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Kerry Norton | |
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Born | Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England | 11 October 1972
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Spouse | Jamie Bamber |
Children | 3 |
Kerry Norton (born 11 October 1972) is a British actress and singer.
Norton was born and raised in Sunbury-on-Thames.
Norton was educated at Sunbury Manor School, a state comprehensive school in Sunbury-on-Thames.
She trained at London Contemporary Dance School in London, and at Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York City.
Norton was a gymnast before becoming an actress.
She had a small part on the American TV series, Sabrina the Teenage Witch , in 1996. The episode, entitled "A Girl and Her Cat", had her play the part of Lulu, a gymnastic witch, who was engaged to Sabrina's second cousin.
She has made a number of guest appearances on Battlestar Galactica as paramedic Layne Ishay (with her real-life husband as Major Lee 'Apollo' Adama). [1] She appeared in the first three episodes of season 2, "Scattered", "Valley of Darkness" and "Fragged", and a later episode entitled "Downloaded". She also appeared in the season 3 episode "Taking a Break from All Your Worries", and the season 4 episodes "A Disquiet Follows My Soul", "No Exit", "Islanded in a Stream of Stars" and "Daybreak, Parts 1 and 2".
She also played the leading role of Anne Alstein in The Screwfly Solution . She played the part of Maxi Purvis in Bad Girls' third and fourth series and was a member of the original cast of the touring play Seven Deadly Sins Four Deadly Sinners .
In 2005 she recorded an album of covers, titled Young Heart. Track number three ("Everlasting Love") has also been used in a commercial for Grolsch Brewery.
In that same year she was invited to record Greensleeves as a duet with the Dutch singer Rene Froger for his Christmas album Pure Christmas (released on EMI Music).
Norton is married to actor Jamie Bamber. They have three daughters: Isla Elizabeth Angela Griffith and twins Darcy Beatrice and Ava Molly.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Demonsoul | Erica Steele | Feature film |
1996 | Virtual Terror | Caroline Jarvis | Feature film |
1998 | Nice Guys… | Ashlyn | Feature film |
2002 | Hide | Doe | Short film |
2003 | The Devil's Tattoo | Annie | Feature film |
2012 | Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse | Maid Marion (singing) | Direct-to-video film |
2012 | Filly Brown | Amanda Hutchinson | Feature film |
2014 | Attack on Space | Carla Jaeger | Short film |
2014 | Speed Dating | Pippa | Short film |
2015 | The Pavement | Wife | Short film |
2016 | ToY | Kat | Feature film |
2016 | A Journey to a Journey | Professor Susan Robards | Feature film |
2016 | Monday Nights at Seven | Maya | Feature film |
2016 | Sing for Your Supper | Fruit Buyer | Short film |
2019 | Dirty God | Consultant Burns Surgeon | Feature film |
2020 | Avernus | Beth | Short film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Lulu | Season 1 (episode: "A Girl and Her Cat") |
1997 | The Weird Al Show | Contortionist #1 | Season 1 (recurring, 5 episodes) |
2000 | Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) | Spirit Girl | Season 1 (episode: "Drop Dead") |
2001 | Casualty | Sporty Spice | Season 15 (episode: "Girl Power") |
2001–02 | Bad Girls | Maxi Purvis | Seasons 3–4 (main, 17 episodes) |
2001 | The Big Breakfast | Herself | Episode broadcast 26 October 2001 |
2003 | The Human Mind | Herself | Miniseries (episode: "Making Friends") |
2004 | Murphy's Law | Polly McKenna | Season 2 (episode: "Jack's Back") |
2004–06 | EastEnders | Nurse Rosa | 4 episodes |
2005–09 | Battlestar Galactica | Paramedic Layne Ishay | Season 2–4 (recurring, 10 episodes) |
2006 | Masters of Horror | Anne | Season 2 (episode: "The Screwfly Solution") |
2006 | Showbiz Poker | Herself | Season 1, Episode 8 |
2016 | Berlin Station | FBI Woman | Season 1 (episode: Oratorio Berlin) |
2016 | Untitled Sarah Silverman Project | Helen | TV movie |
2017 | Casualty | Judith Crompton | Season 31 (episode: "War of the Roses") |
2020 | Trader | Malory Lee | |
2022 | Angelyne | Edie Wallach | Miniseries |