Tamsin Greig

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Tamsin Greig (2011)

Tamsin Margaret M. Greig [ tæmzɪn ˈɡrɛɡ ] (born 1966 or 1967 in Kent , England ) is a British actress .

Life

Tamsin Greig was born in 1966 in Kent, the second of three daughters of a color chemist and an amateur actress . At the age of three she moved with her family to Kilburn , a borough of London . There she attended Malorees Junior School and Camden School for Girls , from which she graduated with A-Levels in English , French and math . She then earned a Bachelor of Arts in Drama from the University of Birmingham , which she attended from 1985 to 1989. After graduating, she worked at the Family Planning Association until 1996 .

Greig lives in Kensal Green . She was raised atheist , but converted to Christianity at the age of 30 . She is also vegetarian .

In May 1997, Greig married Richard Leaf , whom she met on the set of Neverwhere . The couple has three children.

Career

broadcast

Her career as an actress began in 1991 in the radio - soap opera The Archers of the radio station BBC Radio 4 as Debbie Aldridge . As her workload increased in other areas, she decreased her activity in The Archers .

watch TV

One of her first television appearances was in the miniseries Neverwhere . She had her first major role from 2000 to 2004 in the sitcom Black Books as Fran Katzenjammer . From 2004 to 2006 she played the role of Dr. Caroline Todd in the Green Wing series . The embodiment of this role earned her a 2005 Royal Television Society Award . In 2006 she also starred as Caroline in The Secret Policeman's Ball . From 2005 to 2008 the leading role followed Alice Chenery in the series Love Soup by BBC . In 2009 she held a role in The Diary of Anne Frank before she appeared in the 2010 film Always Drama Around Tamara . In 2011 she got the role of Beverly Lincoln in the series Episodes produced by the US broadcaster Showtime and the British broadcaster BBC Two . Her role is one of the main characters alongside that of Matt LeBlanc and Stephen Mangan . From 2011 to 2012 she was also seen in Friday Night Dinner and 2012 in White Heat .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Commons : Tamsin Greig  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ In some sources the year of birth is given as 1966 (mostly July 12th) in others as 1967 (mostly February 23rd), see e.g. E.g .: Tim Master: Tamsin Greig revisits mid-life meltdown in Jumpy . BBC, August 30, 2012; Tamsin Greig - Biography . In: hellomagazine.com . Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  2. ↑ Fiona Mountford: 'Intriguing isn't it?': Tamsin Greig mulls over life's mysteries . In: The Independent . August 12, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  3. ^ A b Jonathan Sale: Passed / Failed: An education in the life of the actress Tamsin Greig . In: The Independent . January 8, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  4. ↑ Mira Katbamna: My first year . In: The Guardian . August 14, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  5. ↑ a b Emine Saner: Tamsin Greig: 'I always think I'll never work again' . In: The Guardian . March 3, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  6. ^ Hannah Nathanson & Lucy Hunter Johnson: Tamsin Greig welcomes in the summer . In: standard.co.uk . June 8, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  7. ↑ Biography for Tamsin Greig . In: imdb.com . Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  8. ↑ Rosie Millard: Tamsin Greig on Friday Night Dinner series two, going gray and growing up . In: RadioTimes . October 7, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  9. ↑ Who's who . In: BBC Radio 4 . Retrieved August 24, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Greig, Tamsin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Greig, Tamsin Margaret M. (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actress
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Kent , England, United Kingdom