| 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 | Uncle Jack and Cleopatra's Mummy | Helen Green | Series 1 (main role, 6 episodes) | |
| 1993 | Who Dealt? | Helen | TV movie | |
| 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 | Hawkins | Jenny | TV Movie | |
| 2001 | The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells | Violet | Miniseries (6 episodes) | |
| 2001 | Urban Gothic | Leigh | Series 2, Episode 2 | |
| 2001 | It's Not You, It's Me | Kerry | Short | |
| 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) | |
| 2005 | The English Harem | Annie | TV movie | |
| 2006 | The Bill | Karen Ingram | Series 22, Episode 49 | |
| 2007, 2010 | EastEnders | P.C. Shona Blake | 8 episodes | |
| 2007 | The Marchioness Disaster | Police Officer #4 | TV movie | |
| 2007 | Shades of Mourning | Alice | Short film | |
| 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) | |
| 2012 | The Grind | Paramedic 2 | Feature film | |
| 2013 | Doctors | Sammy Jo Rinsler | Series 15, Episode 49 | |
| 2014 | Midsomer Murders | Stephanie Weston | Series 16, Episode 3 | |
| Nicole and O.J. | Marcia Clark | Feature film | ||
| 2015 | Globe on Screen: Julius Caesar | Portia | Filmed stage performance | |
| 2015 | And Then There Were None | Olivia Ogilvie Hamilton | Miniseries (2 episodes) | |
| 2016 | Mr Selfridge | Nina | Series 4, Episodes 1 & 7 | |
| 2016 | A Quiet Passion | Vryling Buffam | Feature Film | |
| 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 | |
| 2019 | Dernier amour | Soeur de Lady Hortense | Feature film | |
| 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 | |
| 2025 | The Juice | Marcia Clark | Feature film (pre-production) |