Angela Curran

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Angela Curran
OccupationActress
Years active1976–present
Television Doc Martin
This Is Jinsy
The Job Lot
Waffle the Wonder Dog
Children1

Angela Curran is an English actress, known for Death at a Funeral (2007), Jane Eyre (2011) and The Danish Girl (2015).

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In 2003, Curran had her own one woman show, Happy Talk, broadcast on Radio 3. [1]

She appeared as security guard Janette in 18 episodes of the ITV sitcom The Job Lot which aired in 2013. [2] Curran's television and film work includes Doc Martin as Caitlin Morgan, Nicholas Nickleby (2002), Calendar Girls (2003) as May, Emmerdale as Babs Mowbray, The Iron Lady (2011) and Mike Leigh's Naked (1993), Secrets & Lies (1996), Vera Drake (2004) as a prisoner, Agatha Christie’s Poirot “The Hollow” as Frances Simms, (2011) and Mr. Turner (2014). [3]

Curran worked on several occasions with Victoria Wood, including on an episode of Dinnerladies in 1999 and in the TV film Eric and Ernie [4] in 2011.

In 2016, Curran appeared in The Restoration of Nell Gwyn at Park Theatre (London). [5]

As of 2018, Curran has played Mrs Hobbs in the CBeebies show Waffle the Wonder Dog . Curran appeared in an episode of Coronation Street in 2019, [6] as well as an episode of Doctors as Hannah Homewood in May 2021. [7]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977–1979 Play for Today Sandra / Rita / Woman in window(3 episodes)
1979The Mill on the FlossPrissy Jakin(2 episodes)
1990 Close to Home JennySeries 2
1999 Dinnerladies Customer(1 episode)
2000 Where the Heart Is Pub Landlady(3 episodes)
2004 Foyle's War Nurse Jenny Wright('A War of Nerves' - Series 3)
2005 Emmerdale Babs Mowbray(1 episode)
2005, 2010, 2021 Doctors Marie Williams / Mrs Janet Davies / Hannah Homewood (4 episodes)
2005, 2011 Casualty Cora Ryder / Janice Simons(2 episodes)
2006Dream Team 80'sRuthie Glover(2 episodes)
2008 Holby City Jennifer Tennyson(1 episode)
2009, 2017, 2019 Doc Martin Caitlin Morgan(11 episodes)
2011 This Is Jinsy Jinsy Player(8 episodes)
2013–2015 The Job Lot Janette(All 18 episodes)
2013 Vera Verger (uncredited)1 episode
Man Down Vicar(1 episode, Christmas Special)
2016 Marley's Ghosts Mrs Busby(1 episode)
2017 Hospital People Geraldine(3 episodes)
2018–2020 Waffle the Wonder Dog Mrs Hobbs(46 episodes)
2019 Coronation Street Alice Parrott(1 episode)

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References

  1. ↑ "ANGELA CURRAN". Spotlight. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Reid Smith, Tris. "Gay actor Russell Tovey to star in new ITV sitcom". Gay Star News. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Restoration of Nell Gwyn". Park Theatre. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Eric and Ernie (BBC-2 Jan 1, 2011, Daniel Rigby, Bryan Dick)". 8 June 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Clark, Ed. "Review: The Restoration of Nell Gwyn at Park Theatre". Exeunt Magazine. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Amy (11 June 2019). "Coronation Street spoilers: Roy Cropper exits following secret family bombshell". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  7. ↑ Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: Will Valerie Pitman QUIT her job?". What's on TV . Future plc . Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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