Tamsin Egerton
| Tamsin Egerton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tamsin Olivia Egerton-Dick[1] 26 November 1988 Hampshire, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Tamsin Egerton (born 26 November 1988) is an English actress best known for her roles as Chelsea Parker in the 2007 film St Trinian's, Holly Goodfellow in Keeping Mum and Guinevere in the 2011 TV series Camelot.
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[edit] Career
Egerton started her acting career age six, following her older sister, Sophia, to a local youth theatre,[2] saying; "The whole reason I'm acting now is because I wanted to be doing what my big sister was doing".[2] A year later, she appeared in a Royal Shakespeare Company musical production of The Secret Garden, playing Mary.[2]
Egerton's other film credits include Sarah in Driving Lessons (2006) alongside Rupert Grint and Flora in Knife Edge (2008). She was to appear as Katrina in Eragon, but the scenes which she featured in were removed from the final cut.[citation needed]
Egerton starred as Princess Elenora in the TV children's series Sir Gadabout: The Worst Knight in the Land. In 2001, she starred as the "young" Morgaine in the TV miniseries The Mists of Avalon. She has also appeared on stage – in the RSC's musical version of The Secret Garden.
In 2009 Egerton appeared in the St Trinian's sequel, St Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold.
In 2011 she appeared in "Chalet Girl" alongside Felicity Jones, Ed Westwick and Bill Nighy.
In her second Arthurian role, Egerton plays Guinevere in the 2011 US Starz adaptation of the Arthurian legend, Camelot, also starring Joseph Fiennes, Eva Green and Jamie Campbell Bower.
[edit] Personal life
Egerton attended Ditcham Park School near Petersfield in Hampshire, where she says she was bullied.[2] She also states she truanted, preferring to go to modelling shoots; "I played truant all the time. I was modelling so I'd go to shoots and call in sick."[3] After finishing school at 16 with nine A-grade GCSEs,[4] Egerton decided to pursue acting rather than going to university,[5] saying, "At drama school, they like to take you apart and rebuild you but I don't want to change now."[3] She had a brief job as a babysitter for three children.[2] She previously shared a flat in Marylebone, Central London,[6] with her St Trinians castmate Talulah Riley, whom she described as her "soulmate".[7] She lived in Hampstead with theatre producer Jamie Hendry.[8]
She has cited Takeshi Kitano as her favourite film director, and said, "I’d love Takeshi Kitano to put me in a martial arts film so I’d have an excuse to practise all the time".[9]
Back in 2009 Egerton has laughed off reports she is dating actor Ben Barnes, insisting the pair are just good friends. [10]
Egerton has previously dated semi-professional footballer and former Hollyoaks cast member, Andy Jones.[2][11]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
| Year | Film | Role | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Keeping Mum | Holly Goodfellow | Niall Johnson |
| 2006 | Driving Lessons | Sarah | Jeremy Brock |
| Eragon | Katrina | Stefen Fangmeier | |
| 2007 | Earthquake | Zoë | Ben Fogg |
| St Trinian's | Chelsea Parker | Oliver Parker / Barnaby Thompson | |
| 2008 | Knife Edge | Flora | Anthony Hickox |
| 2009 | St. Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold | Chelsea Parker | Oliver Parker / Barnaby Thompson |
| Huge | Clarisse | Ben Miller | |
| The Story of | Daisy | James Abadi | |
| 2010 | 4.3.2.1 | Cassandra | Noel Clarke / Mark Davis |
| 2011 | Chalet Girl | Georgie |
[edit] Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale | Kate Dickens | |
| The Mists of Avalon | Young Morgaine | ||
| 2002 | Sir Gadabout: The Worst Knight in the Land | Princess Elenora | |
| Napoléon | Betzy | ||
| 2004 | Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking | Miranda Helhoughton | |
| 2006 | Mayo | Patti Feathers | episode 1, season 3 |
| Silent Witness | Hannah Duncan | episode 7, season 10 episode 8, season 10 |
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| 2007 | The Abbey | Tiffany | |
| 2008 | Trial and Retribution | Imogen Buller-Turi | Trial & Retribution XX: Siren |
| 2009 | Octavia | Octavia Brennan | |
| 2010 | Heston's Willy Wonka Feast | Herself | |
| 2010 | Money | Butch Beausoleil | |
| 2011 | Camelot | Guinevere |
[edit] References
- ^ Kirsty. "Tamsin Egerton Web | Tamsin-Egerton.Org your online source for actress Tamsin Egerton". Tamsin-egerton.org. http://www.tamsin-egerton.org/tamsinfacts.php. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ a b c d e f "Tamsin Egerton: Too cool for school". The Independent. 9 August 2008. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/tamsin-egerton-too-cool-for-school-889121.html. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ a b Deedes, Henry (6 August 2007). "This modern market is rubbish says Blur axeman". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/pandora/this-modern-market-is-rubbish-says-blur-axeman-460477.html. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ Fletcher, Ewan (11 August 2007). "Six actresses go back to school as the new terrors of St Trinian's". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-474747/Six-actresses-school-new-terrors-St-Trinians.html. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ "Tamsin Egerton says no to uni". Metro. 25 September 2008. http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/article.html?Tamsin_Egerton_says_no_to_uni&in_article_id=326346&in_page_id=7. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ "Talulah Riley". ES Magazine. 2 February 2009. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/es-magazine-food-spy/article-23633218-details/Talulah+Riley/article.do. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ "Soulmates Riley and Egerton's lesbian fears". IMDb. 29 June 2008. http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0254023/. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
- ^ "Saints and Sinners of St Trinians". ES Magazine. 4 December 2009. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23779851-the-saints-and-sinners-of-st-trinians.do. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ Aftab, Kaleem. "The British actress wave has some to shore". V Magazine. http://www.vmagazine.com/feature_article.php?n=142. Retrieved 30 August 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Tamsin Egerton | Egerton & Barnes Not Dating". Contactmusic. 2009-09-21. http://www.contactmusic.com/news/egerton-barnes-not-dating_1116586. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
- ^ Gordon, Jane (9 August 2008). "Tamsin Egerton – the new belle of St Trinian's". Daily Mail. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/tamsin-egerton-too-cool-for-school-889121.html. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
