Honeysuckle Weeks is a British

British people

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 actress, best known for her starring role as Samantha Stewart in the British TV series Foyle's War

Foyle's War

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, since 2002.
Weeks was born in Cardiff

Cardiff

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, Wales

Wales

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, to Robin and Susan (née Wade) (who have since divorced), and grew up in Chichester

Chichester

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 and Petworth

Petworth

Petworth is a small town and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located at the junction of the A272 east-west road from Heathfield to Winchester and the A283 Milford to Shoreham-by-Sea road. Some twelve miles to the south west of Petworth along the A285 road...

, both in West Sussex

West Sussex

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. Her parents named her after honeysuckle

Honeysuckle

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 flowers because they were in bloom when she was born. She has a younger sister and brother, Perdita

Perdita Weeks

Perdita Weeks is a British actress.-Biography:Perdita was born in South Glamorgan and studied art history at the Courtauld Institute.-Acting career:...

 and Rollo

Rollo Weeks

Rollo Weeks is a British actor, the son of Robin and Susan Weeks, and the brother of Honeysuckle Weeks and Perdita Weeks, both actresses. His name means "famous wolf".-Acting:...

, both of whom have also developed successful acting careers.

Weeks was educated at Great Ballard School, Sussex, Roedean School

Roedean School

-Roedeanians in fiction:* Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward * Dawn Drummond-Clayton * Emily James...

, and Pembroke College, Oxford

Pembroke College, Oxford

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, where she read English (graduating with upper-second

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 class honours).