1. Kim Louise Medcalf was born on 8 December 1973 and is an English actress and singer.
18 Facts About Kim Medcalf
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Kim Medcalf is best known for portraying the role of Sam Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
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In late 2001, Kim Medcalf took over the role of Sam Mitchell from Danniella Westbrook who was recovering from addiction at the time.
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Kim Medcalf filmed her first scenes with Barbara Windsor's character Peggy Mitchell in Spain, which aired on 29 January 2002.
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Kim Medcalf's character escaped imprisonment as an accessory to the murder of Den Watts and departed Walford to join her brother, Grant Mitchell, in Brazil.
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Kim Medcalf took an extended break in April 2023, with her return aired on 21 November.
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Kim Medcalf departed the role on screen on 18 January 2024.
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Kim Medcalf was the host of the Mitchells Weekend on the UKTV Gold network.
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In February and March 2007, Kim Medcalf appeared as the "guest star" in a short UK tour of the West End hit The Play What I Wrote.
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On 2 April 2007, Kim Medcalf took over the role of Sally Bowles from Anna Maxwell Martin in Rufus Norris' revival of Cabaret at the Lyric Theatre in the West End.
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From 25 February until 1 March 2008, Kim Medcalf appeared in a run of The Vagina Monologues at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking, alongside Sue Holderness and Shobna Gulati.
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Kim Medcalf appeared in two episodes of BBC One drama Missing in 2010.
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Kim Medcalf made her London stage return in 2015 when she appeared in Ruby in the Dust's production of Gatsby.
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Kim Medcalf appeared in three episodes of BBC Two drama Collateral written by David Hare in 2018.
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Kim Medcalf was invited to join the students of the 2005 second series of Comic Relief Does Fame Academy.
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Kim Medcalf performed songs including "Don't Know Why" and "Perfect".
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The judges initially struggled with her performances but eventually she prevailed; helped by a performance of Delta Goodrem's "Born to Try" Kim Medcalf finished in second place behind Radio One's Edith Bowman.
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On 11 September 2005, Kim Medcalf performed at London's Hyde Park when she took part in the BBC Family Prom; performing "Over the Rainbow" accompanied by the BBC Orchestra.