Tamzin Outhwaite

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Tamzin Outhwaite
Outhwaite in 2015
Born
Tamzin Maria Outhwaite

(1970-11-05) 5 November 1970 (age 53)
Ilford, London, England
Occupations
  • Actress
  • presenter
  • narrator
Years active1989–present
Spouse
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(m. 2006; div. 2014)​
Children2
Awards

Tamzin Maria Outhwaite (/ˈaʊθweɪt/; born 5 November 1970) is an English actress, presenter and narrator. Since playing the role of Mel Owen in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, she has starred in a number of theatre and television productions, including army series Red Cap and crime drama New Tricks.

Early life[edit]

The only daughter of Anna (née Santi) and Colin Frank Outhwaite, born in Ilford, Essex, Outhwaite has two younger brothers, Kes and Jake. She was educated at Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green. Her mother is of Italian heritage.[1] Her maternal great grandfather Adelmo Santi and his eldest son Pietro Santi were born in Barga, Italy, and became naturalised British citizens in 1957, living first in Glasgow, Scotland, and then settling in Fishburn, England running an ice cream business.[2]

Outhwaite attended the Stagestruck Theatre Company as a teenager, taking part in several productions during the mid-1980s. While at school, she studied part-time at Sylvia Young Theatre School,[3] and on leaving school in 1987, she joined the London Studio Centre to study drama and dance. [4]

Career[edit]

Early career and EastEnders[edit]

On graduation from the London Studio Centre she started her career in the theatre, taking roles in productions including Grease and Oliver!, and work at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, before landing bit parts in television series The Bill and Men Behaving Badly.[5]

She found national fame in 1998 when she was cast as Mel Healy in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. Her first appearance was aired in October 1998 and her final one was in April 2002. During nearly four years in Walford, Outhwaite's character was central to many storylines. Outhwaite left EastEnders in 2002, shortly after the departure from the soap of co-star Martin Kemp, who had played her on-screen husband Steve Owen.[6]

She stated in 2006 that she would not rule out returning to EastEnders[7] and her return was confirmed on 24 October 2017.[8] Outhwaite departed the soap for a second and final time in November 2019, when Mel was killed off.

Further work[edit]

In 2007, Outhwaite appeared in a revival of Boeing Boeing at the Comedy Theatre, as well as the film Cassandra's Dream, which first premiered in June.[9] In March 2008, she had a role in the ITV drama series The Fixer.[10] In 2009, she played the lead in the sci-fi crime series for the BBC entitled Paradox,[11] which first aired on BBC One on 24 November 2009. In 2010, she appeared in Over the Rainbow, a talent show casting for Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage production of The Wizard of Oz.[12] That same year, she was a member of the judging panel on the UK television programme Don't Stop Believing broadcast on Channel 5.[13]

In July 2013, Outhwaite joined the cast of the popular BBC One comedy-drama series New Tricks as DCI Sasha Miller, replacing Amanda Redman as head of the team in the show. Outhwaite had earlier appeared in series 9, episode 6 of the show, guest-starring as a different character who is brought to justice at the end of the episode.[14] In March 2016, Outhwaite was cast to play Teresa Phillips in a revival of Alan Ayckbourn's How the Other Half Loves at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket.[15] Outhwaite has done introductory segments of true crime episodes of NBC's Dateline for British television audiences.[16] In May 2020, Outhwaite played Indie Hendricks in Dun Breedin, a project by Julie Graham about women who are going through the menopause during lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this, her scenes were filmed at her own house.[17] The episodes were uploaded to YouTube weekly.[18]

In 2021, Outhwaite appeared on The Masked Dancer, masked as Scarecrow. She was unmasked in the final and finished in fourth place.[19]

Personal life[edit]

Outhwaite resides in London. From 2006 to 2014, she was married to Welsh actor Tom Ellis, with whom she has two children. It was announced in 2013 that the pair had separated and that Outhwaite had filed for divorce[20][21][22] which was finalised in April 2014.[23]

Outhwaite is cousin to Holly Willoughby's husband, Dan Baldwin.[24][25]

Outhwaite acts as an ambassador for the Park Theatre in the Finsbury Park area of London.[26]

Filmography[edit]

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1996 Princess in love Maid
2002 Out of Control Shelley Richards
2004 When I'm 64 Caz
2005 7 Seconds Sgt. Kelly Anders
2006 Backwaters Lili Taylor
2007 Cassandra's Dream Emma
2008 Radio Cape Cod Jill Waters
2011 Fast Freddie, The Widow and Me Patsy Morgan
2012 Great Expectations Molly
2020 What a Carve Up! The Journalist
The Haunting of Alice Bowles Alice Bowles
2021 Bull Sharon
2023 Sumotherhood Ambulance Worker Cameo
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1993 The Mystery of Dr Martinu Girlfriend Television film
1995 Men Behaving Badly Girl in Pub 1 episode
1996 The Bill Liz Crane Episode: "Hers"
1998–2002,
2018–2019 		EastEnders Mel Owen Regular role; 617 episodes
2000 Da Ali G Show Melanie Episode: "Gail Porter"
2003 Final Demand Natalie Taylor Television film
2003–2004 Red Cap Sgt. Jo McDonagh Main role
2004 Hustle Katherine Winterborn Episode: "A Touch of Class"
Frances Tuesday Frances West Television film
2005 Walk Away and I Stumble Claire Holmes
2006 Vital Signs Rhoda Bradley Main role
2006–2007 Hotel Babylon Rebecca Mitchell Main role (series 1–2)
2007 The Catherine Tate Show Shelley 2007 Christmas special
2008–2009 The Fixer Rose Chamberlain Main role
2009 Paradox D.I. Rebecca Flint TV mini-series
2011 Law & Order: UK Miriam Pescatore Episode: "Immune"
2012 Silent Witness Beth Gilston Episodes: "Fear: Parts 1 & 2"
New Tricks Victoria Kemp Episode: "Love Means Nothing in Tennis"
2013 Foyle's War Brenda Stevens Episode: "Sunflower"
Doctor Who Captain Alice Ferrin Episode: "Nightmare in Silver"
Agatha Christie's Marple Mrs. Rogers Episode: "Endless Night"
2013–2015 New Tricks DCI Sasha Miller Main role (series 10–12)
2016 Josh Valerie Episode: "Bed & Breakfast"
2017 Inside No. 9 Connie Episode: "Empty Orchestra"
Murdoch Mysteries Penelope Marsh Episode: "Up from Ashes"
2018 Midsomer Murders Samantha Adler Episode: "The Lions of Causton"
2020 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Jessica Duke Episode: "Teach Me, Dear Creature"
2021 Ridley Road Barbara Watson All 4 episodes
2022 Death in Paradise Holly Faircroft Episode: #11.2[27]
We Hunt Together Shannon McBride 2 episodes
Murder, They Hope Diana Episode: "Can't See The Blood For The Trees"[28]
2023 The Tower Cathy Teel Series two[29]
Murder is Easy Mrs Pierce 2 episodes [30]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1999 The British Soap Awards Sexiest Female EastEnders Won [31]
1999 5th National Television Awards Most Popular Newcomer EastEnders Won [32]
2000 The British Soap Awards Sexiest Female EastEnders Won [31]
2000 6th National Television Awards Most Popular Actress EastEnders Nominated [33]
2001 The British Soap Awards Sexiest Female EastEnders Won [34]
2002 The British Soap Awards Best Actress EastEnders Nominated [35]
2002 The British Soap Awards Sexiest Female EastEnders Nominated [35]
2003 9th National Television Awards Most Popular Actress Red Cap Nominated [36]
2006 12th National Television Awards Most Popular Actress Hotel Babylon Nominated [32]
2015 20th National Television Awards Drama Performance New Tricks Nominated [37]
2015 TV Choice Awards Best Actress New Tricks Nominated [38]
2018 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actress EastEnders Nominated [39]
2019 The British Soap Awards Best Actress EastEnders Nominated [40]
2019 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Girl EastEnders Nominated [41]
2019 Digital Spy Reader Awards Best Soap Actor (Female) EastEnders Fifth [42]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Tamzin Outhwaite". Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Sylvia Young Theatre School - Alumni". sylviayoungtheatreschool.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Alumni". London Studio Centre. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  5. ^ Colderick, Stephanie (15 January 2022). "BBC The Weakest link: Tamzin Outhwaite's devastating split from Welsh actor and how she's found love with man 20 years younger". Wales Online. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  6. ^ Domachowski, Lucy. "Tamzin Outhwaite hints she wasn't ready to leave EastEnders with Mel Owen's death". Daily Mirror. Reach plc. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  7. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (22 April 2006). "Outhwaite won't rule out 'Enders return". Digital Spy.
  8. ^ "Tamzin Outhwaite returns to EastEnders". BBC News. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Allen role for Tamzin Outhwaite". BBC News. 22 August 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
  10. ^ "Bees to buzz off". The Mirror. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
  11. ^ "Outhwaite to star in sci-fi drama". BBC News. 22 May 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  12. ^ "Over The Rainbow: Who are the 10 contestants?". Metro. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  13. ^ Fletcher, Alex (18 July 2010). "Anastacia & Outhwaite chat 'Don't Stop'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Tamzin Outhwaite to join New Tricks". BBC. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Casting announced for How the Other Half Loves". Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  16. ^ "Dateline with Tamzin Outhwaite TV Guide from RadioTimes". Radio Times.
  17. ^ Fitzpatrick, Kate (23 April 2020). "The stars refusing to let lockdown stop them making ground-breaking new drama". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  18. ^ Craig, David (27 April 2020). "Exclusive: Watch a first-look trailer for Dun Breedin', a new drama filmed entirely in lockdown". Radio Times. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  19. ^ Dosani, Rishma (5 June 2021). "The Masked Dancer UK: Scarecrow unmasked as Tamzin Outhwaite eliminated first in tense final". Metro. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  20. ^ Kelby McNally. "Tamzin Outhwaite 'files for divorce from Tom Ellis, citing adultery'", Express, 10 September 2013.
  21. ^ (No author.) "Tamzin Outhwaite 'Divorcing' Tom Ellis After He Reportedly Admits Cheating With One-Night Stand", Huffington Post UK, 9 October 2013.
  22. ^ Kelby McNally. "'We're all moving forward' Tom Ellis speaks out about Tamzin Outhwaite split", Express, 19 September 2013.
  23. ^ "Tamzin Outhwaite breaks silence after ex-husband Tom Ellis remarries". Hello! magazine. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  24. ^ "Holly Willoughby and husband Dan Baldwin pictured in very rare family photo with famous relative Tamzin Outhwaite". HELLO!. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  25. ^ "Tamzin Outhwaite shares rare snap with cousins Holly Willoughby and Dan Baldwin". HELLO!. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  26. ^ https://www.feastcreative.com, Feast Creative |. "Park Theatre". parktheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  27. ^ "Tamzin Outhwaite lands 'bucket list job' on Death in Paradise". uk.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  28. ^ "Murder, They Hope". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  29. ^ "Tamzin Outhwaite, Niamh Cusack and Ella Smith have joined the cast for the second series of The Tower". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  30. ^ "Casting revealed for Murder is Easy, based on the classic mystery by Agatha Christie". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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  38. ^ Denham, Jess (19 May 2015). "TV Choice Awards 2015 nominations: Poldark and Broadchurch head up longlist". The Independent. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  39. ^ "TV Choice Awards". digitalspy.co.uk. 15 May 2018.
  40. ^ Dainty, Sophie. "British Soap Awards 2019 nominations revealed: Which Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Doctors stars are up?". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  41. ^ "Inside Soap Awards 2019 longlist has been revealed". Digital Spy. July 2019.
  42. ^ Robinson, Abby (28 December 2019). "It's (nearly) a clean sweep for Hollyoaks in the Digital Spy Reader Awards for soaps 2019". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

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