Raquel Cassidy | |
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| Born | 22 January 1968 Fleet, Hampshire, England |
| Education | Farnborough Hill |
| Alma mater | Girton College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Raquel Cassidy is an English actress. She played the role of Phyllis Baxter in the television series Downton Abbey (2013–2015), winning a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. She has reprised the role for both the 2019 feature film of the same name and its 2022 sequel.
She has played leading roles in other television series including Teachers, Party Animals, Moving Wallpaper, Lead Balloon, The Worst Witch and The Good Karma Hospital.