Marty Cruickshank
- Actress
- Writer
One of three children born to the respected Scottish actor Andrew
Cruickshank and his second wife, Marty attended the Francis Holland
School in London before following in her father's footsteps by
attending the Central School of Speech and Drama for a year and
graduating from the newly-formed Drama Centre in 1963. She made her
television debut three years later and has played a wide variety of
roles in populist dramas such as 'The Bill', 'Midsomer Murders' and
'Kavanagh, Q.C.', like her father essentially a versatile character
player rather than a star actor. On stage she has been acclaimed for
playing parts as diverse as Gertrude in the Royal Shakespeare Company's
'Hamlet' and the real 'Charley's Aunt' in a touring version of the
durable farce. She has also written plays, including 'The Princess of
Cleves', directed by Tim Albery at the Institute of Contemporary Arts
and 'The Royal Borough', directed by Simon Curtis at the Royal Court
Theatre, London. She also penned a short film for Channel 4 television
called 'Bathing Elizabeth'.
