Elizabeth Rider

Elizabeth Rider is an English actress, sometimes credited as Liza Rider. She is known for her portrayal of Lynette Driver in the BBC soap opera Doctors.

Elizabeth Rider
Born
Elizabeth Rider
Other namesLiza Rider
EducationGuildhall School of Music and Drama
OccupationActress
Years active1979–present

Education

Rider trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she was awarded its Gold Medal. From there, she joined the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carlton Hobbs Bursary,[1] which gave her a contract for six months.

Career

Rider's first television acting job was as Norah in the 1979 miniseries Testament of Youth. In 1997, she landed the role of Sheila Thwaite in The Lakes. In 1999, she appeared in ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Ashley Peacock's biological mother. In 2004, she had a ten-episode role playing Jill Green in EastEnders.

Rider appeared in Series Two and Three of the drama At Home with the Braithwaites in 2001 and 2002, as Helen Braithwaite. She also voiced Atris in the video game Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. She appeared in five episodes in Series 23 of the long-running medical drama series Casualty, playing troubled mum Cathy Malone. She has also appeared in Heartbeat, Emmerdale, Holby City, Hollyoaks, The Street, The Accused, The Tunnel, Call the Midwife, Marchlands, Informer and the 2013 Doctor Who Christmas Special, "The Time of the Doctor", among many other dramas. Since 2009, Rider has portrayed the recurring role of DCI Lynette Driver on the BBC soap opera Doctors.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1984 Breakout WPC
1985 Sacred Hearts
1985 The Wrong Type Voice role; short film
1997 Stone Cold Lesley
2005 Brothers of the Head Roberta Howe
2016 Letters from Baghdad Lady Elsa Richmond Documentary

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1979 Testament of Youth Norah Miniseries; episode: "Buxton 1914"
1980 Breakaway Schoolteacher Episode: "The Local Affair: Part 2"
1981 Sons and Lovers Gladys Miniseries; 1 episode
1985 Marguerite Duras: Worn Out with Desire to Write Reader TV documentary
1986 Refuse to Dance: The Theatre of Howard Barker TV documentary
1988 Hard Cases Woman on bus 2 episodes
1992 Civvies Suzie Dillon Miniseries; main role
1993, 04, 07, 09 The Bill Tina Rogers / Josephine Eyre / Sarah Callaghan / Diane Silk 5 episodes
1993 Agatha Christie's Poirot Grace Episode: "Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan"
1993 Between the Lines Det. Sgt. Jackie Whittaker Episode: "Honourable Men"
1994, 98, 00 Peak Practice Alison Farnham / Patricia Davey / Anne Meadows 3 episodes
1995, 2008–2009 Casualty Cathy Malone / Bev Elliott 6 episodes
1996 Dangerfield Jackie Creed Episode: "Old Dog Old Tricks"
1996, 00 Pond Life Ruth / Additional voices Voice role; 3 episodes
1997 Wycliffe Trisha Tyzack Episode: "Close to Home"
1997–1999 The Lakes Sheila Thwaite Main role
1998 Out of Hours Mrs. Boyd Miniseries; 1 episode
1999, 04, 09 Heartbeat Mrs. Constance Manners / Dawn Buckland / Stella 3 episodes
1999 Where the Heart Is Carol Williams Episode: "A Special Language"
1999, 2006 Coronation Street Kathleen Gutteridge / Genna 15 episodes
2000 Donovan Quick Grief Stricken Woman Television film
2001, 05, 12, 15 Holby City Linda Haywood / Annie Franklin / Carol Bennett / Polly Thomas 4 episodes
2001–2002 At Home with the Braithwaites Helen Braithwaite 5 episodes
2002 Murder DS Wenthworth Miniseries; main role
2002 Bad Girls Ms. Green Episode: "Marriage of Inconvenience"
2002 Lenny Blue Mrs. Cooper Miniseries
2003 Red Cap Carol Rossel Episode: "H-Hour"
2003 A Touch of Frost Helen Burrell Episode: "Close Encounters"
2003 Cold Feet Counsellor 1 episode
2003 Sweet Medicine Mrs. Campbell 1 episode
2004–2008 EastEnders Nurse Jill Green 10 episodes
2004 Hustle June Episode: "A Touch of Class"
2004 A Thing Called Love Maureen Scant Miniseries; 3 episodes
2005 Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder Georgiana Gardiner Docudrama; episode: "The Case of Rose Harsent"
2015, 08, 2009–2017 Doctors Lynette Driver / Denise Roberts / Louise McBride Recurring role; 79 episodes
2006 Hotel Babylon Mrs. Johnson 1 episode
2006 The Royal Miss Wilkinson Episode: "Keep on Running"
2006 Jane Hall Negotiator 1 episode
2007 Silent Witness Laura Egerton Episode: "Apocalypse: Part 2"
2007 The Street Mother Episode: "Old Flame"
2008, 20, 25 Emmerdale Fiona MacPherson / Doctor / Solicitor 5 episodes
2008 The Royal Today Kate Danson 1 episode
2008 Waterloo Road Sheila Hanson 1 episode
2008, 2013 Doctor Who Atmos Voice / Linda 2 episodes
2009 Inspector George Gently Mrs. Alderton Episode: "Gently in the Blood"
2009–2011 Waking the Dead Maureen Smith Recurring role; 7 episodes (series 8–9)
2010 Agatha Christie's Marple Mrs. Davis Episode: "The Pale Horse"
2010 The Sarah Jane Adventures Mistress Ellen 2 episodes
2010 Law & Order: UK Fiona Sears Episode: "Help"
2010 Accused Kerry Duggan Episode: "Kenny's Story"
2011 Marchlands Older Olive Runcie Miniseries; main role
2012 Call the Midwife Peggy 2 episodes
2013 The Tunnel Neighbour 1 episode
2014 Our Zoo Celia Miniseries; 1 episode
2014 Inspector Lewis Lorraine Fernsby 2 episodes
2015 Suspects Grace Jenkins Episode: "Victim"
2015 The Casual Vacancy Maggie Miniseries; 2 episodes
2015 The Scandalous Lady W Elizabeth Figg Television film
2015 Lady Chatterley's Lover Mrs. Betts Television film
2015 Doctor Foster Mary 1 episode
2016 Midsomer Murders Bobbie Loxley Episode: "Habeas Corpus"
2018 Vera Eileen Hennings Episode: "Blood and Bone"
2018 Informer Lady Justice Spencer Miniseries; main role
2018 Mrs. Wilson Gladys Wilson Miniseries; 1 episode
2018 Care Helen Television film
2019 Line of Duty DCC Andrea Wise 4 episodes
2019 Doc Martin Lamorna Hammond Episode: "To the Lighthouse"
2019 The Cure Toni Brisby Television film
Shadow and Bone Ana Kuya Upcoming

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords Atris
gollark: Collect it *and* sell it on!
gollark: I get that, I'm just generally against stupid amounts of data collection.
gollark: Well, they're clearly collecting stupid amounts of data, if that's true.What's your source?
gollark: This is slightly worrying.
gollark: No, it's so skynet-based cars can *avoid* crashing into other skynet cars and capture humans.

References
  1. Carlton Hobbs Bursary winners at BBC.co.uk, accessed 23 January 2018
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