Camille Coduri

Camille Coduri
Coduri in 2016
Born	(1965-04-18) 18 April 1965 Wandsworth, London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1987–present
Spouse	Christopher Fulford ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	2

Camille Coduri (born 18 April 1965) is an English actress. She gained prominence through her role as Jackie Tyler, the mother of Rose Tyler, in Doctor Who (2005–2010). She has since appeared in the BBC comedies Him & Her (2010–2013) and King Gary (2018–2021), and the Channel 4 sitcom Big Boys (2022–).

Her films include Nuns on the Run (1990), King Ralph (1991), and The Firm (2009).

Early life

Coduri was born in south London. She studied drama at Kingsway Princeton College. She pursued higher education for only four months to resit her O Levels, and left to go into theatre.

Career

Coduri featured in the film comedies Hawks (1988), Nuns on the Run (1990) and King Ralph (1991). She has also appeared extensively on British television, appearing in guest roles in episodes of series such as Rumpole of the Bailey, A Bit of Fry & Laurie, Boon, A Touch of Frost and in the BBC's 1997 adaptation of Henry Fielding's novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. She appeared in BBC Three's six-part drama series Sinchronicity (2006).

Coduri recurred regularly in the first two series of the revived Doctor Who as Jackie Tyler and reprised her role in the Series 4 episode "Journey's End" (2008) and David Tennant's final episode, "The End of Time" (2010). She also participated in a Doctor Who-themed episode of The Weakest Link, first broadcast on 30 March 2007. She won the game, beating Noel Clarke (Mickey Smith) in the final round, splitting the prize money of £16,550 evenly between multiple sclerosis and children who are carers.

In an episode of Ashes to Ashes (April 2010), Coduri played a woman who helps DCI Gene Hunt and DI Alex Drake during an investigation. In September 2010, she joined BBC Three comedy Him & Her, playing Shelly.

On 15 May 2017, it was announced that Coduri would reprise her role as Jackie Tyler in the Doctor Who Big Finish Productions audio Infamy of the Zaross, which was released on 23 November 2017. She also reprised her role as Jackie Tyler in the Big Finish audios Wednesdays For Beginners (part of The Lives of Captain Jack, 2017), Retail Therapy (part of The Ninth Doctor Chronicles, 2017), The Siege of Big Ben and Flight into Hull (part of Short Trips, 2018).

She is the narrator of the Ninth Doctor audiobooks The Monsters Inside (2011), The Stealers of Dreams (2011), Winner Takes All (2011) and Rose (2018) (novellisation), as well as the Tenth Doctor novelisation The Christmas Invasion (2018), produced by BBC Audio.

Personal life

Coduri married actor Christopher Fulford in 1992. They have two children, including actress Rosa Coduri-Fulford.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
1987	A Prayer for the Dying	Jenny Fox	Mike Hodges
1988	Hawks	Maureen	Robert Ellis Miller
1989	Strapless	Mrs. Clark	David Hare
1990	Nuns on the Run	Faith Thomas	Jonathan Lynn
1991	King Ralph	Miranda Greene	David S. Ward
2002	Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War	Jackie Jones	Ian Sharp
2005	The Business	Nora	Nick Love
2008	Love Me Still	Maggie Ronson	Danny Hiller
	Adulthood	Woman on Bus	Noel Clarke
2009	The Firm	Shel	Nick Love
	Jenny	Miss Mac	Jonson D'Angelo	Short film
2010	4.3.2.1.	Mrs. Phillips	Noel Clarke, Mark Dacis
	The Other Side of My Sleep	Samantha	Raffaello Degruttola	Short film
2014	Film: The Movie	Cat Summers
2015	Scottish Mussel	Aunt Nettie	Talulah Riley
2017	The Entertainer	Patty	Jonathan Schey	Short film
	Tremor Cordis	Kelly	Raffaello Degruttola	Short film
2021	Leave to Remain		Remy Bazerque	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Life Without George	Dolores	Episode: #1.4
	Boon	Shandy Tremblett	Episode: "Taken for a Ride"
1988	Campaign	Carol Braithwaite	3 episodes
	The River	Cousin Sheila	Episode: #1.4
1989	Morris Minor's Marvellous Motors	Sonia Head	6 episodes
	Made in Spain	Rosy	TV film
	The Ruth Rendell Mysteries	Lesley Arbel	Episode: "The Veiled One"
1990	A Bit of Fry & Laurie	Laura	Episode: #2.5
1991	Boon	Naomi	Episode: "Stamp Duty"
1992	Rumpole of the Bailey	Dot Clapton	5 episodes
1994–1995	Nelson's Column	Lorraine Wilde	9 episodes
1995	Moving Story	Muriel	Episode: "Bear Necessities"
1996	A Touch of Frost	Pauline Venables	Episode: "Paying the Price"
	The Famous Five	Maggie	Episode: "Five on a Hike Together"
1997	The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling	Jenny Jones	3 episodes
2002	Trial & Retribution	Sharon Fearnley	Episode: Trial & Retribution VI – Part Two
2003	Family	Sophie	All 6 episodes
2004	William and Mary	Carol	Episode: #2.2
	England Expects	Sadie Knight	TV film
2005–2010	Doctor Who	Jackie Tyler	15 episodes
2005	The Commander: Blackdog	Cathy Cripps	TV film
2006	Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup	Janice Yeomans	TV film
	Sinchronicity	Peggy Simmons	5 episodes
	Sacrifice	Tash	TV film
2007	The Last Detective	Beverley Vincent	Episode: "Once Upon a Time on the Westway"
	The Weakest Link	Contestant	Doctor Who Special
	Agatha Christie's Marple	Mrs Lindsay	Episode: "Ordeal by Innocence"
2008	Lark Rise to Candleford	Patty	Episode: #1.3
	Honest	Chrissie	3 episodes
	New Tricks	Carrie Soper	Episode: "Spare Parts"
2010	Ashes to Ashes	Gloria	Episode: #3.5
	Midsomer Murders	Grace Bishops	Episode: "The Noble Art"
2010–2013	Him & Her	Shelly	17 episodes
2012	Secrets and Words	Rita	Episode: "Mightier than the Sword"
2014	Edge of Heaven	Judy	All 6 episodes
2015	Cradle to Grave	Barbara	Episode: #1.6
2018–2021	King Gary	Denise King	14 episodes
2019	This Time with Alan Partridge	Makeup Artist	Cameo; 2 episodes
2022	Death in Paradise	Sandra White	Episode: #11.5
	The Curse	The Narrator	All 6 episodes
2022–2023	Big Boys	Peggy	12 episodes
2023	Rain Dogs	Donna	Episode: "Emotional Erection"

External links

• Camille Coduri at IMDb