Tamsin Greig
Born: 1966-07-12 in Maidstone, Kent, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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
Filmography
2025
- Riot Women as Holly
- Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius as Self
- Legend Has It as Nisibi
- Largo as Grace
2024
- The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin as Helen Gwinear
- Sexy Beast as Cecilia Logan
- Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration as Molly (voice)
2023
- My Happy Ending as Nancy
2022
- The Tiger Who Came to Tea as Mummy (voice)
- Suspect as Natasha Groves
- Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
- Amazon: How Do They Really Do It? as Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
- The Amazing Mr. Blunden as Mrs. Wickens
- Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel as Herself
- Romeo & Juliet as Lady Capulet
2020
- Belgravia as Anne Trenchard
- Days of the Bagnold Summer as Astrid
- Love Monster as Narrator (voice)
- Alan Bennett's Talking Heads as Rosemary
- Being Bridget Jones as Self
2019
- Official Secrets as Elizabeth Wilmshurst
2018
- To Provide All People as GP
2017
- National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night as Malvolia
- Diana and I as Mary McDonald
- Revolting Rhymes as Grandma (voice)
2016
- Breaking the Bank as Penelope
- Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King as Narrator (voice)
- Behold the Monkey as Narrator
- Revolting Rhymes as Grandma
- Top Gear: Extra Gear as Self
2015
- The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as Lavinia Beach
- Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked as Narrator
2014
- Inside No. 9 as Sally
- Bing as Molly (voice)
- The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure as Self - Narrator
- Royal Cousins at War as Narrator
2013
- The Last Leg as Self
- The Guilty as DCI Maggie Brand
2012
- Elementary as DCI Athelney Jones
- The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II as Narrator
- White Heat as Beth
- Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car as Narrator
2011
- Arthur Christmas as Additional Voices (voice)
- Episodes as Beverly Lincoln
- Friday Night Dinner as Jackie Goodman
2010
- Tamara Drewe as Beth Hardiment
- Cuckoo as Simon
- Going Postal as Miss Cripslock
- Mental: A History of the Madhouse as Narrator
- Cats of Claw Hill as Narrator, Samantha
2009
- Emma as Miss Bates
- The Diary of Anne Frank as Edith Hollander-Frank
- The Diary of Anne Frank as Margot Frank
2008
- Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments as Self
- Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
- Captain Eager and the Mark of Voth as Jenny
- Prince John: The Windsors' Tragic Secret as Narrator (voice)
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
2006
- The One Show as Self
- The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall as Dr. Caroline Todd
- Falling Apart as Jackie
2005
- Doctor Who
- Love Soup as Alice Chenery
2004
- Shaun of the Dead as Maggie
- Green Wing as Caroline Todd
- When I'm Sixty-Four as Denny
- Ready When You Are, Mr McGill as Lianne
- The Lenny Henry Show
2001
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self - Guest
- Happiness
2000
- Black Books as Fran
1999
- People Like Us as Sarah
1998
- The Great Egyptians as Cleopatra
1997
- Jonathan Creek as Pam
- This Is the Sea as (voice)
- Blind Men
1996
- Neverwhere as Lamia
1994
- Wycliffe as Dr. Hinkley
1993
- GMTV as Self
1992
- Blue Heaven as Prof. Wiseman
1983
- Natural World as Narrator