Maimie McCoy

Maimie McCoy
McCoy in 2015
Born
Mary McCoy

(1979-04-21) April 21, 1979
Yorkshire, England
Alma materLondon Metropolitan University (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present
Children1[1]

Mary McCoy, professionally known as Maimie McCoy (born April 21, 1979)[2][3] is an English actress. She portrayed Milady de Winter in The Musketeers (2014–2016), and is the female lead in the ITV reboot series Van der Valk (2020–).

Early life and education

Mary McCoy[4] was born in Yorkshire.[5] McCoy is the daughter of restaurateurs Eugene and Barbara McCoy, once managers of Tontine restaurant near Stokesley,[4] who now run the Crathorne Arms pub in Crathorne, North Yorkshire.[6] Her elder brother Rory is the owner of London restaurants Ducksoup and The Picklery Little Duck, and her younger brother is actor, singer, and dancer Eugene McCoy.[7] Her maternal uncle is the impressionist Kevin Connelly.[7][8]

McCoy attended Stokesley School.[4]

Initially a dancer,[4] she then studied performing arts at London Metropolitan University, graduating with a BA (Hons) in 2001.[9]

Career

McCoy's screen career includes episodes of Doctors, The Bill, Waking the Dead, and Taggart.

In 2009, she appeared in Personal Affairs as Nicole Palmerston-Amory, a "man-eating, cynical realist (who) favours money over love".[10] This was McCoy's first leading role,[4] for which she was nominated for a TV Quick Award as best supporting actress.

In December 2012, McCoy played the role of the younger Joyce Hatto in the BBC's production of Loving Miss Hatto.[11]

In April 2013, she appeared in "Rocket", the third episode of Endeavour, playing Alice Vexin, an old student acquaintance of Morse. Later that year, she starred in the short film Fare with Christian Cooke. She appeared as the female lead, Milady de Winter, in the BBC's The Musketeers (2014–2016), and as Dorothy in Channel 5's remake series All Creatures Great and Small (2020–present).

She plays the female lead, opposite Marc Warren, in the ITV reboot series Van Der Valk.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2005 The Libertine Acting Troop
The Illiterate Visiting Woman Short film
2006 Minotaur Morna
2007 Romance Julie Short film
Virgin Territory Simona
The Boat People Cleo
2008 Slaphappy Judy Magenta Short films
Oh, Simone Simone
Domestics Woman
2009 Christmas Time Shop Assistant
2010 Forbidden (unknown)
East End Stories
2013 Fare Charon
2014 Set Fire to the Stars Rosie
2015 Fuel to Fire Ila Butcher Short films
2017 The Dead Dog Daisy
2018 Early Days Kate Short film. Also associate producer
2019 Trick or Treat Gemma
2023 The Performance Carol

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Doctors Shelley Garrett Series 4; episode 52: "Time Bomb"
2004 Waking the Dead Sarah Faulkner Series 4; episodes 5 & 6: "Fugue States: Parts 1 & 2"
Top Buzzer Sophie Episodes 1 & 5–10
2005 Peter Warlock: Some Little Joy Puma Television film
2006 Taggart Jessica Flowers Series 22; episode 9: "The Best and the Brightest"
The Bill Meg Lawson Series 22; episode 41: "Mistaken and Misspoken"
2007 Little Devil Deborah Mini-series; episode 3
2009 Desperate Romantics Margaret Mini-series; episodes 1 & 2
Personal Affairs Nicole Palmerston-Amory Mini-series; episodes 1 & 3–6
2010 Doctors Vicky Perry Series 11; episode 222: "Birth of the Blues"
2011 Casualty Sarah Maddick Series 25; episode 25: "Till Death Us Do Part"
The Crimson Petal and the White Fireside Whore 1 Mini-series; episodes 1 & 4
Without You Christine Mini-series; episode 1
2012 Wallander Anna Westin Series 3; episode 3: "Before the Frost"
Loving Miss Hatto Young Joyce Hatto Television film
2013 Endeavour Alice Vexin Series 1; episode 3: "Rocket"
The Last Witch Kate Greenwood Television film
2014–2016 The Musketeers Milady de Winter Series 1–3; 19 episodes
2016 DCI Banks Tamsin Richards Series 5; episodes 1–3, 5 & 6
Grantchester Linda Morgan Series 3; Christmas Special
2018 Lore Elizabeth Báthory Season 2; episode 2: "Elizabeth Bathory: Mirror, Mirror"
Agatha Raisin Rosie Wilden Series 2; episode 2: "The Fairies of Fryfam"
2019 London Kills Grace Harper Series 2; episodes 1, 3 & 5
A Confession DC Tracy Joyce Mini-series; episodes 1–3 & 6
2020 White House Farm Anji / Nancy Raynott Mini-series; episodes 1, 4 & 5
All Creatures Great and Small Dorothy Series 1; episodes 2, 5 & 7
2020–2024 Van der Valk Lucienne Hassell Series 1–4; 12 episodes
2021 Midsomer Murders Rowan Yarrow Series 22; episode 1: "The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy"
2025 The Couple Next Door Gemma Series 2; episodes 2–6

Theatre

References

  1. ^ Rampton, James (7 August 2022). "Van der Valk's Maimie McCoy: "I want us to be allowed to age on screen"". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company Ltd. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Maimie McCoy". plex.tv. Plex Inc. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Maimie McCoy". moviefone.com. Moviefone. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e Faughey, Karen (15 June 2009). "Eugene McCoy's girl set to star in BBC3 drama". Evening Gazette. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  5. ^ Personal Affairs press pack: Maimie McCoy BBC Press Office. 27 May 2009.
  6. ^ "The Crathorne Arms". Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b Pikett, Jane (15 March 2004). "The real McCoy!". Evening Gazette. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  8. ^ "DCI Banks star Maimie McCoy: I was a hooker, barmaid or a milkmaid for about 10 years". express.co.uk. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  9. ^ Mary McCoy London Met alumna stars in BBC drama eNewsWire. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  10. ^ "BBC – Personal Affairs – Meet the characters – Nicole – played by Maimie McCoy".
  11. ^ Michael Hogan (24 December 2020). "Loving Miss Hatto, BBC One, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  12. ^ Press Association (2020). "Maimie McCoy wanted her Van Der Valk stunts to be 'as raw as possible'". South Wales Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  13. ^ Maimie McCoy | London Theatre Database Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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