Amber Hodgkiss
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Amber Caroline Hodgkis (Born 12 November 1989) is a British
actress. She is best known for her roles in Grange Hill
, The Spell, Hollyoaks
, and Bedlam
.
ly when she was cast as Eleanor Smith
in Grange Hill
in 2003. She played this character for 3 years. In 2008 she then went on to play the guest lead role in Doctors. She played Kyla Miles. She also starred as Sophie in Proper Messy, a programme for BBC Switch
in 2009. In the same year she was cast as Vicky in the feature film The Spell, by director Owen Carey Jones.
In 2009 she was cast as Chrissie in Hollyoaks
but after several months filming the story line was pulled, (it was seen as too controversial) and never made it on screen. She was recast as Caroline and went on to play that until March 2010.
In 2010 she played Emma in Bedlam
a Red Production for Living Television and the role of Simone in the feature film Rough and Ready
.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
actress. She is best known for her roles in Grange Hill
Grange Hill
Grange Hill is a British television drama series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest running programmes on British television...
, The Spell, Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
, and Bedlam
Bedlam
Bedlam may refer to:* Bethlem Royal Hospital, London hospital first to specialise in the mentally ill and origin of the word "bedlam" describing chaos or madness-Places:* Bedlam, North Yorkshire, a village in England...
.
Early life
A former pupil of Bridgewater School Worsely, Amber showed a passion for acting since she was young, becoming a member of the Octagon Youth Theatre and the Wigan Little Theatre.Career
Hodgkiss' career began professionalProfessional
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ly when she was cast as Eleanor Smith
Eleanor Smith
Lady Eleanor Furneaux Smith was an English writer. The eldest of the politician F. E. Smith's three children, she worked as a society reporter and cinema reviewer for a while, then as a publicist for circus companies...
in Grange Hill
Grange Hill
Grange Hill is a British television drama series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest running programmes on British television...
in 2003. She played this character for 3 years. In 2008 she then went on to play the guest lead role in Doctors. She played Kyla Miles. She also starred as Sophie in Proper Messy, a programme for BBC Switch
BBC Switch
BBC Switch was the brand for BBC content aimed at UK teenagers. The brand launched on Saturday 20 October 2007 on BBC Two And ceased broadcasting on Saturday 17 December 2010...
in 2009. In the same year she was cast as Vicky in the feature film The Spell, by director Owen Carey Jones.
In 2009 she was cast as Chrissie in Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
but after several months filming the story line was pulled, (it was seen as too controversial) and never made it on screen. She was recast as Caroline and went on to play that until March 2010.
In 2010 she played Emma in Bedlam
Bedlam
Bedlam may refer to:* Bethlem Royal Hospital, London hospital first to specialise in the mentally ill and origin of the word "bedlam" describing chaos or madness-Places:* Bedlam, North Yorkshire, a village in England...
a Red Production for Living Television and the role of Simone in the feature film Rough and Ready
Rough and Ready
Rough and Ready may refer to:* "Old Rough and Ready", a nickname for U.S. President Zachary Taylor* Rough and Ready , a 19th-century novel by Horatio Alger, Jr.In places in the United States:...
.