Anna-Louise Plowman

Anna-Louise Plowman is the kind of performer I find quietly compelling precisely because the spotlight rarely lands squarely on her. A New Zealand-born actress working largely in British stage and screen, she belongs to that essential class of artists who hold scenes together without demanding the marquee. Her credits run from Stargate SG-1 and Holby City to Doctor Who and Cambridge Spies, opposite her husband Toby Stephens. Longevity in this profession almost never comes from flash; it comes from reliability and craft. I tend to trust actors like her, the ones colleagues request by name rather than audiences chase.

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Name (English)

Anna-Louise Plowman

Name (Japanese)

アンナ＝ルイーズ・プロウマン

Reading

あんな＝るいーず・ぷろうまん

Born

May 9, 1972 (age 54)

Origin

Napier, New Zealand

Occupation

actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rat

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna-Louise%20Plowman
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q547293

Tags

• actor
• film actor

Last updated

September 29, 2026

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