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Introduction

Amy Jessica Marston (born 1972) is an English actress on screen and in theatre. She is known for her roles as Sylvia Sands in The Hello Girls, as Deborah in Rome, and as Jenny Rawlinson in EastEnders.

Acting career

Marston's first appearance on television was in Neverwhere , a mini-series in 1996, playing the role of Anasthesia for two episodes. Since then, she has become known for her roles as Sylvia Sands for 16 episodes of The Hello Girls between 1996 and 1998, and as Deborah for six episodes of Rome in 2007. She appeared in the feature film Bel Ami in 2012, alongside Christina Ricci, Kristin Scott Thomas and Uma Thurman. She co-starred with Jamie Dornan in the 2014 TV mini-series New Worlds for three episodes. In 2016, she played the role of Jenny Rawlinson in EastEnders . In 2019 she appeared in The Current War, alongside Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon and Nicholas Hoult. In 2019, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Shannon Wren.

Stage

Year Title Role Theatre
2018 Parents' Evening Mother (lead role) Jermyn Street Theatre
2018 Broken Glass Sylvia Gellburg (lead role) *Offie Nominated Best Actress Watford Palace Theatre
2015 Feed the Beast Heather/Curator of Chequers/Ensemble Birmingham Repertory Theatre
2014 A Small Family Business Desmond Ayres National Theatre
2012 Stepping Out Andy Salisbury Playhouse
2012 Man In The Middle Kathy Lette/Interrogator Theatre503
2009 Don John Elvira BAC & Tour
2008 Humble Boy Rosie Pye Northampton Theatre Royal
2005 Enlightenment Joanna Abbey Theatre, Dublin
2003 After Mrs Rochester Maryvonne & Jane Eyre Shared Experience
2001 Henna Night Judith Chelsea Theatre
2000 Ghost Train Tattoo Lisa Manchester Royal Exchange
2000 Snake In A Fridge Donna Manchester Royal Exchange
2000 Snapshots Lian (lead role) Manchester Royal Exchange
1999 Eurydice Eurydice (lead role) Whitehall Theatre
1999 Sitting Pretty Zelda Chelsea Theatre
1995 Unidentified Human Remains Benita (lead role) Manchester Royal Exchange
1995 The Children's Hour Catherine National Theatre