Angela Hazeldine Explained

Angela Hazeldine
Birthname:	Angela Lee Hazeldine^[1]
Birth Date:	2 July 1981
Birth Place:	Colwyn Bay, Wales
Years Active:	1998–present

Angela Lee Hazeldine (born 2 July 1981) is a Welsh actress and musician, known for portraying Gemma Craig in the Channel 5 soap opera Family Affairs.

Background

Angela Lee Hazeldine was born on 2 July 1981 in Colwyn Bay, Wales. Her father was a cousin of English actor James Hazeldine.^[2] She is the niece of Stephen Moore and a cousin of Robyn Moore and Sam Hazeldine.^[2]

Career

Acting

Hazeldine played the role of Gemma Craig in Family Affairs for four years. She has also guest starred in episodes of Kavanagh QC, Heartbeat, The Royal Today and Doctors. She made her feature film debut in Kapital, a 2007 collaboration between writer/director Greg Hall and composer Steve Martland. She is also to appear in Hall's next film, Same Shit, Different Day.

Music

Hazeldine sings and plays keyboards in Manchester-based band the Circus Electric, with Sam Stockman on guitar and lead vocals.^[3] They started after the demise of Shepherd's Pi, a band formed while she was working on Family Affairs and included co-stars Sam Stockman and Rupert Hill.^[4]

From 2019 Hazeldine is the lead singer in Manchester-based band Secluded Sea, with songwriter and ex Twisted Wheel (band) drummer Blair Murray.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Kavanagh QC		TV series
1999– 2003	Family Affairs		Soap opera
2007	Heartbeat		TV series
	Kapital	Elizabeth
2008	The Royal Today		Soap opera
	Doctors		Soap opera
2010	SSDD: Same Shit Different Day	Sophie	Feature film (writer & director: Greg Hall)

Notes and References

1. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?MS_AdvCB=1&gl=ROOT_CATEGORY&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=1&msT=0&gss=ms_r_f-2&gsfn=Angela&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Hazeldine&gsln_x=1&rg_81004010__date=1981&81004010__date_x=1&msbpn_x=1&msbpn__ftp_x=1&msrpn_x=1&msrpn__ftp_x=1&81004030__date_x=1&msdpn_x=1&msdpn__ftp_x=1&_8000C000_x=1&_80008000_x=1&_80018000_x=1&_80014000_x=1&_80010000_x=1&81004200__date_x=1&_82004200-gpid_x=1&_82004200__ftp_x=1&81004210__date_x=1&_82004210-gpid_x=1&_82004210__ftp_x=1&_82004280-gpid_x=1&_82004280__ftp_x=1&_82004290-gpid_x=1&_82004290__ftp_x=1&81004240__date_x=1&_82004240-gpid_x=1&_82004240__ftp_x=1&81004020__date_x=1&_82004020-gpid_x=1&_82004020__ftp_x=1&81004230__date_x=1&_82004230-gpid_x=1&_82004230__ftp_x=1&gskw_x=1&_83004002_x=1&81000000__date_x=1&_82000000-gpid_x=1&_82000000__ftp_x=1&810002A0__date_x=1&_820002A0-gpid_x=1&_820002A0__ftp_x=1&sbo=0&ne=3 "Birth Registration Details"
2. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0371946/bio "Internet Movie Database: Biography"
3. http://www.lockoutmusic.com/artist/the+circus+electric/79/ "LockOut Music: The Circus Electric"
4. Bourne, Diane; "Pi in the sky for Corrie's Rupert" ManchesterEveningNews.co.uk, 20 April 2006 (Retrieved: 23 July 2009)