Lachele Carl

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Lachele Carl
Born
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater Point Park College
OccupationActress
Years active1982–present
Spouse Alejandro Viñao
Children1

Lachele J. Carl is an American actress based in England.

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Early life

Carl was born in Pittsburgh. She enjoyed performing from a young age, but became especially interested in her senior year of high school. She graduated from Point Park College in 1982. [1] During her studies, Carl trained in classical theatre at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. She moved to England in 1985, wanting to do Shakespeare, and joined a theatre company called TNT. [2]

Career

Carl played news anchor Trinity Wells, a recurring character in the first four series of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who , [3] appearing in the episodes "Aliens of London"/"World War Three", "The Christmas Invasion", "The Sound of Drums", "The Poison Sky", "Turn Left", "The Stolen Earth" and "The End of Time". Wells also appeared in the Doctor Who spin-offs The Sarah Jane Adventures (in the stories Revenge of the Slitheen and Secrets of the Stars ) and Torchwood , during its five-part serial Children of Earth , making her the first character to appear in all three programmes.[ citation needed ] To this date, Carl is one of just four actors to have appeared in all three shows, the others being Anthony Daebeck (who plays a French newsreader), [4] Julian Bleach [ citation needed ] and Paul Marc Davis. In 2023, Carl reprised her role in "The Giggle", as part of Doctor Who's 2023 specials.

Carl also narrated the behind-the-scenes special Doctor Who: The Companions for BBC America, released as part of the seventh series DVD box set.

Carl has also appeared in Grange Hill , Batman and Alien Autopsy . She plays one of the voices in The Notekins and was the first voice of Muck and Molly in the American English dub of the children's TV series Bob the Builder . Carl played a minor role as the US Ambassador in the British TV show Ambassadors .

Personal life

Carl lives in Crouch End, North London with her husband, composer Alejandro Viñao. They have a son. [2]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 Midnight Sandra Carrington
1989 Batman TV Technician
1991 A Kiss Before Dying Reporter
1991Firestar: First ContactLucindia Jericho
1998Guru in SevenAnthea
2001SuperstitionNews Reporter
2001Bob the Builder: A Christmas to RememberMuckUS, Voice
2002 Bob the Builder: The Live Show!MuckUS, Voice
2003Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-LotMuckUS, voice
2004Bob the Builder: Snowed Undered: The Bobblesberg Winter GamesMuckUS, voice
2005Bob the Builder: When Bob Became a BuilderMuckUS, voice
2005–2010, 2023 Doctor Who Trinity Wells10 episodes
2006 Renaissance NoraVoice
2006 Alien Autopsy TV News Anchor
2006Bob the Builder: Built to be WildMuckUS voice
2007–2008 The Sarah Jane Adventures Trinity Wells2 episodes
2007Bob the Builder: Scrambler to the RescueMuckUS, voice
2009 Torchwood: Children of Earth Trinity Wells2 episodes
2009Bob the Builder: Race to the FinishMuckUS, voice
2014National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire Mexican woman
2016 Denial Gloria
2018 Show Dogs FBI Director
2020 Flesh and Blood Doctor
2022 Avenue 5 Margaret
2022 Wednesday Agnes

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