Miranda Hart

Miranda Hart

Date of birth: 30-11-1971
Miranda Hart has forged a niche as a comedy character actress, her size - she's 6ft 1in - and demeanour marking her out, like a modern-day Penelope Keith, for a certain sort of haughty role.

She has starred as Teal in two series of BBC2's comedy sci-fi series Hyperdrive, earning her a nomination for best female newcomer in British Comedy Award in 2006, and appears regularly as a clumsy cleaner in Lee Mack and Tim Vine's sitcom Not Going Out.

But her CV also contains appeances in French & Saunders, Nighty Night, Absolutely Fabulous, The Vicar of Dibley, Smack the Pony and The Abbey alongside Russell Brand and Morwenna Banks. She also appeared in the third series of Comic Relief does Fame Academy, but only lasted two shows,

Born in Torquay, she studied politics at Britsol before doing a post-graduate acting course in London. She first went to the Edinburgh Fringe in what she admits was 'a terrible show' called Hurrell and Hart. She has returned with more successful character shows several times since

Her first Radio 4 show, Miranda Hart's Open House, began in 2007, and is set to be a BBC Two sitcom in 2009.

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Miranda Hart writes a Christmas short story

The Christmas Tree That Loved To Dance

Miranda Hart has written a festive short story about a forgotten Christmas tree.

The Christmas Tree That Loved To Dance is about a woman called Joan and a talking dog called Jessie who try to save the discarded pine come January.

The comic said: ‘I have written a short story, or tall tale as I like to call it, because I believe we all deserve moments to cosy up with something simple yet joy-filled and uplifting. If I may be so bold about my own tale!

'It contains, amongst many thrills I couldn’t possibly divulge yet, intriguing and exciting mishaps between a Christmas tree that not only talks, but dances (I know!); a dog called Jessie, who also talks, and a woman called Joan, who – less surprisingly, in that she is a human being – talks too. Interested? I should blooming well hope so.’

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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The Christmas Tree That Loved To Dance is illustrated by Lucy Dunbar, who drew the memorable of the late Queen holding hands with Paddington from behind.

Running at 160 pages, The Christmas Tree That Loved To Dance will be published by Michael Joseph on October 23 and is available from Amazon priced £16.99 – or from uk.bookshop.org, below, which supports independent bookstores.

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Published: 14 Aug 2025

Hart transplant | Miranda's radio show moves to TV

Hart transplant

Comedy actress Miranda Hart is to make her own TV show…
8/02/2008

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Past Shows

Edinburgh Fringe 2002

Miranda Hart... throb


Edinburgh Fringe 2003

Miranda Hart: It's All About Me


Edinburgh Fringe 2004

Dogman

Helen Lederer: Finger Food


Edinburgh Fringe 2005

Miranda Hart's House Party


Film

Infidel


Agent

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