- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 23, 1964
- Place of Birth
- Ashford, Kent, England, UK
Matilda Ziegler
Matilda Ziegler is an English actress, best known for her roles as Donna Ludlow in EastEnders, Irma Gobb in Mr. Bean, and Pearl Pratt in Lark Rise to Candleford. Ziegler's first screen role was in her early twenties, during 1987–89; she appeared in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders, playing Donna Ludlow, the illegitimate daughter of series regular Kathy Beale. Donna contended with prostitution, an attempted gang rape, heroin addiction and finally suicide (dying of a heroin overdose). The final death scenes of Ziegler's character, who had choked to death on her own vomit, have been hailed as one of the most powerful anti-drug images ever screened on the programme. She left EastEnders in April 1989. In the early 1990s, Ziegler starred in the ITV comedy Mr. Bean, where she played multiple characters, especially a three-episode stint as Irma Gobb, the title character's long-suffering girl…
Filmography
tvThe Diplomat
2023 · Olga
movieLiving
2022 · Prim Lady
tvThe Outlaws
2021 · Judge #1
movieHappy Birthday Mr Bean
2021 · Self
tvMiss Scarlet
2020 · Mary Dawson / Bloody Mary
movieThe Rhythm Section
2020 · Monica Patrick
tvThe Alienist
2018 · Mallory Hunter
tvThe Girlfriend Experience
2016 · Dr. Lindbergh
tvFather Brown
2013 · Mildred Gramby
movieCity Slacker
2012 · Louisa
tvCall the Midwife
2012 · Dulcie Roland
tvDeath in Paradise
2011 · Janice Palmer
tvVera
2011 · Mary Culvert
tvLark Rise to Candleford
2008 · Pearl Pratt
tvLewis
2007 · Helena Wright
movieThe Best of Mr. Bean
2006 · Irma Gobb, Mr. Bean's girlfriend
tvSex Traffic
2004 · Lou
movieHome
2003 · Paula Goddard
tv15 Storeys High
2002 · Corinne
tvFoyle's War
2002 · Lady Ava Woolf
tvThe Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002 · Christine Miller
tvMr. Bean: The Animated Series
2002 · Irma Gobb, Mr. Bean's girlfriend (voice)
tvArmadillo
2001 · Potts
Too Much Sun
tvToo Much Sun
2000 · Sandi
tvHarbour Lights
1999 · Jane Ford
Jilting Joe
movieJilting Joe
1998 · Rona
movieMr White Goes To Westminster
1997
tvAn Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1997 · Hilary Hampson
Good Friends
tvGood Friends
1995
movieDecadence
1994 · The Entourage
movieMr. Bean: The Bus Stop
1991 · Mother
movieThe Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean
1991
movieMr. Bean Goes to a Première
1991 · The Waitress
tvIn Suspicious Circumstances
1991 · Beattie Pace
movieMr. Bean: Police Station
1991 · Police Woman
tvMr. Bean
1990 · Waitress, Irma Gobb the Girlfriend, Woman at Bus Stop (uncredited), Irma Gobb the Girlfriend / Policewoman (uncredited)
tvCasualty
1986 · Nula Snape
tvEastEnders
1985 · Donna Ludlow
tvThe Bill
1984