Dominique Moore (born 12 January 1986) is a British actress and writer best known for her roles in BAFTA Winning Horrible Histories,[1] Hotel Trubble and Paddington Green. She starred in Horrible Histories: The Movie and voices the character of Lulu in Disney's Sadie Sparks.[2]

Dominique Moore
Moore at Horrible Histories premiere in 2019
Born
Dominique Moore

(1986-01-12) 12 January 1986 (age 38)
London, England
Years active1997–present

Moore is a former pupil of Sylvia Young Theatre School.[3] The BBC fly-on-the-wall documentary series Paddington Green followed her as she won a scholarship[4] and attended auditions.[5]

Acting career

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Theatre

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Moore began her acting career appearing in various West End musicals including Oliver!, Hey! Mr Producer, Annie and Whistle Down the Wind.[6] She played Young Nala in the original cast of The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre.[7] In 2013, Moore played Sinai in Gutted at Theatre Royal Stratford East.

In 2017, Moore was cast as Lottie alongside David Tennant in Patrick Maber's Don Juan in Soho at Wydnham's Theatre.

Television

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In 2000, Moore began her on screen career in Channel 4's Get Up, Stand Up[8] before landing roles in CBBC shows The Queen's Nose, The Crust, UGetMe, Stupid!, and Hotel Trubble.[3]

From 2005 to 2006, Moore played Chanel O'Grady in Footballers' Wives: Extra Time.

In 2008, Moore was cast in Disney's Life Bites.[9] Following her success she featured in Disney Movie Surfers Race to Witch Mountain and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.[10]

Moore has played various roles in the multi award-winning Horrible Histories. Her portrayal of Mary Seacole and Rosa Parks gained her much recognition in the press and from celebrities including Eddie Izzard, Adrian Lester and Tanya Franks. She has appeared in sketches on Little Miss Jocelyn[11] and in 2008 she appeared in the BBC Three show Barely Legal.[3] In 2009 she played Aretha in the CBBC musical comedy My Almost Famous Family.[4][12]

Moore is the voice of Flo in Channel 5's animation Floogals. In 2017, Moore played recurring roles in the hit Tracey Ullman's Show on BBC One and HBO. She also featured in Tracey Ullman's Tracey Breaks the News.

Moore appears as Rosie in the 2019 adaptation of Four Weddings and a Funeral.

Film

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In 2013, Moore starred opposite Oscar winner Ben Kingsley in The Physician. She features in the 2018 television film Torvill & Dean directed by Gillies MacKinnon.

Music

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In 1999, Moore recorded a version of the Cyndi Lauper hit "True Colours" for a Peugeot 406 commercial.[11][13] Moore sings the theme tune for Hotel Trubble and co-wrote "The Musical" episode in Series 3.

Fashion career

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After her experience as a model in Paris,[14] Moore was inspired by fashion design and started her own label Anita Moore Designs funded by The Prince's Trust.[4]

Personal life

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Moore was diagnosed with cancer, specifically Hodgkin lymphoma, after discovering a lump on the back of her neck whilst on set of filming Hotel Trubble. She has had treatment for this and is free of cancer. An edition of Newsround called "Dominique presents Living with Cancer - a Newsround Special" in 2011 described how she coped.

In 2015, Moore gave birth to her son. She is engaged to British comedian Kevin J.

Dominique Moore Arts

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Moore founded Dominique Moore Arts Archived 10 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine (DMA) In May 2016. Owing to her successful and expansive career, she now mentors young professional actors all over the world. DMA has working relationships with a number of industry professionals and productions that provide opportunities for the young talent she works with. Dominique is passionate about providing actors with the tools, industry understanding, knowledge and support to help them succeed.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 Dis/Connected Emily Television film
Barely Legal Television film
2009 Surfers Television film
2013 The Physician Despina
2016 FIRST Short film
2018 Torvill & Dean Shirley Television film
2019 Horrible Histories: The Movie Traveller

Television

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Year Film Role Notes
1998 Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh Herself
1998–1999 Paddington Green Herself
1999 8:50 to Paddington Green Herself Spinoff from series
2000–2003 The Queen's Nose Sophie 19 episodes
2001 The Bill Cassie Harris 2 episodes
2003–2005 UGetMe Carly 19 episodes
2004 Stupid! Various 10 episodes
2005 Casualty Ruby Cram Episode: "Hoping, Wishing, Longing"
The Crust Angel 15 episodes
2005–2006 Footballers' Wives: Extra Time Chanel O'Grady 16 episodes
2008 Little Miss Jocelyn Various 2 episodes
Life Bites Esther 16 episodes
2008–2011 Hotel Trubble Sally 35 episodes
2009 My Almost Famous Family Aretha 11 episodes
2009–present Horrible Histories Various
2013 Jedward's Big Adventure Herself 1 episode
2014 Holby City Zara Holt Episode: "Bounce Back"
2015 Dani's Castle Inspector Episode: "An Inspector Calls"
2015–2018 The Dog Ate My Homework Panelist 7 episodes
2016 Horrible Histories Gory Games Various 3 episodes
Red Dwarf Ankita Episode: "Can of Worms"
2016-2018 Floogals Flo Voice; 94 episodes
2017 Murder in Successville Serena Williams Episode: "A Nest of Vipers"
2017–2018 Tracey Ullman's Show Rachel 5 episodes
2019 Four Weddings and a Funeral Rosie 2 episodes
A Confession Paula 2 episodes
Sadie Sparks Lulu Voice
2020–2021 Thomas & Friends Ruth Voice

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2022 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Ghondor[15]

References

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  1. ^ Footballers' Wives Extra Time - Characters Archived 24 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine Shed Productions
  2. ^ "Sadie Sparks is Launching on Disney Channel! #PressRelease - on the Brown Bag Labs blog". Brown Bag Labs. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Interview: Dominique Moore Archived 25 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine Stage Door Mag, 28 February 2010
  4. ^ a b c My Almost Famous Family: Dominique Moore is Aretha Archived 20 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine TV Throng, 26 August 2009
  5. ^ Interview - Dominique Moore Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Footballers Wives, Shed Productions
  6. ^ Dominique Moore United Agents
  7. ^ The Lion King Teaching Resource Pack Disney
  8. ^ Get Up, Stand Up, retrieved 11 July 2019
  9. ^ Dowell, Ben (18 August 2008). "Life Bites: Teens get acting break in UK Disney sketch show". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Classic - Disney Channel Movie Surfers- London/ LA By Dominique Moore (dominiquemoore) on Myspace". Myspace. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  11. ^ a b Who is Anita Moore Designs? Archived 4 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Anita Moore Designs
  12. ^ CBBC's new musical comedy My Almost Famous Family: introduction BBC Press Office, 21 August 2009
  13. ^ Peugeot 406 True colours (Dominique Moore) YouTube
  14. ^ The truth about female stereotypes The Observer, 14 October 2007
  15. ^ Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Credits [HD 1080P], 28 July 2022, retrieved 23 August 2022
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