Victoria Shalet
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| Born | Victoria Shalet 9 December 1981 Enfield, England |
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| Years active | 1989–2012 |
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| Children | 1 |
Victoria Shalet (born 9 December 1981) is an English former actress, known for her role as Harmony in the
Acting
Victoria Jane Shalet was born in Enfield, Greater London, the only daughter of four children of Lawrence and Elaine Shalet. She is English on her mother's side and her father has Russian and Jewish heritage. She attended Southgate School. Shalet was sent to after-school acting, singing and dancing classes run by the local church, and the agent who ran the classes sent her for her first audition, for the BBC series
She was next cast as Anna, the daughter of
By this time Shalet was finding work all over the world. In 1991 she guest starred in two episodes of ITV's
In 1995 she was cast in the role she became best known for, the BBC children's series
In 1997, after three years of playing Parker, she was cast in
Shalet left The Queen's Nose in 2000, returning for a cameo in 2001. Her next role was in The Vice, her character ultimately becoming a significant character and being revealed as the daughter of Ken Stott's Inspector Pat Chappel. In a podtail interview she said that it was the role she had wanted the most in her adult career that she actually succeeded in getting. She had also auditioned for the roles in both Junk (1999) and As If (2001-2004), but lost out both times to the actress Jemima Rooper.
Over the next few years, she guest starred in
Therapy
By 2012 Shalet was becoming increasingly disenchanted with acting, and decided to change careers.[2]
"From the age of six I was acting, but I got to my early twenties and realised my heart just wasn't in it. Then I had some therapy myself and it really did make me re-evaluate what I wanted from life. I did a foundation year in counselling and knew I wanted to take it further. The crunch came when I was accepted onto a training course that would qualify me to be a therapist. On the same day I got a call back from an audition to be a regular in ‘'Holby City'’. When I didn't get the part I saw it as a sign that I had to give up acting altogether to do the 4-year course. I had to make a choice and I've never regretted it."[3]
Personal life
Shalet is the second cousin of the actress
She previously dated reporter and economist Conor Woodman, who lists her among his dedications in his 2011 book Unfair Trade.
In 2013 she then became engaged to actor Adam James, and they married in September 2015. Their first child was born in September 2016, and she is stepmother to his daughter from a previous relationship.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Screenplay |
Rosie Taylor | Episode: "Testimony of a Child" |
| 1989 | Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage |
Anna | [5] Screen One |
| 1990 | Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories | Dorothy (The Giant) / Jenny (Little Girl With the Curl) | 2 Episodes |
| 1991 | Van der Valk |
Brigid van Hoorn | Episode: "A Sudden Silence" |
| 1991 | Spatz | Emily Jane Mudge | Episodes: "Star Attraction" "Talent Contest" |
| 1991 | The Storyteller: Greek Myths | King Minos' 2nd Daughter | Episode: "Daedalus & Icarus" |
| 1991 | The Maid/ Un Amour de Banquier | Marie, Jacqueline's Daughter | TV Movie |
| 1992 | Love Hurts | Ben Hamilton | 3 Episodes |
| 1992 | Thinkabout Science | Heather | Episode: "Soap and Bubbles" |
| 1992 | Natural Lies | Sally Fell | TV Mini-Series; 3 Episodes |
| 1993 | Goggle-Eyes | Jude Killen | TV Mini-Series; 4 Episodes |
| 1995–2001 | The Queen's Nose | Harmony Parker | Main role; 24 Episodes |
| 1998 | Getting Hurt | Clare Cross | BBC2 Obsessions series |
| 1999 | Chucklevision |
Comic Relief Special | |
| 2001 | The Vice | Sarah Farrell | 3 Episodes |
| 2001 | The Bill | Sophie | Episode: "Crush" |
| 2002 | The Quest | Vivienne | TV Movie |
| 2002/2009 | Midsomer Murders | Julia Carter (2002) / Melony (2009) | Episodes: "Murder on St Malley's Day" (2002) "The Black Book" (2009) |
| 2003 | Jonathan Creek | Carrie Bergman | Episode: "The Tailor's Dummy" |
| 2003 | Eroica | Kirstin | TV Movie |
| 2004 | Every Seven Years | Waitress | Short Film |
| 2005 | M.I.T.:Murder Investigation Team | Nurse | 1 Episode |
| 2007 | Doctors | Beth Pritchard | Episode: "The Story Of My Life" |
| 2008 | Close | Mags | Short Film |
| 2008 | We Saw Zebras | Mother | Short Film |
| 2009–2012 | Doctors | PC Vickie Hilton | Recurring role |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Shining Through | Dietrich's Daughter | |
| 1995 | Haunted | Juliet Ash | |
| 2001 | The Affair of the Necklace | Colleen |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Dragon Quest VIII | Princess Medea | Voice |
References
- ^ "Victoria Shalet- the Queen's nose – Are you from that show? – Podcast". 17 February 2021.
- ^ Pearce, Tilly (22 June 2021). "Remember CBBC classic The Queen's Nose? Here's what the cast are up to now – from Game Of Thrones to Doctor Who". Metro. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ About me – Space In Me – Counselling and Psychotherapy
- ^ "Kacey Barnfield – Bio". movietome. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
- ISBN 9781900203609.
External links
- Victoria Shalet at IMDb
- Shalet's therapy page
