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Eve Best

British actress · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1971 · age 55

Emily "Eve" Frances Finlay Best is an English actress and director. She is known for her television roles as Dr Eleanor O'Hara in the Showtime series Nurse Jackie (2009-2015), First Lady Dolley Madison in the American Experience television special (2011), Monica Chatwin in the BBC miniseries The Honourable Woman...

Eve Best is read about 652 times a day, in 18 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 8 November 2026

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A life in dates

2025Wild CherrySeries, Juliet Lonsdale2023MarylandSeries, RosalineSuch a Lovely DayFilm, 2023Annie2021Fate: The Winx SagaSeries, Farah Dowling2017A Woman of No ImportanceFilm, Mrs. Arbuthnot2015Life in SquaresSeries, Older Vanessa BellUnityFilm, 2015Narrator (voice)2014Antony and Cleopatra - Live at Shakespeare's GlobeFilm, CleopatraMacbeth - Live at Shakespeare's GlobeFilm, 2014DirectorSomeone You LoveFilm, 2014Kate2013The Challenger DisasterFilm, Sally Ride2012Much Ado About Nothing - Live at Shakespeare's GlobeFilm, Beatrice2011The Shadow LineSeries, Petra Mayler2010Dolley MadisonFilm, Dolley MadisonThe King's SpeechFilm, 2010Wallis Simpson2009Nurse JackieSeries, Dr. Eleanor O'Hara2007Theatre World AwardAward2004The LodgeFilm, Yuni2002ShackletonSeries, Eleanor Shackleton2001Brilliant!Film, Nina1991Prime SuspectSeries, Linda Philips1986CasualtySeries, Amber Hope1971Born31 July 1971

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Also in Deutsch

Filmography 12

37 credits on file

Television 24

Media & music

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Eve Best
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2 statements, newest first

  1. Connect people. It’s also my favorite thing to do.

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  2. AND MY INSTANT POT. Good god. What a game changer. I love to cook, but because of work and momming I don’t always get to do the kind of cooking I love to.

    , Own words

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Awards

Theatre World Award2007
Laurence Olivier Awards
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play

About this person

She is known for her television roles as Dr Eleanor O'Hara in the Showtime series Nurse Jackie (2009-2015), First Lady Dolley Madison in the American Experience television special (2011), Monica Chatwin in the BBC miniseries The Honourable Woman (2014) and Princess Rhaenys Targaryen in HBO's House of the Dragon (2022-2024). She also played Wallis Simpson in the 2010 film The King's Speech.

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United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1971 · age 55

In the same film or series as Eve

Simon WoodsAlso in Such a Lovely Day (2023)Phil DanielsAlso in Antony and Cleopatra - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2014)Kevin McNallyAlso in The Challenger Disaster (2013)Finty WilliamsAlso in Macbeth - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2014)Trine DyrholmAlso in Someone You Love (2014)Charles EdwardsAlso in Much Ado About Nothing - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2012)