Kerry Norton
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Kerry Norton is an English
actress.
She has made several guest appearances on Battlestar Galactica
as paramedic Layne Ishay (with her real-life husband as Major Lee 'Apollo' Adama
). Ishay saves Commander Adama's life when shot by Sharon "Boomer" Valerii. She was in the first three episodes of season 2
, "Scattered
", "Valley of Darkness" and "Fragged
", and a later episode entitled "Downloaded
". She also appeared in the season 3 episode "Taking a Break from All Your Worries
", and the season 4 episodes "A Disquiet Follows My Soul
", "No Exit
", "Islanded in a Stream of Stars
" and "Daybreak, Parts 1 and 2
".
She also played the leading role of Anne Alstein in The Screwfly Solution
. She played the part of Maxi Purvis in Bad Girls
' third and fourth series and was a member of the original cast of the touring play Seven Deadly Sins Four Deadly Sinners
.
She also appeared in a Fairy Liquid television advertisement in 2010.
. Track number three ("Everlasting Love
") has also been used in a commercial for Grolsch Brewery
.
Both Kerry and spouse Jamie appeared in the "Making Friends" episode of the 2003 BBC series The Human Mind where the birth of Isla featured.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress.
Acting career
Kerry had a small part on the American TV series, Sabrina the Teenage Witch in 1996. The episode, entitled "A Girl and Her Cat", saw Norton putting her years of gymnast training to the test. Norton played the part of Lulu, a very flexible gymnastic witch, who was engaged to Sabrina's second cousin.She has made several guest appearances on Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)
Battlestar Galactica is an American military science fiction television series, and part of the Battlestar Galactica franchise. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore as a re-imagining of the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series created by Glen A. Larson...
as paramedic Layne Ishay (with her real-life husband as Major Lee 'Apollo' Adama
Lee Adama
Leland Joseph "Lee" Adama is a fictional character in the television series Battlestar Galactica. He is portrayed by actor Jamie Bamber. He is one of the main characters in the series.-Early life:...
). Ishay saves Commander Adama's life when shot by Sharon "Boomer" Valerii. She was in the first three episodes of season 2
Battlestar Galactica (season 2)
The second season of the reimagined science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel in the United States on July 25, 2005, and concluded on March 10, 2006. The season was split into two parts, each containing 10 episodes...
, "Scattered
Scattered (Battlestar Galactica)
"Scattered" is the first episode of the second season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on July 15, 2005....
", "Valley of Darkness" and "Fragged
Fragged (Battlestar Galactica)
"Fragged" is the third episode of the second season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on July 29, 2005. It is the first episode in which Starbuck does not appear....
", and a later episode entitled "Downloaded
Downloaded (Battlestar Galactica)
"Downloaded" is the eighteenth episode of the second season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. It aired originally on the Sci Fi Channel on February 24, 2006....
". She also appeared in the season 3 episode "Taking a Break from All Your Worries
Taking a Break from All Your Worries
"Taking a Break From All Your Worries" is the thirteenth episode of the third season from the science fiction television series, Battlestar Galactica. The title is a line from the Cheers theme song, "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" "Taking a Break From All Your Worries" is the thirteenth episode...
", and the season 4 episodes "A Disquiet Follows My Soul
A Disquiet Follows My Soul
"A Disquiet Follows My Soul" is the fourteenth episode in the fourth season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica. It aired on television in the United States and Canada on January 23, 2009, in Australia on January 31, 2009 and on Sky One in the UK on January 27, 2009. According to the director,...
", "No Exit
No Exit (Battlestar Galactica)
"No Exit" is the seventeenth episode in the fourth season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica. It aired on television in the United States and Canada on February 13, 2009...
", "Islanded in a Stream of Stars
Islanded in a Stream of Stars
"Islanded in a Stream of Stars" is the twentieth episode in the fourth season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica. It aired on television in the United States and Canada on March 6, 2009. The survivor count shown in the title sequence is 39,521...
" and "Daybreak, Parts 1 and 2
Daybreak (Battlestar Galactica)
"Daybreak" is the two-part series finale of the reimagined science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica, and are the 74th and 75th episodes overall. The episodes aired on the U.S. Sci Fi Channel and SPACE in Canada respectively on March 13 and March 20, 2009. The second part is...
".
She also played the leading role of Anne Alstein in The Screwfly Solution
The Screwfly Solution (Masters of Horror episode)
The Screwfly Solution is the seventh episode in the second season of Masters of Horror. It is based upon the 1977 science fiction short story of the same name by Alice Sheldon under the alias Raccoona Sheldon, credited in the film as James Tiptree, Jr. Many of the scenes in Sam Hamm's script are...
. She played the part of Maxi Purvis in Bad Girls
Bad Girls (TV series)
Bad Girls is an award-winning British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1999 to 2006. It is produced by Shed Productions, the company which later produced Footballers' Wives and Waterloo Road...
' third and fourth series and was a member of the original cast of the touring play Seven Deadly Sins Four Deadly Sinners
Seven Deadly Sins Four Deadly Sinners
Seven Deadly Sins Four Deadly Sinners is an anthology-style play compiled and written by Carry On... writer Norman Hudis and producer Marc Sinden, who is also the director...
.
She also appeared in a Fairy Liquid television advertisement in 2010.
Music career
In 2005 she recorded an album of covers, titled Young HeartYoung Heart
Young Heart is the 2005 debut album by English singer Kerry Norton. It is an album of jazz and soul covers.The first single, "Everlasting Love", was released to Dutch radio in summer 2005, to some success and was used in a Dutch beer commercial....
. Track number three ("Everlasting Love
Everlasting Love
"Everlasting Love" is a song written by Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden that has been a hit for various artists, including Robert Knight, Carl Carlton, Love Affair, and Gloria Estefan.- Overview :...
") has also been used in a commercial for Grolsch Brewery
Grolsch Brewery
Grolsch Brewery , known simply as Grolsch , is a Dutch brewery founded in 1615 by Willem Neerfeldt in Groenlo. In 1895 the De Groen family bought the brewery. They had started their own brewery in Cuijk the Netherlands in early 1800. It held a significant stake until November 2007...
.
Personal life
Norton is married to English actor Jamie Bamber Griffith, and they have three daughters: Isla Elizabeth Angela Griffith, and twins Darcy and Ava. She has two sisters, Jackie and Lorraine, and a brother named Matthew.Both Kerry and spouse Jamie appeared in the "Making Friends" episode of the 2003 BBC series The Human Mind where the birth of Isla featured.