Alexandra Gilbreath
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Alexandra Gilbreath is an award-winning English actress.
Gilbreath is widely known for her work both on stage and onscreen (both film and television). She gained popularity with the Royal Shakespeare Company
on such works as The Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, The Tamer Tamed, and The Winter's Tale and Merry Wives: the Musical. She won the 1996 Ian Charleson Award for her performance in English Touring Theatre
's Hedda Gabler
.
Her work on the British television series Monarch of the Glen as Stella Moon
brought her worldwide attention. Gilbreath's other television credits include episodes of Absolute Power
, Midsomer Murders
, The Commander
and Casualty
. She is possibly best known to ITV audiences for being the original Sun Hill Serial Killer
Pat Kitson on The Bill
. She can also be seen in the current series of Trial & Retribution
. In 2006, she appeared in an episode of sitcom Not Going Out
as depressed author Lucy Moss.
She has just finished performing in the theatre adaptation of Carl Hiaasen's 'Lucky You'- premiering at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2008 (see website below).
She is married, and has one child, Olivia Lindsay. She and her husband are expecting their second child in the spring.
She was born in Chalfont St Giles
and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
.
Gilbreath is widely known for her work both on stage and onscreen (both film and television). She gained popularity with the Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs 700 staff and produces around 20 productions a year from its home in Stratford-upon-Avon and plays regularly in London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and on tour across...
on such works as The Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, The Tamer Tamed, and The Winter's Tale and Merry Wives: the Musical. She won the 1996 Ian Charleson Award for her performance in English Touring Theatre
English Touring Theatre
The English Touring Theatre is a touring theatre company in England. It is England's only touring company to receive a government subsidy for producing work for larger theatres, which is its main work...
's Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler is a play first published in 1890 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The play premiered in 1891 in Germany to negative reviews, but has subsequently gained recognition as a classic of realism, nineteenth century theatre, and world drama...
.
Her work on the British television series Monarch of the Glen as Stella Moon
Stella Moon
Stella Moon is a fictional character in the Scottish BBC drama TV series Monarch of the Glen. Stella is played by actress Alexandra Gilbreath....
brought her worldwide attention. Gilbreath's other television credits include episodes of Absolute Power
Absolute Power
Absolute Power may refer to:*Lord Acton's dictum, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely"*The power held by the sovereign of an absolute monarchy*Omnipotence, unlimited power, as of a deity...
, Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders is a British television detective drama that has aired on ITV since 1997. The show is based on the books by Caroline Graham, as originally adapted by Anthony Horowitz. The lead character is DCI Tom Barnaby who works for Causton CID. When Nettles left the show in 2011 he was...
, The Commander
The Commander
The Commander may refer to:*The Commander , common name for the butterfly species Limenitis procris*The Commander , crime drama series by Lynda La Plante...
and Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
. She is possibly best known to ITV audiences for being the original Sun Hill Serial Killer
Sun Hill Serial Killer
The Sun Hill Serial Killer was a major storyline from ITVs cop show The Bill. Known originally as the "River Murders", the storyline spanned several months in 2002 and served as the exit for popular cast regular Cass Rickman...
Pat Kitson on The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
. She can also be seen in the current series of Trial & Retribution
Trial & Retribution
Trial & Retribution is a feature-length ITV police proceduraltelevision drama series that began in 1997. It was devised and written by Lynda La Plante as a follow-on from her successful television series Prime Suspect. Each episode of the Trial & Retribution series is broadcast over two nights. The...
. In 2006, she appeared in an episode of sitcom Not Going Out
Not Going Out
Not Going Out is a British television sitcom that has aired on BBC One since 2006. Starring Lee Mack, Tim Vine, Sally Bretton, Miranda Hart and Katy Wix, it was initially written by Mack, Andrew Collins, Paul Kerensa, Simon Evans and Peter Tilbury, but now features contributions from other...
as depressed author Lucy Moss.
She has just finished performing in the theatre adaptation of Carl Hiaasen's 'Lucky You'- premiering at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2008 (see website below).
She is married, and has one child, Olivia Lindsay. She and her husband are expecting their second child in the spring.
She was born in Chalfont St Giles
Chalfont St Giles
Chalfont St Giles is a village and civil parish within Chiltern district in south east Buckinghamshire, England, on the edge of the Chilterns, 25 miles from London, and near Seer Green, Jordans, Chalfont St Peter, Little Chalfont and Amersham....
and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art is a leading British drama school in west London. LAMDA's president is Timothy West and its new principal is Joanna Read, who recently succeeded Peter James...
.