Anna Gilthorpe Explained

Anna Gilthorpe (born 4 February 1984) is an English actress from Newcastle upon Tyne best known for playing Gemma Collinge, who "wants to be famous and hounded by the world’s press by the time she turns 21", in the BBC Three sitcom The Gemma Factor.[1] [2] She is on screen alongside Claire King, Angus Barnett, Ross Adams and Gwyneth Powell in the sitcom, which is written by Tony Pitts.[3] [4]

Gilthorpe grew up in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, and went to Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School. She joined the National Youth Music Theatre and, after leaving school, studied musical theatre at the Royal Academy of Music. She made appearances at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle and Pimlico Opera, and in a production of Mack & Mabel and an episode of Holby City, before being offered the leading role of Gemma in The Gemma Factor.[5] She has also appeared in Doctors and Holby City.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: The Gemma Factor: The Stage Podcast #55 . Matthewman. Scott. 9 March 2010. The Stage. 5 April 2010. England.
  2. News: Teen dream gives Anna a starring role . Whetstone. David. 9 March 2010. The Journal. 5 April 2010. England.
  3. News: New comedy series that that local factor . Staff Copy. 11 March 2010. Hebden Bridge Times. 5 April 2010. England. https://web.archive.org/web/20100324024944/http://www.hebdenbridgetimes.co.uk/news/New-comedy-series-that-that.6144630.jp. 24 March 2010.
  4. News: A Rising UK TV Star: Simon interviews The Gemma Factor's Anna Gilthorpe . https://archive.today/20120905055216/http://www.obsessedwithfilm.com/interviews/a-rising-uk-tv-star-simon-interviews-the-gemma-factors-anna-gilthorpe.php . dead . 5 September 2012 . Gallagher . Simon . 21 March 2010 . Obsessed with Film . 5 April 2010 .
  5. News: Newcomer Anna Gilthorpe on BBC Three sitcom Gemma Factor. Dean. Sarah. 8 March 2010. AOL Television. 5 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100312080225/http://www.aoltv.co.uk/2010/03/08/newcomer-anna-gilthorpe-on-bbc3-sitcom-gemma-factor/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter. 12 March 2010.
  6. Web site: Anna Gilthorpe. Linkedin. 29 December 2017.

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