Robyn Addison
Encyclopedia
Robyn Addison is a British
actress.
Robyn Addison is best known for her roles in television series such as the 2008 re-make
of Survivors
and Casualty
.
She has numerous other television drama and theatre credits.
town of Belper
. She became interested in acting whilst studying for a B.A. in
English at the University of Cambridge
. During this time she appeared in numerous student productions
including 'A Midsummer Night's Dream, 'singin' in the Rain' and Footlights revue
pantomimes.
(2008 re-make) Addison portrayed the character Sarah
Bowyer as the character metamorphosed from a selfish, self serving person into a integrated member of the core family
of characters.
In the long running BBC series Casualty
Addison played the character Joanne Coldwell over
thirteen episodes.
Other television performances by Robyn Addison include Lightning Strikes, Inspector George Gently (Series 6 Episode 3), The Street (TV series)
(Season 2 Episode 6)
and Dalziel and Pascoe (BBC TV series)
(Demons on Our Shoulders – Season 12 Episode 1&2).
Also of note is Addisons role as Becky in the 2009 Virgin Trains advertisement 'booty train'.
She also played Anna, Christopher Mead's 'Date' in episode 17 of season 5 in Waterloo Road
and also appeared in episode 18, Where Chris ended their relationship leaving her broken hearted.
Addison portrayed Angela in the Zoo Venues production of 'Abigails party' at the 2005 Edinburgh
festival.
She is currently playing Lydia Languish in The Rivals on tour in the UK(September to November 2010)
United Kingdom
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actress.
Robyn Addison is best known for her roles in television series such as the 2008 re-make
of Survivors
Survivors (2008 TV Series)
Survivors is a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC. It depicts the lives of a group of people who survived a virulent strain of heretofore unknown influenza which has wiped out most of the human race...
and Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
.
She has numerous other television drama and theatre credits.
Background
Addison is from the DerbyshireDerbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
town of Belper
Belper
Belper is a town and civil parish in the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England.-Geography:Belper is situated eight miles north of Derby and is centred in the valley of the River Derwent...
. She became interested in acting whilst studying for a B.A. in
English at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. During this time she appeared in numerous student productions
including 'A Midsummer Night's Dream, 'singin' in the Rain' and Footlights revue
pantomimes.
Career
Over two series of SurvivorsSurvivors (2008 TV Series)
Survivors is a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC. It depicts the lives of a group of people who survived a virulent strain of heretofore unknown influenza which has wiped out most of the human race...
(2008 re-make) Addison portrayed the character Sarah
Bowyer as the character metamorphosed from a selfish, self serving person into a integrated member of the core family
of characters.
In the long running BBC series Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
Addison played the character Joanne Coldwell over
thirteen episodes.
Other television performances by Robyn Addison include Lightning Strikes, Inspector George Gently (Series 6 Episode 3), The Street (TV series)
The Street (TV series)
The Street is a British television drama series created by Jimmy McGovern and produced by Granada Television for the BBC. The series follows the lives of various residents of an unnamed street in Manchester and features an all-star cast including Timothy Spall, Jim Broadbent, Jane Horrocks, Bob...
(Season 2 Episode 6)
and Dalziel and Pascoe (BBC TV series)
Dalziel and Pascoe (BBC TV series)
Dalziel and Pascoe is a popular British television crime drama based on the Dalziel and Pascoe books by Reginald Hill, which was first broadcast in March 1996. It is set in Yorkshire, and is about two detectives...
(Demons on Our Shoulders – Season 12 Episode 1&2).
Also of note is Addisons role as Becky in the 2009 Virgin Trains advertisement 'booty train'.
She also played Anna, Christopher Mead's 'Date' in episode 17 of season 5 in Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road (TV series)
Waterloo Road is an award-winning British television drama series, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 9 March 2006. Set in a troubled comprehensive school in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, the series focuses on the lives of the school's teacher and students, and confronts social...
and also appeared in episode 18, Where Chris ended their relationship leaving her broken hearted.
Addison portrayed Angela in the Zoo Venues production of 'Abigails party' at the 2005 Edinburgh
festival.
She is currently playing Lydia Languish in The Rivals on tour in the UK(September to November 2010)