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Camilla Marie Beeput (born 9 September 1981) is an English
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, television and film actress and singer. Winner of the Next Generation, Voice of a Women Award (2015), Beeput was first discovered on ''
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'' in 2002 and has gone on to release music with rapper
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, sing duets with Lionel Richie and play leads in
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s ''
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'' and '' Daddy Cool''. She was most recently seen in the critically acclaimed
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series '' Save Me'' with
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and Stephen Graham and Sky One's ''
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'' with
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and Lindsay Lohan. Beeput is also known for her roles in ''
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'' and ''
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''.


Early life

Beeput was born in
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,
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and raised in Brent. She attended
Bentley Wood High School Bentley Wood High School is an all-girls secondary academy school in Stanmore, Harrow, England. History BWHS was originally called Heriots Wood Grammar School. About the school Bentley Wood High School is a multi-cultural girls' comprehensiv ...
.


Career


Theatre

She was spotted by theatre director Paul Kerryson while participating in the first season of the
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reality television series ''
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'' in 2002. After ''Fame Academy'', Beeput went on to star as Maria in a production of the musical ''
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'' at
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Haymarket Theatre, Beeput played Shun in the Young Vic production of ''In The Red And Brown Water'' by
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and various roles in the James Graham play '' Monster Raving Loony'' at
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. She played Rose in the London West End production of '' Daddy Cool'', a musical based on the music of
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, at the
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and European tour. During summer 2017 Beeput premiered a one-woman show she had co-composed with musician Alex Webb at the Norfolk & Norwich, Bath and Aldeburgh festivals. ''Stormy: the Life of Lena Horne'' told the story of the
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singer, actress and
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activist through Beeput's script and a series of Beeput-Webb compositions. The show received excellent reviews, including from ''
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'', which called it 'a bravura one-woman display from the charismatic Camilla Beeput'.


Singer

After her early work in theatre, Beeput wrote and recorded "Don't Hold Back", which features rapper
Erick Sermon Erick Sermon (born November 25, 1968) is an American rapper, musician, and record producer. He is best known as one-third—alongside PMD & DJ Scratch—of 1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for his production work. Career Sermon started prof ...
of the group
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and was released on 28 August 2006. In 2009, a track called "Oh What You Did", with US rapper
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from the New York rap group
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, was recorded but never officially released.


Television

In 2017, Beeput played Zita in the critically acclaimed drama ''Save Me'' on
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written and starring Lenny James. In 2016-17 she played Vanessa in series 1 and 2 of ''Sick Note'' on Sky One. In 2016 Camilla worked with Michael Gambon and
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in '' The Nightmare Worlds of H. G. Wells'' on
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. In 2015, Beeput played Jane Finn in the
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Agatha Christie adaptation '' Partners in Crime'' and played Fiona in ''
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'' with
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. Beeput has also appeared in ''The Attack'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Birds of a Feather'', '' Death in Paradise'', ''
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'' and ''
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''. In 2010, she played Zahra in ''Peep Show'' series 7. In 2011, she played Natalie in ''
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'', a four-part TV drama on
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. In 2014, she played nightclub singer Gloria Dee in series 1 episode 5 of ''
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'' and she is featured heavily on the soundtrack under "Gloria Dee and her Quartet" alongside television composer
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. In August 2015, she played Sally Whitechurch in an episode of ''
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'' on
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.


Film

Beeput worked with Johnny Depp and Gwyneth Paltrow in the film ''
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'', and played the lead in indie horror ''Writer's Retreat''. In 2015, Beeput played Lisa in the indie film ''Super Bob'' with
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. She also appeared in ''
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''.


Filmography

* ''
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'' (2002) as herself (Series 1) * ''
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'' (5 episodes, 2005) as Bethany Mortimer * ''
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'' (1 episode, 2006) as Kelly Haynes * '' Plus One'' (1 episode, 2009) as Aimee * '' Law & Order: UK'' (1 episode, 2009) as Maya * ''
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'' (6 episodes, 2009) as Leigh Anne * ''Push'' (3 episodes, 2010) * ''
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'' (5 episodes, 2010) as Zahra * '' Death in Paradise'' (1 episode, 2011) as Margaret * ''
Top Boy ''Top Boy'' is a British television crime drama series, created and written by Ronan Bennett. The series is set in the fictional Summerhouse estate in the London Borough of Hackney and focuses on two drug dealers Dushane ( Ashley Walters) and ...
'' (2 episodes, 2011) as Natalie * ''
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'' (2 episodes, 2012) as Jasmine * ''
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'' (3 episodes, 2009–2012) as Alice Hadley-Richards * ''Fit'' (12 episodes, 2013) * '' Birds of a Feather'' (8 episodes, (2014) – Marcie * ''
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'' (2014) season 1, episode 5- Gloria Dee * '' The Split'' (2018) * ''
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'' (2018) * '' Save Me'' (2017) * ''
Sick Note ''Sick Note'' is a British black comedy television series starring Rupert Grint and Nick Frost. It was created and written by Nat Saunders and James Serafinowicz and directed by Matt Lipsey. It first aired on 7 November 2017 on Sky One. In April ...
'' Vanessa (2017–Present) (seasons 1-2) * '' The Suspect'' Julianne (2022) (five episodes)


References


External links

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Review of "Don't Hold Back"
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