Tameka Empson

Tameka Empson (2016)

Tameka Lydia Empson (born April 15, 1977 in the Hackney district , London ) is a British actress .

life and career

At the age of seven, Tameka Empson became a member of Anna Scher's theater school, where she was trained over the next ten years. She became known in 1996 for the role of a stoned school dropout who loves Cass Elliot's music in the British film Beautiful Thing . This was followed by other supporting roles, including in the literary film Diary of a Scandal (2006) on the side of Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett . Since 2009 she has appeared regularly in the British soap opera EastEnders in the comedic role of Kim Fox . So far she has played this role in over 600 episodes and has received several soap opera awards for her performance.

In addition to her film and television work, she has so far played numerous roles on London stages, for example in the musical Our House with songs by the band Madness . From 2004 to 2009 and again in 2018 she performed as a pantomime at the Hackney Empire in London. Her appearance in the musical The Big Life earned her a 2006 Laurence Olivier Award nomination .

Tameka Empson, whose parents immigrated to England from Ivory Coast before she was born , is married and has a daughter born in 2014. In the fall of 2016, she took part in the 14th season of the British dance show Strictly Come Dancing , where she finished second to last.

Filmography (selection)

Tameka Empson (2012)

1996: Beautiful Thing
1997: Food of Love
1998: I Want You
2001: Goodbye Charlie Bright
2001: The Martins
2001: Sam's Game (TV series, 6 episodes)
2002: Long Time Dead
2006: Notes on a Scandal (Notes on a Scandal)
2009: Whitechapel (TV series, 3 episodes)
since 2009: EastEnders (soap opera, over 600 episodes so far)
2010: StreetDance 3D
2012: The B&B: Kim's Palace (TV series, 4 episodes)
2014: Lily's Driftwood Bay (TV series, 2 episodes)

Web links

Tameka Empson in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

^ Tameka Empson. Retrieved December 4, 2018 .
^ EastEnders: Tameka Empson on Kim's future, diversity on TV - and why she wants to do Strictly Come Dancing. Retrieved December 4, 2018 .
↑ WebCite query result. Retrieved December 4, 2018 .
^ West End Wilma - Eastenders star Tameka Empson to star in Hackney Empire's Aladdin. Retrieved December 4, 2018 .
^ Strictly Come Dancing - Tameka Empson - BBC One. Retrieved December 4, 2018 (UK English).
↑ Helen Kelly: Strictly Come Dancing in 'race row' after Tameka Empson is second black celebrity to leave. October 10, 2016, accessed December 4, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Empson, Tameka
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Empson, Tameka Lydia (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British actress
DATE OF BIRTH	April 15, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hackney district , London

[1] Tameka Empson. Retrieved December 4, 2018 .

[2] EastEnders: Tameka Empson on Kim's future, diversity on TV - and why she wants to do Strictly Come Dancing. Retrieved December 4, 2018 .

[3] WebCite query result. Retrieved December 4, 2018 .

[4] West End Wilma - Eastenders star Tameka Empson to star in Hackney Empire's Aladdin. Retrieved December 4, 2018 .

[5] Strictly Come Dancing - Tameka Empson - BBC One. Retrieved December 4, 2018 (UK English).

[6] Helen Kelly: Strictly Come Dancing in 'race row' after Tameka Empson is second black celebrity to leave. October 10, 2016, accessed December 4, 2018 .