Leila Mimmack Explained

Leila Mimmack
Birth Date:1993 11, df=y
Birth Place:Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Alma Mater:Stratford-upon-Avon College
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2010–present

Leila Mimmack (born 5 November 1993) is an English actress.[1] [2]

Early life

Mimmack was born on 5 November 1993 in Leamington Spa to parents Maddy Kerr and Peter Mimmack, who run the Heartbreak Productions theatre company in Spencer Yard, Leamington. Mimmack went to Stratford-upon-Avon College.[3] During her eight year at school Mimmack's teacher described the destruction of the rainforest, which had a big effect on her. Mimmack later became a climate change campaigner and attended rallies and marches. When she was 19 she moved to a narrowboat moored in Hackney marshes, partly because of environmental reasons.[4]

Career

Her first success as an actress came in 2008 when she won the "Best Teenage Actress" Award at the "Growing Talent Convention" in Paris, beating 300 competitors.[1] Her first television appearance was in 2010 when she appeared in the BBC series Doctors as Vanessa Finch. In 2011, she played the werewolf Christa in the Being Human spin off Becoming Human.[5] Furthermore, she could be seen in the mini series Mayday, as the May queen Hattie, who disappeared when she was cycling towards the May Day parade.[6] She also appeared as a 17-year old Polish girl Dita in the television series Inside Men.[7] [8] In 2014 starred as the 19 year-old Brighton call-girl Blue in The Sleeping Room.[9] In the same year she appeared as young Mary in Son of God.[10] In the British thriller Level Up she plays Anna who has been kidnapped by masked thugs.[11] In 2015, she got the role of Laura Campbell in Home Fires, who has an affair with a married military officer.[12] Also in 2015, she played Rowenna Napier in Midwinter of the Spirit. In 2020, she returned to Doctors in the recurring role of Tanya Rees.[13]

Filmography

Notes
2011 SeamonstersLori
2013 GameSusan
2014 Cold ComfortMichelle
2014
2014 Two Housemates
2014 Blue
2015 Laura
2015 Level UpAnna
Notes
2010 Vanessa Finch episode 11x208
2010 Married Single Other Gina episode 1x01 – 1x06
2010 EastEndersKaty episode 3770
2010 Zoe Richards episode 26x28
2011 Becoming Human Web series, episode 1x01-1x08
2011 Jasmine episode 1x02
2011 Holby City Cady Green episode 13x39
2012 Inside Men Dita episode 1x01-1x04
2012 Yasmin Randall episode 6x03
2013 Caitlin / Hattie episode 1x01-1x05
2013 Paula Simms episode 1x01-1x06
2013 Law & Order UK Ruth Pendle episode 7x06
2013 Young Mary episode 1x06
2014 WPC 56 Tracey Nichols episode 2x01
2015 Silent Witness Lana Sutherland Episode: "Falling Angels" (2 parts)
2015 Midwinter of the Spirit Rowenna Napier episode 1x01-1x03
2015 Laura Campbell episode 1x01-2x06
2017 Love, Lies and Records Marcia episode 1x01, 1x03-1x06
2020 Doctors Recurring role

Theatre

YearTitle[14] RoleTheatreLocation
Sweeney ToddDaughterLoft TheatreLeamington Spa, United Kingdom
2002Toad of Toad HallEnsembleLoft TheatreLeamington Spa, United Kingdom
2002Richard IIIPrinceHeartbreak Productions
2003A Midsummer Night's DreamPeaseblossom Heartbreak Productions
2009As You Like itPageHeartbreak Productions
2010That Face[15] MiaThe StudioSheffield, United Kingdom
2011A View From The Bridge[16] Catherine (Lead)Royal ExchangeManchester, United Kingdom
2014Debris[17] [18] Michelle (Lead)Southwark PlayhouseLondon, United Kingdom
2016The Winter's Tale[19] [20] PerditaOctagon TheatreBolton
2016To Kill a Mockingbird[21] Mayella EwellOctagon TheatreBolton
2019Richard III [22] Anne/Norfolk Alexandra Palace (and UK Tour)London, United Kingdom
2019God's DiceEdieSoho TheatreLondon, United Kingdom

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leamington teenager Leila gets big break in new TV show . warwickcourier.co.uk . 21 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222132702/http://www.warwickcourier.co.uk/news/local-news/leamington-teenager-leila-gets-big-break-in-new-tv-show-1-1064338 . 22 February 2014 . dead .
  2. Web site: Leila Mimmack. Biography . btvguide.net. 14 June 2014.
  3. Web site: Birmingham-born actor takes on the role of Peter Pan. 6 December 2013.
  4. Web site: Acting & Activism: How a millennial saver is using her pension for good.
  5. Web site: Becoming Human: meet the cast . Dan Martin . Theguardian.com. 31 January 2011 .
  6. Web site: Mayday mayday, a five-part drama that's a crime against thrillers.
  7. Web site: Paula . bbc.co.uk . 21 March 2014.
  8. Web site: Inside Men, BBC One. 3 February 2012.
  9. Web site: Frightfest 2014: 'The Sleeping Room' Review. . Phil Wheat . Nerdly.co.uk . 17 September 2014. 9 October 2014.
  10. Web site: Athens ministers hope 'Son of God' spreads Jesus' message.
  11. Web site: Level Up trailer: Josh Bowman stars.
  12. Web site: 'Home Fires' Burning Out, Alas, But At Least We Have One More Season. 29 March 2017.
  13. News: Doctors spoilers: Karen Hollins wants to buy some cannabis!. What's on TV. 11 May 2020. Timblick. Simon.
  14. Web site: Artist Details Leila Mimmack . Theartistspartnership.co.uk . The Artists Partnership . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714191210/https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/Mimmack/2/2/324/#.U8Qrk4fP25c . 14 July 2014 . 3 May 2022.
  15. Web site: Review: That Face – The Studio, Sheffield . Express.co.uk . Chris Riches . 9 July 2010 . 14 June 2014.
  16. Web site: The Stage Reviews – A View From The Bridge . Thestage.co.uk . Ben East . 25 May 2011 . 14 June 2014.
  17. Web site: Debris, Southwark Playhouse. Early Dennis Kelly one-act puts familial dysfunction centre-stage . Theartsdesk.com . Naima Khan . 16 May 2014 . 14 June 2014.
  18. Web site: Leila Mimmack speaks to Theatrefullstop about her new role in Debris, currently playing at The Southwark Playhouse! . Theatrefullstop.wordpress.com . 19 April 2014 . Lucy Basaba . 14 June 2014.
  19. Web site: REVIEW: The Winter's Tale at the Octagon Theatre.
  20. Web site: The Winter's Tale review – love comes to the fore in poetic production. 26 October 2016.
  21. Web site: To Kill A Mockingbird at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton.
  22. Web site: Richard III | People | Headlong.

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