Tamzin Malleson | |
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Born | [ citation needed ] | 1 May 1974
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
Years active | 1996–present |
Television | Dangerfield Teachers Bodies Midsomer Murders |
Partner | Keith Allen |
Children | 1 |
Tamzin Malleson (born 1 May 1974) is an English actress.
Malleson was born in Yeovil, [1] and attended Horsley Primary School in Horsley, Gloucestershire, where she had her first taste of acting as a Munchkin. [1] She furthered her drama activities in Archway School in Stroud, Glocs. [1]
She originally played Alison Dangerfield in Series 3 and 4 of the BBC drama Dangerfield , [2] before going on to play one of the starring roles (Penny Neville) in the Channel 4 comedy Teachers [3] for three of the programme's four series, and she starred in one of ITV's Poirot adaptations, "Evil Under The Sun". [2] She appeared in The Bill , and in the detective show A Touch of Frost , and starred in the BBC medical drama Bodies . [4]
Malleson played the role of Kate Wilding, the pathologist in the series Midsomer Murders , from the middle of series 14 to the end of series 17. [1]
Malleson is in a relationship with actor Keith Allen, (father of actors Lily and Alfie Allen), [1] who starred alongside her in Bodies , and the couple have one daughter, Teddie Malleson-Allen (born in April, 2006). [5] They live near Stroud, Gloucestershire. [6] In 2017, Allen and Malleson opened a diner in Stroud, built with the diner set of Kingsman: The Golden Circle in which Allen had appeared. [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | The Fishmonger's Daughter | Ruby | Short film |
2005 | The Man-Eating Lions of Njombe | Ruby | TV film |
2007 | Kitchen | Liz | TV film |
2010 | Between You & Me | Sammy | Short film |
Nocturn | Jody | Short film | |
2011 | 7 Lives | Mary | Film |
2021 | La Cha Cha | Virginia Callaway | Film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | A Touch of Frost | Helen Tudor | Episode: "Deep Waters" |
Kavanagh QC | Helen Kinross | Episode: "The Burning Deck" | |
1996–1997 | Dangerfield | Alison Dangerfield | 16 episodes |
1998–1999 | The Bill | Carrie Winkler | Episode: "Deep Secret" Episode: "Murder, What Murder?" |
2000–2001 | Always and Everyone | Kate Brady | 2 episodes |
2001 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Christine Redfern | Episode: "Evil Under the Sun" |
2003 | The Vice | P.C. Lorraine Johnstone | Episode: "Birdhouse,Outcast" |
2004 | Murder City | Rosa Mansfield | Episode: "Nothing Sacred" |
2002–2004 | Teachers | Penny Neville | Main character |
2004–2006 | Bodies | Polly Grey | Main character |
2009 | Boy Meets Girl | Siobhan | TV miniseries |
2011–2015 | Midsomer Murders | Kate Wilding | Main character |
2015 | Unforgotten | Caroline Greaves | 4 episodes |
2018 | Marcella | JoJo | 3 episodes |
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