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Tamsin Greig

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Tamsin Greig
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Tamsin Margaret Mary Greig is an English actress, narrator and comedian. She played Fran Katzenjammer in the Channel 4 sitcom Black Books, Dr Caroline Todd in the Channel 4 sitcom Green Wing, Beverly Lincoln in British-American sitcom Episodes and Jackie Goodman in the Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner. Other roles include Alice Chenery in BBC One's comedy-drama series Love Soup, Debbie Aldridge in BBC Radio 4's soap opera The Archers, Miss Bates in the 2009 BBC version of Jane Austen's Emma, and Beth Hardiment in the 2010 film version of Tamara Drewe. In 2020, Greig starred as Anne Trenchard in Julian Fellowes' ITV series Belgravia.

Greig is also an acclaimed stage actress; she won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in 2007 for Much Ado About Nothing, and was nominated again in 2011 and 2015 for her roles in The Little Dog Laughed and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.
BornJuly 12, 1966
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  • Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards
    • 1 win & 8 nominations total

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Tamsin Greig and Alice Eve in Belgravia (2020)
Philip Glenister, Tamsin Greig, and Nicholas Rowe in Belgravia (2020)
Tamsin Greig, Harriet Walter, and Ella Purnell in Belgravia (2020)
Tamsin Greig, Rosalind Knight, Simon Bird, and Tom Rosenthal in Friday Night Dinner (2011)
Tamsin Greig and Liam O'Carroll in Friday Night Dinner (2011)
Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, and Tom Rosenthal in Friday Night Dinner (2011)
Oliver Chris, Tamsin Greig, Stephen Mangan, and Karl Theobald in Green Wing (2004)
Oliver Chris, Michelle Gomez, Tamsin Greig, Stephen Mangan, and Julian Rhind-Tutt in Green Wing (2004)
Tamsin Greig and Stephen Mangan in Episodes (2011)
Tamsin Greig and Stephen Mangan in Episodes (2011)
Tamsin Greig and Kathleen Rose Perkins in Episodes (2011)
Tamsin Greig, Stephen Mangan, and Kathleen Rose Perkins in Episodes (2011)

Known for

Green Wing (2004)
Green Wing
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TV Series
  • Dr. Caroline Todd
Kate Ashfield, Nick Frost, and Simon Pegg in Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Shaun of the Dead
7.9
  • Maggie
  • 2004
Bill Bailey, Tamsin Greig, and Dylan Moran in Black Books (2000)
Black Books
8.5
TV Series
  • Fran
Tamsin Greig in Love Soup (2005)
Love Soup
8.2
TV Series
  • Alice Chenery

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Actress

  • Sexy Beast
    • Cecilia
    • In Production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • The Archers (1950)
    The Archers
    • Debbie Aldridge
    • Podcast Series
    • 1993–2023
  • Andie MacDowell in My Happy Ending (2023)
    My Happy Ending
    • Nancy
    • 2023
  • Supercharged (2022)
    Supercharged
    • Dorothy Astor
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Simon Callow, Mark Gatiss, Tamsin Greig, Jason Rennie, Xavier Wilkins, Tsion Habte, and India Fowler in The Amazing Mr Blunden (2021)
    The Amazing Mr Blunden
    • Mrs. Wickens
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    • Lady Capulet
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Jessie Buckley and Josh O'Connor in Romeo & Juliet (2021)
    Romeo & Juliet
    • Lady Capulet
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Love Monster (2020)
    Love Monster
    • Narrator (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)
    Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
    • Rosemary Horrocks
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird, and Tom Rosenthal in Friday Night Dinner (2011)
    Friday Night Dinner
    • Jackie Goodman
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2020
  • Belgravia (2020)
    Belgravia
    • Anne Trenchard
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • The Tiger Who Came to Tea (2019)
    The Tiger Who Came to Tea
    • Mummy (voice)
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Mark Rylance and Elliot Kerley in Bing (2014)
    Bing
    • Molly
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Days of the Bagnold Summer (2019)
    Days of the Bagnold Summer
    • Astrid
    • 2019
  • Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in Elementary (2012)
    Elementary
    • DCI Athelney Jones
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Ralph Fiennes, Keira Knightley, and Matt Smith in Official Secrets (2019)
    Official Secrets
    • Elizabeth Wilmshurst
    • 2019

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Cuckoo
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Tamara Drewe
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Tamara Drewe
Breaking The Bank
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Belgravia: Official Critical Acclaim Spot
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Belgravia: Official TV Spot
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Friday Night Dinner: Season 6
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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Tasmin Greig
  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • July 12, 1966
    • Maidstone, Kent, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Richard LeafMay 1997 - present (3 children)
  • Parents
      Eric Greig
  • Other works
    TV commercial with Katy Carmichael for Diet Coke (2001)
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Interviews
    • 3 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    Won Best Shakespearean Performance, London Critics Circle Theatre Awards for her theatre role in "Much Ado About Nothing" as Beatrice. Performed at the Novello.
  • Quotes
    [When asked about her heritage and striking nose] "On my mother's side I'm Polish-Jewish, and on my father's side I'm Scottish puffin."

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