Fiona Button

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title: "Fiona Button" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["alumni-of-the-webber-douglas-academy-of-dramatic-art", "english-television-actresses", "english-stage-actresses", "living-people", "21st-century-english-actresses", "year-of-birth-missing-(living-people)", "actors-from-lausanne", "people-from-newbury,-berkshire", "actresses-from-berkshire", "actors-from-west-berkshire-district"] description: "British actress" topic_path: "society/education" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiona_Button" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary British actress ::

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Field	Value
name	Fiona Button
birth_date	1984/85
birth_place	Lausanne, Switzerland
nationality	British
occupation	Actress
years_active	2007–present
spouse
children	1
alma_mater	Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
University of Birmingham
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| name = Fiona Button | image = | birth_date = 1984/85 | birth_place = Lausanne, Switzerland | nationality = British | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2007–present | spouse = | children = 1 | alma_mater = Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art University of Birmingham Fiona Button is an English actress. She is best known for playing Tess Roberts in Lip Service (2010–2012) and Rose Defoe in The Split (2018–2024).

Early life and education

Button was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, and grew up in Newbury, Berkshire.

She made her professional stage debut at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury aged 10 in the Wizard of Oz. She attended Park House School and the sixth form of St. Bartholomew's School. She studied drama at the University of Birmingham before enrolling at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2007.

Career

Television

After graduating, Button played parts in Midsomer Murders and The Bill. In 2008, she played Lucy Bedford in The Palace. From 2010 to 2012 she played Tess Roberts in two series of Lip Service. From 2014 to 2016 she played Jennifer Chambers in series 1 and 2 of Grantchester. In 2018, she was cast as Rose Defoe in the BBC series The Split.

Button has made guest appearances in How Not to Live Your Life, Outcasts, Foyle's War, Cardinal Burns, Pramface, You, Me and the Apocalypse and as Vera in My Mother and Other Strangers.

Theatre

Button made her West End debut in 2007 in Rock 'n' Roll by Tom Stoppard playing young Esme and Alice. In 2009 she appeared in Madame de Sade for the Donmar Warehouse opposite Judi Dench and Rosamund Pike, then as Sonya in Vanya at the Gate Theatre. In 2010 she played Rachel in the original cast of Posh at the Royal Court Theatre, then Mabel Chiltern in An Ideal Husband at the Vaudeville Theatre.

In 2013 Button originated the role of Wendy in Wendy and Peter Pan for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Written by Ella Hickson, it is a feminist reimagining of Barrie's original novel, putting Wendy 'the girl who would grow up' in the spotlight. The show became a sell out hit and the production was revived in 2015.

In 2014 Button went on to play Annabella in 'Tis Pity She's a Whore at the Globe Theatre. Dominic Maxwell from The Times said of her performance, "Button has the ability to transmit the knottiest thoughts from behind an easy, poised demeanour. She is an exceptional performer."

In 2016 she played Stef in They Drink It in the Congo at the Almeida Theatre. In 2018 she played Cecily Cardew in The Importance of Being Earnest in the West End.

Personal life

Button married screenwriter Henry Fleet in 2014 and they have a daughter.

Filmography

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Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	We'll Take Manhattan	Lavinia	TV film
2015	Bugsplat!	Gina McCutcheon	TV film
2018	The Importance of Being Earnest	Cecily Cardew
2021	No One Is Talking About This	Storyteller	Short film
2022	Fisherman's Friends: One and All	Petra
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	The Bill	Susie Matthews	Episode: "Behind Closed Doors"
Midsomer Murders	Willow McKinley	Episode: "The Axeman Cometh"
2008	The Palace	Lucy Bedford	Recurring role; 5 episodes
2010	How Not to Live Your Life	Jenny	Episode: "Don's Angry Girlfriend"
2010–2012	Lip Service	Tess Roberts	Lead role; 12 episodes
2011	Outcasts	Trix	Episode: "Series 1, Episode 3"
2012	Cardinal Burns	Various roles	Series regular; 5 episodes
2013	Pramface	Gaby	Episode: "The Edge of Hell"
Foyle's War	Mary Nelson	Episode: "Sunflower"
2014–2016	Grantchester	Jennifer Chambers	Recurring role; 3 episodes
2015	You, Me and the Apocalypse	Skye	Recurring role; 2 episodes
2016	My Mother and Other Strangers	Vera Curtis	Episode: "Vera"
2018–2022	The Split	Rose	Lead Role; 17 episodes
2019	Flack	Annie	Episode: "Anthony"
2020	Out of Her Mind	Lucy	Series regular; 6 episodes
2021	Trying	Sky	Episode: "Big Heads"
2023	Death in Paradise	Hannah Roberts	Episode: "Murder on the High Seas"
2024	Industry	Denise Oldroyd	series regular; 5 episodes
2024	Truelove	Kate	Series regular; 6 episodes
2025	Dope Girls	Sophie Asquith-Gore	Series regular; 6 episodes
2026	The Forsytes	Clarissa Heron	Series regular; 4 episodes
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Theatre credits

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Year	Title	Role	Venue	Ref
2007	The Lesson	Claire	Arcola Theatre, London
World's End	Kat	The Pleasance, Edinburgh
Rock 'n' Roll	Alice/Young Esme	Duke of York's Theatre, London
2008	Ring Round the Moon	Isabelle	Playhouse Theatre, London
Hay Fever	Sorel Bliss	Royal Exchange, Manchester
2009	Madame de Sade	Anne	Wyndham's Theatre, London
Vanya	Sonya	Gate Theatre, London
2010	Posh	Rachel	Royal Court Theatre, London
An Ideal Husband	Miss Mabel Chiltern	Vaudeville Theatre, London
2012	The Girl with the Yellow Dress	Celia	Theatre503, London
Heartbreak House	Ellie Dunn	Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester
2013	King Lear	Cordelia	Theatre Royal, Bath
Wendy & Peter Pan	Wendy Darling	Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
2014	'Tis Pity She's a Whore	Annabella	Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London
2016	They Drink It in the Congo	Stef	Almeida Theatre, London
2018	The Importance of Being Earnest	Cecily Cardew	Vaudeville Theatre, London
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References

References

1. Mountford, Fiona. (17 July 2018). "Fiona Button says Oscar Wilde would have loved the new, sexy Earnest".
2. Editorial Staff. (16 December 2013). "20 Questions with... Fiona Button, star of RSC's Wendy and Peter Pan". WhatsOnStage.com.
3. "BBC - Press Office - Lip Service: introduction".
4. Gilbert, Gerard. (29 December 2024). "Fiona Button: 'People are snooty about The Split - I think that's sexist'".
5. Terri Paddock. (16 April 2010). "Review Round-up: Were Critics Outclassed at Posh?". WhatsOnStage.com.
6. Michael Coveney. (11 November 2010). "An Ideal Husband". WhatsOnStage.com.
7. Holly Williams. (2013-12-15). "And what about Wendy? Introducing a feminist return to Peter Pan's roots". The Independent.
8. Dominic Maxwell. (2014-10-30). "'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, SE1". The Times.
9. Fiona Mountford. (27 July 2018). "Fiona Button on The Importance of Being Earnest: 'It's a lot to do with sex. Oscar Wilde would have loved it'".
10. Mountford, Fiona. (17 July 2018). "Fiona Button on The Importance of Being Earnest: 'It's a lot to do with sex. Oscar Wilde would have loved it'". Evening Standard.
11. (2 January 2024). "Channel 4 Truelove: Full cast and when it is on TV".
12. (15 May 2019). "THE LESSON". Arcola Theatre.
13. (20 August 2007). "World's End". Metro.co.uk.
14. (16 December 2013). "20 Questions with... Fiona Button, star of RSC's Wendy and Peter Pan".
15. (20 February 2008). "Theatre - Ring Round the Moon". The Guardian.
16. (24 July 2004). "You Write The Reviews: Hay Fever, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester". The Independent.
17. "Madame de Sade".
18. "VANYA". Gate Theatre.
19. (4 April 2010). "Laura Wade: the girl in the Tories' soup". The Observer.
20. (11 November 2010). "An Ideal Husband - review". The Guardian.
21. (30 March 2012). "The Girl in the Yellow Dress at Theatre 503, SW11". The Times.
22. (13 July 2012). "Heartbreak House – review". The Guardian.
23. (1 August 2013). "King Lear, Theatre Royal Bath, until August 10". Gazette & Herald.
24. (19 December 2013). "Wendy and Peter Pan – review". The Guardian.
25. (29 October 2014). "'Tis Pity She's a Whore review – naked passion illuminated by candlelight". The Guardian.
26. (28 August 2016). "They Drink It in the Congo review – on the rocky road of good intentions". The Guardian.
27. (17 July 2018). "Fiona Button on The Importance of Being Earnest: 'It's a lot to do with sex. Oscar Wilde would have loved it'". Evening Standard.

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