Nichola Burley | |
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 Burley at the premiere of StreetDance 3D in 2010 | |
| Born | Nichola Ann Burley Leeds, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Nichola Ann Burley is an English actress. She has appeared in Born Equal , Drop Dead Gorgeous , Goldplated , Death Comes to Pemberley , Donkey Punch and StreetDance 3D .
Nichola Burley was born in Leeds, England. [1] She attended Intake High School, Bramley, where she studied studied performing arts. [1]
Burley's acting career began in 2005 when she appeared as Michelle in the Dominic Savage film Love + Hate . [2] She has had guest roles in The Ghost Squad , in November 2005, and Shameless in February 2006. In September 2006, Channel 4 show Goldplated debuted with Burley appearing in the ensemble cast. [3] Due to low ratings, a second season was never commissioned. [4]
In November 2006 she played Zoe, in Savage's improvised, one-off BBC drama Born Equal. The BBC described the show as one which "addresses social inequality in Britain today." Directed and written by Savage again, the film also starred Robert Carlyle, Anne-Marie Duff and Colin Firth. As part of her research for the show she travelled to meet young runaways in London.[ citation needed ]
She has also starred as Cathy McAleer in BBC Three show Drop Dead Gorgeous throughout its first series in 2006 and its second in 2007.[ citation needed ]
In 2010, she appeared in the dance film StreetDance 3D in the lead role alongside George Sampson, Diversity, and Flawless.[ citation needed ] She portrays Isabella Linton in a 2011 film adaptation of Wuthering Heights .[ citation needed ] She appeared as Witney Whitehead in the BBC drama Candy Cabs which began on 5 April 2011.[ citation needed ] She also starred in one episode of crime drama Lewis on ITV1.[ when? ][ citation needed ]
Her stage credits include the title role in Bollywood Jane at the West Yorkshire Playhouse throughout June 2007 [5] and Constanza in a Sheffield revival of Peter Schaffer's Amadeus .[ when? ][ citation needed ]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Love + Hate | Michelle |
| 2008 | Donkey Punch | Tammi |
| 2009 | Kicks | Jasmine |
| 2010 | StreetDance 3D | Carly |
| 2010 | SoulBoy | Jane Rogers |
| 2010 | Edge | Sophie |
| 2011 | Guarding Angel | Angel |
| 2011 | Supermarket Girl | Michelle |
| 2011 | Wuthering Heights | Isabella Linton |
| 2011 | R | Val |
| 2012 | Twenty8k | Andrea Patterson |
| 2012 | Payback Season | Lisa |
| 2012 | Jump | Greta |
| 2013 | For Those in Peril | Jane |
| 2020 | Lynn + Lucy | Lucy |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Ghost Squad | Natalie | Episode: "Heroes" |
| 2006 | Shameless | Chloe | Episode #3.6 |
| 2006 | Goldplated | Donna | 8 episodes |
| 2006 | Born Equal | Zoe | |
| 2006 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Cathy McAleer | 5 episodes |
| 2008 | Spooks: Code 9 | Lizzie | Episode #1.3 |
| 2009 | Inspector George Gently | Fawn Granger | Episode: "Gently in the Night" |
| 2009 | The Fixer | Savanna Ford | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Lewis | Karen Wilde | Episode: "The Mind Has Mountains" |
| 2011 | Candy Cabs | Whitney Whiteburn / Witney Whitehead | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Scott & Bailey | Hannah Conway | Episode #1.3 |
| 2013 | Southcliffe | Sarah Gould | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | The Syndicate | Bethany | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Death Comes to Pemberley | Louisa Bidwell | |
| 2015 | Downton Abbey | Rita Bevan | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Behind Her Eyes | Sophie | |
| TBA | Protection | TBA | Upcoming TV series |
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