Biography

Madeley grew up in London, attending North London Collegiate School, and began her career as a child actress. She then trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Madeley has performed three seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company(RSC): 2001-2002; and 2003-2004. She acted in The Roman Actor opposite Sir Antony Sher.

2005 was Madeley's breakout year. She appeared in three acclaimed off-West End productions (Laura Wade's Colder Than Here, as well as The Philanthropist and The Astronaut's Last Message..., both at the Donmar Warehouse), and rounded off the year with a starring role in the National Theatre's adaptation of Jamilla Gavin's novel Coram Boy.

In 2006, Madeley starred in two BBC TV movies - firstly as the title character in The Secret Life of Mrs Beeton, as well as in the original drama Aftersun - and the high profile ITV drama The Outsiders.

In 2007, Madeley appeared in Channel 4's Consent, which combined a dramatised vignette about an alleged date rape with a "real life" sequence in which lawyers and a jury made up of members of the public participated in a trial. In February 2007, Madeley played Nina in a production of The Seagull for a time, when the main actress fell ill.

Selected credits

Stage

• The Merry Wives of Windsor (1986, RSC)
• Be My Baby (1998, Pleasance Theatre)
• Sense & Sensibility (2000, UK tour)
• Eye Contact (2000, Riverside Studios)
• Madness In Valencia (2001, RSC) as Erifila
• Love In A Wood (2001, RSC) as Martha
• A Russian In The Woods (2001, RSC) as Ilse
• The Malcontent (RSC) as Maria
• The Roman Actor (RSC) as Domita
• Ladybird (2004, Royal Court Theatre) as Yulka
• The Rivals (2004, Bristol Old Vic) as Lydia Languish
• Colder Than Here (2005, Soho Theatre) as Jenna
• The Cosmonaut's Last Message to the Woman He Once Loved in the Former Soviet Union (2005, Donmar Warehouse) as Nastasja/Claire
• The Philanthropist (2005, Donmar Warehouse) as Celia
• Coram Boy (2005-6, RNT) as young Alexander/ Aaron
• Contractions (2008, Royal Court Theatre) as Emma

Television and film

• Claudia (1985, feature film)
• Cold Feet (1998, one episode)
• The Royal (2003-5, TV series)
• Affinity (2008, feature film) as Margaret Prior
• Brideshead Revisited (2008, feature film)

Radio

• Shadows In Bronze (2005, radio series) as Helena

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