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| 1. Author: veteraneastender Date: Fri 13th Jun 2025. 15:11 Has anybody started watching the excellent "Dept.Q" on Netflix ? The actress who plays the carer for the lad with special needs was raised in Kincardine and went to Dunfermline High. She would have been at DHS late 1970s to early 1980s - maybe some folks mind of her ? Reply |
| 2. Author: wee eck Date: Fri 13th Jun 2025. 15:23 I thought she still had a home in the Dunfermline area? Some scenes for Dept Q were filmed last year near where I live in Edinburgh. A local coffee shop was transformed into a different establishment with a bit of paintwork and change of signage etc. Reply |
| 3. Author: parsfan Date: Fri 13th Jun 2025. 15:53 I`ve been told she was in my year, but I had no recollection of her when I heard this about 30 years ago. She`s been in loads of things. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The universe is ruled by chance and indifference  Reply |
| 4. Author: jake89 Date: Fri 13th Jun 2025. 16:30 She`s not a massive feature in it but she has a very strong screen presence IMO. Great series and already can`t wait for a second series of it. Hoping there`ll be another Rebus series too. Reply |
| 5. Author: Luxembourg Par Date: Fri 13th Jun 2025. 16:44 parsfan, Fri 13 Jun 15:53 Loads of stuff??? And then some! I had no idea how much she’s been in, a quick Google showed loads Being age 35 at the time that she first played Moaning Myrtle, she is the oldest actor to play a Hogwarts student in the Harry Potter films. (The oldest--or Seventh-Year--students were supposed to be 17 at the start of the school year on September 1.). In 2002 she was named Most Deserving Actor by The Scotsman newspaper for Twenty-four Hour Party People (2002), Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002), Villa des Roses (2002) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). In 2005 she won Best Actress at the Marrakech International Film Festival for Frozen (2004). In 2005 she was awarded Best Actress in a Scottish Film by the BAFTA Awards Scotland for Frozen (2004). Currently filming Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, a film with Amy Adams, Ciaran Hinds and Mark Strong. She was 36 when she first played Moaning Myrtle (the ghost of 14-year-old Myrtle Warren), in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" in 2002, and 39 when she reprised the role in 2005`s "...Goblet of Fire". Graduated from the Guildhall of Music and Drama (London) in 1986. In 2004 she won a Best Scottish Actor nomination at the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards. In 2005 she was runner-up for Best Actress at the Film de Femmes Creteil for Frozen (2004). In 2002 she won a nomination for the Bowmore/Scottish Screen/Sunday Times Actress of the Year for The Claim (2000) and Bridget Jones`s Diary (2001). In 2003 she won a British Supporting Actress of the Year nomination at the London Film Critics Circle for Twenty-four Hour Party People (2002). Laurence Olivier Award winner for Best Actress in a Musical as `Elizabeth Lane` in the original West End production of `Girl from the North Country` (2018). In 2005 she was runner-up for the Golden Needle at the Seattle International Film Festival for Frozen (2004). Just finished a new short film up in Scotland called Ma Boy and a guest appearance on Doctor Who. In 2003 she won a nomination for the Bowmore/Scottish Screen/Sunday Times Actress of the Year for Twenty-four Hour Party People (2002), Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002), Villa des Roses (2002) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). In 2004 she won Best Comedy Actress at the Newport Beach Film International Film Festival for American Cousins (2003). In 2003 she won the Silver Plaque at the Chicago International Film Festival for Fishy (2003). Just finished filming on the comedy I Really Hate My Job, in which she plays one of the five leads, and is currently preparing for her role in Master of Lies, which is in pre-production. In 2004 she won the Bowmore/Scottish Screen/Sunday Times Actress of the Year for American Cousins (2003), intermission (2003) and Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002). In 2006 she won Best Actress at the Cherbourg International Film Festival for Frozen (2004). Filming `Wedding Belles` for Channel 4 Films, written by Irvine Welsh. In 2001 she won a nomination for the Bowmore/Scottish Screen/Sunday Times Actress of the Year for Wonderland (1999) and Topsy-Turvy (1999). Currently filming May Contain Nuts, a two-part comedy drama for ITV1 with Sophie Thompson. The Tiger Aspect production is shooting around London till November for a 2008 release. Jings Crivens an’ help ma bob  Reply |
| 6. Author: red-star-par Date: Fri 13th Jun 2025. 16:53 She`s a fantastic actress, and, as listed above has been in some high quality films and TV series, well respected in the industry. I`ve heard her likened to the next Judy Dench, as they expect her talent to mature with age. Bloody nice person too, as are her two sisters, who also live in the toon Reply |
| 7. Author: Jeffery Date: Fri 13th Jun 2025. 16:58 Dept Q is excellent TV, really enjoyed it. One of those shows where I`m saying to the wife, `will we just watch one more` despite it being too late. Reply |
| 8. Author: buffy Date: Fri 13th Jun 2025. 17:14 She’s a gem. My big brother was in her year at DHS. I’ve worked alongside her wee sisters, too. Awfy nice family. ”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019” Reply |
| 9. Author: buffy Date: Fri 13th Jun 2025. 17:16 Ye forgot Trainspotting, Lux. She played Spud’s gf. ”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019” Reply |
| 10. Author: Bletchley_Par Date: Fri 13th Jun 2025. 19:16 Played Hamish Macbeth`s love interest Isobel, a great series well worth a re-watch.  Reply |
| 11. Author: Dandy Warhol Date: Sun 15th Jun 2025. 08:12 buffy, Fri 13 Jun 17:14 Her and her sisters still have homes in Dunfermline do they not? I don`t wanna go down like disco. Reply |
| 12. Author: Highway_Star Date: Tue 17th Jun 2025. 21:01 We used to to stay across the road from her. In the mighty Brucefield. Reply |
| 13. Author: Athletico Date: Thu 19th Jun 2025. 10:09 Still lives in Dunfermline, lives next door to my colleague and I see her regularly at the wee Asda. Incredible actress. Reply |
| 14. Author: Jeffery Date: Thu 19th Jun 2025. 12:07 Athletico, Thu 19 Jun 10:09 When I worked there 20+ years ago she`d often come in for her shopping. At that time I was a massive Trainspotting fan so it was always nice (but a bit surreal!) seeing her. Reply |
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