- published: 20 Aug 2014
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Saskia Reeves (born August 1961) is a British actress perhaps best known for her roles in the films Close My Eyes (1991) and ID (1995), and the 2000 miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune.
Born and brought up in London by a Dutch mother and English father, Reeves studied at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has since worked with directors such as Mike Leigh, Stephen Poliakoff, Michael Winterbottom and Nicholas Hytner.
Early in her career she performed in puppet shows and in satirical revues at the Covent Garden Community Theatre.
Her television credits include Spooks and the Bodies finale. Her stage work includes productions at London's National and Royal Court theatres as well as on international tour.
In addition to her acting career, Reeves does voice work, including commercials, narration, and book readings.
In 2008, she starred in English Touring Theatre's revival of Athol Fugard's Hello and Goodbye at the Trafalgar Studios in London.
In 2010 she starred as Anne Darwin, the wife of John Darwin, in BBC4's Canoe Man, a dramatisation of the John Darwin disappearance case , in which the couple faked the husband's death for profit, and were ultimately imprisoned for fraud.
And when you took that stand
I was so proud of you
And now I'm not so sure
You should have let them through
And when the curtain fell
I saw you standing there
Just looking so alive
And then you started to fly
Heart, I'm so eager to please
Heart, let me dance my disease
Heart, I just long to be free
To be healed
And so they ran to you
They tried to hold you down
But you just slipped your skin
And let the whole world in
Heart, I'm so eager to please
Heart, let me dance my disease
Heart, I just long to be free
To be healed
I've been looking for meaning
Been afraid of these feelings
Got stuck in my mind
Cut myself into pieces
Now I'm coming home in pieces
Coming home in pieces
Coming home
Heart, I'm so eager to please
Heart, let me dance my disease
Heart, I just long to be free
Heart, I just long to be healed
Heart, I don't know what I need
Heart, let me dance my disease
Heart, I'm just longing to heal