Ingrid Oliver is a British actress and comedian, and one half of the comic double act Watson & Oliver, alongside Lorna Watson, the pair having their own BBC2 sketch show for two series in 2012 and 2013. She is known for playing Petronella Osgood, a supporting character in the BBC television series Doctor Who. In 2022 she married broadcaster and author Richard Osman. Her mother is Conservative MP Jo Gideon.
Ingrid Oliver
Actress · Born 25 Feb 1977, London
Ingrid Oliver is a British actress and comedian, and one half of the comic double act Watson & Oliver, alongside Lorna…
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Ingrid Oliver is a British actress and comedian, and one half of the comic double act Watson & Oliver, alongside Lorna Watson, the pair having their own BBC2 sketch show for two series in 2012 and 2013. She is known for playing Petronella Osgood, a supporting character in the BBC television series Doctor Who. In 2022 she married broadcaster and author Richard Osman. Her mother is Conservative MP Jo Gideon.
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- Born25 February 1977 (age 49)Falgun 14, 2033 BS
- BirthplaceLondon, England, UK
- Known forActing
- GenderFemale
- Popularity2.1TMDB score
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Movies 12
TV 26
Run Away
Bookish
Rivals
Sweetpea
Beyond Paradise
The Watch
House of Games
The Magicians
Doctor Who Extra
Plebs
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
Father Brown
Watson & Oliver
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Twenty Twelve
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
Let's Dance for Sport Relief
The Persuasionists
Plus One
The Wrong Door
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Doctor Who (2005)·The Hustle (2019)·Last Christmas (2019)·The Magicians (2015)·The Thursday Murder Club (2025)·Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)