---
name: "Mary Woodvine"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mary-woodvine"
fi1m_id: "mary-woodvine"
imdb_id: "nm0940893"
tmdb_id: 1231284
wikidata_id: "Q6780985"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "14 November 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T15:53:15.232888+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."
---

# Mary Woodvine

## Identity

Mary Woodvine

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mary-woodvine
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mary-woodvine
- **IMDb ID:** nm0940893
- **TMDB ID:** 1231284
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6780985
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Woodvine, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6780985, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0940893/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1231284

Actor. Born 14 November 1967 in Hammersmith.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 November 1967, Hammersmith
- **Active:** 2015–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Edward Rowe](https://film.one/person/edward-rowe.md), [Mark Jenkin](https://film.one/person/mark-jenkin.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 80 (2), 2020s 79 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 81 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Woodvine, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6780985, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0940893/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1231284

## Biography

Mary Woodvine is a British actress. She trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and was a core member of Kneehigh Theatre. Her father is the actor John Woodvine.

She has appeared in numerous television series, including *Doc Martin* (as Joy Cronk), *Poldark* (as Mrs Teague), *The Worst Witch* (as Lynne Lamplighter) and *EastEnders*. Film roles include Sandra Leigh in *Bait* (2019), The Volunteer in *Enys Men* (2022) and Mary in *Daddy's Head* (2024). She is the partner of filmmaker Mark Jenkin, with whom she has frequently collaborated; they share a story credit on *Rose of Nevada* (2025), in which she plays Mrs Richards.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Rose of Nevada* (2026), Fi1m 79, as Mrs. Richards — [page](https://film.one/film/rose-of-nevada.md)
- *Bait* (2019), Fi1m 84, as Sandra Leigh — [page](https://film.one/film/bait.md)
- *Poldark* (2015), Fi1m 77, as Mrs Teague — [page](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

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

- *Rose of Nevada* (2026), as Mrs. Richards · Idea — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/rose-of-nevada.md)
- *Space Precinct: Deathwatch* (2025), as Officer Aurelia Took
- *Space Precinct: The Fire Within* (2025), as Officer Aurelia Took
- *The Birdwatcher* (2025), as The Veteran
- *Bleujyowa* (2024), as Miranda
- *Daddy's Head* (2024), as Mary
- *Enys Men* (2023), as The Volunteer
- *The Magical Son* (2022), as Mam
- *Bait* (2019), as Sandra Leigh — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/bait.md)
- *The Road to Zennor* (2017), as Narrator
- *Stalemate* (2017), as Liz
- *Delicious* (2016), series, as Nurse Victoria
- *The Lady with the Long Brown Hair* (2016), as The Lady
- *Bronco's House* (2015), as The Sister
- *Poldark* (2015), series, as Mrs Teague — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md)
- *The Lark* (2007), as Niamh
- *The Midnight Drives* (2007), as Cafe Owner
- *Doc Martin* (2004), series, as Joy Cronk
- *Born and Bred* (2002), series, as Aggie Driscoll
- *Judge John Deed* (2001), series, as Morag Hughes
- *The Worst Witch* (1998), series, as Lynne Lamplighter
- *Element of Doubt* (1996), as Lucy
- *Our Friends in the North* (1996), series, as Alison — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/our-friends-in-the-north.md)
- *The Tide of Life* (1996), series, as Lizzie Rowan
- *Space Precinct* (1994), series, as Officer Aurelia Took
- *Wycliffe* (1994), series, as Margaret Ezzard
- *Pie in the Sky* (1994), series, as PC Jane Morton
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Susie, Cath Wainwright
- *Prepared Piano*, as Caller 1
- *The Hag Stone*, as Café Owner

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