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Tamsin Greig

Acting

Born July 12, 1966 · Maidstone, Kent, England, UK

Also known as Tasmin Greig · تامسین گریگ

Biography

Tamsin Margaret Mary Greig (/ˈtæmzɪn ˈɡrɛɡ/; born 12 July 1966) is an English actress, known for both dramatic and comedic roles. 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 a stage actress. She won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in 2007 for Much Ado About Nothing, and was nominated in 2011 and 2015 for her roles in The Little Dog Laughed and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Awards & recognition

  • Laurence Olivier AwardBest Actress · 2007
  • British Academy Television AwardBest Female Comedy Performance · 2012 · nominated
  • Laurence Olivier AwardBest Actress · 2011 · nominated
  • British Independent Film AwardBest Supporting Actress · 2010 · nominated
  • Laurence Olivier AwardBest Actress · 2007 · nominated
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  • British Academy Television AwardBest Comedy Performance · 2005 · nominated

Filmography42 titles

Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King

2016as Narrator (voice)

People Like Us

as Sarah

Inside No. 9

2014as Sally

Black Books

2000as Fran

Green Wing

2004as Caroline Todd

Friday Night Dinner

2011as Jackie Goodman

Riot Women

2025as Holly

Elementary

2012as DCI Athelney Jones

Emma

2009as Miss Bates

Doctor Who

2005as Nurse

Top Gear

2002as Self

Shaun of the Dead

2004as Maggie

Jonathan Creek

1997as Pam

Natural World

1983as Narrator (voice)

Official Secrets

2019as Elizabeth Wilmshurst

Episodes

2011as Beverly Lincoln

Going Postal

2010as Miss Cripslock

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self

Belgravia

2020as Anne Trenchard

Arthur Christmas

2011as Additional Voices (voice)

Neverwhere

1996as Lamia

My Happy Ending

2023as Nancy

The Guilty

as DCI Maggie Brand

The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin

2024as Helen Gwinear

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2015as Lavinia Beach

Royal Cousins at War

as Narrator

Days of the Bagnold Summer

2019as Astrid

Sexy Beast

as Cecilia Logan

Suspect

2022as Natasha Groves

This Is the Sea

1997as (voice)

Wycliffe

1993as Dr. Hinkley

Tamara Drewe

2010as Beth Hardiment

Bing

2014as Molly (voice)

White Heat

as Beth

Miranda

2002as Receptionist

Top Gear: Extra Gear

as Self

Breaking the Bank

2016as Penelope

The One Show

as Self

Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius

as Self

Love Monster

as Narrator (voice)

Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked

2015as Narrator

The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

2012as Narrator