Monica Dolan

Class of 1992

Monica went into television soon after graduating, with roles in The Bill, The Gift and Judge John Deed.

In 2011, Monica played British serial killer Rosemary West in the ITV drama Appropriate Adult in 2011, receiving critical acclaim and a BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress.

On stage, Monica starred as Loretta in Chalet Lines at the Bush Theatre. In 2013, she portrayed twin sisters Meg and Maeve Carter in the BBC TV series Call the Midwife.

In 2016, Monica appeared as Janet McIntyre in the BBC two-part drama The Witness for the Prosecution, an Agatha Christie play adapted for television by Sarah Phelps.

In 2017, she made guest appearances in Catastrophe, Death in Paradise and Strike, whilst also writing and starring in her debut one-woman play, The B*easts at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The play run went on to win an Edinburgh Stage Award.

Monica made a guest appearance in the fourth series of Inside No 9 In 2018, followed by playing Marion Thorpe in the miniseries A Very English Scandal. The B*easts also transferred for a limited London run at the Bush Theatre.

June 2020 saw her appearing in the remade television series of Alan Bennett's Talking Heads on BBC One. In one of two newly-written episodes, Monica performed a monologue in The Shrine. This was one of the episodes staged at London's Bridge Theatre in September 2020, with Dolan reprising her role.

In 2021, Monica was acclaimed for her role in The Dig.

Photo - Jan Versweyveld