Actor
Michelle Gomez
November 23, 1966 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Michelle May Romney Marsham Antonia Gomez (born 23 November 1966) is a Scottish actress. She gained recognition for her roles in the comedy series The Book Group (2002–2003), Green Wing (2004–2007), and Bad Education (2012–2013). She went on to appear as Missy in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who (2014–2017), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Gomez received further recognition and acclaim for her roles as Lilith / Madam Satan and Mary Wardwell in the Netflix supernatural horror series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018–2020) and as Miranda Croft in the HBO Max dark comedy thriller series The Flight Attendant (2020).
Notable work
8Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Connie Parish
8.2Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)
as Mary Wardwell
7.6Gotham (2014)
as The Lady
7.6Doctor Who (2005)
as Missy
7.7Zootopia 2 (2025)
as Captain Hoggbottom (voice)
7.5Doom Patrol (2019)
as Laura De Mille / Madame Rouge
7.1The Flight Attendant (2020)
as Miranda Croft
7.8DuckTales (2017)
as Matilda McDuck (voice)
Often works with
David Tennant
3 titles together
Doctor Who, DuckTales, The Loud House Movie
Jenna Coleman
3 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: Deep Breath, Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
Peter Capaldi
3 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: Deep Breath, Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
Matt Smith
2 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: Deep Breath
Karen Gillan
2 titles together
Doctor Who, Rebus
Nicholas Briggs
2 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
Full filmography · 40
Pretty Ugly
as Beth Adler
Upcoming
The Incomer
as Roz
2026
Zootopia 2
as Captain Hoggbottom (voice)
20257.7
The Loud House Movie
as Morag (voice)
20217.2
Ready to Wear
as Sam and Writer and Director
2021
Endangered
as Wilma Crane
2020
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
as Missy
20148
Doctor Who: Deep Breath
as Missy
20147.7
The Wedding Video
as The Wedding Planner
20125.5
Svengali
as Francine Hardy
2009
Wedding Belles
as Amanda
2007
Green Wing Special
as Sue White
2007