She was in The Armstrong and Miller Show on BBC One, and Bellamy's People on BBC Two. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... Meet extraordinary women who dared to bring gender equality and other issues to the forefront. [2], Montgomery is married to fellow comedian Rhys Thomas. From overcoming oppression, to breaking rules, to reimagining the world or waging a rebellion, these women of history have a story to tell. She produced a pilot for her own sketch show pilot for the BBC called The Full Montgomery which went on to run on Radio 4 for two series. In 2005, Montgomery began writing for and performing in the comedy sketch show Tittybangbang on BBC Three. Montgomery has been heard in several Radio 4 programmes, including the radio phone-in spoof Down the Line, Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends, The Way We Live Right Now, The Museum of Everything, The Department, Another Case of Milton Jones, The Party Line, Harry Hill's Ghost of a Christmas Present, The Pits, the Torchwood story "Lost Souls" and Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack. This article was most recently revised and updated by, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lucy-Maud-Montgomery, L.M. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. Lucy Montgomery is an English comedian, actress and writer. Lucy Maud Montgomery, (born Nov. 30, 1874, Clifton, P.E.I., Can.—died April 24, 1942, Toronto), Canadian regional romantic novelist, best known for Anne of Green Gables (1908), a sentimentalized but often charming story of a spirited, unconventional orphan girl who finds a home with an elderly couple. [3], Learn how and when to remove this template message, Bellamy's People of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Badly Dubbed Porn | Show | Comedy Central UK and Ireland, "Interview: Rhys Thomas - Nobody's fool - Scotsman.com", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lucy_Montgomery_(actress)&oldid=976965591, Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, BLP articles lacking sources from July 2009, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Marion (Season 24 only), Lexi, Hannah, the Troublesome Trucks, Carly and Cowgirls, This page was last edited on 6 September 2020, at 03:59. Six sequels, carrying Anne from girlhood to motherhood, were less successful. Lucy Montgomery is an English comedian, actress and writer. She has also been on The Law of the Playground and The Wall on BBC Three. Other television work has included Bo' Selecta!, The Mighty Boosh, and The IT Crowd. Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian regional romantic novelist, best known for Anne of Green Gables (1908), a sentimentalized but often charming story of a spirited, unconventional orphan girl who finds a home with an elderly couple. She has starred in many stage productions, including leads in record-breaking and critically acclaimed Jerusalem with Mark Rylance at the Royal Court in 2009, the 2011–12 revival of Stephen Sondheim's Company at the Sheffield Crucible and Canvas at the Chichester Festival in 2012. With a degree in interior architecture from UNSW and almost 10 years’ experience in magazine publishing, Lucy’s expertise and inimitable aesthetic have seen her collaborate with an array of … Montgomery built her career as one third of Comedy Theatre Company Population 3, along with James Bachman and Barunka O'Shaughnessy, and she appeared as a roving reporter for the comic television programme The Friday Night Project. Lucy Montgomery is a leading Sydney-based stylist, designer and the interior design editor of Belle magazine. The sketch comedy series also stars Debbie Chazen and has had three series, from 2005 to late 2007. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). While at Cambridge University, Montgomery was a member of the Footlights, its amateur theatrical club. She provided the voice of Destiny in Mongrels. Montgomery appeared in the musical Viva Forever!, based on the music of the Spice Girls. The book drew on the author’s own girlhood experiences and on the Earlier a journalist and schoolteacher, she achieved international success with both adults and children after the publication of Anne. She voiced for the series Badly Dubbed Porn on Comedy Central.[1]. Subsequently, she studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Montgomery Institute - Biography of L. M. Montgomery, The Canadian Encyclopedia - Biography of Lucy Maud Montgomery, Lucy Maud Montgomery - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up). Updates? Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. The book drew on the author’s own girlhood experiences and on the rural life and traditions of Prince Edward Island. She was also the voice of Jeanine and other female characters in the Animated Puppetoon children's television series A Town Called Panic. Omissions? Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. Corrections? Montgomery had various roles in The Life of Rock with Brian Pern and Harry and Paul's Story of the Twos. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. They and their two daughters, Polly (born 2008) and Rosie Rae (born 2010), live in east London.