Angela Mellissa Griffin (born 19 July 1976) is a
British actress
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and
television presenter who has been active on British television since the early 1990s. She is best known for portraying the roles of
Fiona Middleton
Fiona Middleton is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Angela Griffin. The actress secured the role following an audition. She was sceptical that it would lead to much and initially presum ...
in the
ITV soap opera ''
Coronation Street'' (1992–1998, 2019),
Kim Campbell
Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell (born March 10, 1947) is a Canadian politician, diplomat, lawyer, and writer who served as the 19th prime minister of Canada from June 25 to November 4, 1993. Campbell is the first and so far only female p ...
in the
BBC One school-based drama series ''
Waterloo Road'' (2006–2007, 2009–2010, 2022–present), and DS Lizzie Maddox in the final two series of ITV's detective drama series ''
Lewis
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'' (2014–2015). Griffin was also an original cast member of ''
Holby City
''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and p ...
'', playing nurse
Jasmine Hopkins
''Holby City'' is a British medical drama television series that premiered on 12 January 1999 on BBC One. The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty''. It is set in the sa ...
(1999–2001).
Early life
Griffin attended
Intake High School in Leeds. She grew up on Cottingley Estate, near
Beeston. She was born to an English mother and Caribbean father from
St Kitts and Nevis
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.
Career
Between December 1992 and September 1998, Griffin appeared in the popular long-running
ITV soap opera ''
Coronation Street'' as hairdresser
Fiona Middleton
Fiona Middleton is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Angela Griffin. The actress secured the role following an audition. She was sceptical that it would lead to much and initially presum ...
. She made a guest appearance in 2019. Griffin appeared in the ITV soap opera ''
Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ' ...
'' in 1993, playing a minor character called Tina. Subsequently, she joined the original cast of the
BBC One medical drama series ''
Holby City
''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and p ...
'' as staff nurse
Jasmine Hopkins
''Holby City'' is a British medical drama television series that premiered on 12 January 1999 on BBC One. The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty''. It is set in the sa ...
, but left at the end of the third series in 2001 as the next series would be longer. Griffin has also appeared in the BBC dramas ''
Cutting It
''Cutting It'' is a BBC television drama series set in Manchester, England, focusing on the lives and loves of the team running a hairdressing salon. It ran for four series between 2002 and 2005. The show featured a number of actors who have sin ...
'' and ''
Down to Earth''.
In October 2001 Griffin presented ''Brown Britain,'' a programme on the UK's
Channel 4
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about mixed race people in British society. The show included interviews with a large number of well-known British mixed-race people such as
Bruce Oldfield
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and
Hanif Kureishi, as well as political figures such as
Tony Benn.
From 2006 to 2010, she appeared as art teacher and head of
pastoral care Kim Campbell
Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell (born March 10, 1947) is a Canadian politician, diplomat, lawyer, and writer who served as the 19th prime minister of Canada from June 25 to November 4, 1993. Campbell is the first and so far only female p ...
opposite former ''Cutting It'' co-star
Jason Merrells
Jason Scott Merrells (born 2 November 1968 in Epping, Essex) is an English actor, who is best known for his roles in '' Casualty'', ''Queer as Folk'', '' Cutting It'', '' Waterloo Road'' and ''Emmerdale''.
Early life and education
Jason ...
and former ''Coronation Street'' co-star
Denise Welch in the BBC One school-based drama series ''
Waterloo Road''. She took a break during the third series in late 2007/early 2008, but returned to the role for the fourth series in 2009. However, she left once again at the end of the fifth series to concentrate on her new daytime show on
Sky1
Sky One was a British pay television channel operated and owned by Sky Group (a division of Comcast). Originally launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, it was Europe's first satellite and non-terrestrial channel. From 31 July 1989, ...
.
From November 2009 to July 2010, Griffin hosted her own live daytime show on Sky1 called ''
Angela and Friends
''Angela and Friends'' is a British talk show which was produced by Crackit Productions for Sky1. The show aired at 12pm, Monday to Friday, and was presented by actress Angela Griffin, who was joined by three "friends" in each show to discuss t ...
'', a mix of health topics and celebrity gossip. She was joined by her best friends
Lisa Faulkner
Lisa Tamsin Faulkner (born 19 February 1972) is an actress, presenter and celebrity chef.
Early life
Faulkner was born in Merton, London, to David Faulkner and Julie (née Day). She lived in Esher and was educated at Tiffin Girls' School in ...
and
Nicola Stephenson
Nicola Stephenson (born 5 July 1971) is an English actress. She played the roles of Margaret Clemence in '' Brookside'', Julie Fitzjohn in ''Holby City'', Sarah Williams in '' The Chase'', Allie Westbrook in '' Waterloo Road'', and Tess Harri ...
. In 1999, she presented ''The Midweek National Lottery'' and also took part in the BBC's millennium programme on New Year's Eve. She filmed a pilot for the show ''Dishes'' on Channel 4, but decided against presenting it once it had been commissioned and was replaced by
Kate Thornton
Kate Thornton (born 7 February 1973) is an English journalist and broadcaster, best known as the first presenter of ''The X Factor'' (2004–2006) and for presenting daytime shows including ''Loose Women'' (2009–2011) and '' This Morning'' (20 ...
.
Griffin also provides the voice of Amy, the vet in children's television show ''
Postman Pat
''Postman Pat'' is a British stop-motion animated television series first produced by Woodland Animations. The series follows the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman who works for Royal Mail postal service in the fictional village of Greenda ...
''.
In March 2008, Griffin appeared on the daytime reality show ''
Murder Most Famous'', where, with five other celebrities, she wrote a crime novel, coached by crime writer
Minette Walters
Minette Caroline Mary Walters DL (born 26 September 1949) is an English crime writer.
Life and work
Walters was born in Bishop's Stortford in 1949 to Samuel Jebb and Colleen Jebb. As her father was a serving army officer, the first 10 yea ...
, the end prize being, having the winning celebrities' novel published. It was won by former ''Coronation Street'' co-star
Sherrie Hewson
Sherrie Lynn Hutchinson (born 17 September 1950) is an English actress, television personality and novelist. She is known for her roles as Maureen Holdsworth in '' Coronation Street'' (1993–1997, 2006), Virginia Raven in '' Crossroads'' (2001 ...
.
In January 2010, Griffin and
Gethin Jones co-presented Sky 1's coverage of the
Golden Globes
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. Griffin appeared in the first two series of Sky TV comedy drama ''
Mount Pleasant'' and presented ''
Emergency with Angela Griffin
''Emergency with Angela Griffin'' is a British Sky One documentary show that aired in two series from 4 May 2011 to 19 September 2012. The show is presented by British actress Angela Griffin, who joined Ambulance Services up and down the countr ...
'' on Sky1. In January 2012, she appeared in the
BBC Two
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show ''
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
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'' and was one of three finalists.
In 2013, Griffin played Dolly in ''
One Man, Two Guvnors
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''. In 2014 and 2015, Griffin starred as DS Lizzie Maddox in the ITV series ''
Lewis
Lewis may refer to:
Names
* Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name
* Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname
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* Lewis (musician), Canadian singer
* " Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohe ...
''. From 5–9 January 2015, Griffin and
Kian Egan
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co-hosted ''Fat Pets: Slimmer of the Year'' for ITV.
Griffin had a recurring role as Elizabeth Harvey in the third series of ''
Harlots''. On 17 September 2018, Griffin co-presented ''
The One Show'' on BBC One alongside
Matt Baker
Matthew James Baker (born 23 December 1977) is a British television presenter. He co-presented the children's television show ''Blue Peter'' from 1999 until 2006, BBC One's ''Countryfile'' since 2009 and ''The One Show'' from 2011 to 2020, wit ...
.
In October 2018, Griffin began playing detective Stevie Hall in the Canadian drama ''
The Detail''.
Griffin hosted
BBC Radio 2
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's ''Unwinds'', starting in August 2021. From September 2021, Griffin also started sitting in for
Steve Wright on ''Sunday Love Songs'' on various occasions on the station.
In January 2022, it was announced that Griffin would once again reprise her role as
Kim Campbell
Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell (born March 10, 1947) is a Canadian politician, diplomat, lawyer, and writer who served as the 19th prime minister of Canada from June 25 to November 4, 1993. Campbell is the first and so far only female p ...
for a new series of ''
Waterloo Road'', with her character now promoted to Head Teacher.
In April 2022, Griffin starred in the
Netflix Horror film ''
Choose or Die
''Choose or Die'' (formerly titled ''CURS>R'') is a 2022 British horror thriller film directed by Toby Meakins in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Iola Evans, Asa Butterfield, Robert Englund and Eddie Marsan.
''Choose or Die'' was ...
'', playing the main protagonist's mother Thea.
Filmography
References
External links
*
''Radio 2 Unwinds with Angela Griffin''(BBC Radio 2)
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1976 births
Living people
Actresses from Leeds
BBC Radio 2 presenters
Black British actresses
English television actresses
English soap opera actresses
English television presenters
English people of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent