Biography
Richenda Carey is a British actress who has worked in film, television, stage and radio since the 1970s. Born in Bitton, Gloucestershire, she trained at Rose Bruford College.
Her early screen roles include appearances in Mike Leigh's Play for Today productions Nuts in May (1976) and Who's Who (1979). She played the Botany Teacher in the 1982 television film P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang and Lady Wickhammersley in Jeeves and Wooster (1990). Later credits include Monarch of the Glen, Colonia (2015) as Gisela, Downton Abbey (2019) as Mrs Webb, The Protégé (2021) and The Thursday Murder Club (2025).
Carey has appeared at the National Theatre in the original production of The Madness of George III (1991) and in West End productions including Calendar Girls (2009). She was married to actor Nigel Stock from 1979 until his death in 1986.
