz, Feelgood, Hampstead Theatre, London, 2001.

Dawn, Up for Grabs, Wyndham's Theatre, London, 2002.

Also appeared in The Winter Guest, Almeida Theatre, London, then Leeds Playhouse, Leeds, England; The Lover and The Stronger, both Battersea Arts Theatre, London; China, The Cutting, and A View of Kabul, all Bush Theatre, London; Ezra and The Worlds, both Half Moon Theatre, London; title role in Hedda Gabler, Leicester Haymarket Theatre; as Desdemona, Othello, Lyric Theatre—Hammersmith, London, and Renaissance Theatre; Private Lives, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England; Kaisers of Carnuntum, Northern Broadsides Theatre; The Illusion, Old Vic Theatre, London; Uncle Vanya, Renaissance Theatre; Bloody Poetry, Royal Court Theatre, London; Countrymania, The Misanthrope, The Mountain Giants, Square Rounds, and The Wandering Jew, all Royal National Theatre, London; Happy End and as Katharina, The Taming of the Shrew, both Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England; Pamela and Too True to be Good, both Shared Experience Theatre; A Passion in Six Days and as Ophelia, Hamlet, both Sheffield Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England; Kindertransport, Vaudeville Theatre, London; Rainsnakes, Young Vic Theatre, London.

Film Appearances:

Marilyn Oston, Prick Up Your Ears, 1987.

Thorhild the Sarcastic, Erik the Viking (also known as Erik viking), Orion, 1989.

Aileen Armitage, Wide-Eyed and Legless (also known as The Wedding Gift), 1994.

Rose Red, 1994.

Woman, Crossings (short), 2002.

The aunt, Srendi Vashtar (short), 2003.

Lady Darlington, Vanity Fair, Focus Features, 2004.

Madame Gaillard, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (also known as Das parfum—Die geschichte eines morders, Le parfum—histoire d'un meurtrier, perfume, El perfume-historia de un asesino, and Das Parfum—Die geschichte eines Morders), DreamWorks, 2006.

Ameila Bones, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Warner Bros., 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Lesley, Maybury, BBC, 1981.

Susan, Tears Before Bedtime, BBC, 1995.

(As Sian Polhill Thomas) Wife, Hotel Babylon, BBC America, 2006.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Lindsey Lucas, Stanley and the Women, ITV, 1991.

Miss Nelly, Celia (also known as El Mundo de Celia), 1992.

Lady Steyne, Vanity Fair, Arts and Entertainment and BBC, 1999.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Judith Cole, Frankenstein Baby, BBC, 1990.

Aileen Armitage, Wide-Eyed and Legless (also known as The Wedding Gift), BBC, 1993.

Queen Isobel, Richard II, 1997.

Mrs. Rees, The Ruby in the Smoke, PBS, 2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Doctor Saxon, A Mind to Murder, PBS, 1996.

Voice of Desdemona, Othello, PBS, 1996.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Carol Sharp, "The Last Enemy," Inspector Morse, PBS, 1989.

Girl on farm, "Val De Ree (Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha)," Victoria Wood (also known as Victoria Wood Presents …, BBC, 1989.

Mrs. Johnson, "What Care? What Compensation?," No Job for a Lady, 1992.

Martine Evans, "Ring of Deceit," Taggart, ITV, 1992.

Voice of Desdemona, "Othello," Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (animated), BBC2 and HBO, 1994.

Stella Powell, "Old Flames," Doctor Finlay, ITV and PBS, 1995.

Julie McAnearney, "Strap Me Vitals," Blind Men, ITV, 1997.

Nicola, "Monday," The Worst Week of My Life, BBC America, 2005.

Nicola, "Tuesday," The Worst Week of My Life, BBC America, 2005.

Nicola, "Wednesday," The Worst Week of My Life, BBC America, 2005.

Nicola, "Friday," The Worst Week of My Life, BBC America, 2005.

Elaine Gibb, "413," The Bill, ITV1, 2006.

Peggy Aynscombe, "Four Funerals and a Wedding," Midsomer Murders, ITV and Arts and Entertainment, 2006.

Helen Miller, Vincent, ITV, 2006.

Zoe Martin, "One for My Baby," Holby City (also known as Holby), BBC, 2006.

Ingrid Nielson, "Whom the Gods Would Destroy," Lewis, ITV, 2007.

Annie, "Dangerous Liaisons," The Last Detective, ITV, 2007.

Other Television Appearances:

Also appeared in After the Party; The Bill; Billy Blues; Fallen Sons; Jury; Nancy Astor; Prick Up Your Ears; Rose Red; Shadow of the Noose.

RECORDINGS

Taped Readings:

Lord Byron Poems, HighBridge Company, 2000.

Also read for recording of Scandalous Risks, Chivers.