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Lucy Speed

Born August 31, 1976 (1976-08-31) (age 31)
Surrey, England
Occupation Actress

Lucy Speed (born August 31, 1976, in Croydon, Surrey) is an English actress. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Croydon is a large town and major commercial centre in South London, and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Croydon. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Speed began performing at an early age. She is possibly best known for her role as Natalie Evans in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Natalie Evans (née Price) was a Fictional character in the popular BBC Soap opera EastEnders. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. EastEnders is a most popular and award-winning Television Soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985 Speed originally played Natalie from 1994-1995 and after taking a long hiatus she reprised the role from 1999-2004. Away from EastEnders, Speed has had various roles on television, stage and in film.

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Early life

Speed was born in Croydon, Surrey in 1976 to parents Sue and Sid. The youngest of two children, she has an older brother named Dan. [1] Speed's career in performing began at the age of seven after her Ballet teacher saw potential and advised her parents to get her an agent. [1] She attended a local after-school theatre group in south Croydon alongside actor Nigel Harman, who she would later work with in EastEnders. Nigel Harman (born August 11 1973 in Purley, London, England) is an English Actor who is most famous for his [2] Speed also attended two terms at the Italia Conti Academy, Britain's oldest theatre arts training school. The Italia Conti Academy is Britain's oldest theatre arts training school. [3][4]

Career

Early career

At the age of seven she modelled clothes for Kays catalogue and she went on to appear in commercials for Sunpat peanut butter, then for gas, paint, soup and the children's toy My Little Pony. My Little Pony is a line of colorful Toy ponies marketed primarily to young girls and produced by the toy manufacturer Hasbro. By the age of eight she was acting on stage at London's National Theatre in Neap Tide, a controversial play about lesbianism and women's oppression. Characteristics A tide is a repeated cycle of sea level changes in the following stages Over several hours the water rises or advances up a beach in the flood [1] Speed has commented "Mum wasn't keen for me to be a child actress - she thought I'd be even more precocious than I already was. . . I worked constantly and I loved it. "[5]

Speed appeared in several films during her youth, which included playing the role of Josephine Stitch in the 1987 film Scoop when she was eleven. Scoop is a 1987 TV film directed by Gavin Millar, adapted by William Boyd from the 1938 satirical novel by Evelyn Waugh. She went on to secure the role of 'young Aurora' in the film Impromptu (1991), which was about French pianist Frédéric Chopin and starred Hugh Grant. Impromptu is a 1991 movie based on a screenplay written by Sarah Kernochan, directed by James Lapine, produced by Daniel A Hugh John Mungo Grant (born 9 September 1960 is a British Actor and Film producer.

Speed made an early appearance on television when she filmed at Windsor Safari Park with television presenter Johnny Morris. Windsor Safari Park was a popular family attraction built on St Johnny Morris OBE ( 20 June, 1916 Newport Monmouthshire — 6 May, 1999 Wiltshire, England) She went on to have roles in legal drama Rumpole of the Bailey in 1987, and later appeared in an episode of Saracen in 1989. Rumpole of the Bailey is a British Television series created and written by British writer and barrister Sir John Mortimer, Saracen was a 1989 ITV action drama about a private security firm of that name In 1991 she starred in the award winning Dodgem alongside actor Sean Maguire. This article is about the English actor and singer For the Irish fiddler see Sean McGuire (fiddler. [6] Dodgem was a six part televised drama for children's BBC, written and adapted by Bernard Ashley. Bernard Ashley may refer to Bernard Albert Ashley (b 1926/27 - British businessman and engineer husband of Laura Ashley Bernard Ashley (author Speed played Rose Penfold, a streetwise love interest for Maguire's character, Simon; they meet at a children's home and then run away to be together.

From 1992-1993 Speed appeared as Beki Jenner in two series of Rides, a BBC drama about an all-woman minicab firm, written by Carole Hayman. Rides was a British Television series produced by the BBC between 1992 and 1993. She later appeared in an episode of the BBC children's programme Parallel 9, which aired in 1994. Parallel 9 was a British children's television show that broadcast from 1992 to 1994.

EastEnders

Speed's big television break came in 1993 aged 17, when she won the part of Natalie Price in the hit BBC soap EastEnders. Natalie Evans (née Price) was a Fictional character in the popular BBC Soap opera EastEnders. She played the brow beaten best-friend of Bianca Jackson (played by Patsy Palmer), making her first appearance on-screen in January 1994. Bianca Jackson (née Branning; previously Butcher) is a Fictional character in the BBC Soap opera EastEnders Patsy Palmer (born Julie Harris on 26 May 1972 in Bethnal Green, London) is an English actress and Television personality

During Speed's initial stint in the show her character's main storyline centred around her affair with Bianca's boyfriend Ricky Butcher (Sid Owen), which culminated in Natalie's departure from the serial in February 1995. Richard Francis "Ricky" Butcher is a Fictional character in the BBC Soap opera EastEnders. Sidwell Owen (born David Sutton on 12 January 1972 in London) is an English actor most famous for playing the role of Ricky In reality, Speed quit the hit soap as she felt overwhelmed and unprepared by all the press attention she received from being in such a high-profile show. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest Speed commented: “I was very frightened by it quite frankly and certainly unprepared for it. I didn't like at all the attention that came with being on such a high-profile show. It simply wasn't what I signed up for in the first place-all that craziness. I was very young and extremely shy, so it all became a huge difficulty for me…I honoured my initial one-year contract and then moved on…they did express their interest in signing me for another year, but I politely but firmly declined. They were a bit shocked. I tried to explain in the best way I could my reasons for leaving at the end of my contract and they ultimately understood, and so I left on good terms with them…I had some growing up to do and instinctively knew that growing up more or less in front of the British public for one year was enough!”[7]

However, in 1999 Speed reprised the role of Natalie Price, four years after her initial departure. Her return was prompted by her friend and EastEnders co-star Ross Kemp, who initiated contact between her and producer Matthew Robinson. Ross James Kemp (born 21 July 1964) is a BAFTA award-winning English Actor, author and Journalist, who rose to prominence The primary role of a television producer is to control all aspects of production ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking Matthew Robinson or Matt Robinson may refer to Matthew Robinson 2nd Baron Rokeby (1712-1800 English noble Matthew Robinson (athlete [7] Speed commented "I have changed. I've grown up and I'm more confident. I've had more life experiences. I've had bad times, lived in different places. I'm a bit more grown up and settled now. And as I've grown older I appreciate that it's much nicer to have a regular job. When EastEnders asked me back, I thought, `Cool, I can pay the mortgage. "[1]

Speed's second stint in EastEnders saw her character marry amiable buffoon Barry Evans (Shaun Williamson) in a special millennium eve wedding which drew in 20. Barry Evans is a Fictional character, played by Shaun Williamson. Shaun Williamson (born 4 November 1964 in Maidstone, Kent) is an English Actor, Singer and Television personality 89 million viewers. [8] Later storylines included the birth of son Jack, an affair with old flame Ricky Butcher and a doomed relationship with Paul Trueman (Gary Beadle). The following is a list of minor characters that first appeared in the BBC Soap opera EastEnders in 2002, by order of first appearance Paul Trueman was a Fictional character in the popular BBC Soap opera EastEnders. Gary Beadle (born 1965 is an English Actor, best known for playing Paul Trueman in EastEnders and Gary Barwick in Operation Good Speed decided to leave the soap once again in 2004. Her exit was the climax to one of the show's most "dramatic storylines"—the unveiling of her ex-husband's murderer Janine (Charlie Brooks). Janine Evans (née Butcher) is a Fictional character in the British Soap opera EastEnders. This article is about the actress for other uses see Charles Brooks (disambiguation. [9] Speed commented "I'd been back for five years and had very little to do the year before. I quite like being busy and I could see the scriptwriters were struggling with Natalie and where to place her so it seemed like the right time to go. It's nice that they've left it open, I'd hate to think the door was shut behind me. Absolutely, I'd like to go back, never say never. Maybe I'll track Janine down. ”[9]

Other roles and television appearances

In 1995 Speed played the part of Nell Gwyn in the film about composer Henry Purcell called England, My England. Eleanor "Nell" Gwyn (or Gwynn or Gwynne) (1650 - 14 November 1687 was one of the earliest English Actresses to receive prominent recognition Henry Purcell (ˈpɜrsəl 10 September 1659 (? – 21 November 1695 was an English Baroque Composer. She also appeared in other films such as Metroland (1997), Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997), and the academy award winning film Shakespeare in Love (1998). Metroland is a 1997 Film starring Christian Bale and Emily Watson. Keep the Aspidistra Flying, first published 1936 is a grimly comic Novel by George Orwell. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 Romantic comedy / Drama Film. The film was directed by John Madden and co-written by playwright

Her television work has included roles in BBC drama Dangerfield, BBC comedy Men Behaving Badly, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, hospital drama Casualty and The New Adventures of Robin Hood, which was shot in Lithuania. Dangerfield was a British Drama series about a small town doctor / police surgeon which ran for 6 series between 1995 and 1999 Men Behaving Badly is a British comedy --created and written by Simon Nye--that follows the lives of beer-guzzling flatmates Gary Strang and Tony Smart An Unsuitable Job For A Woman is the title of a 1972 Detective novel by P Casualty is the longest running emergency medical Drama series in the world and the second-longest-running medical drama in the world behind America's General Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the She also worked on a television series in America called Unsolved Mysteries. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Unsolved Mysteries is an American Television program that was hosted and narrated by television and film actor Robert Stack, until his death [7] She appeared in the BBC hospital drama Holby City in 2004, the Detective series Jericho in 2005, and in 2007 she filmed for the second series of the BBC comedy Love Soup. Holby City, styled as HOLBY CI+Y, is a BAFTA award winning Medical drama Television serial transmitted by BBC One in the United Jericho is the title of an ITV British crime drama series which was transmitted in 2005 Love Soup is a British Television Comedy-drama, produced by the BBC and first screened on BBC One in the autumn of 2005 [10]

In October 2007 it was announced that Speed would be joining the cast of the successful ITV police drama, The Bill. The Bill is a long-running British Television Police procedural, named after a slang term for the police. She will play DC Stevie Moss, a regular character who will appear on-screen from January 2008. Detective Constable Stevie Moss is a fictional character in the ITV drama The Bill. Her third role in the long-running serial drama, Speed had previously appeared in guest roles in 1993 and 2006. Speed has commented, "I've always wanted to get the long term gig here so I'm pleased . . . [Stevie Moss comes] from an undercover unit. She's quite girly to look at I suppose; she's not trying to be a boy, but she's quite boyish - she gets stuck in with the fights and she's always got a cheeky answer to everything. "[11]

Away from acting, Speed has also appeared in several television game shows. These include Celebrity Ready, Steady, Cook, and Celebrity Weakest Link hosted by Anne Robinson. Ready Steady Cook is a BBC daytime TV Cooking programme first aired in 24 October, 1994. The Weakest Link is a television Game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August, 2000 Anne Josephine Robinson (born September 26 1944 is an English Television presenter and former Journalist, known for her assertive views and style In 2007, Speed fronted the first self-protection instructional DVD, entiled "Stay Safe With Lucy Speed". The DVD features special forces and "martial arts guru" Andy Hopwood, and teaches various self-defence techniques. [12]

Stage and radio

Speed has appeared in numerous stage and radio plays. In 2000 she starred in Be My Baby at London's Soho Theatre, playing a four-month pregnant singer called Queenie. The Soho Theatre is a Theatre in the eponymous district of the City of Westminster. In 2004 she toured with the Vagina Monologues and in 2006 she starred in the Louise Roche play/musical Girls Night, which toured the UK. The Vagina Monologues is an Obie Award -winning episodic play written by Eve Ensler which ran at the Off-Broadway Westside Theatre [13] The comedy play follows five friends as they relive their past at a karaoke night. In 2007 Speed was one of several former soap stars to act in the stage play Soap at the Royal Theatre, which was a parody of TV soap operas written by Sarah Wood. The play also starred Coronation Street's Paul Fox, Emmerdale's Janice McKenzie and EastEnders' Marc Bannerman. Paul Fox (b 1979 is a British actor famous primarily for his role as Mark Redman in the long-running Soap opera Coronation Street. Marc Bannerman (born 15 August 1973) is a UK based Actor. His most notable role has been his portrayal of Gianni di Marco in the BBC [14] In 2003 she performed in the Radio 4 play Elephants To Catch Eels, with former Coronation Street star John Bowe,[15] and she played the part of Silver in the radio play, Speed and Silver. John Bowe (born 1 February 1950 in Cheshire, England) is an actor best known for his performances on television [16]

Personal life

Speed lives in a cottage in Surrey's countryside with her long-term partner, Matthew Claxton, a mechanic. [17] She is good friends with the actress who played her on-screen EastEnders enemy, Charlie Brooks. This article is about the actress for other uses see Charles Brooks (disambiguation. [18] In her spare time she enjoys horse riding, skiing, and she is "highly skilled" at ballet, contemporary dance, jazz dancing, national dancing and tap. For the Roman class see Equestrian (Roman Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving Horses This broad description Snow skiing is a group of sports utilizing Skis as primary equipment [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Jan Jacques. "PLAYING FAST: AND LUCY", The Mirror, 2003-02-22. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Retrieved on 2007-08-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great.  
  2. ^ "Back stage Nigel Harman", BBC. Retrieved on 2007-09-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris.  
  3. ^ "Italia Conti former pupils", Italiaconti. com. Retrieved on 2007-09-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris.  
  4. ^ a b "Lucy Speed plays Natalie Evans", BBC. Retrieved on 2007-09-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris.  
  5. ^ "Lucy Speed - The joker in the pack", The Mirror, 28 August 1999. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Retrieved on 2007-09-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris.  
  6. ^ "ABOUT BERNARD ASHLEY", bashley. com. Retrieved on 2007-09-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris.  
  7. ^ a b c Tim Wilson. "The Return of 'Natalie'", Walford Gazette. Retrieved on 2007-08-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great.  
  8. ^ "EastEnders is millennium hit", BBC, 2000-01-12. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Retrieved on 2007-08-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great.  
  9. ^ a b Lindsay Clydesdale. "I know Nigel’s Secret", Daily Record, 2004-08-07. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Retrieved on 2007-08-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great.  
  10. ^ "Coming up: Love Soup", custard. tv. Retrieved on 2007-09-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris.  
  11. ^ "Bill role for former EastEnder Lucy", The Press Asssociation, 10 December 2007. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-12-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of  
  12. ^ "STAY SAFE with Lucy Speed", www. staysafedvd. com. Retrieved on 2007-12-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of  
  13. ^ "Girls Night", BBC, 15 June 2006. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-09-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris.  
  14. ^ "Soap", BBC, 8 March 2007. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-09-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris.  
  15. ^ "New BBC Radio 4 comedy from Dead Ringers team", BBC, 20 January 2003. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-09-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris.  
  16. ^ "Up to Speed", The Northern Echo, 29 October 2005. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-12-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of  
  17. ^ "Cop Lucy Lays Down Martial Law", Sundaymail, 6 January 2008. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Retrieved on 2008-02-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed  
  18. ^ "'GETTING PREGNANT WAS A BIG SURPRISE'", Sunday Mirror, 13 June 2004. The Daily Mirror, often referred to simply as The Mirror, is a British Tabloid daily Newspaper founded in 1903 Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Retrieved on 2007-09-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris.  

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