| Victoria Bush | |
| Birth Date: | 15 January 1978 |
| Birth Place: | King's Lynn, Norfolk, England |
| Occupation: | Actress Comedian |
| Years Active: | 2000–present |
Victoria Bush (born 15 January 1978) is a British actress and comedian. She is best known for portraying the roles of Tina O'Kane in the ITV prison drama series Bad Girls (2001–2006)
Bush trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, one of Britain's leading drama schools.[1]
On leaving drama school, she secured her first major television role on the highly acclaimed ITV prison drama Bad Girls in 2001 as Tina Purvis (later Julie O'Kane, then Tina O'Kane) during the shows' third series. Bush continued in the role for a further five series until the shows axe in 2006.
Bush is currently one half of female comedy duo of Checkley & Bush with Laura Checkley. Recent tours include "Keep Calm and Carry On", which featured at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2011, which included cameos from Abbey Merritt and Vev Gaunt.
In 2012, Bush joined the cast of the successful BBC school drama Waterloo Road as new school secretary Sonya Donnegan. She continued in the role for a further three series until the shows initial cancellation in 2015.
In 2015, she guest-starred in the BBC hospital drama Casualty as Florence Lale, and in 2016 the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Vanessa. The following year, she played the part of Kitty Birch in BBC's Doctors. Gaby French eh
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–2006 | Bad Girls | Tina O'Kane | Regular role; 73 episodes | |
| 2012–2015 | Waterloo Road | Sonya Donnegan | Regular role; 62 episodes | |
| 2015 | Casualty | Florence Lale | Episode: "All the Single Ladies" | |
| 2016 | Coronation Street | Vanessa | 1 episode | |
| 2017 | Doctors | Kate 'Kitty' Birch | Episode: "A Tale of Two Kittys" | |
| 2018–2019 | Lee and Dean | Maz Dolan | 2 episodes |