Amy Duggan
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Amy Duggan is a British stage actress
, who is best known for her role as Debbie in the West End Musical Billy Elliot the Musical
.
, Northumberland
. She continued dance training at the Tynedale Academy of Performing Arts and Phillips Cain School of Dance both in Hexham
, Northumberland
.
Amy lives with her Mam (Karen Duggan), Dad (Tony Duggan) and her brother Ryan age 18 when not at theatre school in london.
Amy also loves being with her friends and family and pets. She wanted to be a vet until she fulfilled her dream of being in a West End show.
Amy has also been in Bugsy Malone as "Tallulah" at The Peoples Theatre, Jesmond, Newcastle.
Amy now attends Corona Theatre School in Brentford, London. She boards with the headmistress along with Bethanie Hayes (age 13) and Carla Phippen (age 15).
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, who is best known for her role as Debbie in the West End Musical Billy Elliot the Musical
Billy Elliot the Musical
Billy Elliot the Musical is a musical based on the 2000 film Billy Elliot. The music is by Sir Elton John, and book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around motherless Billy, who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes...
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Biography
Amy Duggan was born on 6 March 1996. Amy began dancing at the age of 2 at the Reavley Theatre School in Gateshead. At the Age of 8, the family moved to Haydon BridgeHaydon Bridge
Haydon Bridge is a village in Northumberland, England, with a population of about 2000. Its most distinctive features are the two bridges crossing the River South Tyne; the picturesque original bridge for which the village was named and a modern bridge which used to carry the A69 road...
, Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
. She continued dance training at the Tynedale Academy of Performing Arts and Phillips Cain School of Dance both in Hexham
Hexham
Hexham is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, located south of the River Tyne, and was the administrative centre for the Tynedale district from 1974 to 2009. The three major towns in Tynedale were Hexham, Prudhoe and Haltwhistle, although in terms of population, Prudhoe was...
, Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
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Amy lives with her Mam (Karen Duggan), Dad (Tony Duggan) and her brother Ryan age 18 when not at theatre school in london.
Amy also loves being with her friends and family and pets. She wanted to be a vet until she fulfilled her dream of being in a West End show.
Career
Through the Tynedale Academy of Performing Arts, Amy auditioned for the role of Debbie Wilkinson, daughter of Mrs Wilkinson, Billy's Dance Teacher. Her debut performance was on 4 December 2006, and she continues performing the role two or three times a week. Her final performance was on 31st May 2008 along with oter Debbie 'Leyci Robyn Wightman'.Amy has also been in Bugsy Malone as "Tallulah" at The Peoples Theatre, Jesmond, Newcastle.
Amy now attends Corona Theatre School in Brentford, London. She boards with the headmistress along with Bethanie Hayes (age 13) and Carla Phippen (age 15).