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name: "Lucinda Raikes"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "14 April 1971"
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average_fi1m_score: 85
updated: "2026-09-16T21:19:46.398461+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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# Lucinda Raikes

Actor. Born 14 April 1971 in Cambridge, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 April 1971, Cambridge, England
- **Active:** 2004–2009

## Biography

Lucinda Raikes is an English actress. She was born on 14 April 1971 in Cambridge, England.

She is noted for playing Karen Ball in the Channel 4 sitcom *Green Wing* (2004–2006) and Angela Heaney in *The Thick of It* (2005–2009) and its spin-off film *In the Loop* (2009).

Raikes has appeared in other television series including *Extras* (2005), *Bridgerton* (2020) as Mrs Finch and *A Spy Among Friends* (2022) as Miss Harbinson. Her film credits include *Bright Star* (2009) and *Miss You Already* (2015). She has also worked in theatre.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *In the Loop* (2009), Fi1m 86, as Reporter — [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-loop.md)
- *Extras* (2005), Fi1m 81, as Lisa — [page](https://film.one/tv/extras.md)
- *The Thick of It* (2005), Fi1m 89, as Angela Heaney — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-thick-of-it.md)
- *Green Wing* (2004), Fi1m 83, as Karen Ball — [page](https://film.one/tv/green-wing.md)

## Also known for

- *Bridgerton* (2020), Mrs. Finch
- *Miss You Already* (2015), Teacher
- *Bright Star* (2009), Reynolds sister
- *A Spy Among Friends* (2022), Miss Harbinson

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