Amy Phillips (born Amy Simcock, 20 August 1978) is a British actress. She is best known for her role as Jessica Arnold in the BBC school drama, Grange Hill, in which she acted between 1994 and 1998.
In Grange Hill, Amy's character was from a middle-class family and was sent to Grange Hill from an exclusive girls' school when her father's business fell on hard times. She quickly adapted to life at Grange Hill and won a firm following among male fans. In 1996, viewers saw the previously feisty Jessica become bedridden with chronic fatigue syndrome (or M.E. as the condition was then popularly known). Simcock appeared in just the first four episodes of the 1996 series, with Jessica sent to the USA to recuperate.
Despite returning to Grange Hill as an integral part of the 1997 series, where Jessica would cause a stir as editor of the school magazine, Simcock appeared in just two episodes of the 1998 series. The explanation was: Jessica had left Grange Hill in favour of sixth form college. In September 1997, Simcock appeared in the CITV comedy drama Knight School as Lady Elizabeth de Gossard, having now changed her professional name to Amy Phillips.
Post-Grange Hill, Phillips has continued to make regular occasional appearances in various TV shows, the most notable being as Beth Partridge in the BBC series Rescue Me. She has also appeared in the Hollywood movies Global Heresy and The Freediver.
Jennifer Jane Saunders is an English comedian, screenwriter, singer and actress. Saunders originally found attention in the 1980s when she became a member of The Comic Strip after graduating from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama with her best friend and comedy partner, Dawn French. With French, she co-wrote and starred in their eponymous sketch show, French and Saunders, for which they jointly received a BAFTA Fellowship in 2009. Saunders received acclaim in the 1990s for writing and playing her character Edina Monsoon in her sitcom Absolutely Fabulous.
Tallulah Jessica Elina Hynes is an English actress, director and writer. Known professionally as Jessica Stevenson until 2007, she was one of the creators, writers and stars of the British sitcom Spaced and has worked as a writer and actress for over two decades.
Grange Hill is a British children's television drama series, made by the BBC and portraying life in a typical comprehensive school.
Laura Ruth Sadler was an English actress. She played pupil Judi Jeffreys in the children's school drama series Grange Hill, and nurse Sandy Harper in the BBC One hospital drama series Holby City for three years from 2000 until her death in 2003.
Jessica Walter was an American actress who appeared in over 170 film, television, and stage productions. She was best known for her role as Lucille Bluth on the sitcom Arrested Development, and providing the voice of Malory Archer on the long-running FX animated series Archer (2009–20). She received various awards over her career including a Primetime Emmy Award for Amy Prentiss (1975). She also received two Golden Globe Award nominations and three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.
Sally Elizabeth Phillips is an English actress, television presenter and comedian. She co-created and was one of the writers of the sketch comedy show Smack the Pony. She is also known for her roles in Miranda as Tilly, I'm Alan Partridge as Sophie, Parents as Jenny Pope, Set the Thames on Fire as Colette in 2015 and her guest appearances as the fictional Prime Minister of Finland Minna Häkkinen in the US TV series Veep. Phillips also co-starred in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, as Mrs Benn and in the role of Shazza in all three films of the Bridget Jones franchise.
Gwyneth Powell is an English actress who is best known for her portrayal of headmistress Bridget McCluskey in the BBC television series Grange Hill for eleven series between 1981 and 1991.
Jennifer Bransford is an American actress. She is known for her role as Georgie Phillips on One Life to Live (1997–1998) and for her role as the third Carly Corinthos on General Hospital (2005).
Melanie Jane Hill is an English actress, best known for playing Hazel Redfern in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1985–1986), Aveline in Bread (1986–1991), Rita Dolan in Kay Mellor drama Playing the Field (1998–2002), Maggie Budgen in the BBC One school-based drama series, Waterloo Road (2012–2015), Julie Travers in BBC One drama series The Syndicate (2015) and Cathy Matthews in ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2015–present)
Gwen Taylor is an English actress who has appeared in many British television programmes. She is known for her roles as Amy Pearce in the sitcom Duty Free (1984–1986); Barbara Liversidge in the sitcom Barbara (1999–2003); Peggy Armstrong in the drama series Heartbeat (2005–2009), and Anne Foster in the soap opera Coronation Street (2011–2012). She was nominated for the 1990 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for her role as Rita Simcock in the comedy series A Bit of a Do (1989). Her film appearances include Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) and The Lady in the Van (2015).
Amanda Jane Mealing is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Connie Beauchamp in the BBC medical dramas Holby City and Casualty.
Luisa Bradshaw-White is an English actress, known for playing Tina Carter in EastEnders and for her previous roles on Bad Girls, Holby City and This Life. She has also made appearances in television series such as Grange Hill, Birds of a Feather, The Bill and Doctors.
Jacqueline Boatswain is an English actress.
Alison Bettles is a retired English television actress. She is known for playing Fay Lucas in BBC's Grange Hill for six series (1982–1987).
Emma Jane Pierson is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Anna Thornton-Wilton in the BBC television drama Hotel Babylon.
Jessica Raine is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Jenny Lee in the television series Call the Midwife (2012–2014) and Verity Lambert in the television film An Adventure in Space and Time (2013).
Jade Williams is a British actress.
The nineteenth series of the British television drama series Grange Hill began broadcasting on 23 January 1996, before ending on 28 March 1996 on BBC One. The series follows the lives of the staff and pupils of the eponymous school, an inner-city London comprehensive school. It consists of twenty episodes.
The twentieth series of the British television drama series Grange Hill began broadcasting on 21 January 1997, before ending on 27 March 1997 on BBC One. The series follows the lives of the staff and pupils of the eponymous school, an inner-city London comprehensive school. It consists of twenty episodes.
The twenty-first series of the British television drama series Grange Hill began broadcasting on 27 January 1998, before ending on 2 April 1998 on BBC One. The series follows the lives of the staff and pupils of the eponymous school, an inner-city London comprehensive school. It consists of twenty episodes.
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