Michele Austin
Michele Austin is a British actress best known for her role as PC
Early life and career
Austin studied acting at Rose Bruford College in Sidcup.[2] As well as her role as PC Hemmingway in the ITV series The Bill, she played the character Marsha Harris twice in 2001. Austin had roles in Mike Leigh's films Secrets & Lies (1996) and Another Year (2010). She also has a small role in ITV's 2008 teen drama Britannia High as Mrs Doris Troy, the landlady of the main characters, in the comedy Never Better and as a nurse in BBC's Outnumbered that aired on 30 August 2009.
In December 2010, Austin appeared in the British
In 2016, Austin appeared in the BBC series The Coroner. In 2020, she appeared in the British comedy TV series Meet the Richardsons. In 2022, she played senior midwife Tracy in the BBC screen adaptation of Adam Kay's book based on his experiences as a junior doctor, This Is Going To Hurt.[5]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Secrets & Lies | Dionne | |
| 1999 | Park Stories | Short film | |
| 2002 | All or Nothing | Care Worker | |
| 2010 | The Infidel | Zadie | |
| Another Year | Tanya | ||
| 2014 | What We Did on Our Holiday | Lucy | |
| 2015 | Nipplejesus | Denise | Short film |
| 2017 | Birds Like Us | Jula | Voice role |
| The Children Act | Donna | ||
| 2019 | National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac | Ragueneau | |
| 2024 | Hard Truths | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Bill | Doctor | Episode: "All Along the Watchtower" |
| 1997 | The Perfect Blue | Frances | TV film |
| 1998 | Kiss Me Kate | Applicant | Episode: "Secretaries" |
| Babes in the Wood | Doctor | Episode: "Series 1, Episode 5" | |
| Comedy Lab | Mai Judith/Joyce Ntindi | Episode: "Homie & Away" | |
| 2001 | Gimme Gimme Gimme | Priest | Episode: "Secrets and Flies" |
| The Bill | Marsha Harris | Episodes: "Family Honour" & "Words of Wisdom" | |
| EastEnders | Registrar | 1 episode | |
| 2002 | Casualty | Rhea Yates | Episode: "Life Incognito" |
| Night and Day | Receptionist | Episode: "Haunted" | |
| Always and Everyone | Poppy Jonston | Series 4 regular, 8 episodes | |
| Doctors | Laura Brown | Episode: "Testing Testing" | |
| 2003 | Canterbury Tales | Trish | Episode: "The Wife of Bath" |
| Second Nature | Nurse | TV film | |
| 2003–05 | The Last Detective | WPC Cheryl | Recurring role, 9 episodes |
| 2003–06 | The Bill | PC Yvonne Hemmingway | Series regular, 157 episodes |
| 2007 | Secret Life | Probation Officer | TV film |
| 2008 | Never Better | Linda | Series regular, 5 episodes |
| Britannia High | Mrs. Troy | Recurring role, 5 episodes | |
| 2008–10 | Outnumbered | Nurse | Episodes: "The Long Night" & "The Hospital" |
| 2010 | Peep Show | Midwife | Episode: "St Hospitals" |
| 2010–16 | EastEnders | Gloria Macodnald | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Silent Witness | Cherie Maskell | Episode: "A Guilty Mind" |
| Holby City | Suzanna Stables | Episode: "Shame" | |
| 2013 | Death in Paradise | Estelle Du Bois | Episode: "A Dash of Sunshine" |
| 2015 | The Casual Vacancy | Kaye Bawden | Mini-series, 3 episodes |
| 2016 | The Coroner | Maggie Fordham-Bryce | Episode: "Life" |
| 2018 | Doctors | Monica Perry | Episode: "Unchained" |
| Dark Heart | Annie Webb | Recurring role, 4 episodes | |
| 2020–22 | Meet the Richardsons | Dani Julian | Series regular, 20 episodes |
| 2021 | The Dumping Ground | Alice | Episode: "Nobody's Perfect" |
| 2022 | This Is Going to Hurt | Tracy | Series regular, 7 episodes |
| The Other One | Angela | Series 2 regular | |
| 2023 | Boat Story | Camilla Wells | 6 episodes |
Stage
| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Effect | Lorna | Lyttelton Theatre |
References
- ^ "Hotel Rwanda star scoops honour". BBC News. 10 November 2005. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ Porter, Cedric (19 November 2004). "Michele fits The Bill ..." Uxbridge Gazette. United Kingdom. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ Director: Tim Mercier; Executive Producer: Bryan Kirkwood; Writer: Rebecca Wojciechowski (20 December 2010). "Episode dated 20/12/2010". EastEnders. BBC. BBC One.
- ^ Director: Sue Dunderdale; Series Producer: Leonard Lewis Writer: Tony Jordan (4 March 1993). "Episode dated 4/03/1993". EastEnders. BBC. BBC One.
- ^ "Meet the cast of BBC One's This Is Going to Hurt".
External links
- Michele Austin at IMDb
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