Tina Hobley
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| Tina Hobley | |
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| Born | 20 May 1972 Mill Hill, London, England |
| Spouse | Oliver Wheeler (2006 -) Steve Wallington (1998-2001) |
| Children | 3 |
Tina Hobley (born 20 May 1972 in Mill Hill, London) is an English actress.
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[edit] Early life
Very shy as a child, Hobley was sent to speech and drama classes in an attempt to counter her introversion. Hobley enrolled with a very strict speech and drama teacher, whom she adored and stayed with for fifteen years, before moving from there to the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.[1]
[edit] Career
Hobley is best known for her role as feisty ward sister Chrissie Williams in BBC medical drama Holby City.[2] After graduating from the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, where she trained from 1990 to 1993, Hobley had a number of roles in a variety of television dramas, including Coronation Street, as Samantha Failsworth, Harbour Lights and The Bill.
Hobley is also a supporter of seriously ill children through The Starlight Foundation. She also supports both Barnados and the Terrence Higgins Trust.
[edit] Personal life
Hobley's first marriage was to graphic designer Steve Wallington in 1998. Their daughter Isabella 'Bella' was born in April 1999; the couple later divorced in 2001.
On 22 April 2006, her boyfriend, Freud Communications Director and drummer in the London based band Westbourne Circus, Oliver (Oli) Wheeler proposed to Tina at their Cotswolds cottage.[3] Tina and Oli were married in December 2006 in the Cotswolds.
On 23 October 2007, the couple announced that Hobley was pregnant with their first child.[4] Hobley gave birth to Olivia on 18 April 2008. On 1 March 2010 she gave birth to her first son, Orson Henry Attwood Wheeler.
[edit] Filmography
Hobley undertook the following roles from her televisual debut in 1995, to the present day.[5][6]
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Pie in the Sky | Theresa Collins | Episode 'Hard Cheese' |
| Bliss | Nurse Valerie | Mini-series | |
| Ghostbusters of East Finchley | 1 episode | ||
| 1996 | The Bill | Sue Booker | Episode 'Judgment Call' |
| Coronation Street | Samantha Failsworth | 1996–1998 | |
| 1997 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Woman on train | Episode May and June Part 1 |
| Another Audience With Freddie Starr | On-screen Participant | ||
| 1998 | Noel's House Party | Episode #7.8 | |
| The National Lottery Big Ticket | Episode #1.2 | ||
| Celebrity Ready Steady Cook | On-screen Participant | Episode dated 7 January | |
| Friday Night's All Wright | Episode #1.1 | ||
| 1999 | Harbour Lights | WPC Melanie Rush | |
| 2001 | Holby City | Chrissie Williams | Series 3 - present |
| GMTV | Episode dated 9 October | ||
| Richard & Judy | Guest | Episode dated 3 December | |
| 2003 | Today with Des and Mel | Episode dated 11 March | |
| The Terry and Gabey Show | Episode dated 20 October | ||
| GMTV | Episode dated 13 October | ||
| 2004 | The Afternoon Play | Gracie Leigh | Episode 'Venus and Mars' |
| 2003 TV Moments | Audience member | ||
| Making It at Holby | |||
| This Morning | Episode dated 18 May | ||
| Hell's Kitchen | Episode #1.10 | ||
| The Paul O'Grady Show | Episode #1.22 | ||
| The Xtra Factor | Episode dated 13 November | ||
| GMTV | Episode dated 22 October | ||
| 2005 | Comic Relief Does Fame Academy | 1 episode | |
| Test the Nation: The Big Entertainment Test | |||
| 2007 | School's Out | Episode #2.3 | |
| 2009 | The One Show | Episode Dated 11 February | |
| 2010 | Mr and Mrs | Game show with her husband |
[edit] Awards
[edit] References
- ^ "Holby City - Tina Hobley". Holby.tv Database. http://www.holby.tv/db/index.php?id=41,24,0,0,1,0. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
- ^ "BBC - Holby City - Characters". BBC.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/holbycity/characters/profiles/index.shtml?content/_chrissie/page1. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
- ^ "Tina Hobley Engaged". lovetripper.com. http://www.lovetripper.com/newswire/61144-tina-hobley.html. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
- ^ "Tina announces pregnancy". Metro. 23 October 2007. http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/article.html?in_article_id=72490&in_page_id=7&in_a_source=. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
- ^ "Tina Hobley". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0387704/. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
- ^ "BFI Films & TV Database HOBLEY, Tina". British Film Institute. http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/604370?view=credit. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
