Caroline Quentin (born Caroline Jones on July 11th, 1960) is a British actress, comedian and presenter. She is best known for playing Dorothy in Men Behaving Badly, Maddie Magellan in Jonathan Creek, and DCI Janine Lewis in Blue Murder.
She has also made several guest appearances in shows like The Bill, CASUAL+Y, A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Have I Got News for You, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Marple, Strictly Come Dancing and Bridgerton.
Select filmography:
Film
- Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire (1987)
- Father Christmas Is Back as Elizabeth Christmas (2021)
TV
- Men Behaving Badly (1992-1998) as Dorothy Martin/Bishop
- Jonathan Creek (1997-2000) as Maddy Magellan
- Kiss Me Kate (1998-2000) as Kate Salinger
- Blue Murder (2003-2009) as DCI Janine Lewis
- Life Begins (2004-2006) as Maggie Mee
- Life of Riley (2009-2011) as Maddy Riley
- Doc Martin (2015, 2017, 2019) as Angela Sim
- Dickensian (2015-2016) as Mrs. Bumble
- The Lazarus Project (2022) as Elisabeth Wesley
Radio
- The Masterson Inheritance (1993-1995) as various characters