Andrea Gibb

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Andrea Gibb is a Scottish screenwriter and actress.

Early life and education

Andrea Gibb was born in

Manchester Polytechnic before going on to do an acting course at the Drama Studio London.[1]

Career

She acted regularly in theatre and television before she started writing. Her most high-profile role was as Deirdre, Calum Buchanan's girlfriend in

Gibb was also a regular presenter on the children's television programme Let's Pretend.[citation needed]

She was shortlisted for The Dennis Potter Award with her screenplay Lucky Bag and then went on to win a Mental Health Media Award for the film Golden Wedding, which she wrote for

Scottish Screen Bowmore filmmaker of the year award in 2005. She also won the Women in Film and Television Script award for her work on these two films.[citation needed
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Gibb is currently in development with several projects including high-profile adaptations of

BBC 2 and Andrea Gillies's Keeper and Andrew O'Hagan
novel ]

References

  1. ^ a b c All Memories Great & Small, Oliver Crocker (2016; MIWK)

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