Lysette Anthony
English actress (born 1963)
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::summary English actress (born 1963) ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Lysette Anthony |
| birthname | Lysette Anne Chodzko |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Fulham, London, England |
| years_active | 1980–present |
| spouse | {{plainlist |
| * {{marriage | Luc Leestemaker |
| * {{marriage | David Price |
| partner | Simon Boswell (2004–2010) |
| children | 1 |
| occupation | Actress, model |
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| name = Lysette Anthony | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birthname = Lysette Anne Chodzko | birth_date = | birth_place = Fulham, London, England | death_date = | death_place = | years_active = 1980–present | spouse = {{plainlist|
| partner = Simon Boswell (2004–2010) | children = 1 | occupation = Actress, model | homepage =
Lysette Anne Chodzko (born 26 September 1963), known professionally as Lysette Anthony, is an English actress and model. She is known for her roles in the film Husbands and Wives (1992), as Princess Lyssa in the 1983 fantasy epic Krull, Christa Norris in the first series of the ITV comedy-drama Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983), Angie Tyler/Trenchard in the BBC1 sitcom Three Up, Two Down (1985–1989), and her role as Marnie Nightingale in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks (2016–2022).She appears in Bryan Adams music videos for the "Reckless" album.
Early life
Anthony was born on 26 September 1963 in Marylebone, London, the only child of Michael Adam Anthony (né Chodzko), an actor from Jersey, and actress Bernadette Milnes. The couple later divorced. Anthony's French-born paternal grandfather, Alexander Victor Chodzko, was a mariner and journalist of Polish descent.
Anthony's childhood was made difficult by her mother's manic depression and schizophrenia and she left home at 19. In 1980, at age 16, Anthony was heralded as the "Face of the Eighties" by photographer David Bailey. She was a successful model before she became known as an actress at the age of 20. During the decade, she appeared in numerous music videos for artists such as Bryan Adams ("Summer of '69", "Somebody", "Heaven" and "Run to You") and Depeche Mode ("I Feel You").
Acting career
Stage
Anthony made her first stage appearance at the Cambridge Theatre at age 10. Four years later, she performed with the National Youth Theatre. She appeared at the Trafalgar Studios in the West End as Arabella Lucretia in the television comedy The New Statesman, with Rik Mayall. She has played the role of Joanna Lyppiatt in Noël Coward's Present Laughter (with Simon Callow) and the role of Eleanor in Terry Johnson's Dead Funny at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.
Television
Anthony's credits include a non-speaking role in British Telecom adverts, ITV's Murder in Suburbia, Agatha Christie's Poirot, a regular role in the soap opera Night & Day (ITV), Hotel! for Channel 5, BBC's Jonathan Creek, Oliver Twist, Dombey and Son, A Ghost in Monte Carlo, Campion episode "Sweet Danger" (as Lady Amanda Fitton), Lovejoy, Hollyoaks and ITV’s Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. She starred for four years in the BBC sitcom Three Up, Two Down. She portrayed Angelique Bouchard for eight episodes of the prime time revival of the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows. She played Miss Clarise Mimsers in The Dead Man's Gun in 1998 as well as Miss Scarlett in the third series of Cluedo on ITV in 1992.
Her television appearances in 2006 included roles in Casualty and a new sitcom pilot, Baggy Trousers. She played the roles of Rachel Heath, a semi-regular character in The Bill and Veronica Cray in The Hollow, a two-part Poirot film for ITV. She also appeared briefly in Coronation Street on 13 August 2010 and as an American patient in Holby City in February 2013. In 2014, she appeared on an episode of Pointless Celebrities partnered with Christopher Timothy. She portrayed the role as Lady Rowena in Ivanhoe in 1982.
In February 2016, Anthony began appearing in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Marnie Nightingale. Her character was killed off in January 2022 after collapsing due to a brain injury caused by an explosion, ending Anthony's almost six-year-long run with the soap. In October 2022, she appeared in three episodes of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Mary Dougan.
Audio
In 2008, Anthony portrayed Clara Harris in the Doctor Who audio adventure Assassin in the Limelight. In February 2010, it was announced that she would be returning to the world of Dark Shadows starring in the audio drama Kingdom of the Dead.
Personal life
Anthony married Dutch artist and entrepreneur Luc Leestemaker in 1990; they divorced in 1995 after Anthony left Leestemaker for married American film director David Price whom she met while filming Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde. She went on to marry Price and they were together for two years until they divorced. Anthony was in a relationship with composer Simon Boswell from 2004 to 2010, with whom she has a son. In 2008, her son was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis. She now raises funds for research. Anthony had been in a romantic relationship with the late actor Marcus Gilbert since 2023 until his death in January 2026.
In The Sunday Times on 15 October 2017, Anthony alleged that Harvey Weinstein raped her in the late 1980s.
In 2022 Anthony disclosed to OK! magazine that she had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease on the day she auditioned for Hollyoaks.
Selected credits
Film
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Ivanhoe | Lady Rowena | |
| 1983 | Krull | Lyssa | |
| 1984 | Night Train to Murder | Kathy Chalmers | |
| 1987 | Zoeken naar Eileen | Marian Faber; Eileen W. | |
| The Emperor's New Clothes | Princess Gilda | ||
| 1988 | Without a Clue | Leslie Giles | |
| 1991 | Switch | Liz | |
| 1992 | Husbands and Wives | Sam | |
| The Pleasure Principle | Charlotte D'Bonne | ||
| 1993 | Look Who's Talking Now | Samantha D'Bonne | |
| The Hour of the Pig | Filette d'Auferre | ||
| 1994 | Save Me | Ellie | |
| The Hard Truth | Lisa Kantrell | ||
| 1995 | Dracula: Dead and Loving It | Lucy Westenra | |
| Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde | Sarah Carver | ||
| Affair Play | Lisa Parks | ||
| 1997 | Robinson Crusoe | Mrs. Crusoe | |
| 1998 | Misbegotten | Caitlan Bourke | |
| 1999 | Tale of the Mummy | Claire Mulrooney | |
| 2002 | Farewell to Harry | Louie Sinclair | |
| 2014 | We Still Kill the Old Way | Lizzie Davis | |
| 2017 | We Still Steal the Old Way | Lizzie Davis | |
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Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Ivanhoe | Lady Rowena | Television film |
| 1983 | Dombey and Son | Florence Dombey | Miniseries; 8 episodes |
| Jemima Shore Investigates | Meriel Harper | Episode: "A Chamber of Horrors" | |
| Princess Daisy | Lady Sarah | Miniseries | |
| 1984 | Auf Wiedersehen Pet | Christa | 2 episodes |
| Crown Court | Susan Coombes | Episode: "Mother Figures: Part 1" | |
| 1985 | Oliver Twist | Agnes Fleming / Rose Maylie | Miniseries; 7 episodes |
| 1985–1989 | Three Up, Two Down | Angie Tyler (née Trenchard) | Main role; 25 episodes |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Sophy Fairfax | Episode: "The March of Time" |
| 1988 | Jack the Ripper | Mary Jane Kelly | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 1989 | The Lady and the Highwayman | Lady Panthea Vyne | Television film |
| 1990 | Campion | Amanda Fitton | Episodes: "Sweet Danger: Parts 1 & 2" |
| A Ghost in Monte Carlo | Mistral | Television film | |
| 1991 | Dark Shadows | Angélique Bouchard | 8 episodes |
| 1996 | Trilogy of Terror II | Laura, Bobby's Mom / Dr. Simpson | Television film |
| 1999 | Jonathan Creek | title=Jonathan Creek – Ghosts Forge | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p02zy1c8/jonathan-creek-series-3-4-ghosts-forge |
| 2001 | Hotel! | Amanda Brown | Television film |
| 2001–2003 | Night & Day | Roxanne Doyle-Wells | Regular role |
| 2003–2004 | The Bill | Rachel Heath | Supporting role; 16 episodes |
| 2004 | Murder in Suburbia | Beth Whitmore | Episode: "Millionaire's Row" |
| Agatha Christie's Poirot | Veronica Cray | Episode: "The Hollow" | |
| 2007 | Casualty | Rachel Houston | Episode: "The Personal Touch" |
| Doctors | Joanne Oaksey | Episode: "Good Naked, Bad Naked" | |
| 2008–2009 | Hollyoaks | Yvonne Summers | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Casualty | Amanda | Episode: "Great Expectations" |
| 2010 | Doctors | Marcelle D'Arby | Episode: "Occupational Hazards" |
| Coronation Street | Lydia Radcliffe | Episode: #1.7402 | |
| 2012 | Doctors | Patricia Montana | Episode: "Nice Packet" |
| 2013 | Holby City | Shelley Pinches | Episode: "Ask Me No Questions" |
| 2015 | Doctors | Anna Ashton | Episode: "Happy Ever After" |
| 2016–2022 | Hollyoaks | Marnie Nightingale | Regular role; 449 episodes |
| 2022 | Doctors | Mary Dougan | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
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Stage
- The Vagina Monologues at the Royal Albert Hall
- Jackie (as Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis in the play's transfer from Broadway) at the Queen's Theatre
- Toys in the Attic at Watford with Hayley Mills
- Restoration at the Bristol Old Vic
- The Lady's Not for Burning at the Northcott Theatre, Exeter
- Ghosts (by Ibsen)
- The New Statesman with Rik Mayall
- Hay Fever by Noël Coward. Directed by Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester
- Lady Windermere's Fan at the Royal Exchange, Manchester
- 84 Charing Cross Road at the Salisbury Playhouse
References
References
- "FamilySearch".
- (29 January 2009). "Tons of Money, King's Theatre, Leven Street". The Scotman.
- Nicole BAUDARD DE FONTAINE. "Michael CHODZKO – Family tree". Gw4.geneanet.org.
- (10 January 2014). "Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed.". McFarland.
- McGrath, Nick. (20 December 2014). "Lysette Anthony: 'I earned £6,000 this year, actors can't go on like this'".
- Maslin, Janet. (February 23, 1982). "TV: 'IVANHOE' IN 3-HOUR PRODUCTION". www.nytimes.com.
- "Doctors spoilers: Ex-Hollyoaks star Lysette Anthony guests". ([[Future plc]]).
- "Ep 97: Kingdom of the Dead Big Finish Audio Drama with Eric Wallace & Stuart Manning".
- Orr, James. (13 December 2011). "Lysette Anthony, the 1980s TV actress, sees long-term partner cleared of assault charge". The Daily Telegraph.
- (13 January 2026). "Love That Came Full Circle: Beloved Star Found Love With Former Co-Star 2 Years Before Losing Cancer Battle". entertainmentnow.com.
- (13 January 2026). "Marcus Gilbert dead: Riders actor dies two years after finding love with co-star". www.mirror.co.uk.
- Brown, Mark. (15 October 2017). "Hollyoaks star Lysette Anthony accuses Weinstein of rape as abuse claims stack up". The Guardian.
- Metcalf, Charlotte. (15 October 2017). "'Harvey Weinstein raped me in my home,' British actress Lysette Anthony tells police". The Sunday Times.
- OK! Magazine UK. (2022-03-16). "Lysette Anthony discusses Parkinson's diagnosis in OK! exclusive".
- "Jonathan Creek – Ghosts Forge". BBC.
- (2015). "84 Charing Cross Road Programme". The Salisbury Playhouse.
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