{{short description|English actress, writer and comedian (born 1964)}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2026}} {{Use British English|date=March 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = Rebecca Front | image = Downing Tweet Christmas reception (Rebecca Front).jpg | caption = Front in 2009 | birth_name = Rebecca Louise Front | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|5|16|df=yes}} | birth_place = Stoke Newington, London, England | alma_mater = St Hugh's College, Oxford | occupation = Actress, writer, comedian | years_active = 1991–present | spouse = {{marriage|Phil Clymer|1998}} | children = 2<!-- Please do not add children's names to infobox. See WP:PRIVACY --> | family = Jeremy Front (brother) }}
'''Rebecca Louise Front''' (born 16 May 1964) is an English actress, writer and comedian. She won the 2010 BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for ''The Thick of It'' (2009–2012).<ref name=jtc>Jennifer Lipman [http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/32634/bafta-jewish-actress-rebecca-front "Bafta for Jewish actress Rebecca Front"], ''The Jewish Chronicle''. 7 June 2010</ref> She is also known for her work in numerous other British comedies, including the radio show ''On The Hour'' (1992), ''The Day Today'' (1994), ''Knowing Me, Knowing You… with Alan Partridge'' (1994), ''Time Gentlemen Please'' (2000–2002), sketch show ''Big Train'' (2002), and ''Nighty Night'' (2004–2005).
Front has also been seen in a number of dramatic roles, including Chief Superintendent Jean Innocent in ''Lewis'' (2006–2014), Mrs. Bennet in ''Death Comes to Pemberley'' (2013), Mrs. Landau in ''The Eichmann Show'' (2015), Vera in ''Humans'' (2015), and ''Death in Paradise'' (2019). Her theatre credits include the musicals ''Company'' and ''The Fix'' at the Donmar Warehouse, directed by Sam Mendes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/553490-rebecca-front |title=Rebecca Front Theatre Credits and Profile |website=www.abouttheartists.com}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Front was born in Stoke Newington, London, to Sheila and Charles Front.{{Citation needed|date=March 2026}} Her mother wrote children's books, which her father illustrated.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saner |first1=Emine |title=Rebecca Front: 'I'd love to do Shakespeare – or be the next Bond!' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/feb/10/rebecca-front-interview-actor-satire-avenue-5 |access-date=11 February 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=10 February 2020}}</ref> Her father also designed the title-logo on the cover of The Beatles' album ''Rubber Soul''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00z1l5d |title=BBC Two – My Life in Books, Series 1, Sir Trevor McDonald and Rebecca Front |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=10 May 2013 |access-date=17 September 2013}}</ref> Her father is Jewish and her mother is of Jewish and Welsh descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Actress-Rebecca-new-book-Curious/story-21273139-detail/story.html|title=Actress Rebecca Front on her new book Curious|work=Western Daily Press|access-date=28 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614030236/http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Actress-Rebecca-new-book-Curious/story-21273139-detail/story.html|archive-date=14 June 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/apr/28/rebecca-front-my-family-values?newsfeed=true | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Hannah | last=Booth | title=Rebecca Front: My family values | date=28 April 2012}}</ref> Front was brought up in Reform Judaism.<ref>{{cite news| location=London | work=The Jewish Chronicle | first= Jennifer | last=Lipman | title=Bafta for Jewish actress Rebecca Front | date=7 June 2010}}</ref>
Front gained admission to Ilford County High School for Girls, which converted to a comprehensive school during her time there.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Front |first=Rebecca |date=26 February 2016 |title=Mr Meltzer by Rebecca Front |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1769723931 |access-date=2025-03-15 |newspaper=The Times Educational Supplement |id={{ProQuest|1769723931}} |language=en}}</ref>
Front became involved in comedy while at St Hugh's College at the University of Oxford,<ref name="rampton">{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/life-on-the-front-line-1243286.html | title=Life on the front line| author=James Rampton| date=2 August 1997| work=The Independent| location=London}}</ref> where she studied English and became the first female president of The Oxford Revue.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.hachette.com.au/rebecca-front/ | title= Rebecca Front | work=Hachette Book Group | access-date=22 April 2021}}</ref> She also trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.<ref name="rampton"/>
==Career==
=== 1980s: Career beginnings === While at Oxford in 1984, Front took part in the revue ''Stop the Weak''.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} The tour played in Oxford itself, the Gate Theatre, Notting Hill, Edinburgh, Salisbury, and Romsey.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} In 1985, Front teamed up with Sioned Wiliam<!-- Only one "l". --> and Jon Magnusson to take the show ''The Bobo Girls go BOO'' to Edinburgh.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
In the late 1980s, Front made a short promotional video on energy conservation with Michael Simkins.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
=== 1990s: ''On the Hour, Alan Partridge'' === Front achieved a higher profile as a result of her work with Stewart Lee and Richard Herring on the radio shows ''Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}'' and ''On the Hour'',<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Hogan |first=Michael |date=2012-04-14 |title=The many sides of Rebecca Front |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/apr/15/rebecca-front-memorable-roles |access-date=2026-03-26 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> and the television and radio series ''Fist of Fun''.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} She went on to form a close professional association with Chris Morris, Armando Iannucci, Doon Mackichan and Steve Coogan, who all transferred with Front to ''The Day Today'', the television version of ''On the Hour''.<ref name=":0" /> Working on ''The Day Today'' was Patrick Marber, who was part of the 1984 Oxford University revue with Front and David Schneider, and who took part in the 1985 revue.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} This cast continued to contribute to the Alan Partridge comedy canon throughout the 1990s.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
In 1994, Front was the first guest on Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan)'s chat show ''Knowing Me, Knowing You''.<ref name=":0" /> She played the role of Sue Lewis, a show jumper. She later played a different character in each episode.
=== 2000s === In recent years{{when|date=May 2023}} Front has also become a fixture on comedy panel shows on British television and radio including ''The News Quiz'', ''Have I Got News for You'' and ''If I Ruled The World''.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} She has also had minor roles in ''The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer'', ''Absolute Power'' and ''Absolutely Fabulous'' and she has also played straight acting roles in television drama, including ''You Can Choose Your Friends'', ''The Rotters' Club'', ''Kavanagh QC'', ''Lewis'' and ''Jonathan Creek''.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
In 2003, Front was listed in ''The Observer'' as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
In 2004 (series one) and 2005 (series two), Front starred in Julia Davis' ''Nighty Night''.<ref name=":0" /> She played Cathy, who has MS and a neglectful husband, Don.
From 2006, Front has written columns for ''The Guardian''.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
In 2007, Front guest-starred in the ''Doctor Who'' audio drama ''The Mind's Eye''.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
Between 2006 until 2014, Front had a recurring role as Chief Superintendent Jean Innocent on the detective drama series ''Lewis'', the successor to ''Inspector Morse'' on ITV.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
In 2009 and 2012, Front starred in the third and fourth series of political satire ''The Thick of It.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Ian Burrell, "[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/strictly-no-dancing-on-a-channel-thatrsquos-serious-about-scientists-1674689.html Strictly no dancing on a channel that’s serious about scientists]" in ''The Independent''. 27-04-09</ref>'' She playing Nicola Murray MP, Secretary of State for Citizenship and Social Affairs and in charge of the dysfunctional Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship (DoSAC), and later, Leader of the Opposition.
Front featured in the 2010 BBC comedy series ''Grandma's House'' playing the part of Simon Amstell's mother Tanya,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Renshaw |first1=David |title=Grandma's House – box set review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/12/grandmas-house-box-set-review |access-date=11 February 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=12 September 2013}}</ref> and ''Just William'', as the mother of William Brown and also starred in the 2011 live-action 3D family comedy film ''Horrid Henry: The Movie'' as Henry's headmistress, Miss Oddbod.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
In 2012, Front starred as the psychiatrist in the Sky Arts sketch series ''Psychobitches'', where Front's character offers therapy to notable women of history and the present day, including Anne Boleyn, Mary Queen of Scots, Mary Shelley, Enid Blyton, Eva Braun, Mary Pickford, Edith Piaf, and Anna Nicole Smith.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/psychobitches/|title=Psychobitches|work=comedy.co.uk|access-date=28 February 2015}}</ref> The series aired on the British television channel Sky Arts 1. The first episode of a second series was broadcast on 25 November 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2014/oct/24/psychobitches-series-two-anna-nicole-smith-elizabeth-i-audrey-hepburn-and-more-exclusive-trailer|title=Psychobitches series two: Anna Nicole Smith, Elizabeth I, Audrey Hepburn and more – exclusive trailer|work=the Guardian|date=24 October 2014 |access-date=28 February 2015}}</ref>
In 2013, Front starred in the new Sky Living comedy ''The Spa'', in the role of Alison Crabbe.<ref name="thespa">{{cite web |url=http://skyliving.sky.com/the-spa/meet-the-cast-of-the-spa-picture-biographies |title=The Spa: Meet The Characters |date=16 January 2013 |access-date= 8 March 2013}}</ref>
Front plays Cox in ''The Wrong Mans'',<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/wrong-mans-cast.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130223082832/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/wrong-mans-cast.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=23 February 2013 | title=Cast announced for The Wrong Mans on BBC Two | work=BBC | date=28 January 2013 | access-date=10 October 2013}}</ref> a six-part comedy-thriller for BBC Two.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} The premiere was on 24 September 2013. She reprised this role in December 2014 for a special two-parter.
Front narrated ''Fox Wars'' which was broadcast on 22 October 2013.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
In December 2013, Sky Atlantic aired a new comedy series called ''Little Cracker''.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} The second programme in the series was an autobiographical story written by Front and her brother Jeremy.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} It concerns the time she witnessed the near-drowning of her father in a lake; that incident was closely followed by the death of her grandfather.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} The proximity of these two experiences caused Front considerable personal anguish.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} Front was eleven years old at the time and, because of the trauma she suffered, she went through a period of not wanting to attend school.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} The programme included a comedic treatment of this time in her life, followed by Front and her brother explaining the background to the story, and how they came to write and dramatise it.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} In the programme, Front was played by Lucy Hutchinson, and her father was played by the actor Richard Lumsden.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} Samantha Spiro played her mother and Front played her headmistress, Miss Dyson.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} Front's school friend character, Karen, was played by Imogen Front.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
For their 2013 Christmas season, the BBC commissioned ''Death Comes to Pemberley'', a three-part television drama based on the novel by P. D. James.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} The story returns to the world of Jane Austen's ''Pride and Prejudice'', and involves its characters in a new tale of murder and emotional mayhem.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} Front played the part of Mrs Bennet.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} The first episode aired on BBC One at 8.15pm on Boxing Day.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
In January 2014, Front appeared in the ''Midsomer Murders'' episode "Let Us Prey", about a serial killer who uses medieval torture methods to dispatch their victims.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep2week2/midsomer-murders-0|title=Midsomer Murders|work=itv.com|access-date=28 February 2015}}</ref> She appeared in the BBC series ''Outnumbered'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-11-06/outnumbered-series-5---whats-new|title=Hugh Dennis, Claire Skinner, Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche and Ramona Marquez all return for series five of Outnumbered|author=Susanna Lazarus|work=RadioTimes|access-date=28 February 2015|archive-date=22 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822113152/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-11-06/outnumbered-series-5---whats-new|url-status=dead}}</ref> playing the headmistress at Karen's school in early 2014.
Front portrayed Fiona in the BBC Radio 4 series ''Love in Recovery''.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} She also starred in the sitcom ''Up the Women'' as Helen Bute, the antagonist for three episodes in mid-2013 and a six-episode series in 2015.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} From 2014 to 2019, she narrated the Channel 4 series ''The Supervet''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/rebeccafront/status/669612673378738176|title=Rebecca Front on Twitter}}</ref>
In 2017, she co-wrote and appeared in the sitcom ''Shush!'' on BBC Radio 4, a sitcom set in a library.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
==Personal life==
Front is married to Phil Clymer, previously a radio producer at the BBC World Service; they have two children. Front was part of the BBC English/World Service rep company.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
Front's book ''Curious: True Stories and Loose Connections'' (published 2014) is a collection of autobiographical stories.<ref>{{cite web|title=Curious by Rebecca Front|url=https://www.orionbooks.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9780297870210|publisher=Orion Books|access-date=15 May 2014|archive-date=10 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810151233/https://www.orionbooks.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9780297870210|url-status=dead}}</ref> A second book, ''Impossible Things Before Breakfast: Adventures in the Ordinary'' (published 2018), is a collection of true stories about surprising turns of events, bizarre misunderstandings and improbable life lessons.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.weidenfeldandnicolson.co.uk/titles/rebecca-front/impossible-things-before-breakfast/9781780226125/ |title=Impossible Things Before Breakfast |date=2019-01-24 |isbn=978-1-78022-612-5 |language=en-US |last1=Front |first1=Rebecca |publisher=Orion Publishing }}</ref> Jeremy Front, her brother, is a writer and comic actor. They have collaborated on writing and performance projects.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} The most recent is a series of spoof documentaries, ''Incredible Women'', for BBC Radio 4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/incredible_women/ |title=Incredible Women – Radio 4 Comedy Drama – British Comedy Guide |publisher=Comedy.co.uk |access-date=17 September 2013}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Denotes projects that have not yet been released}} | Denotes projects that have not yet been released |}
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes !Ref. |- | 1995 | ''England, My England'' | Mary II | | |- | rowspan="3"|1996 | ''The Office'' | Pru | TV film | |- | ''Never Mind the Horrocks'' | Various roles | TV film | |- | ''Company'' | Sarah | TV film | |- | 1997 | ''The Missing Postman'' | Sarah Seymour | TV film | |- | 2002 | ''Promise Land'' | | Short film | |- | 2003 | ''George Orwell: A Life in Pictures'' | Jura Interviewer | TV film | |- | 2004 | ''Suzie Gold'' | Barbara Gold | | |- | 2005 | ''Colour Me Kubrick'' | Maureen | | |- | 2006 | ''This Is Genius: Lucas Wilson III'' | Guinevere Wilson | TV film | |- | rowspan="2"|2007 | ''You Can Choose Your Friends'' | Amanda Snell | TV film | |- | ''Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off.... to Glastonbury'' | Narrator | TV film | |- | 2008 | ''Shush'' | Alice | TV film | |- | 2009 | ''Planet 51'' | Various roles | Voice only | |- | 2011 | ''Horrid Henry: The Movie'' | Ms Oddbod | | |- | rowspan="2"|2015 | ''The Eichmann Show'' | Mrs. Landau | TV film | |- | ''Valentina's Dream'' | Valentina Tereshkova | Short film | |- | rowspan="2"|2016 | ''Billionaire Boy'' | Miss Sharp | TV film | |- | ''Grimsby'' | Lady at Worldcure Event |- | rowspan="3"|2017 | ''Comic Relief Hecklers Anonymous'' | Martha Hopkins | TV film | |- | ''Transformers: The Last Knight'' | Aunt Marie | | |- | ''Edmund the Magnificent'' | Shopkeeper | Short film | |- | 2018 | ''Down a Dark Hall'' | Mrs. Olonsky | | |- | 2019 | ''The Aeronauts'' | Aunt Frances | | |- | 2020 | ''Marionette'' | Maureen | | |- | 2021 | ''Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard'' | Therapist | | |- | 2022 | ''Batgirl'' | {{N/A}} | {{font color|red|''Cancelled''}} | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes !Ref. |- | 1990 | ''Up Yer News'' | | TV short | |- | 1991 | ''Tricky Business'' | Debbie | Recurring role; 3 episodes | |- | 1992 | ''Dizzy Heights'' | | Recurring role; 2 episodes | |- | rowspan="3"|1993 | ''Saturday Zoo'' | Various roles | Series 1, Episode 2 | |- | ''Noel's House Party'' | TV Assistant | Series 2, Episode 16 | |- | ''The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer'' | Suzanne | Episode: ''"Water"'' | |- | rowspan="2"|1994 | ''Paris'' | Madame Trombaut | Episode: ''"Les Gimmiques"'' | |- | ''The Day Today'' | Various roles | Series regular, 7 episodes | |- | 1994–95 | ''Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge'' | Various roles | Series regular; 8 episodes |<ref name=":0" /> |- | rowspan="2"|1995 | ''Absolutely Fabulous'' | Cherysh | Episode: ''"Happy New Year"'' | |- | ''Coogan's Run'' | WPC Cathy Briggs | Episode: ''"Natural Born Quizzers"'' | |- | 1995–96 | ''Fist of Fun'' | Various roles | Recurring role; 4 episodes | |- | 1996–97 | ''Roger and the Rottentrolls'' | Rottentroll | Recurring role; 9 episodes | |- | 1997 | ''Have Your Cake and Eat It'' | Claire Gray | Miniseries; 4 episodes | |- | 1998 | ''In the Red'' | Beth Parsons | Miniseries; 3 episodes | |- | 1998–99 | ''Kavanagh QC'' | Cathy Winslow | Recurring role; 4 episodes | |- | 1998–2000 | ''Stressed Eric'' | Liz | Series regular; 13 episodes | |- | rowspan="3"|1999 | ''Sermon from St. Albion's'' | Cherie Blair | Series 2, Episode 1 | |- | ''People Like Us'' | Nicola Broadbent | Episode: ''"The Solicitor"'' | |- | ''Jonathan Creek'' | Heidi | Episode; ''"The Eyes of Tiresias"'' | |- | 2000–02 | ''Time Gentlemen Please'' | Vicky Jackson | Series regular; 31 episodes | |- | rowspan="2"|2002 | ''Big Train'' | Various roles | Series regular; 6 episodes | |- | ''I'm Alan Partridge'' | Tessa McPherson | Episode: ''"Alan Wide Shut"'' | |- | rowspan="3"|2003 | ''Eyes Down'' | Marjorie | Episode: ''"The Clairvoyant"'' | |- | ''Monkey Dust'' | Various roles | Series 2, Episode 2 | |- | ''Absolute Power'' | Joanne Standing | Episode: ''"Tory Women"'' | |- | 2004–05 | ''Nighty Night'' | Cathy Cole | Series regular; 2 series; 12 episodes |<ref>{{cite news |last1=Renshaw |first1=David |title=Nighty Night box set review – a viciously funny, downright cruel comedy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/nov/13/nighty-night-box-set-review-julia-davis |access-date=11 February 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=13 November 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> |- | 2004–06 | ''The Catherine Tate Show'' | Narrator | Recurring role; 9 episodes | |- | rowspan="3"|2005 | ''The Rotters' Club'' | Sheila Trotter | Miniseries; 3 episodes | |- | ''Monkey Trousers'' | Various roles | Series 1, Episode 2 | |- | ''The Comic Strip Present...'' | Carol | Episode: ''"Sex Actually"'' | |- | 2006–2014 | ''Lewis'' | Chief Superintendent Jean Innocent | Series regular; 36 episodes | |- | 2008 | ''Love Soup'' | Catherine Sumpter | Episode: ''"Smoke and Shadows"'' | |- | 2009 | ''Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder'' | Chief Inspector | Series 1, Episode 1 | |- | 2009–2012 | ''The Thick of It'' | Nicola Murray | Series regular; 13 episodes |<ref name=":0" /> |- | 2010 | ''Just William'' | Mrs. Brown | Series regular; 4 episodes | |- | 2010–12 | ''Grandma's House'' | Tanya | Series regular; 12 episodes |<ref name=":0" /> |- | rowspan="2"|2011 | ''New Tricks'' | Bea Mackenna | Episode: ''"The Gentleman Vanishes"'' | |- | ''Mr Blue Sky'' | Jacqui Easter | Recurring role; 4 episodes | |- | rowspan="2"|2012 | ''Playhouse Presents'' | The Therapist | Episode: ''"Psychobitches"'' | |- | ''Little Crackers'' | Miss Dyson | Episode: ''"Rebecca Front's Little Cracker: Rainy Days and Mondays"'' | |- | 2012–14 | ''Psychobitches'' | The Therapist | Series regular; 12 episodes | |- | rowspan="3"|2013 | ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' | Miss Brewis | Episode: ''"Dead Man's Folly"'' | |- | ''The Spa'' | Alison | Series regular; 8 episodes | |- | ''Death Comes to Pemberley'' | Mrs. Bennett | Miniseries; 2 episodes | |- | 2013–14 | ''The Wrong Mans'' | Cox | Recurring role; 5 episodes | |- | 2013–15 | ''Up the Women'' | Helen | Series regular; 9 episodes | |- | rowspan="2"|2014 | ''Midsomer Murders'' | Reverend Martha Hillcott | Episode: ''"Let Us Prey"'' | |- | ''Outnumbered'' | Mrs. Raynott | Episode: ''"Communication Skills"'' | |- | rowspan="4"|2015 | ''Drunk History'' | Queen Victoria | Episode: ''King Henry VIII/Queen Victoria & Prince Albert/The Black Death'' | |- | ''Mr. Bean: Funeral'' | Mourner | TV short | |- | ''Humans'' | Vera | Series regular; 7 episodes | |- | ''Doctor Who'' | Walsh | Episode: ''"The Zygon Invasion"'' | |- | rowspan="3"|2016 | ''War & Peace'' | Anna Mikhaylovna Drubetskaya | Series regular; 6 episodes | |- | ''Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge'' | Caller | Recurring role; 2 episodes | |- | ''Doctor Thorne'' | Lady Arabella Gresham | Miniseries; 4 episodes | |- | rowspan="2"|2017 | ''Queers'' | Alice | Episode: ''"Missing Alice"'' | |- | ''Love, Lies and Records'' | Judy | Series regular; 6 episodes | |- | 2017–2022 | ''The Other One'' | Tess Walcott | Series regular; 9 episodes | |- | 2018-19 | ''Poldark'' | Lady Whitworth | Recurring role; 6 episodes | |- | rowspan="2"|2019 | ''Death in Paradise'' | Fiona Tait | Episode: ''"Murder on the Honore Express"'' | |- | ''Dark Money'' | Cheryl Denon | Miniseries; 4 episodes | |- | 2020–22 | ''Avenue 5'' | Karen Kelly | Series regular; 18 episodes | |- | 2021 | ''Grantchester'' | Reeny McArthur | Series 6, Episode 3 | |- | 2022 | ''The Chelsea Detective'' | Diana Hopkinson | Episode: ''"The Gentle Giant"'' | |- | 2025 | '' The Hack '' | DAC Sue Akers | | |- | 2025 | ''Midsomer Murders'' | Lady Myrtle Bruce | Episode: "Death Strikes Three" | |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result !Ref. |- | rowspan="3"|2010 | BAFTA TV Awards | Best Female Comedy Performance | ''The Thick of It'' | {{win}} | |- | Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | Best Actress | ''The Thick of It'' | {{nom}} | |- | Golden Nymph Awards | Outstanding Actress - Comedy Series | ''The Thick of It'' | {{nom}} | |- | 2012 | British Comedy Awards | Best TV Comedy Actress | ''The Thick of It'' | {{win}} | |- | 2014 | RTS Television Awards | Comedy Performance | ''Psychobitches'' | {{nom}} | |}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0296410}} *[https://twitter.com/Rebeccafront Rebecca Front] on Twitter *{{LCAuth|no2007006489|Rebecca Front|1|ue}}
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