Beattie Edmondson

Born|

Beatrice Louise Edmondson

(1987-06-19) 19 June 1987 (age 35)

London, England

Nationality| British
Education| Exeter School
Alma mater| University of Manchester
Years active| 2008–present
Television| Josh
Spouse|

Sam Francis

(m. 2017)​

Children| 2
Parents|

* Ade Edmondson
* Jennifer Saunders

Relatives| Ella Edmondson (sister)

Beatrice Louise "Beattie" Edmondson (born 19 June 1987)[1] is an English actress. She played a main character in the BBC Three sitcom Josh.

## Contents

* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
* 3 Personal life
* 4 Filmography
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Early life[edit]

Beatrice Louise Edmondson is the middle daughter of comedians Ade Edmondson and Jennifer Saunders. She grew up in Devon[2] with an elder sister, Ella, and a younger sister, Freya. After being educated at Exeter School, during her second year at her father's alma mater of the University of Manchester she decided not to audition for the Drama Society, instead forming a comedy group with four female friends. They appeared at the following Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[2]

## Career[edit]

After working the comedy circuit with the all-female sketch troupe, which they named Lady Garden (and later reformed as Birthday Girls with Rose Johnson and Camille Ucan) she broke through into television in 2008.[citation needed] She made her début in the Ben Elton sitcom The Wright Way, which was axed after one series. Her role in the 2015 six-part BBC Three series Josh was singled out by The Independent newspaper as "very watchable", saying her "comic timing stuck out".[3] The show's second series was broadcast in 2016, with a third broadcast in October 2017.

## Personal life[edit]

Edmondson married BBC News researcher Sam Francis on 4 June 2017.[4] She gave birth to their first child in 2019.[5] In 2021 the couple had a second child.[citation needed]

## Filmography[edit]

Year | Title | Role | Notes

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2008 | Jam & Jerusalem | Beattie Martin |
2010 | Shelfstackers | Dani | Episode: "Pilot"
2010 | Robert's Web | Various | Episode: "Episode 1.1"
2011 | Comic Relief: Uptown Downstairs Abbey | Maid |
2012 | Absolutely Fabulous | Waitress | Episode: "Olympics"
2012 | Spy | Girl in Club | Episode: "Codename: Family Bonds"
2012 | Little Crackers | Annabel | Episode: "Omid Djalili's Little Cracker"
2013 | The Wright Way | Victoria |
2014 | BBC Comedy Feeds | Kate | Episode: "Josh"
2015 | Pompidou | Various |
2015 | Marley's Ghosts | Beth | Episode: "Episode 1.3"
2015–2017 | Josh | Kate | Series regular |
2016 | Fresh Meat | Helen | S4E02
2018 | Patrick | Sarah Francis |
2018 | Upstart Crow | Toby | Episode 3.5, The Most Unkindest Cut of All
2021 | The Pursuit of Love | Louisa | 3 Episodes
2021 | Temple | Pam | 2nd Series

## References[edit]

1. ^ Beattie Edmondson, IMDb. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
2. ^ a b "Jennifer Saunders' daughter: I'm no Saffy". Evening Standard. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
3. ^ Newall, Sally (14 December 2015). "Josh, TV review: Beattie Edmondson's comic timing stuck out". The Independent. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
4. ^ Harvey, Chris (30 June 2018). "Jennifer Saunders' actress daughter Beattie Edmondson on her crazy showbiz upbringing". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
5. ^ "Jennifer Saunders' daughter gives birth". Female First. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Beattie Edmondson at IMDb
* Beattie Edmondson at British Comedy Guide

*[m.]: married