| Intro | British actress | ||
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| From | United Kingdom | ||
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | ||
| Gender | female | ||
| Birth | 23 April 1980, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom | ||
| Age: | 40 years | ||
| Star sign | Taurus | ||
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Sally Bretton (born Sally Davis; 1975/1976) is an English actress. She is best known for appearing as Lucy Adams in the television sitcom Not Going Out since 2007, and as Martha Lloyd in the BBC1 crime drama Death in Paradise, between 2015 and 2017.
She has also been featured in programmes such as Absolute Power, Green Wing and The Office. In 2008, she played Goneril in Shakespeare’s King Lear at Shakespeare’s Globe.
Early life
Bretton trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and worked as a drama teacher at Top Hat Stage and Screen School. She chose the professional name Bretton as a Sally Davis was already registered with actors’ union Equity.
Personal life
Bretton has three daughters with her husband, Lee, a photographer. She grew up in a small town in Hertfordshire and as of 2015 resides near Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
Awards
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Nominated
- 2002 – Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards
Best Actress (Theatre) – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf
- 2002 – Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards
Radio
| Year | Station | Show | Role |
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| 2012–13 | BBC Radio 4 | Births, Deaths and Marriages | Mary |
| 2003 | BBC Radio 4 | Afternoon Play: Seven Floors |