Amelia Bullmore

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Amelia Bullmore
Born
Amelia Mary Bullmore

(1964-01-31) 31 January 1964 (age 60)
Chelsea, London, England
Occupation(s)Actress
Scriptwriter
Playwright
Years active1987–present
Spouse
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(m. 1993)​
Children2

Amelia Mary Bullmore (born 31 January 1964)[1][2] is an English actress, screenwriter and playwright.[3] She is known for her roles in Coronation Street (1990–1992, 1995), I'm Alan Partridge (2002), Ashes to Ashes (2008–2009), Twenty Twelve (2011–2012) and Scott & Bailey (2011–2014). Bullmore began writing in 1994.[4][5] Her writing credits include episodes of This Life,[6] Attachments,[7] Black Cab,[8] and Scott & Bailey.[5]

Early life and education

Bullmore was born in

Edward Bullmore and documentary filmmaker Adam Bullmore.[11]

She studied drama at Manchester University.[1][3]

Career

Acting

Bullmore was part of a cabaret group named Red Stockings, along with Helen Edmundson.[12] While performing at the Contact Theatre in Manchester, a casting director for Coronation Street saw her performance. Bullmore played Steph Barnes in Coronation Street, and was a regular on the show from February 1990 to September 1991. She made brief returns in April 1992 and September 1995.[3][11][13] She worked and lived in Manchester for 10 years, moving to London in 1995.[11]

Bullmore appeared in the first series of the BBC comedy series Big Train broadcast in 1998.

Bullmore appeared opposite

BBC2 comedy series I'm Alan Partridge.[13] She also appeared on BBC Radio 4's phone-in spoof Down the Line.[14]

From 2011 to 2014, Bullmore co-starred in the crime drama Scott & Bailey. She also wrote seven episodes of the show.[1][5]

In 2016, she starred in the second series of Happy Valley, playing jealous mistress Vicky Fleming.[15]

Writing

In 2005, Bullmore wrote her first play, Mammals, which was staged at Bush Theatre and went on to tour the UK regionally.[16][17]

In 2013, Bullmore wrote a second play, Di and Viv and Rose, which was staged at Hampstead Theatre.[18] Di and Viv and Rose is about the friendship of three women over the course of 30 years, from 1983 when they are in university to 2013.[19] The play eventually transferred to the West End in early 2015,[20] where it ran at the Vaudeville Theatre before closing in March.[21][22]

Personal life

In 1993, Bullmore married Scottish actor Paul Higgins.[13][23] They met in Manchester in 1992 while they were performing A View from the Bridge.[9] The couple have two daughters.[1]

Awards

Year Award Work Result
1997 Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for Best Original TV Drama Serial (shared) This Life Won
2005 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize (co-winner) Mammals Won[25][26]
2009
Outer Critics Circle Award
for Outstanding Ensemble Performance 		The Norman Conquests Won[27]
2012 Writer's Guild of Great Britain Award for Best Television Drama Series (shared) Scott & Bailey Nominated
2013 Crime Thriller Awards Best Supporting Actress Dagger Won[28]
2018 BBC Audio Drama Award for Best Supporting Actor/Actress The Beard Nominated[29]

Filmography

Actor
Year Title Role Notes
1990–1992, 1995 Coronation Street Steph Barnes 130 episodes
1991 Give Us a Clue Contestant 1 episode
1993 Comedy Playhouse Beth 1 episode: "Stuck on You"
1993 Cracker Catriona Bilborough 2 episodes
1994 Woman of the Wolf Madame Plaisir TV short
1994 Faith Ros TV miniseries; 4 episodes
1996 Frontiers Caroline Poole 6 episodes
1997 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Karen Parmenter 1 episode
1997 Insiders Paula Green 1 episode
1997 Turning World Social worker 2 episodes
1997 The Bill Tracy Cooper 1 episode
1997 Mrs Dalloway Rezia Warren Smith
1997–2001 Brass Eye Various roles 3 episodes
1998–2002 Big Train[30] Various roles 7 episodes
1999
Tilly Trotter
 		Eileen Sopwith 2 episodes
2000 Jam Various roles 6 episodes
2000 Attachments Lin 1 episode
2001 Linda Green Lucy Cooper 1 episode
2002 The Gist Freda Cooper TV movie
2002 I'm Alan Partridge Sonja 6 episodes
2002 Bookcruncher Bookshop Manageress Short
2003 Hello, Friend Friend Short
2003 State of Play Helen Preger TV miniseries
2003 Coming Up Psychiatrist 1 episode: "The Baader Meinhoff Gang Show"
2004 I Am Not an Animal Winona Matthews (voice) 6 episodes
2004–2006 Donovan Evie Strauss 2 episodes
2005 Festival Micheline Menzies
2006 The Truth Candy's Mother
2006 Sorted Claire Hill 3 episodes
2006–2007 Suburban Shootout Joyce Hazeldine 11 episodes
2007 Director's Debut Tara Vaughan 1 episode
2007 Dalziel and Pascoe Frances Cunningham 2 episodes
2007 The IT Crowd Helen Buley 1 episode
2008 The Whistleblowers Helen Millard 1 episode
2008 Mrs In-Betweeny Emma TV movie
2008 Lewis Caroline Hope 1 episode
2008–2009 Ashes to Ashes[31] Caroline Price 9 episodes
2009 Endgame Gill
2010 Bellamy's People Various roles 1 episode
2010 Agatha Christie's Poirot Judith Butler 1 episode: "Hallowe'en Party"
2010 Jo Brand's Little Crackers Helen 1 episode
2011 Shameless Mildred Fletcher 3 episodes
2011 Lewis Caroline Hope 1 episode
2011–2014 Scott & Bailey DCI Gill Murray 30 episodes
2011–2012 Twenty Twelve Kay Hope 13 episodes
2012 Sherlock Dr Stapleton 1 episode: "The Hounds of Baskerville"
2013 Common Ground Becky TV series short; 1 episode
2013 It's Kevin Various roles 4 episodes
2014 What We Did on Our Holiday Margaret McLeod
2015 Jekyll and Hyde Renata Jezequiel 3 episodes
2016 Happy Valley Vicky Fleming 3 episodes
2016 Power Monkeys[32] Lauren 6 episodes
2016 The Crown Kathleen Sutherland 1 episode
2018
Deep State
 		Olivia Clarke 8 episodes
2019 Gentleman Jack Eliza Priestley 8 episodes
2019 Vienna Blood[33] Rachel Liebermann
2023 The Buccaneers the Dowager Duchess of Tintagel Main role
Writer
1997 This Life N/A 2 episodes: "When the Dope Comes In", "She's Gotta Get It"
1998 Big Train Additional material (6 episodes)
2000 Jam 1 episode: "fussfussfussfussfussfussfuss"
2000 Black Cab Ten 10-minute TV films (series deviser); 3 episodes: "Busy Body"
"Marriage Guidance", "Tom & Marianne"[8]
2000 Attachments 2 episodes: "Hot Mail", "Plug & Play"[7]
2012–2014 Scott & Bailey 7 episodes: "Sidelines" (2012), "Undermined" (2013),
"Wrong Place, Wrong Time" (2013), "Superficial" (2014)
"Tough Love" (2014), "Fatal Error" (2014), "Lost Loyalty" (2014)
2019-2021 Traces[34] 6 episodes

Theatre work

Actor
Year Title Role Notes
1987 Breaking Rank: Oh Yes We Can by Helen Edmundson Red Stockings Theatre Company (Manchester)[35]
1988 Ladies in the Lift by Helen Edmundson Sarah
1989 The Red Balloon by Albert Lamorisse Pascal Contact Theatre (Manchester)[36]
1989 Be Bop a Lula by Bill Morrison Sharon Sheeley Liverpool Playhouse (Liverpool)[37]
1991 The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht Birmingham Repertory Theatre[38]
1992 A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller Catherine Royal Exchange (Manchester)[9]
1992 Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Lady Capulet Royal Exchange (Manchester)[39]
1992 Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw Barbara Undershaft Citizens Theatre (Glasgow)[40]
1992 Sweet Bird of Youth by Tennessee Williams Heavenly Finley Citizens Theatre (Glasgow)[41]
1993 How the Other Half Loves by Alan Ayckbourn Mary Everyman Theatre (Cheltenham)[42]
1993 All My Sons by Arthur Miller Ann Deever
1993 Inadmissible Evidence by John Osborne Liz
Lyttelton Theatre (London)[43]
1994 The Queen and I by Sue Townsend Leanne/Trish Royal Court Theatre (London)[44]
1994 Road by Jim Cartwright Louise/Linda/Claire Royal Court Theatre (London)[45]
1996 The Thickness of Skin by Clare McIntyre Laura Royal Court Theatre (London)[46]
2004 Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare Ensemble The National Theatre (London)[47]
2004 The Crucible by Arthur Miller Elizabeth Proctor
Sheffield Crucible (Sheffield)[48]
2008 The Norman Conquests by Alan Ayckbourn Ruth The Old Vic (London)[49]
2009 Circle in the Square Theatre (New York)[50]
2010 Really Old, Like Forty Five by Tamsin Oglesby Cathy The National Theatre (London)[51]
2015 A Christmas Carol Noël Coward Theatre (London)[52]
2018 Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker Marty HOME (Manchester)[53]
Playwright
2005 Mammals N/A Bush Theatre (London)
2007 Ghosts (Henrik Ibsen adaptation) Gate Theatre (Dublin)
2011 Di and Viv and Rose Vaudeville Theatre (London)[20]

Radio work

Actor

Writer

Works and publications

Plays

  • Bullmore, Amelia (2005). Mammals. London: Methuen Pub.
    OCLC 82367220
    .
  • Ibsen, Henrik; Bullmore, Amelia (new translation by) (2007). Ghosts. London: Methuen Drama.
    OCLC 891562141
    .
  • Bullmore, Amelia (2013). Di and Viv and Rose. London: Bloomsbury Methune Drama.
    OCLC 843806192
    .

Radio

Other writing

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Calkin, Jessamy (2 October 2014). "Scott and Bailey's Amelia Bullmore on acting, baking and her love of Bananagrams". The Telegraph.
  2. ^ Walsh, Alyson (13 June 2016). "Creative women at work: Amelia Bullmore". Thatsnotmyage.com.
  3. ^ a b c Gilbey, Ryan (15 January 2015). "Amelia Bullmore: 'I love choppy waters'". The Guardian.
  4. ^ "Amelia Bullmore". United Agents. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b c Anthony, Andrew (28 April 2012). "Amelia Bullmore: 'I like to think that I don't look like those people'". The Guardian.
  6. ^ "Writers' Guild Awards 1996 - Writers' Guild of Great Britain". Writersguild.org.uk. 26 October 1997. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Attachments". World Productions. BBC Worldwide. 2000.
  8. ^ a b "Black Cab". World Productions. BBC Worldwide. 1999.
  9. ^ a b c Wylie, Ian (29 June 2011). "Back 'home' – former Coronation Street star Amelia Bullmore turned Scott & Bailey cop". Manchester Evening News.
  10. OCLC 985347513
    .
  11. ^ a b c Gilbert, Gerard (4 March 2012). "Amelia Bullmore: 'My brother calls me the family pornographer'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012.
  12. ^ "Creative women at work: Amelia Bullmore - That's Not My Age". Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  13. ^ a b c "Sonja bags a partridge". The Scotsman. 9 November 2002.
  14. ^ Cumming, Michael (2006). "Down The Line - Behind The Microphone". BBC Radio 4. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021.
  15. ^ Carson, Sarah (10 November 2017). "Meet the cast of Happy Valley series two". Radio Times.
  16. ^ Billington, Michael (11 April 2005). "Mammals, Bush Theatre, London". The Guardian.
  17. ^ Benedict, David (5 March 2006). "Mammals". Variety.
  18. ^ Masters, Tim (13 February 2013). "Amelia Bullmore explores female friendship in Di and Viv and Rose". BBC News.
  19. ^ Gruber, Fiona; Bullmore, Amelia (2 August 2017). "MTC Talks: Interview with Amelia Bullmore" (Audio interview). Melbourne Theatre Company.
  20. ^ a b Billington, Michael (30 January 2015). "Di and Viv and Rose review – female friendship explored with wit". The Guardian.
  21. ^ Bullmore, Amelia (17 January 2015). "Amelia Bullmore: How I wrote my latest play with a little help from my friends". The Independent.
  22. ^ Editorial Staff (20 February 2015). "Di and Viv and Rose announces early closure". WhatsOnStage.
  23. ^ "Amelia M Bullmore: England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005". FamilySearch. 1993.
  24. ^ "Writers' Guild Awards 1996". Writers' Guild of Great Britain. 1996.
  25. ^ "Plays: 2000's. Mammals, Amelia Bullmore". Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.
  26. Playbill
    .
  27. ^ Gans, Andrew (21 May 2009). "59th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards Presented May 21". Playbill.
  28. ^ "The Crime Thriller Award Winners 2013". Dead Good. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  29. ^ "The List of 2018 Winners". BBC Radio 4. 2018.
  30. ^ Gooch, Victoria (25 April 2012). "Big Train: a cult comedy that proved an early platform for top talent". The Guardian.
  31. ^ Wylie, Ian (29 June 2011). "Scott and Bailey: Amelia Bullmore". Life of Wylie.
  32. ^ McNally, Kevin; Bullmore, Amelia (16 June 2016). "Power Monkeys' Kevin McNally And Amelia Bullmore on EU Referendum Satire" (Video interview). Good Morning Britain. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021.
  33. ^ "BBC - Amelia Bullmore (Rachel Liebermann) - Media Centre". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  34. ^ Cottrell, Imani (18 December 2019). "Amelia Bullmore: The ultimate storyteller | Royal Television Society". Rts.org.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  35. ^ "British Newspaper Archive (including Breaking Rank 1987 production info". Genes Reunited. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  36. ISBN 9781783192748
    . Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  37. ^ "Amelia Bullmore" (PDF). Troika Talent. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  38. ^ "British Newspaper Archive (includes The Threepenny Opera production info". Genes Reunited. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  39. ^ "Romeo and Juliet". Neil Stuke. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  40. ^ "Amelia Bullmore". The Stage. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  41. ^ "Sweet Bird of Youth (1992)". University of Glasgow Scottish Theatre Archive. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  42. ^ "British Newspaper Archive (includes How the Other Half Loves and All My Sons production info)". Genes Reunited. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  43. ISBN 9780571300853
    . Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  44. ^ "The Queen & I". Theatricalia. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  45. ^ "Playwright and actor Amelia Bullmore". The Stage. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  46. ^ Taylor, Paul (5 April 1996). "The Thickness of Skin Royal Court Upstairs, London". The Independent. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018.
  47. ^ "Amelia Bullmore CV" (PDF). Troika Talent. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  48. ^ Spencer, Charles (12 February 2004). "When a flawed classic becomes a must-see". The Telegraph.
  49. ^ "The Norman Conquests". The Old Vic. 2008.
  50. ^ Brantley, Ben (23 April 2009). "Unrequited Love, in Triplicate". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  51. ^ "Tamsin Oglesby's Really Old, Like Forty-Five opens at London's National Theatre". Playbill. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  52. ^ Shenton, Mark (9 December 2015). "A Christmas Carol, Starring Jim Broadbent, Opens on the West End Tonight". Playbill.
  53. ^ "Circle Mirror Transformation". HOME. 2018.
  54. ^ McEwan, Ian (novel by); Bullmore, Amelia (read by); Hall, Christine (abridged and produced by) (7 September 2012). "Sweet Tooth (episode 5)" (Radio program (15 min)). Book at Bedtime. BBC Radio 4.
  55. ^ Stibbe, Nina (written by); Bullmore, Amelia (reader) (11 March 2016). "Delamere's Meadow" (Radio program (15 min)). First for Radio. BBC Radio 4.
  56. ^ Atack, Timothy X (written by); Bullmore, Amelia (14 September 2017). "The Beard" (Radio program (45 min)). First for Radio. BBC Radio 4.

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