Maimie McCoy
McCoy in 2015
Born
Mary McCoy[1]

(1979-04-21) 21 April 1979
Yorkshire, England
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present

Mary McCoy, professionally known as Maimie McCoy is an English actress. She portrayed Milady de Winter in The Musketeers (2014–2016), and is the female lead in the ITV reboot series Van der Valk (2020–).[2]

Early life

McCoy was born in Yorkshire,[3] where she attended Stokesley School.[1] Initially a dancer,[1] she then studied Performing Arts at London Metropolitan University, graduating with a BA (Hons) in 2001.[4] McCoy is the daughter of restaurateurs Eugene and Barbara McCoy, once managers of Tontine restaurant near Stokesley,[1] who now run the Crathorne Arms pub in Crathorne, North Yorkshire.[5] Her elder brother Rory is the owner of London restaurants Ducksoup and The Picklery Little Duck, and her younger brother is actor, singer and dancer Eugene McCoy.[6] Her maternal uncle is the impressionist Kevin Connelly.[6][7]

Career

McCoy's extensive screen career includes episodes of Doctors, The Bill, Waking the Dead and Taggart.

In 2009, she appeared in Personal Affairs as Nicole Palmerston-Amory, a "man-eating, cynical realist (who) favours money over love".[8] This was McCoy's first leading role,[1] for which she was nominated for a TV Quick Award as best supporting actress.

In December 2012, McCoy played the role of the younger Joyce Hatto in the BBC's production of Loving Miss Hatto.[9]

In April 2013, she appeared in "Rocket", the third episode of Endeavour, playing Alice Vexin, an old student acquaintance of Morse's. Later that year, she starred in the short film Fare with Christian Cooke. She has since appeared as the female lead, Milady de Winter, in the BBC's The Musketeers (2014–2016), as Dorothy in Channel 5's remake series All Creatures Great and Small (2020–present) and as the female lead, opposite Marc Warren, in the ITV reboot series Van Der Valk.

Personal life

McCoy runs "Mary Tea Parties", a cake business.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002DoctorsShelley GarrettTV series
Episode: "Time Bomb"
2004Waking the DeadSarah FaulknerPolice drama
Episode: "Fugue States (Part One)"
The LibertineActing TroopFeature film
Top BuzzerSophieTV series
2005Peter Warlock: Some Little JoyPumaShort film
2006MinotaurMornaFeature film
TaggartJessica FlowersPolice drama
Episode: "The Best and the Brightest"
The BillMeg LawsonPolice drama
Episode: "Episode 418"
2007The Boat PeopleCleoFeature film
RomanceJulieShort film
Virgin TerritorySimonaFeature film
Little DevilDebsTV miniseries
2008Oh, SimoneSimoneShort film
SlaphappyJudy MagentaShort film
DomesticsWomanShort film
2009Personal AffairsNicole Palmerston-AmoryComedy drama
Desperate RomanticsMargaretCostume drama
2011Without YouChristineTV miniseries
Episode 1.1
2012Loving Miss HattoYoung Joyce Hatto
WallanderAnna WestinTV series
Episode: "Before the Frost"
2013EndeavourAlice VexinTV series
Episode: "Rocket"
The Last WitchKate GreenwoodTV series
2014–2016The MusketeersMilady de WinterTV series
2016DCI BanksTamsin RichardsTV series
GrantchesterLinda MorganChristmas special
2018LoreElizabeth BáthoryTV series
2019London KillsGrace HarperTV series (series 2)
A ConfessionDC Tracy JoyceTV series
2020–PresentVan Der ValkLucienne HassellTV series
2020White House FarmNancy RaynottTV series
All Creatures Great and SmallDorothyTV series
2021Midsomer MurdersRowan YarrowEpisode: "The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy"

Theatre

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Faughey, Karen (15 June 2009). "Eugene McCoy's girl set to star in BBC3 drama". Evening Gazette. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  2. ↑ Press Association (2020). "Maimie McCoy wanted her Van Der Valk stunts to be 'as raw as possible'". South Wales Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Personal Affairs press pack: Maimie McCoy BBC Press Office. 27 May 2009.
  4. ↑ Mary McCoy London Met alumna stars in BBC drama eNewsWire. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  5. ↑ "The Crathorne Arms". Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  6. 1 2 Pikett, Jane (15 March 2004). "The real McCoy!". Evening Gazette. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  7. ↑ "DCI Banks star Maimie McCoy: I was a hooker, barmaid or a milkmaid for about 10 years". express.co.uk. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "BBC – Personal Affairs – Meet the characters – Nicole – played by Maimie McCoy".
  9. ↑ Michael Hogan (24 December 2020). "Loving Miss Hatto, BBC One, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  10. ↑ Maimie McCoy | London Theatre Database Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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