Naomi Bentley (born 1981) is an English actress known for her roles in Miranda, White Van Man, Primeval, Grownups, Dalziel and Pascoe and Casanova.
Acting career Bentley graduated from a three-year acting course at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in 2004 and has since been in demand for film, theatre and TV roles.
She made her 2004 TV debut in an episode of Holby City, followed by an appearance in Blue Murder, in which she played a receptionist. Other early appearances included a leading role in the drama Burn at the National Theatre, playing Martha in Martha Loves Michael at the Edinburgh Fringe and the role of Leah in Beautiful Thing at the Sound Theatre.
Bentley's other TV and film roles since 2004 have included WPC Maria Jackson in Dalziel and Pascoe, Leonilda in Casanova, Rachel in Grownups and Shelley in the Channel 4 film The Mark of Cain. The second series of Primeval, in which Bentley played a leading role, was shown on ITV in March and April 2008.
She starred in new BBC One comedy drama Mutual Friends alongside Marc Warren, Keeley Hawes, Sarah Alexander and Alexander Armstrong. She also played medical student Holly Farr in Silent Witness in 2008.
She appeared as Mina in the Jonathan Creek 2009 Christmas Special. She appeared alongside Joel Fry in both the BBC3 comedy series White Van Man and ITV2 comedy series Plebs. In January 2013 she played Rose in Miranda and also in 2013 she appeared in the ITV1 comedy drama series Great Night Out as Colleen.
Personal life In 2026, Bentley shared that she had Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder also known as Borderline Personality Disorder and she suffers with clinical Depression. She also shared that she was a mother.
Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Can You Take It? Dawn Short 2006 2 January Zoe 2007 Shelley Under One Roof Various Television film 2009 Mid Life Christmas Deirdre Gumbarton
+ Television Year Title Role Notes 2004 Holby City Steph Holland One episode Blue Murder Receptionist "Hit and Run" (series 2: episode 1) 2005 Casanova Leonilda TV mini-series, One episode 2005–2006 Dalziel and Pascoe WPC Maria 'Janet' Jackson 10 episodes 2006 Doctors Zoe Taylor One episode Snuff Box Beautiful woman One episode Extras Linda "David Bowie" (series 2: episode 2) Goldplated Naomi Greengrass Eight episodes 2007 Rush Hour Jogger, Ian's PA Grownups Rachel Six episodes 2007–2011 Ideal Rainbow 13 episodes 2008 Primeval Caroline Steel TV series (7 episodes) Mutual Friends Anita Six episodes Silent Witness Holly Farr Two episodes 2009 Jonathan Creek Mina (26) "The Grinning Man" New Tricks Alice Hill S06E05 "Death of a Timeshare Salesman" 2010 Vexed Lauren Roberts One episode 2010–2011 My Family Sasha "He's Just Not That Into Ben" (series 10: episode 5)"A Night Out" (Series 11: episode 11) 2011 Casualty Annie McLean Four episodes 2011–2012 White Van Man Liz 13 episodes 2012 Love Life Alex Two episodes Vera Laura Deverson One episode Dawn Two episodes 2013 Miranda Rose Three episodes Great Night Out Colleen Six episodes Plebs Lucretia One episode 2014 Mount Pleasant Angie
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