Dawn Steele
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Dawn Steele | |
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| Born | 11 December 1975 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Alma mater | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Dawn Steele (born 11 December 1975) is a Scottish actress best known for her portrayals of the characters
Career
Dawn Steele was born in Glasgow and moved to
Her most notable role was as
In January 2006, Steele returned in the third season of Sea of Souls.[4] In April 2007 she played Shazza in Simon Farquhar's powerful Aberdonian drama Rainbow Kiss at the Royal Court Theatre in London's West End. Reviews praised her performance as a promiscuous beautician who becomes the object of a lethal obsession.[5] In 2002 Steele was voted the Most Eligible Woman in Scotland[6] and followed this up in 2003 when she was voted the second most eligible woman in Scotland by readers of a Sunday newspaper.[7]
Steele starred in a one-off
In the summer of 2009, she guest presented
In 2010, she returned once more as Alice for a 10-episode run in the fifth season of the popular show
In 2011, Agatha Christie Theatre Company's national tour of the 1958 play Verdict starred Steele playing the part of Lisa Koletzky. In May 2012 she returned to the stage for the UK tour of Noël Coward's Volcano as Melissa Littleton and which transferred to the West End in August.
Steele appeared in the BBC Crime Drama Case Histories which aired in June 2013, playing the part of Charlotte McGill.[11]
In 2014 she appeared in the stage show of the Peter James novel The Perfect Murder.
In October 2015 Steele joined the cast of the BBC1 Scotland Drama River City playing Dr. Annie Jandhu. Steele quit River City in 2018 stating that the commute from her home in Kent had become too much.
On 19 September 2018, it was announced that Steele had joined the cast of BBC medical drama
Education
- 1994–1998 Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, BA Dramatic Studies (Hons)
- 1998 – Graduated First Class Honours
- 1998 – Winner of Silver Medal RSAMD
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Highlander: The Raven | Brynn | Episode 21: "War and Peace" |
| 1999 | Haywire | Multiple roles | |
| 1999 | The Debt Collector | Barmaid | |
| 1999 | Split Second | Kathy Kennedy | |
| 1999 | Gregory's Two Girls | Jan | |
| 2000–2004 | Monarch of the Glen | Lexie MacDonald | Series regular; also credited as Lexie McTavish |
| 2000 | Tinsel Town | Teresa Mullen | Series regular |
| 2001 | Tabloid | Tori | |
| 2002 | Club Le Monde | Jacqui | Independent film |
| 2002 | Snoddy | Laura Bonney | Four episodes |
| 2003 | The Key | Mary | Three episodes |
| 2005−2006 | Sea of Souls | Justine McManus | Series regular |
| 2006 | Magnolia | Sheila | Television movie |
| 2007 | Surveillance | Amy Conroy | |
| 2007 | True Dare Kiss | Tanya | Two episodes |
| 2009−2012 | Wild at Heart
|
Alice Collins | Series regular; also credited as Alice Trevanion |
| 2013 | Case Histories | Charlotte McGill | Two episodes |
| 2015 | The Treehouse | Mum | Short film |
| 2015−2018 | River City | Annie Jandhu | Series regular; also credited as Annie Murdoch |
| 2017, 2020 | Liar | Catherine McAulay | Two episodes |
| 2019−2022 | Holby City | Ange Godard | Series regular |
| 2019 | Marionette | Tina | Television movie |
| 2023 | Shetland | Stella Quinn | BBC TV drama series 8 character |
| TBA | Rhona Who Lives by the River | Elspeth | Upcoming series |
Theatrical credits
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Perfect Murder | Joan Smiley | Ian Talbot | |
| Volcano | Melissa Littleton | Roy Marsden | Thelma Holt & Bill Kenwright |
| Verdict | Lisa Koletsky | Joe Harmston | Bill Kenwright Ltd |
| Blackbird | Una | David Grindley | MJE Productions |
| Tutti Frutti | Suzi Kettles | Tony Cownie | National Theatre of Scotland |
| HOME Edinburgh | Anthony Neilson | National Theatre of Scotland | |
The Slab Boys
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Bernadette | Philip Howard | Traverse, Edinburgh |
| Electra | Crysothemis | Theatre Babel | |
| Medea | Glauke | Theatre Babel | |
| Rainbow Kiss | Shazza | Richard Wilson | Royal Court Theatre
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References
- ^ "Kilsyth famous people". Paperclip.org.uk. 30 January 2004. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ "Press Office - Monarch Of The Glen Dawn Steele". BBC. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ "20 Questions With ... Dawn Steele - - Interviews". Whatsonstage.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ "Press Office - Sea Of Souls series three Dawn Steele". BBC. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ Alistair Smith (12 April 2006). "The Stage / Reviews / Rainbow Kiss". Thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ "Scotland on Sunday - Scotsman.com". Scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ "Scotland on Sunday - Scotsman.com". Scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ "Dawn Steele On Her Role As A Panto Witch". Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "TV star Dawn Steele on heading back to South Africa for safari drama". Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "dawn-steele-guest-hostess-of-emthe-hourem". November 2012.
- ^ "Case Histories". BBC. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ Hughes, Johnathon (19 September 2018). "Holby City casts Monarch of the Glenn star – and confirms Zosia return". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
External links
- Dawn Steele at IMDb
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