Lara Pulver Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries Actress for the "Sherlock" episode "A Scandal in Belgravia" in 2012
• Was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for "Parade" in 2008
• Studied acting at the National Youth Music Theatre and graduated from the Bird College of Dance, Music & Theatre Performance in 2000
• Made her screen acting debut as Isabella in the TV series "Robin Hood" in 2009
• Made the move to television in 2009 when she appeared on the BBC's "Robin Hood" and took on a recurring role as Claudine in "True Blood․"
• Quote: "I'm so bored of reading scripts with these wonderfully complex male roles, yet the woman character just sits on the bed waiting for him to come home․"
• Quote: "(On her nude scene in "Sherlock"): "The majority of women who I've spoken to about the scene have talked more to me about how wonderful it was to see a powerful, sexy woman who, by the end of the episode, could crack and be vulnerable․""
• Quote: "(On popularity after "Sherlock"): "The only way I could describe it is that it's like that bit in The Wizard of Oz where everything goes from black and white to Technicolor․ Everything was OK beforehand․․․but all of a sudden, the lights had come on․""
• Best known for her role as Irene Adler in "Sherlock" and as Erin Watts in "Spooks․"
• Appeared in several West End musicals, including "Grease," "Miss Saigon," and "Chicago․"