Belinda Stewart-Wilson is an English actress, best known for her role as Polly McKenzie
in The Inbetweeners.
Early life The daughter of Sir Blair Stewart-Wilson,
a British Army officer, Stewart-Wilson grew up on military postings in the UK, Germany,
and Austria before her family settled in London, her father becoming an Equerry to Queen Elizabeth
II.
She was educated at Hurst Lodge School in Ascot, Berkshire, before training at the Webber
Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, in London.
Personal life Stewart-Wilson and her husband actor and comedian
Ben Miller were divorced in 2011.
They have a son, Sonny.
Career Stewart-Wilson's first television role was
in the series Shine on Harvey Moon, a show based on 1950s London.
Her next two roles were one-time appearances in the popular British sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart
and playing a secretary in a TV adaptation of Agatha Christie's Poirot story The Murder
on the Links.
From there Stewart-Wilson went on to do more one-time appearances, playing roles in British
sitcoms Days Like These and Starting Out as well as Kiss Kiss, a feature film starring
Chris Penn and Stellan Skarsgård.
She also played Dina in La Passione, a feature film based on the life of Chris Rea.
In 2004 she made an appearance in the long-running British medical drama Holby City, before moving
on to two satirical programs: making an appearance in Look Around You, which won the Rose d'Or
award for best comedy, as well as in three episodes of the 24-hour news-mocking Broken
News.
Throughout 2007 and 2008, Stewart-Wilson worked on a number of television shows, making mostly
one-time appearances.
Her most notable credits during this time period were the roles of Victoria Reynholm,
the wife of Douglas Reynholm in The IT Crowd, and Nikki in the TV series Jekyll alongside
James Nesbitt and Gina Bellman.
She also made an appearance in the commercially successful mockumentary feature film Razzle
Dazzle: A Journey into Dance.
Belinda also played a cameo role in Stephen Poliakoff's Joe's Palace in a scene with Michael
Gambon.
In 2007 Belinda played various roles in The Peter Serafinowicz Show, going on to appear
in The Peter Serafinowicz Show Christmas Special in 2008 which was nominated for a Bafta for
Best Comedy in 2009.
A "best of" compilation was also aired in 2008.
Between 2008 and 2010, she played Will McKenzie's mother Polly in The Inbetweeners, which was
nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Sitcom in 2009.
Belinda also plays the recurring role of Christine Johnson in the third series of the cult science-fiction
show Primeval.
In 2010 she once again appeared in The IT Crowd, this time playing Victoria Reynholm,
the wife of Douglas, who mysteriously vanished two weeks into their marriage whilst washing
the car.
In August 2010, Irish band Pugwash announced that they would be including a song called
"Dear Belinda" on their album The Olympus Sound, the track being written as a tribute
to Stewart-Wilson for her 40th birthday.
Pugwash frontman Thomas Walsh added that Stewart-Wilson had requested that she appear on the final
version of the song.
Filmography Kiss Kiss
Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance The Inbetweeners Movie, Polly McKenzie
All That Way For Love, Kate The Inbetweeners 2, Polly McKenzie
Television movies Joe's Palace
Television appearances Shine on Harvey Moon
Murder on the Links Goodnight Sweetheart
Days Like These Holby City
Look Around You Broken News
Party Animals Jekyll
The Peter Serafinowicz Show The IT Crowd, Victoria Reynholm
The Inbetweeners, Polly McKenzie Primeval
New Tricks Miranda
The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson My Family
Jack Whitehall's Little Cracker, Mrs Whitehall Citizen Khan
Sherlock References
External links Belinda Stewart-Wilson at the Internet Movie
Database