Ingrid Oliver

Acting

Ingrid Oliver

Born February 25, 1977London, England, UK34 credits

Ingrid Oliver is a British actress and comedian, and one half of the comic double act Watson & Oliver, alongside Lorna Watson, the pair having their own BBC2 sketch show for two series in 2012 and 2013. She is known for playing Petronella Osgood, a supporting character in the BBC television series Doctor Who. In 2022 she married broadcaster and author Richard Osman. Her mother is Conservative MP Jo Gideon.

Known For

Filmography

Run Away
2026Run Away
as Yvonne PrevidiTV
Sweetpea
2024Sweetpea
as DI St JohnTV
Beyond Paradise
2023Beyond Paradise
as Cassie ParkerTV
The Watch
2021The Watch
as Dr CrucesTV
Last Christmas
2019Last Christmas
as Police Woman CrowleyMovie
The Hustle
2019The Hustle
as Brigitte DesjardinsMovie
The Magicians
2015The Magicians
as Dragon (voice)TV
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
as Petronella OsgoodMovie
Plebs
2013Plebs
as CamillaTV
Father Brown
2013Father Brown
as Gaynor GarfieldTV
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - ParticipantTV
Twenty Twelve
2011Twenty Twelve
as AP The Today ProgrammeTV
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
2010The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
as Vanessa Blojabditz / Yancy McPicklesTV
L
2010Let's Dance for Sport Relief
as Self - ContestantTV
The Wrong Door
2008The Wrong Door
as VariousTV
Comedy Showcase
2007Comedy Showcase
as Rebecca BlackTV
Footprints in the Snow
2005Footprints in the Snow
as Back-Up OrganiserMovie
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Who
as OsgoodTV
Peep Show
2003Peep Show
as NatalieTV