Megan Dodds
Birth name	Megan Dodds
Born	15 February 1970 Sacramento, California
Notable roles	Up For Grabs kissing Madonna Christine Dale, CIA agent in Spooks Rachel Corrie in My Name is Rachel Corrie
Spouse(s)	Oliver Pearce, photographer

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Biography

Megan Dodds was born in Sacramento, California, and after High School she didn't know what to do, so enrolled in a community college where she was cast as Bananas in John Guare's The House of Blue Leaves. The role inspired her enough to apply successfully to study for four years at the Juilliard School^[1] Nickname: City of Trees Location of Sacramento in California County Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo Area    - City 99. ... High school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... In Canada and the United States, a community college, sometimes called a technical college, county college, junior college or a city college, is an educational institution providing higher education and lower-level tertiary education, granting certificates, diplomas, and Associates degrees to people like laertes. ... John Guare (pronounced gwâr, born 5 February 1938) is an American playwright. ... The Juilliard School is recognized as one of the best performing arts conservatories in the world. ...

After graduation, Dodds spent two years in on and off Broadway theatre productions, before being spotted by English comedian Ben Elton, and came to London in 1997 to play a bunny girl in Elton's play Popcorn. As a result of meeting her photographer husband Oliver Pearce, she became resident in London: “I love it here, I really feel like I learn a lot. There’s a lot of variety in terms of work.”^[2] Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Benjamin Charles Elton (born 3 May 1959) is an English comedian and writer. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bunny Girl costume A model wears the Bunny Girl costume A Playboy Bunny was a female server at the Playboy Clubs (open 1960–1988). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Dodds track record in London shows the variety of work, as she has held down roles in diverse television productions, including: Love in a Cold Climate; playing Christine Dale, the chilling CIA liaison officer in the BBC One series Spooks; and Kitty deLux in Viva Blackpool^[3]. Love in a Cold Climate is a novel by Nancy Mitford, first published in 1949. ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the primary channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... Spooks is a British television drama series, produced by the independent production company Kudos for BBC One. ... Blackpool is a British television musical drama serial, produced in-house by the BBC and screened on their BBC One channel in six one-hour episodes on Thursday nights at 9pm from November 11 to December 16, 2004. ...

However, theatre is probably where she makes most impact at present. Having previously played opposite Gwyneth Paltrow in 1999 in As You Like It, and kissing Madonna in Up For Grabs^[4]; in 2006 she won the London Theatregoers' Choice Award for Best Actress in the one woman show "My Name is Rachel Corrie" ^[5]. The show ended up in London due to its initial rejection by the New York Theatre Workshop, with rumours of the theatre being afraid of the show’s Gaza Strip based political content. Dodds fought against the imposed indefinite delay, and the debate of censorship on such a sensitive issue at the time of the post-Iraq war debate became publicised by the New York Times. The show eventually played to a sellout audience at the off-Broadway Minetta Lane Theatre in early 2006 This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Scene from As you like it, Francis Hayman, c. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958), better known worldwide as simply Madonna, is an iconic American pop singer, songwriter, musician, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author, A music and fashion icon whose level of fame and success has earned her superstar status for more than two decades. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... My Name is Rachel Corrie is a controversial play based on the diaries and emails of Rachel Corrie. ... The New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) is a non-profit off-Broadway theater in New York City. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Personal life

After coming to the UK in 1997, she met fashion and advertising photographer Oliver Pearce^[6]. The couple married, have one daughter Isabella, and live in Battersea, South London. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Battersea is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth. ... South London area South London (known colloquially as South of the River) is the area of London south of the River Thames. ...

She is a fan of tennis and Roger Federer, and her friends include actress Rachel Feinstein ^[7]. Her secret passion is smoking^[8]. A tennis net Tennis is a game played between either two players (singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponents court. ... Roger Federer (born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player whose achievements rank him among historys most successful tennis players. ... Look up Smoking in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Filmography

Theatre

List of Stage Credits:^[9]

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My Name is Rachel Corrie is a controversial play based on the diaries and emails of Rachel Corrie. ... Rachel Corrie Rachel Corrie (April 10, 1979 – March 16, 2003) was a member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) who traveled as an activist to the Gaza Strip during the Al-Aqsa Intifada. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... My Name is Rachel Corrie is a controversial play based on the diaries and emails of Rachel Corrie. ... Rachel Corrie Rachel Corrie (April 10, 1979 – March 16, 2003) was a member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) who traveled as an activist to the Gaza Strip during the Al-Aqsa Intifada. ...

Film and TV

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References

1. ^ http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=538120 Interview at Broadway.com
2. ^ http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/display?contentId=88741
3. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/vivablackpool/index.shtml#kitty
4. ^ http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/actress%20recalls%20madonna%20kiss
5. ^ http://nytimes.theatredirect.com/gen/Buzz_Star_File.aspx?ci=535645
6. ^ http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=538120
7. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,1586025,00.html
8. ^ http://smokingsides.com/asfs/D/Dodds.html
9. ^ http://nytimes.theatredirect.com/gen/Buzz_Star_File.aspx?ci=535645
10. ^ http://nytimes.theatredirect.com/gen/Buzz_Star_File.aspx?ci=535645

External links

• Megan Dodds at the Internet Movie Database
• Bio of her/character at BBC Viva Las Vegas
• Bio of her/character at BBC Spooks site
• Interview re one woman play "My Name Is Rachel Corrie"
• Interview at Broadway.com
• Q&A with The Guardian