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Tamsin Greig(I)

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Tamsin Greig
Follows events when the emerging nouveau riche, including the Trenchard family, rub shoulders with London's established upper classes and when secrets from the past threaten to emerge.
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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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    Known for

    Green Wing (2004)
    Green Wing
    8.3
    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
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Fran
    Gemma Arterton in Tamara Drewe (2010)
    Tamara Drewe
    6.2
    • Beth Hardiment
    • 2010

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    • Riot Women
      • Holly
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • Largo
      • Grace
      • Completed
      • Short



    • Rupert Everett, Emilia Fox, Tamsin Greig, Imani Yahshua, Georgina Sadler, Harry Gilby, and Robyn Cara in Legend Has It (2025)
      Legend Has It
      7.8
      • Nisibi
      • 2025
    • Anne-Marie Duff, Tamsin Greig, Eddie Marsan, Gina McKee, Ben Miller, Vinette Robinson, Nicholas Pinnock, Dominic Cooper, and Celine Buckens in Suspect (2022)
      Suspect
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Natasha
      • 2024
    • Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith in Inside No. 9 (2014)
      Inside No. 9
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Party Guest
      • Sally
      • 2014–2024
    • The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (2024)
      The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Helen Gwinear
      • 2024
    • Emun Elliott, Sarah Greene, and James McArdle in Sexy Beast (2024)
      Sexy Beast
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Cecilia Logan
      • 2024
    • The Archers (2007)
      The Archers
      8.3
      Podcast Series
      • Debbie Aldridge
      • 2007–2023
    • Andie MacDowell, Miriam Margolyes, Sally Phillips, and Rakhee Thakrar in My Happy Ending (2023)
      My Happy Ending
      5.3
      • Nancy
      • 2023
    • Supercharged (2022)
      Supercharged
      Short
      • Dorothy Astor
      • 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
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Mrs. Wickens
      • 2021
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Lady Capulet
      • 2021
    • Jessie Buckley and Josh O'Connor in Romeo & Juliet (2021)
      Romeo & Juliet
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Lady Capulet
      • 2021
    • Love Monster (2020)
      Love Monster
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Narrator (voice)
      • 2020
    • Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)
      Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Rosemary Horrocks
      • 2020
    • Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird, and Tom Rosenthal in Friday Night Dinner (2011)
      Friday Night Dinner
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Jackie Goodman
      • 2011–2020
    • Philip Glenister, Tamsin Greig, Harriet Walter, Tom Wilkinson, Jack Bardoe, Alice Eve, Richard Goulding, and Ella Purnell in Belgravia (2020)
      Belgravia
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Anne Trenchard
      • 2020

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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
      Surname is pronounced "Greg".
    • 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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