Matilda Ziegler

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1964-07-23 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Ashford, Kent, England, UK

Matilda Ziegler

Biography

Matilda Ziegler is an English actress, best known for her roles as Donna Ludlow in EastEnders, Irma Gobb in Mr. Bean, and Pearl Pratt in Lark Rise to Candleford. Ziegler's first screen role was in her early twenties, during 1987–89; she appeared in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders, playing Donna Ludlow, the illegitimate daughter of series regular Kathy Beale. Donna contended with prostitution, an attempted gang rape, heroin addiction and finally suicide (dying of a heroin overdose). The final death scenes of Ziegler's character, who had choked to death on her own vomit, have been hailed as one of the most powerful anti-drug images ever scr...

Acting

2022

Living

as Prim Lady

1991

2003

Home

as Paula Goddard

2020

The Rhythm Section

as Monica Patrick

1998

2012

City Slacker

as Louisa

2006

The Best of Mr. Bean

as Irma Gobb, Mr. Bean's girlfriend

1991

1994

Decadence

as The Entourage

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