Finn Atkins

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Finn Atkins
Born
Finn Rosanna Atkins [1]

(1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 33) [1]
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present
Website Official website

Finn Rosanna Atkins (born 21 June 1989) is a British film, television and stage actress.

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Early life

Atkins was born in Nottingham and grew up in the Clifton area, where she attended Greencroft Primary School, Farnborough School and High Pavement College. [2] She has been a member of the Television Workshop since she was at primary school. [2]

Career

Atkins' breakthrough came early, in Shane Meadows' 2002 film Once Upon a Time in the Midlands , in which she played Marlene, the daughter of Shirley (Shirley Henderson) and Jimmy (Robert Carlyle). Although opinions on the film were divided, everyone seemed to agree about Atkins' contribution. In The Guardian , Peter Bradshaw wrote of the film: "there is a cracking turn from Finn Atkins as Shirley's daughter… [3] a bouquet is due." [4] Whilst The Telegraph's Sukhdev Sandhu exclaimed: "Finn Atkins is superb as Shirley Henderson's whey-faced daughter." [5]

In January 2009 she appeared as teenage prostitute Marissa in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders . [2] She has since become a regular in Sky1's hit comedy drama 'Starlings' where she plays Charlie Starling; the football mad daughter to Jan & Terry Starling (Lesley Sharp & Brendan Coyle).

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Music Videos

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References

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