Leila Mimmack

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Leila Mimmack
Born (1993-11-05) 5 November 1993 (age 30)
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Alma mater Stratford-upon-Avon College
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Leila Mimmack (born 5 November 1993) is an English actress. [1] [2]

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Early life

Mimmack was born on 5 November 1993 in Leamington Spa to parents Maddy Kerr and Peter Mimmack, who run the Heartbreak Productions theatre company in Spencer Yard, Leamington. Mimmack went to Stratford-upon-Avon College. [3] During her eight year at school Mimmack's teacher described the destruction of the rainforest, which had a big effect on her. Mimmack later became a climate change campaigner and attended rallies and marches. When she was 19 she moved to a narrowboat moored in Hackney marshes, partly because of environmental reasons. [4]

Career

Her first success as an actress came in 2008 when she won the "Best Teenage Actress" Award at the "Growing Talent Convention" in Paris, beating 300 competitors. [1] Her first television appearance was in 2010 when she appeared in the BBC series Doctors as Vanessa Finch. In 2011, she played the werewolf Christa in the Being Human spin off Becoming Human . [5] Furthermore, she could be seen in the mini series Mayday , as the May queen Hattie, who disappeared when she was cycling towards the May Day parade. [6] She also appeared as a 17-year old Polish girl Dita in the television series Inside Men . [7] [8] In 2014 starred as the 19 year-old Brighton call-girl Blue in The Sleeping Room. [9] In the same year she appeared as young Mary in Son of God . [10] In the British thriller Level Up she plays Anna who has been kidnapped by masked thugs. [11] In 2015, she got the role of Laura Campbell in Home Fires , who has an affair with a married military officer. [12] Also in 2015, she played Rowenna Napier in Midwinter of the Spirit. In 2020, she returned to Doctors in the recurring role of Tanya Rees. [13]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011SeamonstersLori
2013GameSusan
2014Cold ComfortMichelle
2014 Son of God Young Mary
2014Two Housemates
2014 The Sleeping Room Blue
2015 High-Rise Laura
2015 Level Up Anna
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Doctors Vanessa Finchepisode 11x208
2010 Married Single Other Ginaepisode 1x01 – 1x06
2010 EastEnders Katyepisode 3770
2010 The Bill Zoe Richardsepisode 26x28
2011 Becoming Human Christa Web series, episode 1x01-1x08
2011 The Reckoning Jasmineepisode 1x02
2011 Holby City Cady Greenepisode 13x39
2012 Inside Men Ditaepisode 1x01-1x04
2012 Lewis Yasmin Randallepisode 6x03
2013 Mayday Caitlin / Hattieepisode 1x01-1x05
2013 Frankie Paula Simmsepisode 1x01-1x06
2013 Law & Order UK Ruth Pendleepisode 7x06
2013 The Bible Young Maryepisode 1x06
2014 WPC 56 Tracey Nicholsepisode 2x01
2015 Silent Witness Lana SutherlandEpisode: "Falling Angels" (2 parts)
2015 Midwinter of the Spirit Rowenna Napierepisode 1x01-1x03
2015 Home Fires Laura Campbellepisode 1x01-2x06
2017 Love, Lies and Records Marciaepisode 1x01, 1x03-1x06
2020 Doctors Tanya Rees Recurring role

Theatre

YearTitle [14] RoleTheatreLocation
Sweeney Todd Daughter Loft Theatre Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
2002Toad of Toad HallEnsembleLoft TheatreLeamington Spa, United Kingdom
2002Richard IIIPrinceHeartbreak Productions
2003 A Midsummer Night's Dream PeaseblossomHeartbreak Productions
2009As You Like itPageHeartbreak Productions
2010That Face [15] Mia The Studio Sheffield, United Kingdom
2011 A View From The Bridge [16] Catherine (Lead) Royal Exchange Manchester, United Kingdom
2014Debris [17] [18] Michelle (Lead) Southwark Playhouse London, United Kingdom
2016The Winter's Tale [19] [20] Perdita Octagon Theatre Bolton
2016To Kill a Mockingbird [21] Mayella Ewell Octagon Theatre Bolton
2019Richard III [22] Anne/Norfolk Alexandra Palace (and UK Tour)London, United Kingdom
2019God's DiceEdieSoho TheatreLondon, United Kingdom

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