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2	[[caption-width-right:214: If you're thinking of editing this page, ''[[Characters/DoctorWhoMissy say something nice...]]'']]
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4	->''"It's not lost on me how huge it is to change gender for the Master. It's a huge honour and one I intend to savour every moment of."''
5	-->-- '''Michelle Gomez''' on playing Missy
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7	Michelle Gomez (born 23 November 1966 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish actress, currently residing in New York. She's best known as Missy, a [[GenderBender female incarnation]] of [[Characters/DoctorWhoMasters the Master]] in ''Series/DoctorWho''. Other TV roles include ''Series/TheBookGroup'', the unforgettable Ms Pickwell in ''Series/BadEducation'' and Mary Wardwell/Madame Satan in ''Series/ChillingAdventuresOfSabrina''. She also played psychotic hospital administrator Sue White in ''Series/GreenWing'' and joined season three of ''Series/DoomPatrol2019'' in 2021.
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9	She has been married to fellow actor Creator/JackDavenport (from ''Series/{{Coupling}}'' and ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'') since 2000 and also has a son, Harry, who was born in 2010.
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11	[[https://twitter.com/michellegomez Here]] is her twitter account.
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13	Fun fact: [[https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1463054814393380867 She shares her birthday]] with the [[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E1AnUnearthlyChild anniversary]] of ''Doctor Who'' - November 23.
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16	!!Tropes associated with her works:
17	* BadCopIncompetentCop: As the inept WPC Sally Bobbins in ''Series/FeelTheForce''.
18	* ComedicSociopathy: A recurring theme in her work: Sally Bobbins, Sue White, Isobel Pickwell....and up to eleven with [[Characters/DoctorWhoMasters Missy]], [[ClassicVillain of course]].
19	* {{Expy}}: The Lady, an underworld fixer Gomez played on ''Series/{{Gotham}}'', had a similar appearance to Missy, many of the same mannerisms, and a name close enough in meaning to be considered a {{themed alias\|es}}.
20	* MsFanservice: She got a sexy BathtubScene in ''Series/TheBookGroup'', a full-on nude scene in ''The Acid House'' and in one episode of the web series ''Heather's American Medicine'' she could be seen wearing only a ModestyTowel. Jack Davenport proposed to her after seeing her perform topless in the stage version of ''Literature/{{Trainspotting}}''.
21	* VillainousCheekbones: [[http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/11/02/doctor-who-michelle-gomez-peter-capaldi/ Reportedly]], they're even part of what got her the role of Missy.
22	-->''"I was blessed with this face. I was born to play witches and bitches until the day I die with this kind of structure."''

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