Flora Montgomery

Flora Anne Selina Montgomery was born in Greyabbey, County Down, Northern Ireland. In 1994, Montgomery graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting, after which she kicked off a career of acting for the screen. She made her professional debut with a small role in one episode the dramatic miniseries "The Governor" (ITV 1995-96), which led to a slew of other such minor parts on programs like "Bugs" (BBC 1996-99) and films like "The Perfect Blue" (1997). Montgomery's first recurring role came with the biographical miniseries "Mosley" (Channel 4 1998), on which she played 20th century noblewoman and philanthropist Lady Alexandra Curzon. After nabbing a titular role in the rom-com "When Brandon Met Trudy" (2000), meatier work began to accumulate for Montgomery. She landed a recurring part on the crime drama series "The Bill" (ITV 1984-2010) before going on to release a steady stream of films including the fantasy drama "The Discovery of Heaven" (2001) and the dramedy "Goldfish Memory" (2003). Also in the year 2003, Montgomery starred alongside Jonathan Pryce in a stage production of "The Reckoning." Meanwhile, she continued to appear on the big screen, namely in "Basic Instinct 2" (2006), a sequel to the 1992 hit, the horror films "After " (2006) and "The Daisy Chain" (2008), and the drama "Mother's Milk" (2011).