Lisa Faulkner
Lisa Faulkner | |
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Born | Lisa Tamsin Faulkner 19 February 1972 |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1992–present |
Spouses | |
Children | 1 |
Website | www |
Lisa Tamsin Faulkner (born 19 February 1972)[1] is an actress, presenter and television chef. She has had roles in The Lover (1992), Dangerfield (1995), Brookside (1997–1998), Holby City (1999–2001), Spooks (2002), Burn It (2003), Murder in Suburbia (2004–2005), New Street Law (2006–2007), Murdoch Mysteries (2010–2012), EastEnders (2017) and The Girl Before (2021).
Faulkner has also carved out a career as a television chef, having won
Early life
Faulkner was born in Merton, London, to David Faulkner and Julie (née Day). She lived in Esher and was educated at Tiffin Girls' School in Kingston upon Thames.[2] When she was sixteen, her mother, Julie, died from throat cancer. Faulkner has since discussed her bereavement in a number of newspaper and magazine interviews.[3]
Career
At the age of 16, Faulkner was approached by a modelling scout while she was waiting on the platform of a London tube station.[4]
In 1992, she made her first acting appearance in
In the TV show
She regularly taught at
In 2010, she won
Personal life
In 2005, Faulkner married Chris Coghill, one of her co-stars in the 2003 TV drama series Burn It, in Richmond Park, London.[16] The couple adopted a fifteen-month-old girl who was born in 2006.[17] The couple separated and divorced in 2011;[18] she then (2019) married Australian chef John Torode.[19] and they worked together on presenting John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen.[5]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | The Lover | Helene Lagonelle | Film |
1994 | A Feast at Midnight | Miss Charlotte | |
Le péril jeune
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Barbara | ||
1995 | Dangerfield | Alison Dangerfield | Series 1–2; 18 episodes |
Casualty | Cassie Tolchard | Episode: "Not Waving But Drowning" | |
1996 | And the Beat Goes On | Christine Spencer | 1 series; 8 episodes |
1997–1998 | Brookside | Louise Hope
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Regular role |
1999–2001 | Holby City | Victoria Merrick
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Series 1–3; regular role, 45 episodes |
2002 | Spooks | Helen Flynn
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2 episodes |
2003 | Burn It | Emma | 2 series; 13 episodes |
2004–2005 | Murder in Suburbia | Det. Sgt. Emma "Scribbs" Scribbins | 2 series; 12 episodes |
2005 | New Tricks | Hannah Taylor | 1 episode |
2006–2007 | New Street Law | Laura Scammell | 2 series; 14 episodes |
2008–2016 | Heir Hunters | Narrator | Regular voiceover |
2010 | Celebrity MasterChef
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Contestant | Won the series |
2010–2012 | Murdoch Mysteries | Anna Fulford | Canadian television series; 4 episodes |
2011 | Death in Paradise | Alex Owen | 1 episode |
Real Food Family Cook Off | Co-presenter | 1 series; with Matt Dawson | |
2013 | What's Cooking? | 1 series; with Ben Shephard | |
2015 | This Morning | Guest presenter | 1 episode; with Ben Shephard |
2017 | EastEnders | Fi Browning
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Regular role, 61 episodes |
2019–present | John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen | Co-presenter | With John Torode |
2019 | Celebrity Gogglebox
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Herself | With Nicola Stephenson |
2021 | Murdoch Mysteries | Anna Fulford[20] | |
The Girl Before | Tessa[21] | ||
2022 | Waterloo Road
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Hannah King | |
2024 | The Madame Blanc Mysteries | Violet Oliver[22] | Episode: "Fashion" |
John & Lisa's Food Trip Down Under | Herself | With John Torode |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Bad Girl | Nominated | [23] |
Books
- Recipes from my Mother for my Daughter (ISBN 9780857206176
- The Way I Cook... (ISBN 9780857206183
- Tea and Cake with Lisa Faulkner (ISBN 9781471125607
- From Mother to Mother: Recipes from a family kitchen (ISBN 9781471125621
- Meant to Be (ISBN 9781529104141
References
- ^ Cineplex: Filmzitate – Kalender 2012, Aachen, Germany, Sept. 2011, p. 125.
- ^ "Lisa Faulkner Plays Victoria Merrick", Holby.tv
- ^ "Channel 4: Mummy Diaries- Celebs". Channel4.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ^ "Drama Faces - Lisa Faulkner". BBC Drama. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ^ a b "Actress Lisa Faulkner takes MasterChef title". f4group.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Spooks: The show that is James Bond on a BBC budget", The Telegraph, 4 December 2008
- ^ productions/2008 Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Flame TV productions
- ^ "Lisa Faulkner – Angela & Friends". Archived from the original on 8 November 2009.
- ^ "FHM All-time Sexiest Women hall of fame". Listal. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Biography at Angela and Friends website". Archived from the original on 8 November 2009.
- ^ "Actress Lisa Faulkner takes MasterChef title". BBC News. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ "'Murdoch' mysteries revealed". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "John Torode and Lisa Faulkner land weekend cooking show". BBC. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Who are Lisa and Nicola from Celebrity Gogglebox? Meet the TV duo!". Reality Titbit. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Wedding bash with Bangers and Mash". Manchester Evening News. 16 February 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ Loose Women, 2 March 2012
- ^ "Lisa Faulkner and Chris Coghill separated in 2011, she is now married to John Torode". Global News 101.
- ^ "John Torode roasted by BBC for saying he and fellow MasterChef host Gregg Wallace aren't friends". The Telegraph. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Snyder, Diane (23 April 2021). "Yannick Bisson Talks the Future of 'Murdoch Mysteries' Ahead of the Season 14 Finale".
- ^ "The Girl Before cast: Who is in the new drama and where have you seen them before?". Heart. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Fashion". 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Harp, Justin (22 August 2017). "Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks all make the Inside Soap Awards longlist". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
External links
- Official website
- Lisa Faulkner at IMDb