---
name: "Marcia Warren"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/marcia-warren"
fi1m_id: "marcia-warren"
imdb_id: "nm0912941"
tmdb_id: 1212145
wikidata_id: "Q14956948"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 November 1943"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-07T15:38:57.880309+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."
---

# Marcia Warren

## Identity

Marcia Warren

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/marcia-warren
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** marcia-warren
- **IMDb ID:** nm0912941
- **TMDB ID:** 1212145
- **Wikidata ID:** Q14956948
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcia_Warren, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14956948, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912941/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1212145

Actor. Born 26 November 1943 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 November 1943, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 2006–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 77 (1), 2010s 78 (2), 2020s 72 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 73 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 1, Crime 1, History 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 1 hours of reviewed films
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcia_Warren, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14956948, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912941/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1212145

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Crown*](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md) (78)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Housewife, 49*](https://film.one/film/housewife-49.md) (77)
- **Disney+:** [*Alice and Steve*](https://film.one/tv/alice-and-steve.md) (72)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Marcia Warren is an English stage, film and television actress. She was born on 26 November 1943 in Watford, Hertfordshire. She trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, graduating in 1963, and began her career in repertory theatre.

On stage she won Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for *Stepping Out* in 1984 and *Humble Boy* in 2002. Her television credits include Vera in the sitcom *No Place Like Home* (1983–1986), Penelope in *Vicious* (2013–2016), Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in seasons 5 and 6 of *The Crown* (2022–2023), and Val in the series *Alice and Steve* (2026). Film roles include Adele in *Leap Year* (2010) and Lubliana in *Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie* (2016).

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Alice and Steve* (2026), Fi1m 72, as Val — [page](https://film.one/tv/alice-and-steve.md)
- *The Crown* (2016), Fi1m 78, as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *Sherlock* (2010), Fi1m 78, as Vivian — [page](https://film.one/tv/sherlock.md)
- *Housewife, 49* (2006), Fi1m 77, as Mrs Lord — [page](https://film.one/film/housewife-49.md)

## Complete filmography (56)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Alice and Steve* (2026), series, as Val — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/alice-and-steve.md)
- *Beyond Paradise* (2023), series, as Floella Jones
- *Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye* (2021), as Mrs. Boggle
- *The Exit Plan* (2021), as Martha
- *Don't Forget the Driver* (2019), series, as Joy
- *Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back)* (2018), as Margaret
- *Zanzibar* (2018), as Alice
- *Quacks* (2017), series, as Mrs. Agar
- *When Cary Grant Introduced Timothy Leary to LSD* (2017), as Cary Grant’s Mother
- *Urban Myths* (2017), series, as Grant's Mother
- *The Crown* (2016), series, as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie* (2016), as Lubliana
- *Agatha Raisin* (2016), series, as Mrs. Boggle, Mrs Boggle
- *Love, Nina* (2016), series, as Mrs Peyton
- *Fear of Water* (2015), as Elizabeth
- *Emotional Fusebox* (2014), as Jean
- *Edge of Heaven* (2014), series, as Nanny Mo
- *Inside No. 9* (2014), series, as Alice — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/inside-no-9.md)
- *Crackanory* (2013), series, as Various
- *Vicious* (2013), series, as Penelope
- *Father Brown* (2013), series, as Miss Audrey Diggle
- *The Café* (2011), series, as Alice Dobson
- *Injustice* (2011), series, as Mary Davis
- *Hattie* (2011), as Esma Cannon
- *Sherlock* (2010), series, as Vivian — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/sherlock.md)
- *Leap Year* (2010), as Adele
- *Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas* (2009), Actor
- *Consuming Passion* (2008), as Elsie
- *Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley* (2008), as Old Dear
- *Kingdom* (2007), series, as Mrs. Compton
- *Housewife, 49* (2006), as Mrs Lord — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/housewife-49.md)
- *Jam and Jerusalem* (2006), series, as Lady Anne Crump
- *Good Girl, Bad Girl* (2006), Actor
- *The Jealous God* (2005), as Mrs Dungarvan
- *Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont* (2005), as Mrs. Post
- *Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky* (2005), series, as Bella Chingford
- *Gladiatress* (2004), as Queen Tuathfhlaifthfth
- *Murder in Suburbia* (2004), series, as Laura
- *Unconditional Love* (2002), as Lynette Fox-Moore
- *Sooty Heights* (1999), series, as Mrs Spratley
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Melissa Shrike — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *Virtual Murder* (1992), series, as Annie Smith
- *Miss Pym's Day Out* (1992), as Dora Caldicote
- *Keeping Up Appearances* (1990), series, as Bunty
- *The Upper Hand* (1990), series, as Jean
- *Scarfe's Follies* (1988), Actor
- *We'll Think of Something* (1986), series, Actor
- *Mr. Love* (1986), as Doris Lovelace
- *I Woke Up One Morning* (1985), series, Actor
- *The Bill* (1984), series, Actor
- *Leaving* (1984), series, as Mrs. Crawshaw
- *No Place Like Home* (1983), series, Actor
- *Now And Then* (1983), series, as Bet Elston - Then
- *The Emergency Channel* (1973), as Waitress
- *The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes* (1971), series, as Annette
- *Public Eye* (1965), series, as Waitress

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won, 1 nominated

- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2002: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (won)
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2001: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (nominated)
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1984: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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