Angela McHale
| Angela McHale | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1972 London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress, Comedian |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Angela McHale (born 1972 in London, England) is an English actress and comedian, particularly well known for her variety of British television roles including roles in Not Going Out,[1] The Catherine Tate Show and Grange Hill.
Career
McHale went to a convent school for girls in London and St Benedict's School, Ealing for 6th form. On her release, she went to Warwick University[2] to read Politics and discovered her vocation. She then went on to study drama at the Drama Studio London. Her work with comedians Catherine Tate and Lee Mack[3] has singled her out as one of the most gifted comic actresses at work today.
She then later guest starred in close friends' Tate and Mack's TV shows, The Catherine Tate Show (all 3 series) and Not Going Out. She has appeared in the latter thrice, once in 2006 as a clown instructor, again in 2009 as Lola, the owner of a lesbian bookshop, and then in 2014 as a nurse. She has also been in Miranda (written by and starring Miranda Hart) and latterly 'The Bill'.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Grange Hill | PC Wendy Gibbon | Television debut |
| Murder in Mind | DS Harrison | Motive | |
| 2003 | Casualty | Sue | Christmas Spirit |
| 2005 | Bad Girls | Nurse | Season 7, Episode 7 |
| 2006 | EastEnders | Midwife | |
| 2004 2006 |
The Catherine Tate Show | Various | |
| 2006 | Corpse | Lydia | |
| 2007 | Angelo | Angela | Season 1, Episode Four |
| 2009 | Doctors | Rebecca Fisher | O True Apothecary |
| 2006 2009 |
Not Going Out | Clown instructor Lola Hale |
Serious (Series 1, Episode 1) Amy (Series 3, Episode 3) Nurse (Series 7, Episode 3) |
References
- ↑ "Not Going Out - Episode Guide - British Comedy Guide". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "Benefactors Magazine" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ↑ "Comedy on Radio 2". BBC. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2011.