About Miranda Hart
Miranda Katherine Hart Dyke (born 14 December 1972), is an English actress, comedian and writer. She has won three Royal Television Society awards, four British Comedy Awards and four BAFTA nominations for her self-driven semi-autobiographical BBC sitcom Miranda (2009–2015). Before her own series was commissioned, Hart made appearances in various BBC sitcoms, including The Vicar of Dibley (2005), Hyperdrive (2006–2007) and Not Going Out (2006–2009). She appeared as Camilla "Chummy" Fortescue-Cholmondeley-Browne in the BBC drama series Call the Midwife (2012–2015) and made her Hollywood debut in the action comedy film Spy (2015). Hart has written several books. In 2017, Hart presented the Royal Variety Performance in the presence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, making her the first solo female presenter in 105 years. == Early life == === Family === Hart was born on 14 December 1972 in Torquay, Devon, to Diana Margaret (née Luce), daughter of Sir William Luce, Commander-in-Chief and Governor of Aden and sister of Lord Luce and Captain David Hart Dyke, an officer in the Royal Navy and a member of the Hart Dyke family. Hart's father was commanding officer of HMS Coventry when it was sunk during the 1982 Falklands conflict and he was badly burned trying to escape the stricken warship. Hart has a younger sister, Alice. Hart is from an aristocratic background, but does not consider herself upper class, although her aunt and uncle live in Lullingstone Castle.
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