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name: "Arabella Weir"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/arabella-weir"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 December 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 76
updated: "2026-09-16T21:36:02.788061+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Arabella Weir

Actor. Born 6 December 1957 in San Francisco, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 December 1957, San Francisco, California, USA
- **Active:** 1994–2007

## Biography

Arabella Weir (born 6 December 1957) is an American-born British comedian, actress and writer. She gained prominence playing various characters, including Insecure Woman, in the BBC sketch series *The Fast Show* (1994–2014).

Weir studied drama at Middlesex Polytechnic. Her other television roles include appearances in *Posh Nosh* (2003), *Two Doors Down* (2013–) and *Skins* (2007), and she played Mme. de Caillavet in the film *Colette* (2018). She has written books including the international bestseller *Does My Bum Look Big in This?* (1998) and was awarded an MBE for services to the arts and young people.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Skins* (2007), Fi1m 72, as Anna — [page](https://film.one/tv/skins.md)
- *The Fast Show* (1994), Fi1m 81, as Various Characters — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fast-show.md)

## Also known for

- *Colette* (2018), Mme. De Caillavet
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Angela Linklater
- *The French Lieutenant's Woman* (1981), Girl on Undercliff
- *Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe* (2011), Billis
- *Spooks* (2002), Michelle Molby
- *Shooting Fish* (1997), Mrs Stratton-Luce
- *The Bill* (1984)

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