Maddy Hill

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Maddy Hill
Born
Madeleine Kate Hill

(1990-03-19) 19 March 1990 (age 33)
Haggerston, London, England
Education Rose Bruford College
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Television EastEnders
Casualty

Madeleine Kate Hayley Hill (born 19 March 1990) is an English actress, known for her roles as Nancy Carter in the BBC soap opera EastEnders and Ruby Spark in the BBC medical drama Casualty .

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Career

Hill trained at Rose Bruford College drama school. Her first credited acting role was a two episode guest appearance in ITV drama Whitechapel during the third series. She then appeared as a checkout girl in the 2013 film uwantme2killhim? and in the stage productions of As You Like it and The Meeting Place as Phoebe and George respectively. [1]

In October 2013, it was announced that Danny Dyer and Kellie Bright had been cast as Mick and Linda Carter and that they would be taking over The Queen Victoria pub. At the end of the month, it was announced that Mick and Linda's children, Nancy and Johnny, would be played by Hill and Sam Strike respectively. Speaking of her casting Hill said; "I feel incredibly privileged to have been given such an amazing opportunity and I can't wait to start work with such a talented cohort of actors." [2] In 2016, Hill took part in a celebrity version of The Great British Bake Off in aid of Sport Relief. [3] In January 2018, Hill was cast in the BBC medical drama series Casualty as Ruby Spark, a paramedic. Hill began filming in February and her first episode was broadcast on 14 July 2018. [4] In 2020, she departed from her role, with her final scenes airing on 18 April 2020. [5] In February 2021, it was announced that she would be reprising her role of Nancy in EastEnders later in the year. [6]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Whitechapel Lara Lawrence2 episodes
2013 Uwantme2killhim? Checkout girlFilm
2014–2016, 2021–2022 EastEnders Nancy Carter Series regular
2014 MasterChef HerselfGuest
2016 The Great Sport Relief Bake Off HerselfContestant
2016 Father Brown Hannah ParkinEpisode: "The Star of Jacob"
2018–2020 Casualty Ruby Spark Series regular

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012As You Like ItPhoebe
2013The Meeting PlaceGeorge
2016ImogenImogenShakespeare's Globe Theatre. [7] [8]

Awards and nominations

YearOrganisationAwardWorkResultRef.
2014 British Soap Awards Best NewcomerNancy Carter in EastEndersWon [9]
Inside Soap Awards Best NewcomerShortlisted [10]
TV Choice Awards Best NewcomerShortlisted
Telly Spy AwardsBest NewcomerWon
Digital Spy Reader AwardsBest NewcomerWon [11]
2015 National Television Awards Best NewcomerWon [12]
Inside Soap AwardsBest PartnershipNancy Carter and Tamwar Masood in EastEndersShortlisted [13]

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