Introduction
Elizabeth Jane Goddard (born March 31, 1969) known as Beth Goddard is a British actress.
Early life
Goddard grew up in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex and attended Clacton County High School and the Rose Bruford College in Sidcup, Greater London, from 1986 to 1989.
Career
One of Goddard's first television roles was as unscrupulous journalist Clare Moody in the 1994 episode "To Be a Somebody" of the ITV drama Cracker. She played Belinda Ashton in the ITV detective drama Lewis in 2008, and also starred as Suze Littlewood in the comedy Gimme Gimme Gimme, her best known role. Goddard appeared alongside her husband Philip Glenister in the third series of BBC One drama Ashes to Ashes in 2010.
Personal life
Goddard met her husband, Philip Glenister, best known for his role as Gene Hunt in TV drama Life on Mars, at a birthday party for Jamie Glover in 1997. They married in 2006. The couple have two daughters, Millie and Charlotte, born in 2002 and 2005 respectively.
Credits
- Agatha Christie's Poirot "The Case of the Missing Will" (Violet Wilson) 1993
- Peak Practice TV Series (Leanda Sharpe) (1993-95)
- Cracker TV Series (Clare Moody) 1994
- A Business Affair (Student) 1994
- Degrees of Error TV Series (Anna Peirce) 1995
- The Perfect Match TV drama (Mandy) 1995
- Beautiful Thing (Brewery Official) 1996
- Karaoke (mini) TV Series (Woman on Phone) 1996
- Bugs (series 2): A Cage for Satan TV Series (Cassandra Newmann) 1996
- Bugs (series 2): Bureau of Weapons TV Series (Cassandra Neumann) 1996
- Ellington TV Series (Kelly Logan) 1996
- Sunnyside Farm TV Series (Wendy) 1997
- Thornapple (TV) (Mirabel Davenport) 1997
- Roger Roger (TV) (Melanie) 1998
- Tilly Trotter (TV) (Ellen Ross) 1999
- Gimme Gimme Gimme TV Series (Suze Littlewood) 1999–2001
- The Scarlet Pimpernel (mini) TV Series (Suzanne De Tourney) 1999
- The Last Seduction II (Murphy) 1999
- Big Bad World TV Series (Kath Shand) 1999
- Daylight Robbery (mini) TV Series (Harriet Howell) 2000
- A Touch of Frost TV Series (Helen Fox in episode Line of Fire) 2000
- Take Me (mini) TV Series (Kay Chambers) 2001
- Daylight Robbery 2 (mini) TV Series 2001
- The Eustace Bros. TV Series (Melissa Garvey) 2003
- Midsomer Murders "A Tale of Two Hamlets" (Wendy Smythe-Webster) 2003
- Frances Tuesday (TV) (Bishop) 2004
- Vital Signs (Maddy McCartney) 2006
- The Sarah Jane Adventures: "Eye of the Gorgon" (Sister Helena) 2007
- Lewis "The Great and the Good" (Belinda Ashton) 2008
- Agatha Christie's Poirot "Appointment with Death" (Sister Agnieszka) 2008
- Ashes to Ashes Series 3 Episode 2 (Elaine Downing) 2010
- New Tricks Series 7 episode 2 (Paula Symes) 2010
- Midsomer Murders "Dark Secrets" (Selina Stanton) 2011
- Casualty (Hannah Fleet) 2011
- X-Men: First Class (Mrs. Xavier - cameo) 2011
- Edge of Tomorrow (Secretary - Judith) 2014
- Cucumber (Claire Baxter) 2015
- Silent Witness One of Our Own (Trish Fallon) 2015
- A Street Cat Named Bob (Hilary) 2016
- Outlander "Of Lost Things" (Louisa Dunsany) 2017