Imogen Stubbs was born on February 20, 1961 in Newcastle epon Tyne in the family of a naval officer. The Stubbs lived for a time in Portsmouth, but later moved to London. Imogen received her primary education at St. Paul’s Women’s School, then studied at the Westminster School, after which she entered the Exeter College of Oxford University. As a student, she participated in the performances of the University Drama Society, performed at the Edinburgh Festival and at the same time starred in her first film “Privileged” (1982, dir. Michael Hoffman), in which Hugh Grant, at that time a novice and unknown actor, played. After graduating from Oxford with honors, Imogen entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After appearing as Mrs. Gilbert in Terence Rattigan's television drama The Browning Version (1985, dir. Michael Simpson), Imogen joined the Shakespeare Royal Theatre in 1986. As part of this illustrious band, she played the daughter of a jailer in Two Noble Relatives, Queen Isabella in Richard II of Shakespeare, and Elena in Aphra Ben’s The Wanderer. Even then, London theater critics called her the most promising newcomer. In addition, she performed in the musical "Cabaret" in the repertory theater in Ipswich. An important stage in Imogen’s acting career was the role of Desdemona in Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello, which was staged by the famous director Trevor Nunn. A few years later she married Trevor and later often played in his theatrical productions.
At the same time, Imogen continued to work in films: she starred in the French-British film Nanu (1986, Connie Templeman), and then played a deceived village girl who fell in love with a young lawyer, in the romantic drama Summer Story (1988, Piers Haggard). Her partner in this film was starring with her in “Privileged” James Wilby. Subsequently, she appeared in a number of films, playing mainly supporting roles: Princess Aude in the fantastic fairy tale “Eric Viking” (1989, dir. Terry Jones), the daughter of an influential senator in the American political drama “In the True Light” (1991, dir. Herbert Ross), simple-minded lover Lucy Steele in the adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel “Mind and Sensibility” (1995, dir. Ang Lee). One of the most striking roles of the actress in the movie was Viola in the Shakespearean comedy "Twelfth Night" (1996), which was filmed by her husband Trevor Nunn.
Imogen also gained quite wide fame in her homeland thanks to the television series "Anna Lee" (1994), in which she played a private detective - critics compared her with the famous actress Helen Mirren, who played a similar role in the series "The Main Suspect". Despite this, with the end of the nineties, she began to appear less and less on the screen, devoting more and more time to the theater. Among the most famous theatrical works of the actress are Ellie in the play by Bernard Shaw "The House Where Hearts Break" (1991, The Haymarket Theatre), Jeanne D'Arc in his "Saint John" (1993, The Strand Theatre), Elena in "Uncle Van" Chekhov (1996, Theatre "Albury"), Stella in the "Tramway" Desire" by Tennessy Williams (1997, Theatre "Haymarket"), where she played with the famous Jessica Lange in "Traitor", Emma in "Traitorge", "Traitorney" (1998), and "Engthatribute" by Ger" by Gerton, 2004 from the "Theatreader" by the "Engthaton, "Theatrevetatrevetresse" (Engthrain" in "Wester" (Engthatrice, "Wester" by Elder" by the "Wester"). So, she played the wife of a blind athlete in the television drama “Blind Aspiration” (2000, Richard Standeven), and subsequently flashed in several episodes of various TV series. In 2004, Imogen Stubbs first tried herself as a playwright, presenting her play “We, a handful of lucky people”. The play, directed by her husband, Trevor Nunn, premiered in June of the same year at the Gilgud Theatre.
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