Angela Hazeldine

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Angela Hazeldine
Born
Angela Lee Hazeldine [1]

(1981-07-02) 2 July 1981 (age 42) [1]
Colwyn Bay, Wales [1]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • musician
Years active1998–present

Angela Lee Hazeldine (born 2 July 1981) is a Welsh actress and musician, known for portraying Gemma Craig in the Channel 5 soap opera Family Affairs .

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Background

Angela Lee Hazeldine was born on 2 July 1981 in Colwyn Bay, Wales. Her father was a cousin of English actor James Hazeldine. [2] She is the niece of Stephen Moore and a cousin of Robyn Moore and Sam Hazeldine. [2]

Career

Acting

Hazeldine played the role of Gemma Craig in Family Affairs for four years. She has also guest starred in episodes of Kavanagh QC , Heartbeat , The Royal Today and Doctors . She made her feature film debut in Kapital, a 2007 collaboration between writer/director Greg Hall and composer Steve Martland. She is also to appear in Hall's next film, Same Shit, Different Day.

Music

Hazeldine sings and plays keyboards in Manchester-based band the Circus Electric, with Sam Stockman on guitar and lead vocals. [3] They started after the demise of Shepherd's Pi, a band formed while she was working on Family Affairs and included co-stars Sam Stockman and Rupert Hill. [4]

From 2019 Hazeldine is the lead singer in Manchester-based band Secluded Sea, with songwriter and ex Twisted Wheel (band) drummer Blair Murray.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Kavanagh QC Teenage patient
"Memento Mori" (#4.1); 17 March 1998, ITV1
TV series
1999–
2003
Family Affairs Gemma Craig
— cast regular; 1999–2003, Channel 5
Soap opera
2007 Heartbeat Julia Walcott
"Mind Games" (#16.19); 1 July 2007, ITV1
TV series
Kapital Elizabeth Feature film
(writer & director: Greg Hall)
2008 The Royal Today Helen Travers
— one episode (#1.13); 23 January 2008, ITV1
Soap opera
Doctors Claire Baker
— "Hopelessly Devoted" (#9.207); 13 March 2008, BBC One
Soap opera
2010 SSDD: Same Shit Different Day Sophie Feature film
(writer & director: Greg Hall)

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Internet Movie Database: Biography" IMDb.com (Retrieved: 23 July 2009)
  3. "LockOut Music: The Circus Electric", LockOutMusic.com; retrieved: 23 July 2009.
  4. Bourne, Diane; "Pi in the sky for Corrie's Rupert" ManchesterEveningNews.co.uk , 20 April 2006 (Retrieved: 23 July 2009)