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Tamsin Greig

Tamsin Greig

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 12, 1966 (59)
Birthplace Maidstone, Kent, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jul 12, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Tamsin Margaret Mary Greig (/ˈtæmzɪn ˈɡrɛɡ/; born 12 July 1966) is an English actress, known for both dramatic and comedic roles. She 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. Other roles include Alice Chenery in BBC One's comedy-drama series Love Soup, Debbie Aldridge in BBC Radio 4's soap opera The Archers, Miss Bates in the 2009 BBC version of Jane Austen's Emma, and Beth Hardiment in the 2010 film version of Tamara Drewe. In 2020, Greig starred as Anne Trenchard in Julian Fellowes' ITV series Belgravia. Greig is also a stage actress. She won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in 2007 for Much Ado About Nothing, and was nominated in 2011 and 2015 for her roles in The Little Dog Laughed and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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My Happy Ending

My Happy Ending

2023

as Nancy

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

2022

as Mummy (voice)

The Amazing Mr. Blunden

The Amazing Mr. Blunden

2021

as Mrs. Wickens

Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet

2021

as Lady Capulet

Official Secrets

Official Secrets

2019

as Elizabeth Wilmshurst

Diana and I

Diana and I

2017

as Mary McDonald

Revolting Rhymes

Revolting Rhymes

2017

as Grandma (voice)

Behold the Monkey

Behold the Monkey

2016

as Narrator

Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King

Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King

2016

as Narrator (voice)

Breaking the Bank

Breaking the Bank

2016

as Penelope

Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas

2011

as Additional Voices (voice)

Cuckoo

Cuckoo

2010

as Simon

Tamara Drewe

Tamara Drewe

2010

as Beth Hardiment

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

2009

as Edith Frank

Prince John:  The Windsors' Tragic Secret

Prince John: The Windsors' Tragic Secret

2008

as Narrator (voice)

Falling Apart

Falling Apart

2006

as Jackie

When I'm Sixty-Four

When I'm Sixty-Four

2004

as Denny

Shaun of the Dead

Shaun of the Dead

2004

as Maggie

Miranda

Miranda

2002

as Receptionist

Pure

Pure

2002

as Liaison Officer

This Is the Sea

This Is the Sea

1997

as (voice)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Bing

as Molly (voice)

Episodes: 157

First Aired: Jun 09, 2014

Love Monster

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 80

First Aired: Jan 27, 2020

Episodes

as Beverly Lincoln

Episodes: 41

First Aired: Jan 09, 2011

Friday Night Dinner

as Jackie Goodman

Episodes: 36

First Aired: Feb 25, 2011

Green Wing

as Caroline Todd

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Sep 03, 2004

Love Soup

as Alice Chenery

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Sep 27, 2005

Black Books

as Fran

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Sep 29, 2000

Cats of Claw Hill

as Narrator, Samantha

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jun 12, 2010

Suspect

as Natasha Groves

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jun 19, 2022

White Heat

as Beth

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 08, 2012

Belgravia

as Anne Trenchard

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 15, 2020

The Diary of Anne Frank

as Edith Hollander-Frank

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jan 05, 2009

Emma

as Miss Bates

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 04, 2009

The Guilty

as DCI Maggie Brand

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 05, 2013

Neverwhere

as Lamia

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 12, 1996

People Like Us

as Sarah

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Going Postal

as Miss Cripslock

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 30, 2010

Royal Cousins at War

as Narrator

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 05, 2014

The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin

as Helen Gwinear

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 01, 2024

Revolting Rhymes

as Grandma

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 26, 2016

Wycliffe

as Dr. Hinkley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 24, 1994

Jonathan Creek

as Pam

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 09, 1997

Doctor Who

as Nurse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 2005

Inside No. 9

as Sally

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 05, 2014

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

as Rosemary

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 23, 2020

Blue Heaven

as Prof. Wiseman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1992

Sexy Beast

as Cecilia Logan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 2024

Natural World

as Narrator

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 30, 1983

The Great Egyptians

as Cleopatra

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1998

Elementary

as DCI Athelney Jones

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 2012

Natural World

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 30, 1983

Riot Women

as Holly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

The Lenny Henry Show

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Apr 30, 2004

Blind Men

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 21, 1997

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Happiness

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 20, 2001

GMTV

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1993

The One Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 2006

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 02, 2001

Doctor Who

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 2005

Top Gear

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 20, 2002

Extra Gear

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 29, 2016

The Last Leg

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 2013

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