Celeste Dring | |
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 Celeste Dring as Princess Eugenie in 2017 | |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Celeste Dring is an English comedy writer and actress, best known for her roles as Lauren Richards in the BBC TV series Wanderlust and as Princess Eugenie in Channel 4's The Windsors .
Celeste Dring is from Wolverhampton, England. She studied English at the University of Cambridge and graduated in July 2010. [1] Dring started her career as a dance director at the Central Youth Theatre, Wolverhampton. [2]
Dring started working with Freya Parker and Ed Kiely in the fringe theatre trio Lebensmüde. The trio performed at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival. [3] After Kiely left, Dring and Parker continued as a duo under the name Lazy Susan, [4] earning a nomination for the comedy newcomer award at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. [5] In 2016, Dring landed a main role as Princess Eugenie in Channel 4's The Windsors alongside actress Ellie White, who plays her royal sister Princess Beatrice. [6] Dring has stated that she based her character on the stars of Made in Chelsea rather than the real-life Princess Eugenie. [7]
Dring appeared as Kayleigh Hudson, a regular character in the BBC3 comedy series This Country in 2018. [8] She also appeared as Laura in BBC's Wanderlust the same year. [9]
As a voice actor Dring had a speaking role in BBC Radio 4's Sketchorama (2015) [10] and Newsjack (2017). [11]
In 2022 she appeared in a reboot of Lazy Susan on BBC Three with her long-term comedy partner Freya Parker for four 14-minute episodes. [12]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Smell Investigators | Pete Lazarus | short film |
| 2021 | Last Night in Soho | Shop Assistant | |
| 2022 | Cyrano | Theatre lady | Uncredited |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Josh | Lily | 1 episode |
| 2015 | SunTrap | Barmaid Zorro | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Morgana Robinson's The Agency | Sauce Scientist | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Year Friends | Suzie the chef | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Wanderlust | Laura Richards | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Down from London | Cam | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Ladhood | Penelope | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Lazy Susan | various characters | Pilot |
| 2019 | Absentia | Liza Tutee | 1 episode |
| 2017–2020 | This Country | Kayleigh Hudson | 4 episodes |
| 2016–2020 | The Windsors | Princess Eugenie | 20 episodes |
| 2021 | The Green & Pleasant Guide | Presenter | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Lazy Susan | various characters | 4 episodes [12] |
| 2022 | The Witchfinder | Goodwife Griffin | 1 episode [13] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sketchorama [10] | Lazy Susan | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2017 | Newsjack [11] | herself | BBC Radio 4 |
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