Lucy Punch

Lucy Punch has perfected something genuinely difficult: making awful characters adorable. Her Amanda in Motherland is a monument of passive-aggressive one-upmanship, yet Punch laces every barb with such precise comic vulnerability that the character earned her own spin-off, Amandaland, and a BAFTA nomination along the way. That, to me, is the mark of a true character actress — she does not steal scenes so much as quietly rewire them. Her stage training shows in the control: the bigger the caricature, the more disciplined the performance underneath. British comedy has a long tradition of brilliant supporting women, and I would place Punch near the front of that line.

Lucy Punch (born 30 December 1977) is an English actress. She played the role of Amanda Hughes in the BBC sitcom Motherland (2016–2022) and its spin-off Amandaland (2025–present) which earned her a nomination for a British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance.

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Name (English)

Lucy Punch

Name (Japanese)

ルーシー・パンチ

Reading

るーしー・ぱんち

Born

December 30, 1977 (age 48)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Snake

Origin

Hammersmith, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

actor / stage actor / film actor

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

University College London

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%B3%E3%83%81

Tags

• actor
• stage actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-11

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