Amy Florence Lennox is an actress best known for her work in musical theatre. Shows she has appeared in include '' ''Kinky Boots'''' and ''

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''. She was also in the main cast of the television show '' Holby City'' for three series.

Career

She played Margot in the original West End cast of ''Legally Blonde'' in 2009, for which she also understudied

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in the leading role of

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. In 2012 she played Doralee in the UK touring production of '' 9 to 5''. In 2011, Lennox performed in the world premiere of '' Soho Cinders'', playing the role of Velcro. The performance was for a charity gala held at the Queen's Theatre. She went on to play the role in the first fully staged production of the show at the Soho Theatre in 2012. In 2015, she played in the original

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cast of ''

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''. She then played Lauren in the original West End cast of ''Kinky Boots''. She was nominated for both the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical and the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for her performance. She played Ellie in the

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and

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musical ''Lazarus'' when it played a limited season at the Kings Cross Theatre from October 2016 through January 2017. She was nominated for the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical. In January 2019 she joined the cast of '' Holby City'', playing Chloe Godard, a CT surgeon and the daughter of the YAU consultant Ange Godard. On 21 March 2022, she took over the role of

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in ''

'' at the

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, starring alongside

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Personal life

She met musical theatre actor Tom Andrew Hargreaves while she was in the touring production of '' 9 to 5'' in 2012. They married in October 2021.

Filmography

Theatre credits

References

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