Carol Starks
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Carol Starks is a British
actress.
She studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama
, and landed her first role with the National Theatre in 'Sweeney Todd'. She later found wider audiences through her ongoing role in soap opera
Family Affairs
, playing nurse Tanya Woods
from 2003 to 2005. Other appearances include a role in the BBC
film Dustbin Baby
.
She is married to American actor Eric Loren
and has a 5 year old son. She currently lives in North West London.
Carol is a former member of both Blackburn Drama Club
and Blackburn Arts Club, amateur dramatic societies in Blackburn, Lancashire
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
actress.
She studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama
Central School of Speech and Drama
The Central School of Speech and Drama was founded in London in 1906 by Elsie Fogerty to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students...
, and landed her first role with the National Theatre in 'Sweeney Todd'. She later found wider audiences through her ongoing role in soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Family Affairs
Family Affairs
Family Affairs was a British soap opera broadcast on Five, from 1997 to 2005. It was the second programme to be broadcast on the channel on 30 March 1997, the channel's launch night...
, playing nurse Tanya Woods
Tanya Woods
Tanya Barbara Magarita Woods was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Carol Starks from 2003 until 2005 several months before the end of the series.-Character Information:...
from 2003 to 2005. Other appearances include a role in the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
film Dustbin Baby
Dustbin Baby (film)
Dustbin Baby is a BBC television film directed by Juliet May, based on Jacqueline Wilson's 2001 novel of the same name. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 21 December 2008. The film stars Dakota Blue Richards as April, a troubled teenager who was abandoned in a dustbin as an infant, and Juliet...
.
She is married to American actor Eric Loren
Eric Loren
Eric Loren is a London-based American actor and musician. He played Mr Diagoras and the Dalek Sec Hybrid in the long-running British TV series Doctor Who. He also played Kurtis Trent in Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness and a War Department Lieutenant in Saving Private Ryan...
and has a 5 year old son. She currently lives in North West London.
Carol is a former member of both Blackburn Drama Club
Blackburn Drama Club
The Blackburn Drama Club is an English amateur dramatics organisation located in Blackburn, Lancashire. It has been producing plays for 63 years . In that time, the Drama Club has staged over 230 productions....
and Blackburn Arts Club, amateur dramatic societies in Blackburn, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...