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Jessica Martin

Jessica Martin

Actor · Born 1962-08-25 · Fulham, London, England, UK

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Biography

Jessica Martin is an English actress, singer and impressionist. Having graduated with a degree in English and Drama from Westfield College, London University, Martin made her theatrical debut on the fringe circuit alongside the likes of Rory Bremner and Harry Enfield. A skilled mimic, Martin soon made her name on TV with vocal work on Spitting Image and as the only female in the team of impersonators in LWT's Copy Cats, where she forged a friendship and double act with co-star Bobby Davro that carried across to his own show, Bobby Davro's TV Weekly. From there she went on to star in the West End, appearing in Me and My Girl at the Adelphi for two years alongside Gary Wilmot before undertaking a nationwide tour. Other musical credits include Mabel in the 1996 production of Mack and Mabel, Nellie Forbush in South Pacific and Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard. Most recently she has played Emily Hobbs in Elf: The Musical, and has appeared in cabaret both as a solo performer and accompanied by John Barrowman. On television, Martin has appeared in Doctor Who twice: firstly as the punk werewolf Mags in 1988's The Greatest Show in the Galaxy and in the 2007 Christmas special The Voyage of …

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Doctor Who (1963) — Mags
  2. Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned (2007) — The Queen (voice)
  3. The Garden (1990) — Singer
  4. Spitting Image (1984)
  5. Faeries (1999) — Helen/Scrawk (voice)
  6. Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1988) — Mags
  7. Elf: The Musical (2017) — Emily Hobbs
  8. ScreenPlay (1986) — Tess
  9. Jeepers Creepers (2020) — Lauretta (voice)
  10. Spitting Image: Down And Out In The White House (1986) — Various Roles
  11. Spitting Image: Bumbledown – The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan (1988) — Various Roles
  12. Gibberish (1992)
  13. Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out (1988) — Self
  14. Best Ever Spitting Image (2006) — Self
  15. The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years (2019)
  16. Spitting Image: Election Special '87 (1987) — Various Characters
  17. A Question of Entertainment (1988)
  18. Copy Cats (1985)
  19. Bobby Davro On The Box (1985)
  20. Challenge Anneka (1989) — Self