Leanne Wilson
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Leanne Wilson is a well known British
television actress.
Wilson grew up in Hertfordshire with her younger brother Matt, and sister, Olivia. She attended the Knights Templar School
in Baldock
, Hertfordshire
. As a girl Wilson was determined to be an actress, and she attended drama classes in the evenings and at weekends at the Sylvia Young Theatre School
in London
.
Her big break came as Jess Brown in the Canadian sci-fi series Tracker
, appearing in 8 episodes between 2001-2. She appeared in 20 episodes of the BBC
day-time medical drama series Doctors
in 2001, but her best known role is that of Claire Guildford in 90 episodes of the BBC One
medical drama Casualty. She appeared in the BBC's Stars in Fast Cars
as herself in 2005, presented an award at the Disney Awards and made a couple of appearances on GMTV. After leaving Casualty Wilson guest starred in Channel 4's
comedy series Peep Show
in 2007. She has also appeared in numerous commercials and is currently pursuing her acting career in Los Angeles
.
She appeared in the films Is Harry on the Boat?
in 2000, and The Holiday
in 2006. Wilson married her partner Keith Whallett in 2006.
Wilson was voted into 70th place in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World in 2005.
In 2009 Wilson appeared in 18 episodes of the comedy TV series Workshop. She has filmed a pilot for a new sit-com called T.V or Not T.V, is shooting an episode of The Anthony Falcon Show and has appeared in Better Off Ted
(2010) for NBC/FOX and House
(2011).
United Kingdom
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television actress.
Wilson grew up in Hertfordshire with her younger brother Matt, and sister, Olivia. She attended the Knights Templar School
Knights Templar School
Knights Templar School is a co-educational secondary school located in the market town of Baldock in North Hertfordshire, England. In a February 2006 OFSTED report, the school was described as "outstanding", one of only eight secondary schools in Hertfordshire to be so recognised. It retained its...
in Baldock
Baldock
Baldock is a historic market town in the local government district of North Hertfordshire in the ceremonial county of Hertfordshire, England where the River Ivel rises. It lies north of London, southeast of Bedford, and north northwest of the county town of Hertford...
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. As a girl Wilson was determined to be an actress, and she attended drama classes in the evenings and at weekends at the Sylvia Young Theatre School
Sylvia Young Theatre School
Sylvia Young Theatre School is an independent fee-paying stage school, in Westminster, London, named after its founder and Principal, Sylvia Young.-Outline:...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Her big break came as Jess Brown in the Canadian sci-fi series Tracker
Tracker (TV series)
Tracker is a 2001 Canadian science fiction television series starring Adrian Paul and Amy Price-Francis. The series is based on a short story by Gil Grant and Jeannine Renshaw...
, appearing in 8 episodes between 2001-2. She appeared in 20 episodes of 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...
day-time medical drama series Doctors
Doctors (BBC Soap Opera)
Doctors is a British daytime television soap opera, set in the fictional Midland town of Letherbridge, defined as being close to the City of Birmingham. It was created by Chris Murray; Mal Young drove its development, and Carson Black was the original producer. The first episode was broadcast on...
in 2001, but her best known role is that of Claire Guildford in 90 episodes of the BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
medical drama Casualty. She appeared in the BBC's Stars in Fast Cars
Stars in Fast Cars
Stars in Fast Cars was a humorous motoring-themed celebrity game show, in which celebrities competed at motoring challenges, including recreating movie stunts and racing modified armchairs...
as herself in 2005, presented an award at the Disney Awards and made a couple of appearances on GMTV. After leaving Casualty Wilson guest starred in Channel 4's
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
comedy series Peep Show
Peep Show (TV series)
Peep Show is a British sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. The television programme is written by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, with additional material by Mitchell and Webb themselves, amongst others. It has been broadcast on Channel 4 since 2003. The show's seventh series makes it...
in 2007. She has also appeared in numerous commercials and is currently pursuing her acting career in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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.
She appeared in the films Is Harry on the Boat?
Is Harry on the Boat?
Is Harry on the Boat? was a 2001 British made for TV film, based on the lives of holiday reps in Ibiza. A television drama series then followed, airing on Sky One from 2002 to 2003.-Background:It's based on the book of the same name by Colin Butts...
in 2000, and The Holiday
The Holiday
The Holiday is a 2006 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Nancy Meyers. Distributed by Columbia Pictures and Universal Studios, it stars Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet as two lovelorn women from opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean, who temporarily exchange homes to...
in 2006. Wilson married her partner Keith Whallett in 2006.
Wilson was voted into 70th place in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World in 2005.
In 2009 Wilson appeared in 18 episodes of the comedy TV series Workshop. She has filmed a pilot for a new sit-com called T.V or Not T.V, is shooting an episode of The Anthony Falcon Show and has appeared in Better Off Ted
Better Off Ted
Better Off Ted is an American satirical situation comedy series, created and written by Victor Fresco , who also serves as the show's Executive Producer...
(2010) for NBC/FOX and House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
(2011).