Tina Hobley
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Tina Hobley is an English actress.
.
in BBC
medical drama Holby City
. After graduating from the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, where she trained from 1990 to 1993, Hobley had a number of roles in a variety of television dramas, including Coronation Street
, as Samantha Failsworth, Harbour Lights and The Bill
.
Hobley is also a supporter of seriously ill children through The Starlight Foundation. She also supports both Barnados and the Terrence Higgins Trust.
On 22 April 2006, her boyfriend, Freud Communications
Director and drummer in the London based band Westbourne Circus, Oliver (Oli) Wheeler proposed to Tina at their Cotswolds
cottage. Tina and Oli were married in December 2006 in the Cotswolds.
On 23 October 2007, the couple announced that Hobley was pregnant with their first child. Hobley gave birth to Olivia on 18 April 2008. On 1 March 2010 she gave birth to her first son, Orson Henry Attwood Wheeler.
Early life
Very shy as a child, Hobley was sent to speech and drama classes in an attempt to counter her introversion. Hobley enrolled with a very strict speech and drama teacher, whom she adored and stayed with for fifteen years, before moving from there to the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic ArtWebber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, formerly the Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art, was a drama school, and originally a singing school, in London. It was one of the leading drama schools in Britain, and offered comprehensive training for those intending to pursue a...
.
Career
Hobley is best known for her role as feisty ward sister Chrissie WilliamsChrissie Williams
Christine "Chrissie" Williams a fictional character from the BBC medical drama Holby City, portrayed by actress Tina Hobley. The character first appeared on-screen on 5 June 2001 in episode "The Road Less Traveled" - series three, episode 30 of the programme. Chrissie briefly left the show in April...
in 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...
medical drama Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
. After graduating from the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, where she trained from 1990 to 1993, Hobley had a number of roles in a variety of television dramas, including Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
, as Samantha Failsworth, Harbour Lights and The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
.
Hobley is also a supporter of seriously ill children through The Starlight Foundation. She also supports both Barnados and the Terrence Higgins Trust.
Personal life
Hobley's first marriage was to graphic designer Steve Wallington in 1998. Their daughter Isabella 'Bella' was born in April 1999; the couple later divorced in 2001.On 22 April 2006, her boyfriend, Freud Communications
Freud Communications
Freud Communications is a public relations firm based in London. Freud Communications was founded by Matthew Freud, who comes from the Public Relations dynasty of Edward Bernays and is the great-grandson of the famous psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud...
Director and drummer in the London based band Westbourne Circus, Oliver (Oli) Wheeler proposed to Tina at their Cotswolds
Cotswolds
The Cotswolds are a range of hills in west-central England, sometimes called the Heart of England, an area across and long. The area has been designated as the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
cottage. Tina and Oli were married in December 2006 in the Cotswolds.
On 23 October 2007, the couple announced that Hobley was pregnant with their first child. Hobley gave birth to Olivia on 18 April 2008. On 1 March 2010 she gave birth to her first son, Orson Henry Attwood Wheeler.
Filmography
Hobley undertook the following roles from her televisual debut in 1995, to the present day.| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Pie in the Sky Pie in the Sky Pie in the Sky was a light-hearted British police drama starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and broadcast in five series on BBC1 between 13 March 1994 and 17 August 1997 as well as being syndicated on other channels in other countries, including the Australian... |
Theresa Collins | Episode 'Hard Cheese' |
| Bliss | Nurse Valerie | Mini-series | |
| Ghostbusters of East Finchley | 1 episode | ||
| 1996 | The Bill The Bill The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work... |
Sue Booker | Episode 'Judgment Call' |
| Coronation Street Coronation Street Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960... |
Samantha Failsworth | 1996–1998 | |
| 1997 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Woman on train | Episode May and June Part 1 |
| Another Audience With Freddie Starr | On-screen Participant | ||
| 1998 | Noel's House Party Noel's House Party Noel's House Party was a BBC television light entertainment show hosted by Noel Edmonds that was broadcast live on Saturday evenings throughout the 1990s. It was set in a large house in the fictional village of Crinkley Bottom, leading to much innuendo. The show was broadcast during the... |
Episode #7.8 | |
| The National Lottery Big Ticket | Episode #1.2 | ||
| Celebrity Ready Steady Cook | On-screen Participant | Episode dated 7 January | |
| Friday Night's All Wright | Episode #1.1 | ||
| 1999 | Harbour Lights | WPC Melanie Rush | |
| 2001 | Holby City Holby City Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999... |
Chrissie Williams | Series 3 - present |
| GMTV GMTV GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end... |
Episode dated 9 October | ||
| Richard & Judy Richard & Judy Richard & Judy was a British magazine/chat show which was presented by married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. It originally aired on Channel 4 from 2001 to 2008 but later moved to digital channel Watch in October 2008. It featured the world's most famous stars, along with their Book Club... |
Guest | Episode dated 3 December | |
| 2003 | Today with Des and Mel Today with Des and Mel Today with Des and Mel was a British television series hosted by Des O'Connor and Melanie Sykes. The show featured celebrity guests, phone-in competitions and chat between the hosts. It was produced by Carlton Television, at The London Studios... |
Episode dated 11 March | |
| The Terry and Gabey Show | Episode dated 20 October | ||
| GMTV GMTV GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end... |
Episode dated 13 October | ||
| 2004 | The Afternoon Play | Gracie Leigh | Episode 'Venus and Mars' |
| 2003 TV Moments | Audience member | ||
| Making It at Holby | |||
| This Morning This Morning (TV series) This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The... |
Episode dated 18 May | ||
| Hell's Kitchen | Episode #1.10 | ||
| The Paul O'Grady Show The Paul O'Grady Show The Paul O'Grady Show was a BAFTA award-winning British comedy chat show hosted by Birkenhead-born comedian Paul O'Grady. The format was originally devised by Granada Television and was broadcast on ITV before moving to Channel 4... |
Episode #1.22 | ||
| The Xtra Factor | Episode dated 13 November | ||
| GMTV GMTV GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end... |
Episode dated 22 October | ||
| 2005 | Comic Relief Does Fame Academy | 1 episode | |
| Test the Nation: The Big Entertainment Test | |||
| 2007 | School's Out | Episode #2.3 | |
| 2009 | The One Show The One Show The One Show is a topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One and BBC One HD, hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker. Chris Evans joins Jones to present the programme on Friday... |
Episode Dated 11 February | |
| 2010 | Mr and Mrs | Game show with her husband |
Awards
- 1997: 21
- 1998: 59
External links
- TinaHobley.com
- Tina Hobley at the Internet Movie Database