Amy Beth Hayes

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Amy Beth Hayes
Born (1982-10-08) 8 October 1982 (age 42)
Abergavenny, Wales
Education Keble College, Oxford, and Central School of Speech and Drama
Years active2008–present

Amy Beth Hayes (born 8 October 1982) is a British actress. She is best known for her roles as Kitty in Mr Selfridge ; Lucy in "The Entire History of You", an episode of Black Mirror ; Ruth in Misfits ; Clem in Shameless ; Amy in The Syndicate ; and Maxine Fox in Sirens . She has also appeared in Doctor Who and Secret Diary of a Call Girl .

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Early life

Hayes was born in Abergavenny, Wales, [1] but grew up in Darlington, County Durham, England. [1] Her first taste of acting was as a 14 year old at the National Youth Theatre, she joined a course with much older students and decided to pursue acting as a possible career path. [1] However, first she chose the academic route, studying English Literature and Language at Keble College, Oxford. [2] After graduating, she enrolled at the Central School of Speech and Drama for three years. [1]

Career

Hayes career started with a 4 month stay in Romania, filming Eva , [1] later released in 2009. [1] Her screen debut came in 2008, in Doctor Who , [1] episode "The Stolen Earth", [1] and the same year she was cast in a lead role in the ITV drama Whatever It Takes . [1]

Hayes appeared in the 2009 Romanian film Eva , [1] and in Micro Men , a BBC-made film charting the rise and fall of the home computer industry in the United Kingdom in the early 1980s, where she played Cynthia alongside Martin Freeman. [1] In 2009, she played Ruth, an old woman restored temporarily to her younger self by a peculiar thunder storm, in E4's superhero comedy-drama Misfits . [2]

In 2011 she played Lucy in "The Entire History of You", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror created by Charlie Brooker. [2] In 2012, she starred in BBC drama The Syndicate , alongside Timothy Spall, playing the girlfriend of one of the lottery winners. [2]

From 2012, she appeared in the ITV drama Mr Selfridge as Kitty Hawkins Edwards. [3] In 2013, she appeared as Rosemary in the Norwegian comedy-gangster television series Lilyhammer , alongside Steve van Zandt. [1]

In 2019, Hayes played Charlotte Bellinge in an episode of the Acorn TV series Agatha Raisin . [4] In 2020, she played the role of Lady Trowbridge in Netflix's Bridgerton . [5] In 2021, she starred in Lenny Henry's Three Little Birds . [5]

Theatre

In 2008, Hayes appeared in On the Waterfront directed by Steven Berkoff. [1] She received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards for her work in True Love Lies (2009), at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. [5] She appeared in Jerusalem in 2010, with Mark Rylance, [2] and in Linda at the Royal Court Theatre (2015–2016). [5] and Hayes received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards for her work in True Love Lies at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. [5]

Acting credits

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Whatever It Takes Daisy CockramTV film
Micro Men CynthiaTV film
2010 Eva Eva
2014United We FallBeth Amoako
2021 The Power Sister [5]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Doctor Who Albino ServantEpisode: "The Stolen Earth"
Harry & Paul Siobhan the ReceptionistSeries 2, Episode 3
The Children KellyMini-series
2009 FM EvieEpisode: "Blinded by the Light"
Misfits Young Ruth2 episode
2011 Secret Diary of a Call Girl Amber2 episodes
Case Sensitive Sally ThorneEpisode: "The Point of Rescue"
Sirens Maxine FoxSeries regular
Black Mirror LucyEpisode: "The Entire History of You"
2012 Shameless Clem2 episodes
The Syndicate Amy CartwrightSeries regular
2013 Lilyhammer Rosemary3 episodes
2013–2016 Mr Selfridge Kitty Hawkins / Edwards Series regular
2017 Death in Paradise Sophie BoydEpisode: "Man Overboard"
Timewasters NicolaEpisode: "Return of the Macs"
Love, Lies and Records Saskia1 episode
2018 Action Team Samantha3 episodes
2019 Agatha Raisin Charlotte BellingeEpisode: "The Curious Curate"
The Mallorca Files Leanna MountfordEpisode: "Death in the Morning"
2020 Flack Cheryl2 episodes
Bridgerton Lady Trowbridge2 episodes [5]
2021 Princess Mirror-Belle Mum10 episodes [5]
2023 Three Little Birds Diana Wantage4 episodes [5]

Audio dramas

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022Torchwood SohoHelena Brompton6 episodes
2023Torchwood: The Story ContinuesTaniaEpisode: "Propaganda"

Theatre

YearTitleRoleDirectorVenueNotesRef.
2009True Love LiesMadison Braham Murray The Royal Exchange [6]
2010 Jerusalem Dawn Ian Rickson Royal Court Theatre [7]
2011 Les Liaisons Dangerouses EmilieGerald Garutti Royal Shakespeare Theatre Royal Shakespeare Company [8]
2015LindaAmy Michael Longhurst Royal Court Theatre [9]
2023CrackedWomanWaterloo East TheatreVault Festival; Writer; debut performance [10] [11]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Justin van Vliet (20 January 2014). "Acting on instinct – Glass talks to British actress Amy Beth Hayes". theglassmagazine.com.
  3. ↑ Cowan, Dale (17 August 2014). "Amy Beth Hayes ('Mr Selfridge') interview". CultBox. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Amy Beth Hayes Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Amy Beth Hayes". anthearepresents.com. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Hickling, Alfred (4 February 2009). "True Love Lies". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  7. ↑ Fiske-Harrison, Alexander. "Jerusalem—a triumph. But here's what it missed". www.prospectmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Tour archive for Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Play). 29th May 2011–29th May 2011 [TOUR]". UK Theatre Web. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  9. ↑ Billington, Michael (2 December 2015). "Linda review – an invisible woman's improbable breakdown". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Amy Beth Hayes will be performing her debut play 'Cracked' at next year's Vault Festival, from 7–10 Feb 2023. – Voiceover Agency London". Anthea Represents. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "INTERVIEW: A Digital Pint with… Amy-Beth Hayes, bringing 'CRACKED' to VAULT Festival – Binge Fringe Magazine" . Retrieved 6 March 2024.
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