Catherine Bailey (actress)


Catherine Bailey is a British stage, television and film actress.
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Career

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. This was followed by another role in a children's series, The Wild House as Georgina, for which she made her first appearance at the beginning of the second series in 1998 until the show's conclusion in 1999.
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, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, The Country Wife, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The 39 Steps and The Merchant of Venice.
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, and the French film Dernier amour.
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, as well as work in the video games Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2, GreedFall, The Bradwell Conspiracy,''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla and Babylon's Fall.
She is the founder of BAZ Productions, alongside Sarah Bedi and Emma Luffingham. Their production consist of stage works Macbeth, Prophecy and The Process'', which also starred Bailey.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1993Uncle Jack and Cleopatra's MummyHelen GreenSeries 1
1998–99The Wild HouseGeorgina WildSeries 2–3
2000Holby CityJo CartwrightSeries 3, Episode 5
2000Peak PracticeHelen RandleSeries 10, Episode 9
2001The ResidentsTina Conan JnrSeries 1, Episode 1
2001The Infinite Worlds of H.G. WellsVioletMiniseries
2001Urban GothicLeighSeries 2, Episode 2
UnairedHigh StakesJennySeries 2, Episodes 2 & 6
2002My FamilyKateSeries 3, Episode 10
200455 Degrees NorthMichelleSeries 1, Episode 2
2004Rosemary & ThymeChantal ParsonsSeries 2, Episode 7
2005Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost WorldZoeMiniseries
2006The BillKaren IngramSeries 22, Episode 49
2007, 2010EastEndersP.C. Shona Blake8 episodes
2008DoctorsAnne AlexanderSeries 10, Episode 141
2009Holby CityDS Karen RobertsSeries 12, Episodes 1 & 2
2010The BillEvie FerrierSeries 26, Episode 15
2010The Sarah Jane AdventuresMiss WyckhamSeries 4, Episode 10
2011House of AnubisEsther RobinsonSeries 1
2013DoctorsSammy Jo RinslerSeries 15, Episode 49
2014Midsomer MurdersStephanie WestonSeries 16, Episode 3
2015And Then There Were NoneOlivia Ogilvie HamiltonMiniseries
2016Mr SelfridgeNinaSeries 4, Episodes 1 & 7
2017StrikeJessSeries 1, Episodes 4 & 5
2017The CrownElizabeth CavendishSeries 2, Episodes 4 & 7
2018Hetty FeatherLouisa HooperSeries 4, Episode 4
2020Malory TowersMiss GaleSeries 1, Episode 5
2021GraceFrancineSeries 1, Episode 1
2021Whitstable PearlFi MarstonSeries 1, Episode 2
2022VeraKaty Turner )Series 11, Episode 4
2023SmotheredElaineSeries 1, Episode 4
2024HeartstopperKath NewnhamSeries 3, Episode 6
2024The Day of the JackalSiobhanSeries 1, Episode 7

YearFilmRoleNotes
2018–19Blake's 7: The Classic AdventuresMida/Mudoid/Captain40th Anniversary Special & Series 5, Episode 7
2018Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor AdventuresMaddox/CreaturePodcast series; Season 7, Episode 5
2018Doctor Who: The Monthly AdventuresTanPodcast series; Episode 239
2019The Three MusketeersAmazon Audible original
2019Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2Venesca CatalliaVideo game
2019GreedFallDaren/various charactersVideo game
2019The Bradwell ConspiracyMelissaVideo game
2020Assassin's Creed: ValhallaSister FrideswidVideo game
2022Babylon's FallMaia/Nergal/variousVideo game
2024Star Wars: OutlawsVideo game
2024Dragon Age: The VeilguardCurio/various voicesVideo game

Theatre credits

Spring Awakening as Ilse 'Tis Pity She's a Whore as Philotis Walk Hard, Talk Loud as Dorothy Sit and Shiver as Shirley The Country Wife as Lucy House of Agnes as Michaela A Midsummer Night's Dream as Helena The Changeling as Isabella The 39 Steps as Annabella/Margaret/Pamela Julius Caesar as Portia Dr Scroggy's War as Honourable Penelope Wedgewood The Merchant of Venice as Portia King Lear as Goneril Othello as Bianca The Process as Anita