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Biography
Eve Best (born Emily Best; 31 July 1971) is an English actress, best known for her roles as Dr. O'Hara in the Showtime television series Nurse Jackie, as Wallis Simpson in the 2010 film The King's Speech, and Dolley Madison in the 2011 American Experience television special about that First Lady. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eve Best, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Theatre World Award · 2007
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Actress in a Play
- Laurence Olivier Awards
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 2008 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Play · 2007 · nominated
Filmography17 titles

House of the Dragon
2022as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen
2022as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen

The Crown
2016as Carole Middleton
2016as Carole Middleton

Fate: The Winx Saga
2021as Farah Dowling
2021as Farah Dowling

Prime Suspect
1991as Linda Philips
1991as Linda Philips

The King's Speech
2010as Wallis Simpson
2010as Wallis Simpson

The Shadow Line
2011as Petra Mayler
2011as Petra Mayler

Unity
2015as Narrator (voice)
2015as Narrator (voice)

The Honorable Woman
2014as Monica Chatwin
2014as Monica Chatwin

Waking the Dead
2001as Natasha Bloom
2001as Natasha Bloom

Nurse Jackie
2009as Dr. Eleanor O'Hara
2009as Dr. Eleanor O'Hara

The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells
as Ellen McGillvray
as Ellen McGillvray

Lucky Man
2016as Anna Clayton
2016as Anna Clayton

The Bill
1984
1984

Maryland
2023as Rosaline
2023as Rosaline

Life In Squares
as Older Vanessa Bell
as Older Vanessa Bell

New Worlds
as Angelica Fanshawe
as Angelica Fanshawe

Up All Night
2011as Yvonne Encanto
2011as Yvonne Encanto