Miranda Hart Hammersmith, west London. In her early twenties, Hart had an unsuccessful trial at Queens Park Rangers Ladies; she revealed this during "Would I Lie to You". During a special guest exclusive on the BBC Red Button, her first guest was her friend Clare Balding who was head girl in their schooldays. In 2010, Hart won the Best Comedy Performance award from the Royal Television Society for her performance in "Miranda" and was also nominated for best comedy writing. She and Patricia Hodge were both nominated for "Best Comedy Actress" awards at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival 2010. In 2011, she won
Miranda Hart appearances in various British sitcoms. In "Not Going Out" she initially appeared as an acupuncturist. However, her performance impressed producers so much that they wrote a regular role for her as Barbara, a sarcastic and clumsy cleaner. She continued to play the part until the production of "Miranda" in 2009. Hart earned a British Comedy Award nomination for her role as Teal in two series of the BBC television comedy sci-fi sitcom "Hyperdrive", which ran from January 2006 to August 2007. She also appeared in even smaller roles in "French & Saunders", "My Family and Other Animals", "Nighty Night", "Absolutely