1. Tanya Moodie was born on 16 April 1972 and is a British-Canadian actress and producer, best known for her work on Motherland, Silo, and her many stage credits, which include productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre, the National Theatre and the Theatre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris.
Tanya Moodie was born on 16 April 1972 in Ottawa, Canada, to Jamaican parents.
Tanya Moodie moved to England at the age of 17, when she was offered a place at RADA, where she was later employed as an associate teacher and council member.
Tanya Moodie played the role of John Watson's therapist Ella Thompson in Sherlock.
From 2019, Tanya Moodie starred as Meg in the BBC comedy series Motherland.
In 2019, Tanya Moodie was in the BBC Radio 4 audio drama Forest 404.
In 2020, Tanya Moodie starred in the third series of Tin Star as Catherine Mckenzie.
Tanya Moodie appeared in Sam Mendes' film Empire of Light, released in the US in December 2022, and the UK in January 2023.
Tanya Moodie appears alongside Olivia Colman, Colin Firth and Micheal Ward.
Also in December 2022, Tanya Moodie reprised her role as Meg in the Christmas special of Motherland, titled "Last Christmas".
In March 2023, Tanya Moodie appeared as Serena in two episodes of the Cash Carraway-created Rain Dogs.
Tanya Moodie has one child, a daughter, and was married to a yoga teacher before they separated.
Tanya Moodie's brother Andrew Moodie is a noted Canadian playwright.
Tanya Moodie is an art lover, collecting works by Abe Odedina.
Politically, Tanya Moodie is a supporter of the Women's Equality Party.
Tanya Moodie has practised yoga and Buddhism since 1994, and claimed in an interview in 2021, "cut me in half, you'll see Buddhism down the middle".
Tanya Moodie was nominated for a 2017 UK Theatre Award for Best Performance for her performance as Wiletta in Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress.
At the 2020 Royal Television Society Programme Awards, Tanya Moodie was presented with the Breakthrough Award for her role in Motherland.