Bio
Eve Best is an English actress best known for her starring role as Dr. Eleanor O'Hara in the dark comedy television series Nurse Jackie, from 2009-2013.
Best attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and studied English at Oxford University. Prior to studying at Oxford, she was rejected from RADA, only to be accepted by them at age 24.
Best was awarded both the 1999 London Critics' Circle Theatre Award (Drama) for Most Promising Newcomer and London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her performance in 'Tis A Pity She's A Whore, performed at the Young Vic Theatre.
In addition, she was awarded the 2003 London Critics' Award for Best Actress for her performance in Mourning Becomes Electra, performed at the Royal National Theatre.
Her other theatre credits include Moon For The Misbegotten, Hedda Gabler, Three Sisters, Macbeth, The Heiress and The Cherry Orchard.
Her television credits include Prime Suspect, Granada, Vital Sins, the BBC's Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Waking The Dead, ITV's Lie With Me, BBC's Shackleton, HG Wells for Hallmark and Dolly Madison for PBS.