14 Facts About Tamsin Grieg

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Tamsin Grieg played Fran Katzenjammer in the Channel 4 sitcom Black Books, Dr Caroline Todd in the Channel 4 sitcom Green Wing, Beverly Lincoln in British-American sitcom Episodes and Jackie Goodman in the Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner.

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Tamsin Grieg went to Malorees Junior School, followed by Camden School for Girls later graduating with a first-class BA in Drama and Theatre Arts from the University of Birmingham in 1988.

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3.

Tamsin Grieg's performance won her "Best Comedy Performance" in the 2005 Royal Television Society Awards.

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4.

Tamsin Grieg appeared as Caroline in an appearance at The Secret Policeman's Ball.

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5.

Tamsin Grieg starred in the BBC comedy drama series Love Soup, as Alice Chenery, a lovelorn woman working on a department store perfume counter, in a role specifically written for her by David Renwick, whom she met in 2003 when she appeared in an episode of Jonathan Creek.

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6.

Tamsin Grieg is the lead in The Guilty in the three-part series on ITV in 2013, playing DCI Maggie Brand who investigates the death of a young child who went missing five years previously.

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7.

Tamsin Grieg was nominated for Best Comedy Performance for Green Wing in 2005, and for Best Female Comedy Performance for Friday Night Dinner in 2012 and Episodes in 2015.

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8.

Tamsin Grieg won the Critics' Circle Theatre Award for "Best Shakespearean Performance" in Much Ado About Nothing, becoming the first woman to win the award, and was nominated for "The FRANCO'S Best Actress in a Play" in the Whatsonstage Theatregoers' Choice Awards.

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9.

Tamsin Grieg starred alongside Rupert Friend, Gemma Arterton and Harry Lloyd, and the play was directed by Jamie Lloyd.

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10.

Tamsin Grieg won the 2011 WhatsOnStage Theatregoers Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a play for her portrayal.

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11.

Tamsin Grieg starred with Richard E Grant in the 2009 film Cuckoo, and with Roger Allam and Gemma Arterton in Tamara Drewe.

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12.

Tamsin Grieg co-starred in 2015's comedy-drama The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and in the 2016 release of Breaking the Bank, opposite Kelsey Grammer.

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13.

Tamsin Grieg became a Christian at this time, despite being brought up as an atheist.

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14.

Tamsin Grieg is a supporter of the National Health Service, giving her backing to a rally organised by pro-NHS protest group NHS Together.

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