| Name |
Tamsin Greig |
| Height |
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| Naionality |
English |
| Date of Birth |
12-July-1966 |
| Place of Birth |
kent, England |
| Famous for |
Acting |
Tamsin Margaret M. Greig is an English actress principally known for her roles in two Channel 4 television comedies: Fran Katzenjammer in Black Books and Dr. Caroline Todd in Green Wing. She currently stars in two sitcoms: as Beverly Lincoln in transatlantic sitcom Episodes, and as Jackie in the Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner. Other notable roles include Alice Chenery in BBC One's comedy drama Love Soup, Debbie Aldridge in BBC Radio 4's soap opera The Archers, and Miss Bates in the 2009 BBC version of Jane Austen's Emma. 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 for her role in The Little Dog Laughed.
Greig was born in Kent in 1966, the second of three sisters. Her father worked as a colour chemist creating dyes, while her mother was fan of amateur dramatics. The family moved to Kilburn when she was three. She went to Malorees Junior School, followed by Camden School for Girls where she passed A-Levels in English, French and Mathematics, and graduated with a first in Drama and Theatre Arts from the University of Birmingham. After graduating, she worked as a temp at the Family Planning Association until 1996; she also spent some time at a secretarial college.
