Dannielle Brent
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Dannielle Brent | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 September 1979 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Dannielle Brent, (born 19 September 1979) also known as Danielle Brent is a British actress who played the prisoner Natalie Buxton on the television drama series, Bad Girls.
Biography
Brent was accepted into the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.
When she was 15, Brent performed in the Children's Royal Variety Show and wanted to become a musical performer, however she soon changed her mind and wanted to become an actress.
Her first TV role she got was in The Bill in which she appeared in one episode as Kelly Sumner.
Brent began her acting career famously when she was 18 by landing a part as lesbian eco-warrior Gina Patrick in Hollyoaks. Since then, Brent has starred in Dream Team as Jennifer Taylor, One Man and His Dog as Danielle, Casualty as Sharon Court and in Bad Girls. It was through Bad Girls she became more known. She played Series 7 and 8's biggest bitch, as psychopathic Top Dog Natalie Buxton who was killed by rival Pat Kerrigan (Liz May Brice).
Brent has also appeared in many magazines, such as Bliss, Sugar, Top of the Pops, Smash Hits, FHM and many more.
Brent is setting up her own production company in which she has started to write a few plays along with Eran.
Most recently she was featured in Kid Cudi's music video "Day 'n' Nite" for a few seconds holding a dog. She's also in the film Shifty, written and directed by her boyfriend Eran Creevy. In the film, Brent plays Jasmine.
Brent is to appear in the upcoming film We are the Industry in which she plays Emma, as well as Ill Manors.
In June 2011, Brent also played Willa in Big Finish Productions, Doctor Who audio drama Animal.[1]
Personal life
Dannielle is close friends with Kelly Brook, Abs Breen (Whom she dated from 1996 to 2000) and Nicola Stapleton, an actress she worked with in Bad Girls.
In March 2012, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Thea with her long- term partner, Eran Creevy.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | Brookside: Double Take! | Ted's PA | Credited as Danielle Brent |
| 2004 | One Man and His Dog | Danielle | Credited as Danielle Brent |
| 2008 | Shifty | Jasmine | |
| 2010 | We Are the Industry | Emma | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991-1994 | Thomas and Friends | Thomas the Tank Engine | Voice of Thomas the Tank Engine |
| 1997–2001 | Hollyoaks | Gina Patrick | Regular role |
| 1997–2009 | The Bill | Kelly Sumner and Lucy Fuller | Two Episodes: True to Life Player and Absolute Power |
| 2003 | Dream Team | Jennifer Taylor | Unknown Episodes |
| 2004–06 | Bad Girls | Natalie Buxton | Thirty episodes |
| 2005, 2009 and 2011 | Casualty | Sharon Court, Amy and Esther Cobb | One Episode: Getting Involved, Better Drowned and System Error |
References
- ^ "Doctor Who - The Lost Stories 2.05. Animal". Big Finish. Retrieved 2 May 2013.