| Hermione Norris Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 7 in |
| Weight | 57 kg |
| Date of Birth | February 12, 1967 |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Eye Color | Blue |
Hermione Norris is an English actor and stage artist who is known for playing Karen Marsden in the comedy-drama television series Cold Feet, DCI Carol Jordan in the ITV crime drama series Wire in the Blood, Sophie in the comedy-drama television series See You Friday, Victoria St. John in the television drama series Berkeley Square, Ros Myers in the BBC One spy drama series Spooks, Beatrice Kingdom in the television series Kingdom, Stella Isen in the television science fiction drama series Outcasts, Roanna in the BBC One drama series In the Club, and Dr. Vivien Lake in the psychological crime thriller television series Luther. In addition to that, she has also been cast in a variety of other shows which include the likes of Blood Rights, Drop the Dead Donkey, Between the Lines, The Men’s Room, Casualty, Clarissa, Screen Two, See You Friday, Under the Hammer, Spatz, Agatha Christie’s Poirot, Get Well Soon, The Bill, Peak Practice, Bouquet of Barbed Wire, Doctor Who, Agatha Raisin, Doc Martin, Innocent, Between Two Worlds, and Riches. Moreover, Hermione Norris’ film credits include Born Romantic, Separate Lies, Quicksand, Mad Cows, Love of My Life, Killing Time: The Millennium Poem, Lucky Jim, and The Kindness of Strangers.
Born Name
Hermione Jane Norris
Nick Name
Hermione
Sun Sign
Aquarius
Born Place
Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom
Nationality
Education
Hermione Norris attended Elmhurst Ballet School, an independent school for professional classical ballet in the United Kingdom, on a scholarship. During her time there, she also took up drama at an after-school club and performed alongside her dance studies. She left at the age of 17.
She then enrolled at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) at the age of 19. She also attended Moscow Art Theatre School on an exchange program.
Occupation
Actor, Stage Artist
Family
- Father – Michael Norris (Businessperson)
- Mother – Helen Norris (née Latham) (Health Visitor)
- Siblings – Sarah (Older Sister), Laura (Younger Sister), Michael (Younger Brother), Harriet (Younger Paternal Half-Sister), Josephine (Younger Paternal Half-Brother)
- Others – Charles Norris (Paternal Grandfather), Constance (née Avery) Norris (Paternal Grandmother), Arthur Latham (Maternal Grandfather), Grace (née Ritson) Latham (Maternal Grandmother), General Sir Roger Neil Wheeler (Father-In-Law) (A retired British Army officer who served as Chief of the General Staff from 1997 to 2000, Served as a non-executive director of several businesses operating on an international basis), Felicity Hares (Mother-In-Law)
Manager
Hermione Norris has been signed with Conway Van Gelder Grant Ltd., Talent Agency, London, England, United Kingdom.
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 7 in or 170 cm
Weight
57 kg or 125.5 lbs
Boyfriend / Spouse
Hermione Norris has dated –
- Simon Wheeler (2002-Present) – She started going out with screenwriter and television producer Simon Wheeler in the year 2002 and the duo tied the knot in a ceremony at the Tower of London in December 2002. They parent two children – a son named Wilfred Simon Wheeler (b. June 2004) and a daughter named Hero Wheeler (b. August 2007).
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hair Color
Blonde
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Thin frame
Brand Endorsements
Hermione Norris was cast in a TV commercial for Marks & Spencer in 2002.
Hermione Norris Facts
- She was 4 years old when her parents got divorced.
- When she was 12 years old, she decided that she wanted to be a ballerina.
- Along with Michael Keaton, Michael Caine, Judith Godreche, Rade Serbedzija, Matthew Marsh, Xander Berkeley, Kathleen Wilhoite, Elina Löwensohn, and William Beck, Hermione Norris co-starred as Sarah in the 2003 direct-to-video British-French-German crime thriller film Quicksand.
- She brought to life the character of Priscilla in the 2005 drama film Separate Lies, starring Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson, Rupert Everett, Linda Bassett, and Richenda Carey.
- Hermione Norris’ stage credits include having been cast in productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Habeas Corpus, Man and Superman, Three Judgements in One, Square Rounds, Look Back in Anger, Pygmalion, and Blithe Spirit.
Featured Image by Hermione Norris / Instagram
