

Introduction
Monica Margaret Dolan (born 15 March 1969) is a British actress who has appeared on stage and on television.
Born in Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, and trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama her credits include Agatha Christie's Poirot, Dalziel and Pascoe, Tipping the Velvet (with Rachael Stirling) and Judge John Deed and starred in ITV drama U Be Dead.
Her stage appearances include She Stoops to Conquer, King Lear and The Seagull, the latter two with Ian McKellen.
She starred as British serial killer Rosemary West in controversial ITV drama Appropriate Adult in 2011, receiving critical acclaim and a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress, beating Dame Maggie Smith, Miranda Hart and Anna Chancellor.
Dolan starred as Loretta in Chalet Lines, written by Lee Mattinson, at the Bush Theatre. In 2013, she portrayed twin sisters Meg and Maeve Carter in Call the Midwife. More recently, she appeared in W1A (a four-part follow-up to BBC2's BAFTA-winning comedy series Twenty Twelve), as Senior Communications Officer Tracey Pritchard.
in 2016 she appeared as Janet McIntyre in the BBC two-part drama The Witness for the Prosecution an Agatha Christie play adapted for television by Sarah Phelps.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Bill | Mrs. Heaton/Ruth Bell | TV series (2 episodes: 1993-1997) |
| 1996 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Hermia | |
| 1998 | The Gift | Jo | TV film |
| 1999 | Topsy-Turvy | Miss Barnes | |
| 2001 | Judge John Deed | Natalie Abbott | TV series (1 episode: "Rough Justice") |
| 2002 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Megan Lowry | TV series (1 episode: "The Unwanted") |
| Tipping the Velvet | Alice Astley | TV mini-series | |
| 2003 | She Stoops to Conquer | Miss Kate Hardcastle | video |
| 2005 | Guernsey | Claire | |
| Wallis & Edward | Elizabeth | TV film | |
| 2006 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Cora/Miss Gilchrist | TV series (1 episode: "After the Funeral") |
| The Commander: Blacklight | DC Pamela Hayes | TV film | |
| 2007 | The History of Mr. Polly | Annie Larkins | TV film |
| Hope | Mother | short | |
| 2008 | Great Performances | Regan | TV series (1 episode: "King Lear") |
| 2009 | Occupation | Nicky Swift | TV series (3 episodes) |
| Within the Whirlwind | Pitkowskaya | ||
| U Be Dead | Maria Marchese | TV film | |
| Midsomer Murders | Imogen Stroud | TV series (1 episode: "The Great and the Good") | |
| 2010 | The Arbor | Ann | documentary |
| Never Let Me Go | Nurse | ||
| Excluded | Amanda | TV film | |
| DCI Banks: Aftermath | Maggie Forrest | TV series (2 episodes) | |
| 2011 | Appropriate Adult | Rosemary West | Won — BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Meconium | Kel (voice) | short | |
| 2012 | Sightseers | Janice | |
| Spoof or Die | Lisa | short | |
| Coming Up | Lisa | TV series (1 episode: "Spoof or Die") | |
| 2013 | Call the Midwife | Mave/Meg Carter | TV series (1 episode: "Episode No. 2.3") |
| Complicit | Judith | TV film | |
| Bed Trick | Beatrice | short | |
| Kick-Ass 2 | Tommy's Mum | ||
| Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa | Angela | ||
| Out of Darkness | Female | short | |
| Vice of Mind | Mother's Voice | short | |
| Twelve | Jodie | short | |
| 2014–present | W1A | Tracey Pritchard | TV series (Series 1–2) |
| 2014 | Pride | Marion Cooper | |
| The Falling | Miss Alvaro | post-production | |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | Alice More | |
| The Casual Vacancy | Tessa Wall | TV series (3 episodes) | |
| Eye in the Sky | Angela North |