Catherine Bailey (born 2 January 1980) is a British stage, television and film actress.
Catherine Bailey | |
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| Born | 2 January 1980 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Notable work |
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Career
editCatherine Bailey made her acting debut in 1993, when she was cast in the leading role of Helen Green in the short-lived children's series, Uncle Jack and Cleopatra's Mummy.[1] This was followed by another role in a children's series, The Wild House[2][3] as Georgina, for which she made her first appearance at the beginning of the second series in 1998[4] until the show's conclusion in 1999.[5]
Bailey went on to guest roles in a number of British television series, including Peak Practice, My Family, Rosemary & Thyme, Holby City, The Bill, EastEnders, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Doctors, Midsomer Murders, Mr Selfridge, The Crown and Vera.[3]
As an established thratre performer, Bailey has appeared on several stage productions, some of which include Spring Awakening at the Royal Shakespeare Company, which was her 1995 stage debut,[3] 'Tis Pity She's a Whore,[6] The Country Wife,[7] A Midsummer Night's Dream,[8] The 39 Steps[9] and The Merchant of Venice.[10]
Her first film role came in 2012, when she was cast in the crime drama, The Grind, followed by performances in A Quiet Passion, with Cynthia Nixon,[11] and the French film Dernier amour (Casanova, Last Love).
Bailey has also served as a voice artist for radio, such as the role of Margaret Bishop in the BBC Radio 4 series, Home Front,[12] as well as work in the video games Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2,[13] GreedFall,[14] The Bradwell Conspiracy,[15]Assassin's Creed: Valhalla[16] and Babylon's Fall.[17]
She is the founder of BAZ Productions, alongside Sarah Bedi and Emma Luffingham. Their production consist of stage works Macbeth (2011),[18] Prophecy (2013)[19] and The Process (2020), which also starred Bailey.
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Who Dealt? | Helen | TV film |
| 2001 | Hawkins | Jenny | TV film |
| 2001 | It's Not You, It's Me | Kerry | Short film |
| 2005 | The English Harem | Annie | TV film |
| 2007 | The Marchioness Disaster | Police Officer #4 | TV film |
| 2007 | Shades of Mourning | Alice | Short film |
| 2009 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Helena/Snug | Filmed stage performance for television |
| 2012 | The Grind | Paramedic 2 | Feature film |
| Unreleased[a] | Nicole and O.J. | Marcia Clark | Feature film |
| 2015 | Globe on Screen: Julius Caesar | Portia | Filmed stage performance |
| 2016 | A Quiet Passion | Vryling Buffam | Feature Film |
| 2019 | Dernier amour | Soeur de Lady Hortense | Feature film |
| 2025 | The Juice | Marcia Clark | Feature film (pre-production) |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Uncle Jack and Cleopatra's Mummy | Helen Green | Series 1 (main role, 6 episodes) |
| 1998–99 | The Wild House | Georgina Wild | Series 2–3 (main role, 25 episodes) |
| 2000 | Holby City | Jo Cartwright | Series 3, Episode 5 |
| 2000 | Peak Practice | Helen Randle | Series 10, Episode 9 |
| 2001 | The Residents | Tina Conan Jnr | Series 1, Episode 1 |
| 2001 | The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells | Violet | Miniseries (6 episodes) |
| 2001 | Urban Gothic | Leigh | Series 2, Episode 2 |
| Unaired[b] | High Stakes | Jenny | Series 2, Episodes 2 & 6 |
| 2002 | My Family | Kate | Series 3, Episode 10 |
| 2004 | 55 Degrees North | Michelle | Series 1, Episode 2 |
| 2004 | Rosemary & Thyme | Chantal Parsons | Series 2, Episode 7 |
| 2005 | Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost World | Zoe | Miniseries (1 episode) |
| 2006 | The Bill | Karen Ingram | Series 22, Episode 49 |
| 2007, 2010 | EastEnders | P.C. Shona Blake | 8 episodes |
| 2008 | Doctors | Anne Alexander | Series 10, Episode 141 |
| 2009 | Holby City | DS Karen Roberts | Series 12, Episodes 1 & 2 |
| 2010 | The Bill | Evie Ferrier | Series 26, Episode 15 |
| 2010 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | Miss Wyckham | Series 4, Episode 10 |
| 2011 | House of Anubis | Esther Robinson | Series 1 (Recurring role, 13 episodes) |
| 2013 | Doctors | Sammy Jo Rinsler | Series 15, Episode 49 |
| 2014 | Midsomer Murders | Stephanie Weston | Series 16, Episode 3 |
| 2015 | And Then There Were None | Olivia Ogilvie Hamilton | Miniseries (2 episodes) |
| 2016 | Mr Selfridge | Nina | Series 4, Episodes 1 & 7 |
| 2017 | Strike | Jess | Series 1, Episodes 4 & 5 |
| 2017 | The Crown | Elizabeth Cavendish | Series 2, Episodes 4 & 7 |
| 2018 | Hetty Feather | Louisa Hooper | Series 4, Episode 4 |
| 2020 | Malory Towers | Miss Gale | Series 1, Episode 5 |
| 2021 | Grace | Francine | Series 1, Episode 1 |
| 2021 | Whitstable Pearl | Fi Marston | Series 1, Episode 2 |
| 2022 | Vera | Katy Turner (uncredited)) | Series 11, Episode 4 |
| 2023 | Smothered | Elaine | Series 1, Episode 4 |
| 2024 | Heartstopper | Kath Newnham | Series 3, Episode 6 |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Blake's 7: The Classic Adventures | Mida/Mudoid/Captain | 40th Anniversary Special & Series 5, Episode 7 |
| 2018 | Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Adventures | Maddox/Creature | Podcast series; Season 7, Episode 5 |
| 2018 | Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures | Tan | Podcast series; Episode 239 |
| 2019 | The Three Musketeers | Amazon Audible original | |
| 2019 | Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 | Venesca Catallia | Video game |
| 2019 | GreedFall | Daren/various characters | Video game |
| 2019 | The Bradwell Conspiracy | Melissa | Video game |
| 2020 | Assassin's Creed: Valhalla | Sister Frideswid | Video game |
| 2022 | Babylon's Fall | Maia/Nergal/various | Video game (English version) |
| 2024 | Star Wars: Outlaws | Video game |
Theatre credits
edit- Spring Awakening as Ilse (1995, Royal Shakespeare Company)[3][20]
- 'Tis Pity She's a Whore as Philotis (1999, Young Vic Theatre. Revived in 2001 for BBC radio)[6]
- Walk Hard, Talk Loud as Dorothy (2005, Tricycle Theatre)
- Sit and Shiver as Shirley (2006–07, New End Theatre & Hackney Empire)[21][22]
- The Country Wife as Lucy (2007, Theatre Royal Haymarket)[7]
- House of Agnes as Michaela (2008, Oval House Theatre)[23]
- A Midsummer Night's Dream as Helena (2009, Middle Temple Hall/BBC Radio 3)[8]
- The Changeling as Isabella (2009, BBC Radio 3)
- The 39 Steps as Annabella/Margaret/Pamela (2011–13, Criterion Theatre)[9]
- Julius Caesar as Portia (2014, Shakespeare's Globe)[24]
- Dr Scroggy's War as Honourable Penelope Wedgewood (2014, Shakespeare's Globe)[25]
- The Merchant of Venice as Portia (2014, Shakespeare's Globe)[10]
- King Lear as Goneril (2016, Royal and Derngate Theatre and UK tour)[26]
- Othello as Bianca (2018, Shakespeare's Globe)[27]
- The Process as Anita (2020, BAZ productions, The Bunker Theatre)
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Uncle Jack and Cleopatra's Mummy". avclub.com. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "The Wild House[04/03/98] (1998)". www2.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d Cheesman, Neil (18 December 2011). "Interview with Catherine Bailey". londontheatre1.com. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Children's BBC: The Wild House". BBC Genome Project. 7 January 1998. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "The Wild House". BBC Genome Project. 31 March 1999. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ a b "'Tis Pity She's a Whore". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Full cast confirmed for The Country Wife". londontheatre.co.uk. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Midsummer Night's Dream, A". bufvc.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ a b "The 39 Steps". Time Out. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Share Drama: Merchant Of Venice with Catherine Bailey". shareradio.co.uk. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "A Quiet Passion". t2conline.com. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Margaret Bishop". bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Battlefleet Gothic: Armada II". mobygames.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "GreedFall". mobygames.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "The Bradwell Conspiracy". mobygames.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Assassin's Creed: Valhalla". mobygames.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Babylon's Fall". mobygames.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Macbeth". bazproductions.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Prophecy". bazproductions.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Spring Awakening". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Sit and Shiver". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Sit and Shiver". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "House Of Agnes". blackplaysarchive.org.uk.
- ^ "SEE JULIUS CAESAR WITH THE BRILLIANT CATHERINE BAILEY AT THE GLOBE FROM 20TH JUNE". loudandclearvoices.com. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Millward, Tom (8 June 2016). "Cast announced for Doctor Scroggy's War at The Globe". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "'KING LEAR' WITH QUEEN OF ALL SHAKESPEARE CATHERINE BAILEY PLAYING GONERIL OPENS 5TH APRIL". loudandclearvoices.com. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Forsyth, Neil (25 October 2018). "Othello, Shakespeare's New Globe". europeanstages.org. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2023.