Unforgotten star Victoria Hamilton's real life including family life and Netflix role

Victoria Hamilton, a familiar face on our screens, has starred in numerous high-profile TV dramas. She is perhaps best known for her role as the beleaguered wife Anna Baker in the BBC drama Doctor Foster.

The 53 year old actress has been in the limelight for three decades, with one of her earliest television roles being Mrs Forster in Pride and Prejudice in 1995. That same year, she once again wore her corset to portray Henrietta Musgrove in Persuasion.

In 2016 and 2017, she graced the first two seasons of the Netflix series The Crown, playing Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

This wasn't her first time portraying a royal figure. In the 2001 TV production, Victoria and Albert, she took on the role of Queen Victoria, depicting the monarch in her early years.

Now, the star has joined the cast of Unforgotten, taking on the role of Juliet Cooper. Juliet is a history lecturer and faculty head at a London university, where she faces a complaint from a student, reports Wales Online. She's a grieving wife and the mother of troubled teenage daughter Taylor.

The hit ITV drama recently returned to our screens, with Sinead Keenan and Sanjeev Bhaskar reprising their roles as DCI Jess James and DI Sunny Khan.

The first episode began with a spine being discovered in Whitney Marsh, marking the beginning of a new case for Jess and Sunny's team at Bishop Street CID.

Victoria Hamilton's family life

Victoria Hamilton, renowned for her work both on screen and stage, balances her profession with her role as a wife and mother. Tied in matrimony to fellow actor Mark Bazeley, their paths first crossed under the spotlight during a 2005 rendition of Tennessee Williams's masterpiece, 'Suddenly Last Summer'.

Their romance blossomed further on the idyllic shores of Greece where Mark popped the question, leading them to exchange vows in 2008. The loving couple has been blessed with two sons named Tam and Hal.

Reflecting on her relationship, Victoria once shared her sentiments: "I got very, very lucky. I was lucky that I met the man I wanted to marry and have children with at exactly the right time. I'd had lots of career already. And it's just a very solid thing in your life. If work goes great, it's fantastic. And if it doesn't, you've got your family. I'm hugely lucky. Do I sound really smug?"

Delving into the dynamics that drew her to an acting partner off-stage as well, Victoria remarked: "When you're in a performance and the dynamics of the relationship are really working, it feels natural."

Continuing, she said: "So when you meet someone in an acting job and everything just clicks, you have to be aware of that danger. You need to spend time testing the relationship to see if it's really real, so it can work out. I think we probably both did that. When the job was over, there was a long period of, 'Is this actually real?"

Unforgotten season 6 is now available to stream in full on ITVX. Episodes also air weekly on ITV1 every Sunday and Monday at 9pm.