Angela McHale
Angela McHale | |
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Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
Occupation(s) | Actress, comedian |
Years active | 2001–present |
Angela McHale (born 1972 in London, England) is an English actress and comedian, particularly well known for her variety of British television roles including roles in Not Going Out,[1] The Catherine Tate Show and Grange Hill.
Career
McHale went to St Anne's convent school for girls in Ealing, London and St Benedict's School, Ealing for 6th form. On her release, she went to Warwick University[2] to read Politics and discovered her vocation. She then went on to study drama at the Drama Studio London. Her work with comedians Catherine Tate and Lee Mack[3] has singled her out as one of the most gifted comic actresses at work today.[citation needed]
She then later guest starred in close friends' Tate and Mack's TV shows, The Catherine Tate Show (all 3 series) and Not Going Out. She has appeared in the latter four times, each time playing a different guest role. She has also been in Miranda (written by and starring Miranda Hart) and 'The Bill'. She has appeared in Doctors, Casualty, Coronation Street, Eastenders and Summer of Rockets.
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Grange Hill | PC Wendy Gibbon | Television debut |
Murder in Mind | DS Harrison | Motive | |
2003 | Casualty | Sue | Christmas Spirit |
2005 | Bad Girls | Nurse | Season 7, Episode 7 |
2006 | EastEnders | Midwife | |
2004 2006 |
The Catherine Tate Show | Various | |
2006 | Corpse | Lydia | |
2007 | Angelo | Angela | Season 1, Episode Four |
2009 | Doctors | Rebecca Fisher | O True Apothecary |
2006 2017 |
Not Going Out | Clown instructor Lola Hale Nurse Sat nav |
Serious (Series 1, Episode 1) Amy (Series 3, Episode 3) Donor (Series 7, Episode 3) Car (Series 8, Episode 3) |
2011 | Coronation Street | Christine |
References
- ^ "Not Going Out - Episode Guide - British Comedy Guide". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ "Benefactors Magazine" (PDF). Retrieved 30 January 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Comedy on Radio 2". BBC. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2011.