Martha Howe-Douglas


Martha Howe-Douglas is an English actress and writer, best known as a member of the British Horrible Histories troupe in which she starred in the TV series Horrible Histories and both starred in and co-created Yonderland and Ghosts.
She also played receptionist Donna Parmar in the BBC One daytime soap Doctors.

Career

Howe-Douglas graduated from RADA in 2003 and performed in various theatre productions while there. In the same year that she left RADA, she appeared in the Christmas Special of The Office, replacing Dawn as the receptionist at Wernham-Hogg.
From 24 April 2006 until 11 May 2007, Howe-Douglas played receptionist Donna Parmar in the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors.
In 2009, she landed one of the main multi-role parts on a new children's TV history sketch show programme, CBBC's Horrible Histories, where over five years / series, she played numerous characters including the queens Cleopatra, Elizabeth I, Mary, Queen of Scots and Victoria — see Horrible Histories for list of characters. In 2011, she appeared in The Proms, in a special live "Horrible Histories Big Prom Party" performance.
In 2013, she appeared as 33-year-old Debbie Maddox in Sky1's series Yonderland reprising the role for a second series in 2015.
Other acting roles have included appearing in The Armstrong & Miller Show on BBC One and playing Flora Dies-Early in the hit radio comedy show Bleak Expectations as well as Lady Anne Woodstock in the radio show The Castle.
In 2018, she appeared in EastEnders as Annie Pritchard.
From 15 April 2019, Martha Howe-Douglas appears in the new BBC One comedy series Ghosts which sees her reunited with the Horrible Histories cast.

Filmography

YearProjectRoleNotes
1997Armstrong and MillerVarious
2003The OfficeMel the receptionistChristmas Special
2005All About GeorgeHelen
2005–2007DoctorsDonna Parmar/Miss Larson
2007FreezingLeon's P.A.
2009The Armstrong and Miller ShowVarious
2009Nativity!Oakmoor Parent
2009–2013Horrible HistoriesVarious
2011The PromsVariousProm 20: Horrible Histories Big Prom Party
2012Shakespeare's WartPavlinaShort
2013–2015CrackanoryVarious3 series
2013–2014WPC 56Abigail Fenton2 series
2013–2016YonderlandDebbie MaddoxMain Cast
2015BillVarious
2015Doctor FosterBecky
2017Tracey Breaks the NewsVarious
2018EastEndersAnnie Pritchard
2019-presentGhostsLady Fanny Button