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Dmitri Fjodorowitsch Poljakow

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'''Dmitri Fyodorovich Polyakov''' ({{lang-ru|Дмитрий Фёдорович Поляков}}) (6 July 1921 – 15 March 1988) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Major General]], a high-ranking [[GRU]] officer, and a prominent [[Cold War]] [[spy]] who revealed Soviet secrets to the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]. In the CIA he was known by code names BOURBON and ROAM, while the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) knew him as TOPHAT (Top Hat).

==Early life==
Born in 1921, in [[Ukraine]], he graduated from Sumy Artillery School in June 1941 and served as an artillery officer in [[World War II]] and was decorated for bravery. After the war and his studies at Frunze Military Academy and GRU Training Courses, he joined Soviet Military Intelligence, the [[GRU]]. His first mission was with the Soviet delegation to the [[Military Staff Committee]] of the [[United Nations]] in New York from 1951–1956.

==Agent==
On his second assignment there, in 1959–1961, he approached FBI counterintelligence agents to offer his services as an informant. His follow-up overseas assignments included [[Rangoon]], [[Burma]] (1965–1969) and [[New Delhi]], [[India]] (1973–1976 and 1979–1980) where he was posted as Soviet Military Attaché.
Some in the CIA feel that Polyakov became a mole because he was disgusted with the corruption of the Soviet Party elite.<ref name=TimeMag>{{cite news|publisher=Time|date=2001-06-24|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,164863,00.html|title=Death of The Perfect Spy
|author=Elaine Shannon|accessdate=2007-07-22}}</ref> [[Victor Cherkashin]] suggested that he was embittered because Soviet leadership denied him permission to take his seriously ill son, the eldest of three, to a hospital in New York where he could get adequate medical attention. This son died as a result of the illness and soon after, Polyakov began his [[informant]] activities.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2005/03/06/spooks_shadows_codes_and_moles/|publisher=Boston Globe|title=Spooks, shadows, codes, and moles — Spy wars, from inside the KGB|author=Ann Blackman|date=2005-03-06|accessdate=2007-07-22}}</ref>

For 25 years, he remained a CIA informant as he rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a General. CIA officers speak in superlatives about the kind of information he provided. Sandy Grimes said of him, "Polyakov was our crown jewel,... the best source at least to my knowledge that American intelligence has ever had and I would submit, although I certainly can't be certain, but the best source that any intelligence service has ever had.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/coldwar/interviews/episode-21/grimes1.html|title=INTERVIEW WITH SANDY GRIMES|date=1998-01-30|work=The National Security Archive|publisher=CNN}}</ref> [[R. James Woolsey, Jr.|James Woolsey]] said of him, "Polyakov was the jewel in the crown.<ref name=TimeMag/> According to all accounts, he was not interested in money, but was acting purely from principle.

Among the important information Polyakov provided:
*Evidence of the growing rift between the [[Soviet Union]] and [[China]]. This information played a crucial role in President [[Richard Nixon]]'s decision to open diplomatic relations with China in 1972.
*Technical data on Soviet-made antitank missiles. While the US never fought the Soviet Union directly, knowledge of these weapons proved invaluable when [[Iraq]] employed them in the [[Gulf War]].
*Proof of spying done by [[Frank Bossard]] for the USSR.

==Arrest and Execution==

Polyakov was arrested by the [[KGB]] in 1986, six years after his retirement from the GRU. His contacts at the CIA had no information about what might have happened to him. Only later, it became clear that he was betrayed by both [[Robert Hanssen]] and [[Aldrich Ames]]. (Bagley says Ames didn't betray him, because he only knew about Polyakov's activities when he was working with the FBI, when he was still acting as a Soviet plant.) <ref>Bagley, Tennent H.''Spymaster, Startling Cold War Revelations of a Soviet KGB Chief'', Skyhorse Publishing Inc, New York, Delaware, 2013.</ref> In 1988 Polyakov was sentenced to death for treason and executed.

==Legacy==
CIA officer Jeanne Vertefeuille said, "He didn’t do this for money. He insisted on staying in place to help us. It was a bad day for us when we lost him.<ref name=TimeMag/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Dmitri Fjodorowitsch Poljakow

2014-07-07T03:44:30Z

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{{about|the Soviet general|the tennis player|Dimitri Poliakov}}
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| nickname = Boris
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| Graduated from Artillery School in June 1941
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'''Dmitri Fyodorovich Polyakov''' ({{lang-ru|Дмитрий Фёдорович Поляков}}) (6 July 1921 – 15 March 1988) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Major General]], a high-ranking [[GRU]] officer, and a prominent [[Cold War]] [[spy]] who revealed Soviet secrets to the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]. In the CIA he was known by code names BOURBON and ROAM, while the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) knew him as TOPHAT (Top Hat).

==Early life==
Born in 1921, in [[Ukraine]], he graduated from Sumy Artillery School in June 1941 and served as an artillery officer in [[World War II]] and was decorated for bravery. After the war and his studies at Frunze Military Academy and GRU Training Courses, he joined Soviet Military Intelligence, the [[GRU]]. His first mission was with the Soviet delegation to the [[Military Staff Committee]] of the [[United Nations]] in New York from 1951–1956.

==Agent==
On his second assignment there, in 1959–1961, he approached FBI counterintelligence agents to offer his services as an informant. His follow-up overseas assignments included [[Rangoon]], [[Burma]] (1965–1969) and [[New Delhi]], [[India]] (1973–1976 and 1979–1980) where he was posted as Soviet Military Attaché.
Some in the CIA feel that Polyakov became a mole because he was disgusted with the corruption of the Soviet Party elite.<ref name=TimeMag>{{cite news|publisher=Time|date=2001-06-24|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,164863,00.html|title=Death of The Perfect Spy
|author=Elaine Shannon|accessdate=2007-07-22}}</ref> [[Victor Cherkashin]] suggested that he was embittered because Soviet leadership denied him permission to take his seriously ill son, the eldest of three, to a hospital in New York where he could get adequate medical attention. This son died as a result of the illness and soon after, Polyakov began his [[informant]] activities.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2005/03/06/spooks_shadows_codes_and_moles/|publisher=Boston Globe|title=Spooks, shadows, codes, and moles — Spy wars, from inside the KGB|author=Ann Blackman|date=2005-03-06|accessdate=2007-07-22}}</ref>

For 25 years, he remained a CIA informant as he rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a General. CIA officers speak in superlatives about the kind of information he provided. Sandy Grimes said of him, "Polyakov was our crown jewel,... the best source at least to my knowledge that American intelligence has ever had and I would submit, although I certainly can't be certain, but the best source that any intelligence service has ever had.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/coldwar/interviews/episode-21/grimes1.html|title=INTERVIEW WITH SANDY GRIMES|date=1998-01-30|work=The National Security Archive|publisher=CNN}}</ref> [[R. James Woolsey, Jr.|James Woolsey]] said of him, "Polyakov was the jewel in the crown.<ref name=TimeMag/> According to all accounts, he was not interested in money, but was acting purely from principle.

Among the important information Polyakov provided:
*Evidence of the growing rift between the [[Soviet Union]] and [[China]]. This information played a crucial role in President [[Richard Nixon]]'s decision to open diplomatic relations with China in 1972.
*Technical data on Soviet-made antitank missiles. While the US never fought the Soviet Union directly, knowledge of these weapons proved invaluable when [[Iraq]] employed them in the [[Gulf War]].
*Proof of spying done by [[Frank Bossard]] for the USSR.

==Arrest and Execution==

Polyakov was arrested by the [[KGB]] in 1986, six years after his retirement from the GRU. His contacts at the CIA had no information about what might have happened to him. Only later, it became clear that he was betrayed by both [[Robert Hanssen]] and [[Aldrich Ames]]. (Bagley{{clarify|reason=only mention of 'Bagley' in article. might be Dr. Tennent H. 'Pete' Bagley?|date=july 2014}} says Ames didn't betray him, because he only knew about Polyakov's activities when he was working with the FBI, when he was still acting as a Soviet plant.) <ref>''Spymaster, Startling Cold War Revelations of a Soviet KGB Chief'', Skyhorse Publishing Inc, New York, Delaware, 2013.</ref> In 1988 Polyakov was sentenced to death for treason and executed.

==Legacy==
CIA officer Jeanne Vertefeuille said, "He didn’t do this for money. He insisted on staying in place to help us. It was a bad day for us when we lost him.<ref name=TimeMag/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Persondata 
| NAME = Polyakov, Dmitri
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Soviet general
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1921-07-06
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Ukraine
| DATE OF DEATH = 1988-03-15
| PLACE OF DEATH =
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Polyakov, Dmitri}}
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[[Category:1988 deaths]]
[[Category:GRU officers]]
[[Category:Soviet major generals]]
[[Category:Soviet military personnel of World War II]]
[[Category:Soviet people executed for spying for the United States]]
[[Category:Executed spies]]
[[Category:People executed by single firearm]]
[[Category:Frunze Military Academy alumni]]
[[Category:Spies]]
[[Category:Ukrainian people executed by the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Ukrainian people executed by firearm]]
[[Category:Executed Soviet people from Ukraine]]

Maurice LaMarche

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{{Infobox person
| name = Maurice LaMarche
| image = Maurice LaMarche by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
| caption = LaMarche at the 2010 [[San Diego Comic-Con International|Comic Con]] in [[San Diego]], [[California]], on a panel for ''[[Futurama]]''.
| imagesize = 250px
| birth_name = Maurice LaMarche
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|3|30}}
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]
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| occupation = Voice actor/Stand up comedian/Singer
| yearsactive = 1980-present
| spouse = Robin Eiseman
| awards = '''Annie Awards''' '''Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production 1998 for ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]''
| website =
}}
'''Maurice LaMarche''' (born March 30, 1958) is an [[Emmy Award]] winning [[Canadian]] [[Voice acting|voice actor]] and former [[stand up comedy|stand up]] [[comedian]]. He is best known for his voicework in ''[[Futurama]]'' as [[Kif Kroker]], The Brain in ''[[Animaniacs]]'' and ''[[Pinky And The Brain]]'', [[Egon Spengler]] in ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]'', Dizzy Devil in ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', and his portrayal of [[Mr. Freeze]] in ''[[Batman: Arkham City]]''.

== Early life ==
LaMarche was born in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], but his family moved to [[Timmins]], Ontario, very soon after he was born.<ref>[http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/?p=1153&page=1 Interview with Quick Stop Entertainment (5th question)] [http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/?p=1153&page=1 Interview with Quick Stop Entertainment (8th question)]</ref> LaMarche's childhood was filled with his "own little world of cartoons and sixties television".<ref>{{cite web|last=Plume |first=Ken |url=http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/?p=1153&page=1 |title=Interview with Quick Stop Entertainment (12th question) |publisher=Quickstopentertainment.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-26}}</ref> It was not until his sophomore year of high school that he learned of the popularity his talent for [[impressionist (entertainment)|mimicry]] could garner him. This realization came from a coincidental performance in a high school "variety night" when a couple of friends urged him to enter. The act he performed at the variety night was "celebrities as waiters" which he actually used all the way up until the end of his stand up career.<ref>{{cite web|last=Plume |first=Ken |url=http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/?p=1153&page=1 |title=Interview with Quick Stop Entertainment (18th question) |publisher=Quickstopentertainment.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-26}}</ref>

== Stand up ==
[[File:Maurice LaMarche.jpg|right|thumb|LaMarche in 2006]]
At the age of 19, LaMarche took his high school act to an [[open mic]] night in [[New York City]], performing to a reaction in which, as he describes, "they just totally ignored me".<ref>{{cite web|last=Plume |first=Ken |url=http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/?p=1153&page=1 |title=Interview with Quick Stop Entertainment (questions 19-21) |publisher=Quickstopentertainment.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-26}}</ref> This reaction was coupled with the backlash LaMarche received from fellow Canadian comedians who LaMarche describes as discouraging him from pursuing a career outside of Canada.<ref>{{cite web|last=Plume |first=Ken |url=http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/?p=1153&page=1 |title=Interview with Quick Stop Entertainment (Questions 22-26) |publisher=Quickstopentertainment.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-26}}</ref>

Three years later, at the age of 22, LaMarche moved straight to [[Los Angeles]] to further his stand up career. This move, LaMarche says, would always be something he regretted doing instead of moving to New York: "... in retrospect, I thought it was a mistake. I think that a couple of years in New York would have made me a stronger comedian."<ref>{{cite web|last=Plume |first=Ken |url=http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/?p=1153&page=1 |title=Interview with Quick Stop Entertainment (40th question) |publisher=Quickstopentertainment.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-26}}</ref>

Over the next five years, LaMarche's career would gradually progress, playing comedy clubs all over the U.S., with several appearances on [[Merv Griffin]] and "An Evening At The Improv", but in spite of such interest, LaMarche always believed that, while his impersonations and stage presence were strong, he needed to develop funnier comedy material. Despite being so critical of himself, LaMarche would be granted the opportunity of being part of the 1985 [[HBO]] production, ''Rodney Dangerfield Hosts the 9th Annual Young Comedians Special'', on which also appeared [[Bob Saget]], [[Rita Rudner]], [[Louie Anderson]], [[Yakov Smirnoff]], and the breakout first appearance of [[Sam Kinison]]. Although he was received (and reviewed) favorably, in looking back on his own performance in that special, LaMarche believed he was "probably about five years away from going from being a good comedian to being a great comedian" and being the "only impressionist that actually comes from somewhere".<ref>{{cite web|last=Plume |first=Ken |url=http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/?p=1153&page=1 |title=Interview with Quick Stop Entertainment (Questions 42-43) |publisher=Quickstopentertainment.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-26}}</ref>

During his standup career, LaMarche opened for such acts as [[Rodney Dangerfield]], [[George Carlin]], [[Howie Mandel]], [[David Sanborn]] and [[Donna Summer]], usually in the main showrooms of [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] and [[Atlantic City]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Plume |first=Ken |url=http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/?p=1153&page=1 |title=Interview with Quick Stop Entertainment (45th question) |publisher=Quickstopentertainment.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-26}}</ref>

On March 9, 1987, LaMarche's father was murdered, shot to death by a lifelong friend in a Toronto hotel lobby, in front of dozens of witnesses. This sent LaMarche into [[Clinical depression|depression]] and [[alcoholism]] for the next two years, effectively stalling his stand up career.<ref>{{cite web|last=Plume |first=Ken |url=http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/?p=1153&page=1 |title=Interview with Quick Stop Entertainment (43rd question) |publisher=Quickstopentertainment.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-26}}</ref> After getting sober on Inauguration Day in 1989, LaMarche embarked again into the world of his first love, standup comedy, in the early part of 1990. However, just as he was regaining lost momentum, tragedy struck once more, as his 18-year-old sister was killed in a car accident in September of that year. <ref name="quickstopentertainment.com">{{cite web|last=Plume |first=Ken |url=http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/?p=1153&page=1 |title=Interview with Quick Stop Entertainment (51st question) |publisher=Quickstopentertainment.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-26}}</ref> At this point, though he remained sober, LaMarche decided he just could not do standup comedy anymore.
He says, "at that point I just threw up my hands and went, 'Oh, that’s it. I don’t have any funny left in me. I’m done.'"
<ref name="quickstopentertainment.com"/>

== Voiceover acting ==
LaMarche's first entrance into the [[voiceover]] industry was in 1980 in ''[[Easter Fever]]'' and ''[[Take Me Up to the Ball Game]]'', two Canadian films from [[Nelvana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/?p=1153&page=2 |title=Interview with Quick Stop Entertainment (2nd page, Questions 33 and 39 |publisher=Quickstopentertainment.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-26}}</ref> LaMarche did not venture into [[voiceover]] acting again until years later as a side endeavor during his full-time standup comedy career.

=== Television ===
LaMarche began on ''[[Inspector Gadget]]'' and went on to ''[[Dennis the Menace (1986 TV series)|Dennis the Menace]]'', ''[[Popeye and Son]]'' and ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]''. After ''The Real Ghostbusters'', LaMarche became a regular mainstay of the voiceover industry appearing in such shows as ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1989 TV series)|GI Joe]]'', ''[[Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Taz-Mania]]'', ''[[Where's Waldo? (TV series)|Where's Waldo]]'', ''[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|The Little Mermaid]]'', ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'', and ''[[Bonkers (TV series)|Bonkers]]'' before landing perhaps his most recognized role in 1993 as [[Pinky and the Brain#The Brain|The Brain]] on ''[[Animaniacs]]'' (and later its spin-off show ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]''). Following this, LaMarche worked on ''[[The Critic]]'', ''[[Freakazoid!]]'', and ''[[The Tick]]'' before then reprising his role of Egon in ''[[Extreme Ghostbusters]]''. The stretch of two years after this saw LaMarche portray characters in such shows as ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' as Big Bob Pataki, ''[[Queer Duck]]'', ''[[The Chimp Channel]]'', and [[Sonic Underground]] as Sleet. During this time Maurice would become the voice actor for [[Mortimer Mouse (Disney)|Mortimer Mouse]] who he would voice in the television series ''[[Mickey Mouse Works]]'' and ''[[Disney's House of Mouse]]''. It was at this time, 1999, that LaMarche began work on ''[[Futurama]]'', and since ''Futurama'' LaMarche has continued to work steadily in television, including guest roles on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' (where he once again parodied [[Orson Welles]]). His most recent regular role came as Hovis the butler on the Nickelodeon series ''[[Catscratch]]''. LaMarche voice of Victor in Playhouse Disney's ''[[Handy Manny]]'' Halloween episode.

LaMarche has done various voice work for many [[Warner Bros. Animation]] and [[DiC Entertainment]] cartoons. He also delivered the protracted belches for the "Great Wakkorotti" shorts on ''Animaniacs'', in which [[Wakko Warner]] performed various pieces of music. In 2011, LaMarche reprises his role as [[Yosemite Sam]] in [[Cartoon Network]]'s new series, [[The Looney Tunes Show]].

==== ''Pinky and the Brain'' ====
LaMarche plays the character of The Brain in ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]''. In creating the voice for Brain, LaMarche says he looked at a picture of the character and immediately thought of [[Orson Welles]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/?p=1153&page=2 |title=Interview with Quick Stop Entertainment (5th question) |publisher=Quickstopentertainment.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-26}}</ref> although the character wasn't modeled after Welles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/?p=1153&page=3 |title=Interview with Quick Stop Entertainment (3rd page, 27th question) |publisher=Quickstopentertainment.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-26}}</ref> Voicing Brain gave LaMarche the opportunity to make use of his signature impersonation of Welles. Many ''Pinky and the Brain'' episodes are nods to Welles' career. LaMarche won an [[Annie Award]] for his role as the Brain, and was nominated for an Emmy. LaMarche would later use this accent to voice Father in ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''.

==== ''The Critic'' ====
While working on ''[[The Critic]]'', LaMarche once voiced 29 characters in one 30-minute episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/?p=1153&page=4 |title=Interview with Quick Stop Entertainment (4th page, 19th question) |publisher=Quickstopentertainment.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-26}}</ref>

His time on ''The Critic'' also afforded LaMarche the opportunity to once again parody [[Orson Welles]], this time after a video reading of a will (the Sherman family was so wealthy, they had hired Welles to narrate it) dissolves into a commercial for Mrs. Pells Fishsticks, as well as another for Rosebud [[Frozen Peas]] ("full of delicious 'pea-ness'"), and another for Blotto Bros. [[wine]].

==== ''Futurama''====
A lot of his best known voice work is on ''[[Futurama]]'' where he voices [[Kif Kroker]], and numerous other characters. He has also done his [[Orson Welles]] impression on the show, and won an Emmy in 2011 for his portrayal.

==== ''Heroes'' ====
LaMarche acted, voice only, in the second episode of the hit NBC show ''[[Heroes (TV)|Heroes]]'', "[[Don't Look Back (Heroes)|Don't Look Back]]", as the villain [[Sylar]]. His voice is heard in a chilling recorded phone conversation on Chandra Suresh's answering machine. The role of Sylar was later played by [[Zachary Quinto]].<ref name="TheStar">{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/Television/article/501883| title=Zachary Quinto interview: Vulcan vs. Villain| author=Salem, Rob| date=2008-09-20| accessdate=2008-09-20|publisher=TheStar.com|quote="Before Quinto was cast, the character's early, off-camera presence was the uncredited work of Toronto-born voice veteran Maurice LaMarche"}}</ref>

=== Film ===
LaMarche has appeared in many [[films]], including dubbing the voice of Orson Welles over [[Vincent D'Onofrio]]'s on-camera performance in ''[[Ed Wood (movie)|Ed Wood]]''; [[Pepé Le Pew]] in ''[[Space Jam]]''; supplying the voice of the [[Alec Baldwin]] puppet in ''[[Team America: World Police]]'', and reprising his roles from ''[[Queer Duck]]'' and ''[[Futurama]]'' in the [[direct-to-video]] films ''[[Queer Duck: The Movie]]'' and ''[[Futurama: Bender's Big Score]]'', respectively.

His one on-camera theatrical film performance was in the 1981 Canadian feature ''Funny Farm'', not to be confused with a later Chevy Chase vehicle of the same name. The film follows the story of a young standup comedian's attempt to break into the big-time on the L.A. comedy scene. LaMarche played Dickie Lyons, an impressionist who befriends the main character, Mark Champlin. The film also starred [[Howie Mandel]], [[Eileen Brennan]], and [[Miles Chapin]].

In [[Mark Hamill]]'s 2004 movie ''[[Comic Book: The Movie]]'', LaMarche made a rare live appearance to be in the special features of the [[DVD]] alongside ''Pinky and the Brain'' co-star [[Rob Paulsen]]. Among other gags, he re-enacted his impression of [[Orson Welles]]' famous frozen peas commercial outtake.

== Roles in television, film, and video games ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Easter Fever]]''
| Don Rattles Steed Martin Peter Easter Bat
| Animated special
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Take Me Up to the Ball Game]]''
|
| Animated special
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Inspector Gadget]]''
| Chief Quimby (second season only)
| [[Animated series]]
|-
| 1986 
| ''{{sortname|The|Real Ghostbusters}}''
| Egon Spengler
| Animated series
|-
| 1986
| ''[[The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]''
| Six-Gun
| Animated series
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Dennis the Menace (1986 TV series)|Dennis the Menace]]''
| George Wilson Henry Mitchell
| Animated series
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Popples]]''
| Puzzle
| Animated series
|-
| 1987
| ''{{sortname|The|Facts of Life|The Facts of Life (TV series)}}''
| Rod Sperling 
| [[Live action]]
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Popeye and Son]]''
| [[Popeye]]
| Animated series
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Beany and Cecil]]''
| Dishonest John
| Animated series
|-
| 1989
| ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero|G.I. Joe]]''
| [[Copperhead (G.I. Joe)|Copperhead]] [[Low-Light (G.I. Joe)|Low-Light]] [[Spirit (G.I. Joe)|Spirit]] [[Serpentor]] [[Destro]] [[Heavy Duty (G.I. Joe)|Heavy Duty]] [[Big Ben (G.I. Joe)|Big Ben]] [[Red Star (G.I. Joe)|Red Star]]
| Animated Series
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]''
| Verminous Skumm
| Animated series
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| 1990
| ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]''
| [[Dizzy Devil]] Orsen Whales [[Yosemite Sam]]
| Animated series
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| 1990
| ''[[TaleSpin]]''
| General Patton
| Animated series
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| 1990
| ''[[Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series]]''
| Zoltan Ketchuck Tomato Guy
| Animated series
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| 1991
| ''[[Taz-Mania]]''
| Hugh Tasmanian Devil Daffy Duck
| Animated series
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| 1991
| ''[[Felix the Cat: The Movie]]''
| The Grandfather
| [[Direct-to-video]] Animated film
|-
|1992
| ''[[Cool World]]''
| Interrogator #2 Mash drunken bar patron Dr. Vincent "Vegas Vinnie" Whiskers
| [[Live action]]/[[Animated film]]
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Animaniacs]]''
| Brain [[Spartacus]] [[Bob Hope]] Squit [[Wakko]] (burping only)
| Animated series
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| 1993
| ''[[Bonkers (TV series)|Bonkers]]''
| Mr. Blackenblue [[March Hare]] Smarts Tuttle Turtle
| Animated series
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| 1994
| ''{{sortname|The|Tick}}''
| Human Ton & Handy Pigleg Mr. Smartypants Various other characters
| Animated series
|-
| 1994
| ''{{sortname|The|Critic}}''
| [[The Critic#Jeremy Hawke|Jeremy Hawke]] [[Orson Welles]] Additional Voices
| Animated series
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| 1994
| ''[[Ed Wood (movie)|Ed Wood]]''
| Orson Welles
| [[Voice acting|Voice only]]
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Freakazoid!]]''
| Longhorn Dan Captain "K"
| Animated series
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Napoleon (1995 film)|Napoleon]]''
| Snake and frill-Necked Lizard
| Voice only
|-
| 1995
| ''{{sortname|The|Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries}}''
| Yosemite Sam others
| Animated series
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| 1995
| ''[[Gadget Boy and Heather]]''
| Boris Mulch and Humus Myron Dabble Chief Strombolli G9
| Animated series
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| 1995
| ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]''
| The Brain
| Animated series
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| 1996
| ''[[Space Jam]]''
| [[Pepe Le Pew]]
| Animated film
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| 1996
| ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]''
| Simion
| Animated series
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| 1996
| ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]''
| Conglomo Lizard
| Animated series
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| 1996
| ''[[All Dogs Go to Heaven 2]]''
| Lost & Found Officer
| Animated film
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| 1996
| ''[[Hey Arnold!]]''
| Big Bob Pataki Occasional Characters
| Animated series
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| 1997
| ''[[Space Goofs]]''
| Etno
| Animated series
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| 1997
| ''[[Extreme Ghostbusters]]''
| [[Egon Spengler]]
| Animated series
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| 1998
| ''[[Histeria!]]''
| [[Abraham Lincoln]]
| Animated series
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Inspector Gadget's Last Case: Claw's Revenge]]''
| Inspector Gadget Chief Quimby
| Voice only Animated film
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Mickey Mouse Works]]''
| Mortimer Mouse Professor Ratigan
| Animated series
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Wakko's Wish]]''
| Brain Squit
| Direct-to-video Animated film
|-
| 1999
| ''{{sortname|The|Chimp Channel}}''
| Harry Waller Bernard the Sarcastic Cockatoo
| Voice only
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Dilbert#Animated series|Dilbert]]''
| The World's Smartest Garbageman
| Animated series
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Queer Duck]]''
| Oscar Wildcat Mr. Duckstein Other Characters
| Animated series
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Sonic Underground]]''
| Sleet SWATbots Athair (Great Grandfather of Knuckles)
| Animated series
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| 1999
| ''[[Sabrina: The Animated Series]]''
| Additional Voices
| Animated series
|-
| {{sort|1999.1|1999- Present}}
| ''[[Futurama]]''
| [[List of recurring characters in Futurama#Kif Kroker|Kif Kroker]] [[List of recurring characters in Futurama#Morbo|Morbo]] [[List of recurring characters in Futurama#Antonio Calculon|Calculon]] [[List of recurring characters in Futurama#Lrrr|Lrrr]] [[List of recurring characters in Futurama#Horrible Gelatinous Blob|Horrible Gelatinous Blob]] [[List of recurring characters in Futurama#Walt, Larry and Igner|Walt]] [[List of recurring characters in Futurama#Hedonismbot|Hedonismbot]] [[List of recurring characters in Futurama#Robot Mafia|DonBot]] Additional characters
| Animated series
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman]]''
| Mr. Lawrence Talbot
| Voice only Animated film
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Hard Drinkin' Lincoln]]''
| [[John Wilkes Booth]]
| Animated series
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Baby Felix|Baby Felix & Friends]]''
| Master Cylinder
| Animated series
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Disney's House of Mouse]]''
| Mortimer Mouse Professor Ratigan
| Animated series
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Harvey Birdman]]''
| Azul Falcone Stan Freezoid [[Apache Chief]] [[Fred Flintstone]] [[Yogi Bear]] Der Spuzmacher [[Inch High]] [[Speed Buggy]] [[Hi-Riser]] Doggie Daddy [[Droopy]] [[Quick Draw McGraw]] [[Wally Gator]] Morocco Mole Garok Cavey Jr. [[Magilla Gorilla]] Mr. Peebles Benny the Ball [[Dum Dum]] [[Shazzan]] [[Atom Ant]] Nitron
|Animated Series
|-
| 2001
| ''{{sortname|The|Oblongs}}''
| Tommy Vinegar
| Animated series
|-
| 2001
| ''[[The New Adventures of Lucky Luke]]''
| Joe Dalton [[Buffalo Bill]]
| Animated series
|-
| 2002-2004
| ''[[Teamo Supremo]]''
|Baron Blitz
| Animated series
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Inspector Gadget's Last Case|Inspector Gadget's Last Case: Claw's Revenge]]''
| Inspector Gadget
| Direct-to-video Animated film
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Hey Arnold!: The Movie]]''
| Big Bob Pataki Head of Security
| Animated film
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring]]''
| Spike and Alley Cat
| Direct-to-video Animated film
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''
| Father
| Animated series
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Balto II: Wolf Quest]]''
| [[List of Balto characters#Balto|Balto]]
| Direct-to-video Animated film
|-
| 2003
| ''[[101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure]]''
| Horace
| Direct-to-video Animated film
|-
| 2003
| ''[[K10C: Kids' Ten Commandments]]''
| Omri and Amos
| Animated series
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Sabrina's Secret Life]]''
| Salem
| Animated series
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Team America: World Police]]''
| [[Alec Baldwin]]
| Voice only
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Balto III: Wings of Change]]''
| [[List of Balto characters#Balto|Balto]]
| Direct-to-video Animated film
|-
| 2004
| ''Felix the Cat Saves Christmas''
| Rock Bottom
| Direct-to-video Animated film
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers]]''
| [[Beagle Boys|One of The Beagle Boys]]
| Direct-to-video animated film
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Comic Book: The Movie]]''
| Himself
| "Behind the Voices" Special feature Live action
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]''
| [[Yosemite Sam|K'chutha Sa'am]]
| Animated series
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]
| [[Master Fung]]- Only in season 2 and 3 Chucky Choo
| Animated series
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Tripping the Rift]]''
| Gus
| [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]]-animated series
|-
| 2005
| ''[[My Gym Partner's A Monkey]]''
| Principal Poncherello Pixiefrog, Mr. Mandrill, Mr. Hornbill, Mr. Blowhole
| Animated series
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Catscratch]]
| Hovis
| Animated series
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Firehouse Tales]]''
| Chief
| Animated series
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Krypto the Superdog]]''
| Mechanikat
| Animated series
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Pom Poko]]''
| Narrator
| Animated film (English [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dub]])
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Tak and the Power of Juju (TV series)|Tak & the Power of Juju]]''
| Chief
| Animated series
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas]]''
| [[Yosemite Sam]]
| Animated film
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Shuriken School]]''
| Mr. No Naginata Kubo Utamaro Zumichito Daisuke Togakame
| Animated series
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Tekkonkinkreet]]''
| Fujimura
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Operation: Z.E.R.O.]]''
| [[Father (Codename: Kids Next Door)|Father]]
| Animated [[television film]]
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Casper's Scare School]]''
| Pirate Thurdigree Burns
| Animated television film
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Barnyard (movie)|Barnyard]]''
| Igg the Cow
| Animated film
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Queer Duck: The Movie]]''
| Oscar Wildcat
| Direct-to-video
|-
| 2006
| [[Treehouse of Horror XVII|The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XVII]]
| Orson Welles
| Animated Series
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Futurama: Bender's Big Score]]''
| Kif Kroker Morbo [[Calculon]] Lrrr Additional characters
| Direct-to-video Animated film
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Random! Cartoons]]
| Klemp Birdsdorf Pickle Cop Dog Catcher Elecaptain Sam Bjorn Working Troll #1
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Crash: Mind over Mutant]]''
| Dr. Nitrus Brio Znu
| Uncredited [[Video game]] by [[Radical Entertainment]]
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Futurama: Bender's Game]]''
| Various characters
| Direct-to-video Animated film
|-
| 2008
| ''{{sortname|The|Jewish Nudist Buddhist|nolink=1}}''
| ''[[God]]''
| [[Independent film]]
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Guild Wars: Eye of the North]]''
| Vekk Lork
| Video game [[expansion pack]]
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Dead Space: Downfall]]''
| White Bavaro
| Direct-to-video Animated film
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Tripping the Rift#The Movie|Tripping the Rift: The Movie]]''
| Gus
| Direct-to-video CGI-animated film
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs]]''
| Kif Kroker Various Characters
| Direct-to-video Animated film
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder]]''
| Kif Kroker The Donbot Clamps Calculon Morbo Lrrr Various characters
| Direct-to-video Animated film
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Bob & Doug (2009 TV series)|Bob & Doug]]''
| Various characters
| Animated series
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Pound Puppies (2010 TV series)|Pound Puppies]]''
| Jean Luc Glaciaire
|Animated series
|-
| 2011-present
| ''{{sortname|The|Looney Tunes Show}}''
| [[Yosemite Sam]]
| Animated series
|-
| 2011-present
| ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]''
| Vincent Van Ghoul
| Animated series
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Batman: Arkham City]]''
| [[Mr. Freeze]], [[Calendar Man]]
| Video game by [[Rocksteady Studios]]
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Adventure Time]]''
| Grand Master Wizard
| 1 episode
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Pound Puppies (2010 TV series)|Pound Puppies]]''
| Agent Francois
| Animated series
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]''
| One of the Beagle Boys
| Video game by [[Square Enix]]
|-
| 2012
| ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]''
| Various
| Animated Series
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Lego Hero Factory]]''
| Splitface
| Animated Series
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Have a Laugh!]]''
| Mortimer Mouse
| Animated series
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Robot and Monster]]''
| Gart, Perry, and Loudmouth
| Animated series
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Wreck-It Ralph]]''
| [[Tapper|Root Beer Tapper]]
| Animated film
|-
|2012
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| Brain, Ricky Recycle Bin
| Animated series
|-
|2013
| [[The Amazing World Of Gumball]]
| William
| Animated series
|}
=== Other media ===
*'''Commercials'''
**[[Kellogg's]] [[Froot Loops]] spokesbird [[Toucan Sam]].
**The animated [[Willy Wonka]] character in [[Nestlé]]'s ''[[Willy Wonka Candy Company]]' commercials
**Narration for [[Lexus]] commercials.
*'''Video games'''
**[[Toucan Sam]] and [[Willy Wonka]] (both in ''[[Horton Hatches the Egg]]'') in ''[[Storybook Weaver]]''
**[[Toucan Sam]] and [[Willy Wonka]] (both in ''[[Horton Hatches the Egg]]'' in ''[[Storybook Weaver|Storybook Weaver Deluxe]]''
**Several characters in [[Lucasarts]]' ''[[Full Throttle (1995 video game)|Full Throttle]]''
**[[Baldur's Gate NPCs#Yoshimo|Yoshimo]] and Renal Bloodscalp in the award-winning RPG, ''[[Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn]]''.
**Jack O' Lantern in ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (video game)|The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]''
**Vekk in ''[[Guild Wars Eye of the North]]''
**The Brain in ''[[Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt]]''
**Doctor Nitrus Brio in ''[[Crash: Mind over Mutant]]''
**Mortimer Mouse ''[[Disney Golf]]''
**Toadman in ''[[Battle Beast]]''
**Stinky the Skunk in ''[[Tuneland|The Great Math/Word/Reading Adventure]]''
**Narrator in the commercial for the video game [[Nightmare Creatures]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://blatantbias.blogspot.com/2009/02/opposite-of-dream-creatures.html |title=Blatant Bias: Opposite of Dream Creatures |publisher=Blatantbias.blogspot.com |date=2009-02-09 |accessdate=2010-08-26}}</ref>
**William Shakespeare in ''[[The Simpsons Game]]''
*'''Web Originals'''
**Avocado Soldier in [[Axe Cop|Axe Cop Motion]] <ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=R6LslccLidw |title=Axe Cop Episode THREE |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2010-08-26}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

== External links ==
{{commons category}}
* {{imdb name|0005606}}
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20071016072839/http://joecookprogram.com/maurice-lamarche-interview Interview with Maurice LaMarche on "The Joe Cook Program"]
* [http://www.talkradiomeltdown.com/episode-103 Maurice LaMarche Interview on Talk Radio Meltdown]
* [http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/maurice-lamarche Maurice LaMarche honors at Emmys Offical Site]

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Lydia Wilson

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'''Lydia Wilson''' (born 1984 in [[Kilburn, London|Kilburn]], [[London]]) is an English actress. Since graduating in 2009 from [[RADA]] she has performed in numerous television and theatre productions including the [[Olivier Award]] winning ''[[Blasted]]'' by [[Sarah Kane]] in 2010 at the [[Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)|Lyric Theatre]].

==Early life==
Born and brought up in [[Queen's Park, London|Queen's Park]] in [[Kilburn, London|Kilburn]] to an [[United States|American]] mother and an [[England|English]] father. She says her acting ambitions came from her grandparents who were both stage actors.<ref>Introducing..Lydia Wilson, OfficialLondonTheatre http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/the-feature/view/item114773/Introducing----Lydia-Wilson/</ref> After completing a Foundation Course at the Chelsea College of Art and Design, Wilson studied English at [[Cambridge]] University. <ref>Rising Stars http://www.mattmueller.co.uk/index.php?page_id=Interviews%20/%20Features&category_id=Interviews&article_id=323</ref> Wilson then trained at [[RADA]].<ref>RADA profile http://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles?prof_act=8113</ref>

==Career==
After RADA Wilson performed at the [[Chichester Festival Theatre]] in ''The House of Special Purpose''. She then went on to play at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] in ''Pains of Youth'' before starring in ''[[Blasted]]'' with [[Danny Webb (actor)|Danny Webb]] at the [[Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)|Lyric Theatre]] which won an [[Olivier Award]] in 2011. In 2011 she starred in two new plays at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] in London, [[Richard Bean]]'s ''[[The Heretic (play)|The Heretic]]'' alongside [[Juliet Stevenson]], [[James Fleet]] and [[Johnny Flynn]] and the ''The Acid Test'' by [[Anya Reiss]] playing [[Denis Lawson]]'s daughter.

For television she has appeared in the critically acclaimed ''[[Any Human Heart (TV series)|Any Human Heart]]'' on [[Channel Four]]. She has also appeared in ''[[Pete Versus Life]]'', ''[[Midsommer Murders]]'', ''[[South Riding (2011 miniseries)|South Riding]]'', and the [[BBC]]'s ''[[The Crimson Petal and the White (TV miniseries)|The Crimson Petal and the White]]''. Her largest part to date has been as the kidnapped Princess Susannah in [[Charlie Brooker]]'s TV series ''[[Black Mirror (TV series)|Black Mirror]]'' in the episode co -starring [[Rory Kinnear]] entitled The National Anthem.

She made her film debut in ''[[Never Let Me Go (2010 film)|Never Let Me Go]]''<ref>Imdb Profile http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3575723/</ref>

==Theatre==
{| class="wikitable"
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! scope="col" width="300" | Title
! scope="col" width="200" | Character
! scope="col" width="300" | Production
! scope="col" width="500" | Notes
|-
| 2011 || ''[['Tis Pity She's a Whore]]'' by [[John Ford (dramatist)|John Ford]]<ref>[http://www.cheekbyjowl.com/tis_pity_shes_a_whore.php Cheek by Jowl, 2011, ''Tis Pity She's a Whore'' - Production Outline and Cast list]</ref> || Annabella || [[Cheek by Jowl]] || World tour - France, Australia, UK, USA ||
|-
| 2011 || ''The Acid Test''<ref>The Acid Test, Royal Court Theatre http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/the-acid-test</ref> by [[Anya Reiss]] || Jessica || [[Royal Court Theatre]] ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[The Heretic (play)|The Heretic]]''<ref>The Heretic, Royal Court Theatre http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/the-heretic</ref> by [[Richard Bean]] || Phoebe || [[Royal Court Theatre]] ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Blasted]]''<ref>Blasted, Lyric Hammersmith http://www.lyric.co.uk/production-archive/entry/blasted/</ref> by [[Sarah Kane]] || Cate || [[Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)|Lyric Theatre]] || [[Olivier Award]] win for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre<ref>Blasted, Olivier Award 2011 http://www.olivierawards.com/nominations/</ref>
|-
| 2009 || ''Pains of Youth''<ref>Pains of Youth http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/51779/productions/pains-of-youth.html</ref> by [[Ferdinand Bruckner]] version by [[Martin Crimp]] || Desiree || [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] ||
|-
| 2009 || ''House of Special Purpose''<ref>House of Special Purpose http://www.cft.org.uk/cft-productions_details.asp?pid=271</ref> by [[Heidi Thomas]] || Maria || [[Chichester Festival Theatre]] ||
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" width="80" | Year
! scope="col" width="300" | Title
! scope="col" width="200" | Character
! scope="col" width="300" | Production
! scope="col" width="500" | Notes
|-
| 2012 || ''The Making of a Lady''<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9724851/TheMaking-of-a-Lady-ITV1-costume-drama-meets-the-macabre.html</ref> ||lead role: Emily|| [[ITV]] || one-off Drama
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Dirk Gently (TV series)|Dirk Gently]]''<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2012/11/dirk-gently-episode-2.html</ref> || Jane || [[ITV Studios]] / The Welded Tandem Picture Company for [[BBC Cymru Wales]] || Episode 2
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Black Mirror (TV series)|Black Mirror]]'' || Princess Susannah || [[Channel 4]] || ''National Anthem'' Episode 1
|-
| 2011 || ''[[The Crimson Petal and the White (TV miniseries)|The Crimson Petal and the White]]''<ref>The Crimson Petal and the White http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384013/</ref> || Elizabeth || [[BBC]] || Episode 1
|-
| 2011 || ''[[South Riding (2011 miniseries)|South Riding]]''<ref>South Riding http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1688606/</ref> || Muriel Carne || [[BBC]] || 3 part series
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Any Human Heart (TV series)|Any Human Heart]]''<ref>Any Human Heart http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1631891/</ref> || Monday || [[Channel 4]] || Episode 3
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Midsomer Murders]]''<ref>Midsommer Murders, Master Class http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1644808/</ref> || Zoe Stock || [[ITV]] || ''Master Class'' Series 13, Episode 5
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Pete Versus Life]]''<ref>Pete Versus Life http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1706185/</ref> || Rachel || [[Channel 4]] || ''Fankoo'' Series 1, Episode 2
|}

==Film==
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! scope="col" width="300" | Title
! scope="col" width="200" | Character
! scope="col" width="300" | Production
! scope="col" width="500" | Notes
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Never Let Me Go (2010 film)|Never Let Me Go]]''<ref>Never Let Me Go http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1334260/</ref> || Hannah || [[Film4]], [[DNA Films]] ||
|}

==Radio==
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" width="80" | Year
! scope="col" width="300" | Title
! scope="col" width="200" | Character
! scope="col" width="300" | Production
! scope="col" width="500" | Notes
|-
| 2011 || ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'' by [[Charles Dickens]]<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018grvp BBC Radio 4, December 2011, ''A Tale of Two Cities'' by Charles Dickens ]</ref> || [[Lucie Manette]] || [[BBC Radio 4]] ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

{{Persondata 
| NAME = Wilson, Lydia
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = British actor
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1984
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[London]], [[England]], UK
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| PLACE OF DEATH =
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[[Category:English actresses]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:People from Kilburn, London]]

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|3575723}}