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Miranda Hart Biography
Birth Name:
Miranda Katherine Hart Dyke
Birth Place:
Torquay, Devon, England
Profession
Actor, writer, comedian
Fast Facts
- Wanted to be a comedian since the age of 6
- Played lacrosse while at Downe House
- Influences include Eric Morecambe; Tony Hancock; Joyce Grenfell; and French and Saunders
- First gained notice as a stand-up comedian at Scotland's Edinburgh Festival and on the London circuit
- Broke through to public acclaim in Britain in 2008 with her old-school BBC comedy series Miranda
- Supports Comic Relief, where she used to work as a personal assistant to the grants director
- Transitioned to drama with the BBC/PBS series Call the Midwife
Awards
- 2016BAFTA Television Awards-Best Female Performance In A Comedy Programme: nominated
Relationships
- Tom Hart Dyke -- Cousin
- David Hart Dyke -- Father
- Sir William Luce -- Grandfather
- Diana Margaret Luce Dyke -- Mother
- Alice -- Sister
- Richard Luce -- Uncle