Lisa Kay, is an English actress who has also worked in Australia.
Lisa Kay | |
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| Born | 11 February, 1971 Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Early life and education edit
Kay grew up in Levisham on the North York Moors and has three sisters, Samantha, Sara and Caroline.[1] Kay first trained as a dancer with Sandra Burnham and then at the Bush-Davies School.[citation needed]
Career edit
UK edit
Kay performed professionally in many professional stage shows before retraining at the Bristol Old Vic as an actress with considerable distinction.[citation needed] Kay made her debut in ITV1's Heartbeat in 2004 the episode entitled Wrecked. She played the character of Emma Bryden, a lonely single mother who forms a friendship with PC Phil Bellamy. She then became a cast regular from October 2006 until the series' end in September 2010, playing Nurse Carol Cassidy. [citation needed]
She appeared as Eleanor Ross Heaney in the 2001 romantic comedy film Bridget Jones's Diary.[2]
Australia edit
Kay appeared in the Australian soap Home and Away for two episodes on 28 February 2018 and 12 March 2018 as Professor Juliet Pickford. In mid-March 2018 she appeared in Neighbours as Rita Newland.
In 2021 she appeared in the award-winning ABC iview comedy series All My Friends Are Racist,[3] The five-part series was written by Kodie Bedford and directed by Bjorn Stewart, and also starred Leah Purcell, Davey Thompson, and Tuuli Narkle.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Lisa's home advantage". Manchester Evening News. 17 April 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) Acting Credits". www.movies.nytimes.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- ^ "Kodie Bedford: Screenwriter, Director, Executive Produce". RGM. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "All My Friends Are Racist". ABC iview. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.