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Biography for Catherine Bailey

Catherine was born in 1980 and is an English actress working and living in London. She started acting at the age of 12 when she landed the lead role of Helen Green in Uncle Jack, a BBC television series starring Paul Jones and Fenella Fielding. She went on to appear as Ilse in Tim Supple’s acclaimed production of Spring Awakening at the RSC at the age of 15, and went on to appear as a Gina Wild, the rebellious teenage Goth in the BBC comedy The Wild House, which was nominated for Best Children’s Comedy at the British Comedy Awards.

Notable television appearances since then have included: Holby City, Peak Practice, Rosemary and Thyme, The Bill, My Family, Urban Gothic, 55 Degree North, Egypt, The English Harem and Residents. She also appeared in the Tango Clear adverts as Sandra, the office girl who gets soaked by gallons of water whilst having her legs slapped by a penguin holding a wet fish.

More recently Catherine has appeared at the Young Vic (‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore) Tricycle Theatre (Walk Hard - Talk Loud) and Hackney Empire in Steven Berkoff’s black comedy Sit and Shiver.

She is currently filming a role in Eastenders as P.C. Blake.