Catherine Bailey (actress)

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Catherine Bailey
Born (1980-01-02) 2 January 1980 (age 45)
London, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
Years active1993–present
Notable work

Catherine Bailey (born 2 January 1980) is a British stage, television and film actress.

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Career

Catherine Bailey made her acting debut in 1993, when she was cast in the leading role of Helen Green in the short-lived children's series, Uncle Jack and Cleopatra's Mummy. [1] This was followed by another role in a children's series, The Wild House [2] [3] as Georgina, for which she made her first appearance at the beginning of the second series in 1998 [4] until the show's conclusion in 1999. [5]

Bailey went on to guest roles in a number of British television series, including Peak Practice , My Family , Rosemary & Thyme , Holby City , The Bill , EastEnders , The Sarah Jane Adventures , Doctors , Midsomer Murders , Mr Selfridge , The Crown and Vera . [3]

As an established thratre performer, Bailey has appeared on several stage productions, some of which include Spring Awakening at the Royal Shakespeare Company, which was her 1995 stage debut, [3] 'Tis Pity She's a Whore , [6] The Country Wife , [7] A Midsummer Night's Dream , [8] The 39 Steps [9] and The Merchant of Venice . [10]

Her first film role came in 2012, when she was cast in the crime drama, The Grind , followed by performances in A Quiet Passion , with Cynthia Nixon, [11] and the French film Dernier amour (Casanova, Last Love).

Bailey has also served as a voice artist for radio, such as the role of Margaret Bishop in the BBC Radio 4 series, Home Front , [12] as well as work in the video games Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 , [13] GreedFall , [14] The Bradwell Conspiracy, [15] Assassin's Creed: Valhalla [16] and Babylon's Fall . [17]

She is the founder of BAZ Productions, alongside Sarah Bedi and Emma Luffingham. Their production consist of stage works Macbeth (2011), [18] Prophecy (2013) [19] and The Process (2020), which also starred Bailey.

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
1993Who Dealt?HelenTV film
2001HawkinsJennyTV film
2001It's Not You, It's MeKerryShort film
2005The English HaremAnnieTV film
2007The Marchioness DisasterPolice Officer #4TV film
2007Shades of MourningAliceShort film
2009 A Midsummer Night's Dream Helena/SnugFilmed stage performance for television
2012 The Grind Paramedic 2Feature film
Unreleased [a] Nicole and O.J. Marcia ClarkFeature film
2015Globe on Screen: Julius CaesarPortiaFilmed stage performance
2016 A Quiet Passion Vryling BuffamFeature Film
2019Dernier amourSoeur de Lady HortenseFeature film
2025The JuiceMarcia ClarkFeature film (pre-production)
Television series
YearFilmRoleNotes
1993Uncle Jack and Cleopatra's MummyHelen GreenSeries 1 (main role, 6 episodes)
1998–99 The Wild House Georgina WildSeries 2–3 (main role, 25 episodes)
2000 Holby City Jo CartwrightSeries 3, Episode 5
2000 Peak Practice Helen RandleSeries 10, Episode 9
2001The ResidentsTina Conan JnrSeries 1, Episode 1
2001 The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells VioletMiniseries (6 episodes)
2001 Urban Gothic LeighSeries 2, Episode 2
Unaired [b] High Stakes JennySeries 2, Episodes 2 & 6
2002 My Family KateSeries 3, Episode 10
2004 55 Degrees North MichelleSeries 1, Episode 2
2004 Rosemary & Thyme Chantal ParsonsSeries 2, Episode 7
2005Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost WorldZoeMiniseries (1 episode)
2006 The Bill Karen IngramSeries 22, Episode 49
2007, 2010 EastEnders P.C. Shona Blake8 episodes
2008 Doctors Anne AlexanderSeries 10, Episode 141
2009Holby CityDS Karen RobertsSeries 12, Episodes 1 & 2
2010The BillEvie FerrierSeries 26, Episode 15
2010 The Sarah Jane Adventures Miss WyckhamSeries 4, Episode 10
2011 House of Anubis Esther RobinsonSeries 1 (Recurring role, 13 episodes)
2013DoctorsSammy Jo RinslerSeries 15, Episode 49
2014 Midsomer Murders Stephanie WestonSeries 16, Episode 3
2015 And Then There Were None Olivia Ogilvie HamiltonMiniseries (2 episodes)
2016 Mr Selfridge NinaSeries 4, Episodes 1 & 7
2017 Strike JessSeries 1, Episodes 4 & 5
2017 The Crown Elizabeth CavendishSeries 2, Episodes 4 & 7
2018 Hetty Feather Louisa HooperSeries 4, Episode 4
2020 Malory Towers Miss GaleSeries 1, Episode 5
2021 Grace FrancineSeries 1, Episode 1
2021 Whitstable Pearl Fi MarstonSeries 1, Episode 2
2022 Vera Katy Turner (uncredited))Series 11, Episode 4
2023 Smothered ElaineSeries 1, Episode 4
2024 Heartstopper Kath NewnhamSeries 3, Episode 6
2024 The Day of the Jackal SiobhanSeries 1, Episode 7
Voice performances
YearFilmRoleNotes
2018–19 Blake's 7: The Classic Adventures Mida/Mudoid/Captain40th Anniversary Special & Series 5, Episode 7
2018 Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Adventures Maddox/CreaturePodcast series; Season 7, Episode 5
2018 Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures TanPodcast series; Episode 239
2019 The Three Musketeers Amazon Audible original
2019 Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 Venesca CatalliaVideo game
2019 GreedFall Daren/various charactersVideo game
2019The Bradwell ConspiracyMelissaVideo game
2020 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla Sister FrideswidVideo game
2022 Babylon's Fall Maia/Nergal/variousVideo game (English version)
2024 Star Wars: Outlaws Video game
2024 Dragon Age: The Veilguard Curio/various voicesVideo game

Theatre credits

Notes

  1. ↑ Filmed around 2013 and 2014. It was intended for release in the summer of 2014, and then delayed until 2019, but currently remains unreleased.
  2. ↑ Appeared in series 2, episodes 2 & 6. The second series was intended to broadcast in winter 2001, but remains unaired.

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  2. ↑ "The Wild House[04/03/98] (1998)". www2.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Cheesman, Neil (18 December 2011). "Interview with Catherine Bailey". londontheatre1.com. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Children's BBC: The Wild House". BBC Genome Project . 7 January 1998. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "The Wild House". BBC Genome Project . 31 March 1999. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  6. 1 2 "'Tis Pity She's a Whore". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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