Lucy Alice T. Punch (born 30 December 1977) [1] [2] is an English actress. She has appeared in the films Ella Enchanted (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Dinner for Schmucks, (both 2010) and Into the Woods (2014).

Lucy Punch. Actress: Into the Woods. Lucy Punch grew up in London and was a member of the National Youth Theatre in her late teens before going to University College London to read History. While she was there she auditioned for TV roles and eventually dropped out to concentrate on acting.

5 days ago · Lucy Punch is returning to our screens as elitist mum Amanda in Amandaland (Picture: BBC/Merman/Natalie Seery) One of the UK’s brightest comedic talents, Lucy Punch has finally been given her ...

4 days ago · When Amanda Holden posed with Amandaland star Lucy Punch at a screening of the new BBC show, it was a case of “move over Holden, there’s a more famous Amanda on telly now!”. Rave reviews ...

Feb 1, 2025 · L ucy Punch is telling me about the moment she got the call to star in Amandaland, the new spinoff from the adored school-gate sitcom Motherland, centred on her alpha yummy mummy character. It was early 2023 and she was filming on the other side of America from her Los Angeles home and got caught in a snowstorm, had to abandon her car and ...

4 days ago · Motherland character Amanda returned for the first episode of her new spin-off series Amandaland on BBC One last night (Wednesday 5th February) – with Lucy Punch reprising the role she first ...

Before moving to the US, Punch had been a jobbing actor since her teens, appearing in Midsomer Murders, Doc Martin and Nickelodeon’s Renford Rejects. She’d been educated privately – at ...