Leila Mimmack

Leila Mimmack
Born	(1993-11-05) 5 November 1993 (age 31) Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Alma mater	Stratford-upon-Avon College
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2010–present

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

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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Seamonsters	Lori
2013	Game	Susan
2014	Cold Comfort	Michelle
2014	Son of God	Young Mary
2014	Two Housemates
2014	The Sleeping Room	Blue
2015	High-Rise	Laura
2015	Level Up	Anna

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Doctors	Vanessa Finch	episode 11x208
2010	Married Single Other	Gina	episode 1x01 – 1x06
2010	EastEnders	Katy	episode 3770
2010	The Bill	Zoe Richards	episode 26x28
2011	Becoming Human	Christa	Web series, episode 1x01-1x08
2011	The Reckoning	Jasmine	episode 1x02
2011	Holby City	Cady Green	episode 13x39
2012	Inside Men	Dita	episode 1x01-1x04
2012	Lewis	Yasmin Randall	episode 6x03
2013	Mayday	Caitlin / Hattie	episode 1x01-1x05
2013	Frankie	Paula Simms	episode 1x01-1x06
2013	Law & Order UK	Ruth Pendle	episode 7x06
2013	The Bible	Young Mary	episode 1x06
2014	WPC 56	Tracey Nichols	episode 2x01
2015	Silent Witness	Lana Sutherland	Episode: "Falling Angels" (2 parts)
2015	Midwinter of the Spirit	Rowenna Napier	episode 1x01-1x03
2015	Home Fires	Laura Campbell	episode 1x01-2x06
2017	Love, Lies and Records	Marcia	episode 1x01, 1x03-1x06
2020	Doctors	Tanya Rees	Recurring role

Theatre

Year	Title [14]	Role	Theatre	Location
	Sweeney Todd	Daughter	Loft Theatre	Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
2002	Toad of Toad Hall	Ensemble	Loft Theatre	Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
2002	Richard III	Prince	Heartbreak Productions
2003	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Peaseblossom	Heartbreak Productions
2009	As You Like it	Page	Heartbreak Productions
2010	That Face [15]	Mia	The Studio	Sheffield, United Kingdom
2011	A View From The Bridge [16]	Catherine (Lead)	Royal Exchange	Manchester, United Kingdom
2014	Debris [17] [18]	Michelle (Lead)	Southwark Playhouse	London, United Kingdom
2016	The Winter's Tale [19] [20]	Perdita	Octagon Theatre	Bolton
2016	To Kill a Mockingbird [21]	Mayella Ewell	Octagon Theatre	Bolton
2019	Richard III [22]	Anne/Norfolk	Alexandra Palace (and UK Tour)	London, United Kingdom
2019	God's Dice	Edie	Soho Theatre	London, United Kingdom

References

1. "Leamington teenager Leila gets big break in new TV show". warwickcourier.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
2. "Leila Mimmack. Biography". btvguide.net. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
3. "Birmingham-born actor takes on the role of Peter Pan". 6 December 2013.
4. "Acting & Activism: How a millennial saver is using her pension for good".^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
5. Dan Martin (31 January 2011). "Becoming Human: meet the cast". Theguardian.com.
6. "Mayday mayday, a five-part drama that's a crime against thrillers".
7. "Paula". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
8. "Inside Men, BBC One". 3 February 2012.
9. Phil Wheat (17 September 2014). "Frightfest 2014: 'The Sleeping Room' Review". Nerdly.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
10. "Athens ministers hope 'Son of God' spreads Jesus' message".
11. "Level Up trailer: Josh Bowman stars".
12. "'Home Fires' Burning Out, Alas, But At Least We Have One More Season". 29 March 2017.
13. Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: Karen Hollins wants to buy some cannabis!". What's on TV . Retrieved 11 May 2020.
14. "Artist Details Leila Mimmack". Theartistspartnership.co.uk. The Artists Partnership. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
15. Chris Riches (9 July 2010). "Review: That Face – The Studio, Sheffield". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
16. Ben East (25 May 2011). "The Stage Reviews – A View From The Bridge". Thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
17. Naima Khan (16 May 2014). "Debris, Southwark Playhouse. Early Dennis Kelly one-act puts familial dysfunction centre-stage". Theartsdesk.com. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
18. Lucy Basaba (19 April 2014). "Leila Mimmack speaks to Theatrefullstop about her new role in Debris, currently playing at The Southwark Playhouse!". Theatrefullstop.wordpress.com. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
19. "REVIEW: The Winter's Tale at the Octagon Theatre".
20. "The Winter's Tale review – love comes to the fore in poetic production". 26 October 2016.
21. "To Kill A Mockingbird at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton".
22. "Richard III | People | Headlong".

External links

• Leila Mimmack at IMDb