Montserrat Lombard (born 1 August 1982) is an English actress known for playing Sharon 'Shaz' Granger in the BBC drama series Ashes to Ashes.
Montserrat Lombard | |
|---|---|
| Born | Montserrat Lombard 1 August 1982 London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | James Mathé |
Early life
editLombard was born on 1 August 1982 [1] in Putney, London and is of Spanish and Italian descent. She starred in The Late Show, alongside James Corden in 1997, before moving onto television work and filmography.[2]
Career
editHer television credits include regular roles in Love Soup (2005–2008) and Roman's Empire (2007). She is probably best known for her role as WPC Shaz Granger in the BBC drama Ashes to Ashes (2008–2010).
Other credits include guest roles in Doctors, Twisted Tales, Nathan Barley, Murder in Suburbia ("Witches", as a school girl named Myra who, among other things, bakes brownies and attempts to seduce her music teacher dressed in lacy underwear), a lead role in St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold, Midsomer Murders: A Picture of Innocence, and a part in the feature-length ITV drama Tunnel Of Love. Lombard has also played Lavya in the episodes "Hello Queppu" and "Artefact" of the BBC Two sci-fi comedy series Hyperdrive, and Stevie in the fourth episode of the BBC Two comedy Saxondale. She appeared as Lady Anne in the BBC Radio 4 comedy The Castle, and has appeared in several stage productions, including People Who Don't Do Dinner Parties. [citation needed]
Lombard played June in the short film Vanilla Song, created by National Film and Television School students, as well as Ian Sciacaluga's short film noir, Imbroglio.[3] She played The Muse in William Mager's 2008 short film, Stiletto, funded by Apex Arts and the Hitchcock Production Fund. She had a small role in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. In 2009, she worked on the film St Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold, playing Zoe, the Emo.
She played Maria in the premiere episode of the 2011 TV series, The Borgias.[4] She voiced the role of Mirania in the 2011–12 game The Last Story for Nintendo Wii.[citation needed]
She appeared in ITV's Marple: A Caribbean Mystery in 2013 as Esther Walters. From September 2013 to January 2014 she starred alongside Lee Evans and Sheila Hancock[5] in Barking in Essex at the Wyndhams Theatre.[6]
In May 2016 she appeared on BBC Two in Ben Elton's comedy Upstart Crow as Shakespeare's dark lady muse Emelia (series 1 episode 4, and in October 2018 reprised the role in series 3 episode 6). In March 2017 she appeared in Private View, the series 3 finale of Inside No. 9 on BBC Two as a sarcastic waitress, Bea. Also in 2016 she appeared as different characters in Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories,[7] a series of short films for Sky Arts directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard and scored by Jarvis Cocker. In 2019, she voices Mia on Thomas and Friends in US/UK versions. In 2023 she played Gwen Tyler in the BBC series Beyond Paradise, as well as filming for her upcoming film "Tyger."
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | London Sonnet | Young Lovers – Girl | Short film |
| 2005 | Vanilla Song | June | Short film |
| 2005 | Imbroglio | Short film | |
| 2007 | English Language (with English Subtitles) | Backing Vox & Tambourine | Short film |
| 2008 | Stiletto | The Muse | Short film |
| 2008 | Scratch | Susan | Short film |
| 2009 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | Sally's Friend | |
| 2009 | Stalking Ben Chadz | Izzy | Short film |
| 2009 | Finding Sol | Mia | Short film |
| 2009 | St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold | Zoe | |
| 2010 | The Savage Canvas | Jill Saunders | Short film |
| 2010 | Magpie | Minnie | Short film |
| 2012 | 8 Minutes Idle | Alice | |
| 2012 | Outside Bet | Becka | |
| 2012 | Tower Block | Jenny | |
| 2013 | Albatross: A Love Story | Short film | |
| 2013 | Charlie Countryman | Madison | Uncredited |
| 2014 | I Remember You | Penny | Short film |
| 2016 | Bliss! | Karen Robson | |
| 2017 | The Ministry of Stories Anthology | Vampire | |
| 2017 | Altered | Cynthia | Short film |
| 2017 | To Wendy Who Kicked Me When I Said I Love You | Wendy | Short film |
| 2019 | Rare Beasts | Val | |
| 2019 | Thomas & Friends: Digs and Discoveries | Mia, Passengers (voices) | UK/US versions |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Doctors | Natalia | Episode: "Occupational Hazards" | |
| 2004 | Tunnel of Love | Natalie | Television Movie | |
| 2005 | Nathan Barley | Monika | Episode 6 | |
| 2005–2008 | Love Soup | Milly Russell | Main Cast 17 Episodes | |
| 2007 | Midsomer Murders | Philomena Bell | Episode: "Picture of Innocence" | |
| 2007, 2008 | Hyperdrive | Lavya | 2 Episodes | |
| 2008–2010 | Ashes to Ashes | Sharon "Shaz" Granger | Main Cast 24 Episodes | |
| 2014 | A Touch of Cloth | Blue | 2 Episodes | |
| 2016, 2018 | Upstart Crow | Emilia Lanier | Guest Star | 2 Episodes |
| 2017 | Inside No. 9 | Bea | Episode: "Private View" | |
| 2019–present | Thomas & Friends | Mia (voice) | UK/US Versions | |
| 2023 | Beyond Paradise | Gwen Taylor | Episode 1 |
References
edit- ^ "Montserrat Lombard | Actress, Writer, Director". IMDb.
- ^ "OK! Magazine: Lifestyle: Sheridan Smith and Montserrat Lombard". ok.co.uk. 4 April 2008. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "ShowFolio – IAN SCIACALUGA – Director". Sciacaluga.com. Retrieved 3 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ The Borgias (2011 TV series), imdb.com; accessed 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Lee Evans and Sheila Hancock star in new stage comedy". bbc.co.uk. BBC News. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ "Lee Evans – 'I really wanted to get back into theatre'". whatsonstage.com. Whats On Stage. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ O'Donovan, Gerard (26 May 2016). "Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories weaves a rich, dark tapestry for the Harry Potter generation: Review". The Telegraph.