Tamzin Malleson


Tamzin Malleson is a British actress.

Early life and education

Malleson was born in Yeovil, and attended Horsley Primary School in Horsley, Gloucestershire, where she had her first taste of acting as a Munchkin. She furthered her drama activities in Archway School in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

Career

She originally played Alison Dangerfield in Series 3 and 4 of the BBC drama Dangerfield, before going on to play one of the starring roles in the Channel 4 comedy Teachers for three of the programme's four series, and she starred in one of ITV's Poirot adaptations, "Evil Under The Sun". She appeared in The Bill, and in the detective show A Touch of Frost, and starred in the BBC medical drama Bodies.
Malleson played the role of Kate Wilding, the pathologist in the series Midsomer Murders, from the middle of series 14 to the end of series 17.

Personal life

Malleson is in a relationship with actor Keith Allen, father of actors Lily Allen and Alfie Allen, who starred alongside her in Bodies. The couple have one daughter, the actress Teddie Allen, who was born in 2006. They live near Stroud, Gloucestershire. In 2017, Allen and Malleson opened a diner in Stroud, built with the diner set of Kingsman: The Golden Circle, in which Allen had appeared.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996A Touch of FrostHelen TudorEpisode: "Deep Waters"
1996Kavanagh QCHelen KinrossEpisode: "The Burning Deck"
1996–1997DangerfieldAlison Dangerfield16 episodes
1998–1999The BillCarrie WinklerEpisode: "Deep Secret"
Episode: "Murder, What Murder?"
2000–2001Always and EveryoneKate Brady2 episodes
2001Agatha Christie's PoirotChristine RedfernEpisode: "Evil Under the Sun"
2003The ViceP.C. Lorraine JohnstoneSeries 5 regular, 6 episodes
2004Murder CityRosa MansfieldEpisode: "Nothing Sacred"
2002–2004TeachersPenny NevilleMain character
2004–2006BodiesPolly GreyMain character
2009Boy Meets GirlSiobhanTV miniseries
2011–2015Midsomer MurdersKate WildingMain character
2015UnforgottenCaroline Greaves4 episodes
2018MarcellaJoJo3 episodes