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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

32

Gender

Female

Birthday

1977-02-25 (48 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

Ingrid Oliver

Biography

Ingrid Oliver is a British actress and comedian, and one half of the comic double act Watson & Oliver, alongside Lorna Watson, the pair having their own BBC2 sketch show for two series in 2012 and 2013. She is known for playing Petronella Osgood, a supporting character in the BBC television series Doctor Who. In 2022 she married broadcaster and author Richard Osman. Her mother is Conservative MP Jo Gideon.

Known For

Acting

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

2013

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

as

Petronella Osgood

Footprints in the Snow

2005

Footprints in the Snow

as

Back-Up Organiser

The Thursday Murder Club

2025

The Thursday Murder Club

as

Joanna Meadowcroft

You, Me and Him

2018

You, Me and Him

as

Lily

The Hustle

2019

The Hustle

as

Brigitte Desjardins

Last Christmas

2019

Last Christmas

as

Police Woman Crowley

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Osgood

Comedy Showcase

Comedy Showcase

as

Rebecca Black

Peep Show

Peep Show

as

Natalie

Plebs

Plebs

as

Camilla

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

as

Vanessa Blojabditz / Yancy McPickles

The Magicians

The Magicians

as

Dragon (voice)

Twenty Twelve

Twenty Twelve

as

AP The Today Programme

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as

Self - Participant

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

as

Herself - Contestant

Let's Dance for Sport Relief

Let's Dance for Sport Relief

as

Herself - Contestant

Father Brown

Father Brown

as

Gaynor Garfield

Beyond Paradise

Beyond Paradise

as

Cassie Parker

The Watch

The Watch

as

Dr Cruces

Production

Crew

Directing