Where Do I Know That Actor?

After nine seasons, the fan favorite DOC MARTIN has ended. Sadly, there was a far longer wait for the last two series on the airwaves of PBS North Carolina due to the changing broadcast world (read: streaming services). I was worried and all but assured we’d never get them. Thankfully that didn’t turn out to be true. And so now that we’ve aired seasons nine and ten and bid farewell to Portwenn, I wanted to look at the cast and see where we know them from. Note I’m just dealing with the last two series to keep it easier.

Martin Clunes stars as the irascible Dr. Martin Ellingham. Of course, he’s going to be best known as Cornwall’s hemophobic physician but he has been seen in other shows we’ve aired, most notably a handful of travel and nature documentaries like Man & Beast, A Lion Called Mugie, A Man And His Dogs, Heavy Horsepower, Islands Of Australia, Islands Of The Pacific, Man To Manta and The Lemurs Of Madagascar. About ten years back, he played Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in Arthur & George and 20 years ago he was Mr. Chipping in an adaptation of Goodbye, Mr. Chips. He appeared as Professor Flower in Gormenghast and Barmy in Jeeves & Wooster. Doctor Who fans may remember him as Lon in the classic Peter Davison serial Snakedance (his first acting credit back in 1981).

Caroline Catz co-stars as Martin’s wife, Louisa Ellingham (née Glasson). Catz has also been seen in DCI Banks as DI Helen Morton.

Wednesday Trivia Question

What Oscar-nominated American actress played tourist Beth Traywick on DOC MARTIN?

Now that DOC MARTIN is back (at last!) for its final seasons, I thought I try a trivia question about the fan-favorite series. Lots of great fun facts and miscellanea about the hemophobic healer to dish out but I’ll stick with a simple one.

The story, as its been told, is that this particular veteran American actress made a guest appearance on DOC MARTIN in 2015 due to her decades-long friendship with Selina Cadell (Mrs. Tishell). She played an American Tourist named Beth Traywick (and repeated the role a few years later).

The actress has appeared on stage in everything from Shakespeare to Sondheim, on television in guest spots and starring roles and on the big screen in blockbuster movies and indie films. She won a BAFTA and two Golden Globes. She’s been nominated for several EMMY Awards and three Academy Awards. She’s appeared in and arguably best known for a couple of famous film franchises but with nearly 100 credits to her name on the Internet Movie Database you could know her from any number of things.

So who is it? Who is the Oscar-nominated American actress that played tourist Beth Traywick on DOC MARTIN?