Lynsey Baxter Biography

Theatre

• Next of Kin by John Hopkins, directed by Harold Pinter (National Theatre, 1974), as Lucy Lloyd
• Heroes by Stephen Poliakoff (Royal Court, July 1975) as the girl
• As You Like It (Royal Shakespeare Company 1977), as Phoebe
• The Cherry Orchard, directed by Richard Eyre (Nottingham Playhouse, 1977) as Anya
• The Dance of Death (1978) as Judith
• You Never Can Tell (Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, 1979) as Dolly
• The Master Builder (1979) as Hilde Wangel
• Brimstone and Treacle by Dennis Potter (Open Space, 1979) as Pattie
• Romeo and Juliet (African Tour, including Maynardville Open Air Shakespeare Theatre, Cape Town, 1980) as Juliet
• Heartbreak House (Royal Exchange, 29 October - 28 November 1981) as Ellie Dunn
• Aunt Dan and Lemon (Royal Court & New York) as Mindy
• Total Eclipse (Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, 1981) as Matilde Verlaine
• The Lady From the Sea (Royal Exchange, Manchester) as Hilde Wangel
• The Dance of Death, RSC, as Judith
• Les Parents Terribles (National Theatre, 1994) as Madeleine
• Eugenee in A Flea in her Ear (Nottingham Playhouse)
• The Devil's Disciple (RSC), as 'the girl'.
• The Zycoys (RSC) as Styopka

Filmography

• The Little Match Girl (1974) (TV)
• Peter Pan (1976) as Jane
• Dickens of London (1976) (TV)
• The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. (1978) (TV) as Sandy
• The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
• Tales of the Unexpected - "Accidental Death" (1984) (TV)
• Starlings, (1988), as Elizabeth
• Chancer (1990) (TV) as Victoria Douglas
• Clarissa (1991) (TV)
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles "The Phantom Train of Doom" (1993) (TV) as Margarete Trappe
• The Darling Buds of May (1993) (TV)
• Gormenghast (2000) (TV), as Cora Groan
• Peak Practice (1993) and (2000–2001) (TV)
• Dangerfield (1998) (TV)
• The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John. (2003), as Mary Magdelene
• Doc Martin (2003) (TV)
• Hardware (2004) (TV) Jean
• Egypt (2005) (TV)
• Murder in Suburbia (2005) (TV) as Mary Soukis in Episode 4, Season 2

Radio

• Kind Hearts and Coronets, BBC Radio (1995), as Sybella
• Abelard and Heloise, BBC Radio (1999)

Awards

• Most Promising Newcomer, Plays and Players Award
• Best Actress, Monte Carlo Film and Television Festival, 1991, as Elizabeth in Starlings (1988).