Siobhan Redmond was born on 27 July 1959[1] in the Tollcross area of Glasgow, the second-eldest of three children to Charlotte Redmond, a drama teacher, and John Redmond, a university lecturer.[2] She attended the Sunshine School of Dance and Park School for Girls in Glasgow's West End.[3]
Redmond studied at the University of St Andrews, where she earned a Master of Arts in English.[4] At university, she has said to have been 'discovered' by playwright Liz Lochhead while performing in a student Mermaids society production written by Marcella Evaristi.[5] Redmond also completed a course in massage and undertook a postgraduate year at the Bristol Old Vic.[6]
In 2004, Redmond starred in the BBC TV series Sea of Souls as twin sisters Carol and Helen. Redmond appeared in the "Gingers for Justice" sketch on The Catherine Tate Show in 2005 and then again in 2006. In 2007 she joined The Bill as Crime Scene Examiner Lorna Hart and in 2010 played one of the leads in David Greig's play Dunsinane, reprising her role for the BBC Radio 3 adaptation on 30 January 2011.[7]
On 26 June 2014, it was announced that Redmond would play a new incarnation of the Rani, a villainous character in the long-running series Doctor Who, originally portrayed on television by Kate O'Mara, who had died earlier that year. Redmond's version of the Rani is featured in BBC-licensed audio dramas by Big Finish Productions including The Rani Elite (2014)[8] and Planet of the Rani (2015).[9]
In January 2020, Redmond played the role of the Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge in the ITV series Grantchester.[12]
In 2021, Redmond starred in the BBC Scotland comedy pilot Beep alongside Lois Chimimba and Paul Higgins. She played Liz, a woman visiting her comatose husband on their anniversary, the programme exploring their dysfunctional family's dynamics.[13]
In November 2022, Redmond joined the cast of Two Doors Down[14] as Colin's new partner Anne Marie.[15]
