Pandora Clifford (born 13 December 1972) is an English actress who has appeared in various roles on stage and screen including Agatha Christie's Poirot, Wallander, Taggart and New Tricks [1][2] Born in 1972 in London, brought up near Edinburgh, she read classics at Bristol University before training at LAMDA.
She wrote for the Art Sales Page of The Daily Telegraph.
She is the daughter of Sir Timothy Clifford, former Director of the National Galleries of Scotland and Jane Clifford (née Paterson),[3] previously the Principal Designer for Laura Ashley and Zoffany.
She appeared on stage with Marcus Brigstocke in The Railway Children.
She has been seen on television as Vivienne Baxter in the BBC's New Tricks with Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong, James Bolam and Anna Calder Marshall, and previously as Elizabeth Carlen in the BBC's Wallander with Kenneth Branagh, which won Best Drama BAFTA 2009;[citation needed] and on film as HRH The Duchess of Kent in Telstar, starring Kevin Spacey and Con O'Neill.