Lydia Leonard
Lydia Leonard
Lydia Leonard is an English stage, film and television actress...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth5 December 1981
Greek tragedy was pre-Freudian, so every emotion has to be so raw; there are no psychological undertones.
chance exciting given rattle
'Broadway' is one of the big American words. It's exciting to be given the chance to rattle around in one of the big words.
flattering
Broadway is the actor's Mt. Everest - but with more flattering frocks.
absolutely terrible
As actors, you always have that moment thinking you've been absolutely terrible or a fraud.
anne certainly played
Anne Boleyn is certainly the most exciting character I have played on stage.
bbc bristol drama great learning lots lovely radio rather school sitting start theatre time won work
Professionally, I was at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and did lots of things there, and then I won the BBC Carlton Hobbs Award, so I did some BBC Radio drama work, which is a lovely way to start out because you work with lots of great people, and you're working all the time, so you're learning rather than sitting around and waitressing.