| Catherine Bailey | |
| Birth Date: | 2 January 1980 |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Nationality: | British |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1993–present |
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Catherine Bailey (born 2 January 1980) is a British stage, television and film actress.
Catherine Bailey made her acting debut in 1993, when she was cast in the leading role of Helen Green in the short-lived children's series, Uncle Jack and Cleopatra's Mummy.[1] This was followed by another role in a children's series, The Wild House[2] as Georgina, for which she made her first appearance at the beginning of the second series in 1998[3] until the show's conclusion in 1999.[4]
Bailey went on to guest roles in a number of British television series, including Peak Practice, My Family, Rosemary & Thyme, Holby City, The Bill, EastEnders, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Doctors, Midsomer Murders, Mr Selfridge, The Crown and Vera.
As an established thratre performer, Bailey has appeared on several stage productions, some of which include Spring Awakening at the Royal Shakespeare Company, which was her 1995 stage debut,[5] 'Tis Pity She's a Whore,[6] The Country Wife,[7] A Midsummer Night's Dream,[8] The 39 Steps[9] and The Merchant of Venice.[10]
Her first film role came in 2012, when she was cast in the crime drama, The Grind, followed by performances in A Quiet Passion, with Cynthia Nixon,[11] and the French film Dernier amour (Casanova, Last Love).
Bailey has also served as a voice artist for radio, such as the role of Margaret Bishop in the BBC Radio 4 series, Home Front,[12] as well as work in the video games ,[13] GreedFall,[14] The Bradwell Conspiracy,[15] [16] and Babylon's Fall.[17]
She is the founder of BAZ Productions, alongside Sarah Bedi and Emma Luffingham. Their production consist of stage works Macbeth (2011),[18] Prophecy (2013)[19] and The Process (2020), which also starred Bailey.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Who Dealt? | Helen | TV film | |
| 2001 | Hawkins | Jenny | TV film | |
| 2001 | It's Not You, It's Me | Kerry | Short film | |
| 2005 | The English Harem | Annie | TV film | |
| 2007 | The Marchioness Disaster | Police Officer #4 | TV film | |
| 2007 | Shades of Mourning | Alice | Short film | |
| 2009 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Helena/Snug | Filmed stage performance for television | |
| 2012 | The Grind | Paramedic 2 | Feature film | |
| Nicole and O.J. | Marcia Clark | Feature film | ||
| 2015 | Globe on Screen: Julius Caesar | Portia | Filmed stage performance | |
| 2016 | A Quiet Passion | Vryling Buffam | Feature Film | |
| 2019 | Dernier amour | Soeur de Lady Hortense | Feature film | |
| 2025 | The Juice | Marcia Clark | Feature film (pre-production) |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Uncle Jack and Cleopatra's Mummy | Helen Green | Series 1 (main role, 6 episodes) | |
| 1998–99 | The Wild House | Georgina Wild | Series 2–3 (main role, 25 episodes) | |
| 2000 | Holby City | Jo Cartwright | Series 3, Episode 5 | |
| 2000 | Peak Practice | Helen Randle | Series 10, Episode 9 | |
| 2001 | The Residents | Tina Conan Jnr | Series 1, Episode 1 | |
| 2001 | The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells | Violet | Miniseries (6 episodes) | |
| 2001 | Urban Gothic | Leigh | Series 2, Episode 2 | |
| High Stakes | Jenny | Series 2, Episodes 2 & 6 | ||
| 2002 | My Family | Kate | Series 3, Episode 10 | |
| 2004 | 55 Degrees North | Michelle | Series 1, Episode 2 | |
| 2004 | Rosemary & Thyme | Chantal Parsons | Series 2, Episode 7 | |
| 2005 | Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost World | Zoe | Miniseries (1 episode) | |
| 2006 | The Bill | Karen Ingram | Series 22, Episode 49 | |
| 2007, 2010 | EastEnders | P.C. Shona Blake | 8 episodes | |
| 2008 | Doctors | Anne Alexander | Series 10, Episode 141 | |
| 2009 | Holby City | DS Karen Roberts | Series 12, Episodes 1 & 2 | |
| 2010 | The Bill | Evie Ferrier | Series 26, Episode 15 | |
| 2010 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | Miss Wyckham | Series 4, Episode 10 | |
| 2011 | House of Anubis | Esther Robinson | Series 1 (Recurring role, 13 episodes) | |
| 2013 | Doctors | Sammy Jo Rinsler | Series 15, Episode 49 | |
| 2014 | Midsomer Murders | Stephanie Weston | Series 16, Episode 3 | |
| 2015 | And Then There Were None | Olivia Ogilvie Hamilton | Miniseries (2 episodes) | |
| 2016 | Mr Selfridge | Nina | Series 4, Episodes 1 & 7 | |
| 2017 | Strike | Jess | Series 1, Episodes 4 & 5 | |
| 2017 | The Crown | Elizabeth Cavendish | Series 2, Episodes 4 & 7 | |
| 2018 | Hetty Feather | Louisa Hooper | Series 4, Episode 4 | |
| 2020 | Malory Towers | Miss Gale | Series 1, Episode 5 | |
| 2021 | Grace | Francine | Series 1, Episode 1 | |
| 2021 | Whitstable Pearl | Fi Marston | Series 1, Episode 2 | |
| 2022 | Vera | Katy Turner | Series 11, Episode 4 | |
| 2023 | Smothered | Elaine | Series 1, Episode 4 | |
| 2024 | Heartstopper | Kath Newnham | Series 3, Episode 6 |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Blake's 7: The Classic Adventures | Mida/Mudoid/Captain | 40th Anniversary Special & Series 5, Episode 7 | |
| 2018 | Maddox/Creature | Podcast series; Season 7, Episode 5 | ||
| 2018 | Tan | Podcast series; Episode 239 | ||
| 2019 | The Three Musketeers | Amazon Audible original | ||
| 2019 | Venesca Catallia | Video game | ||
| 2019 | GreedFall | Daren/various characters | Video game | |
| 2019 | The Bradwell Conspiracy | Melissa | Video game | |
| 2020 | Sister Frideswid | Video game | ||
| 2022 | Babylon's Fall | Maia/Nergal/various | Video game (English version) | |
| 2024 | Video game |