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Genesis Lynea Edwards (born 20 October 1989) is a Bermudian-born British actress, dancer and singer. She originated the role of Anna of Cleves in ''

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''. On television, she is known for her roles as in the

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medical drama ''

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'' (2019–2020) and the crime drama ''

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'' (2021–).

Early life

Lynea was born in

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to parents Lionel Edwards and Ginea "Adi" Wolf. Her father is a self-taught saxophonist and her mother is an actress and singer. Her credits include

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as GG in the 2020 Hamburg production at

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. In summer 1997, Lynea's mother was accepted into the Performing Arts programme at

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and the two moved to London, followed soon after by her stepfather. The three lived in North London where Lynea attended Trent C of E Primary School and began secondary school at

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before the family moved back to Bermuda for three years. After starting her Geography degree at

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, Lynea decided she wanted to be a performer and transferred to

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(ArtsEd) in

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, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre in 2013.

Career

Lynea's first performing experience was at the ENO as a part of the children's ensemble for ''

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''. Once the family moved back to London in 2006, Lynea went to LaSwap where she and some friends founded Britain's first

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family, called Krumpire, which later developed into Wet Wipez. Soon after, she featured in

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Olympics, she was selected for Project 32 as an ambassador for

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. Lynea's early stage work included roles in productions of '' The Bodyguard'', '' Bend It Like Beckham: The Musical'', the

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'', and ''

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'' as well as the role of Pilar in a 2016 production of ''

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'' at The Curve in

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. Lynea starred in the 2017 production of '' The Wild Party'' at

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. She then landed roles in ''Ode to Leeds'' at West Yorkshire Playhouse and ''Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties''. She landed the starring role of Anna of Cleves in the original cast of ''

'' at the

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and recording on the 2018 SIX Studio album that has recently sold over 100,000 copies worldwide. Lynea made her television debut in 2018 with the main role of Miss Maddie Harper in series 7 and 8 of

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series '' 4 O'Clock Club''. She secured her first theatrical lead at

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in '' Sylvia''. Lynea has filmed a few short films including Love is a Hand Grenade which won 'Best LGBT' at the Bristol Independent Film Festival. Cost of Living was selected for Raindance Film Festival 2021 and BFI Flare London Film Festival. Her most recent short film ''Finding Dad'' made the official selection for Berlin British Shorts Film Festival and Leeds Film Festival. On 23 March 2019, she began appearing as Archie Hudson in the BBC medical drama ''

.'' In 2021 she joined the cast for series 24 of the long-running BBC crime drama ''

'' as pathologist Simone Tyler. She also made a guest appearance as the inferni Natacha in the

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series ''

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''. The following year, she had recurring roles as vampire Geraldine Newcopse in the third series of the Sky series ''

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'' and Sam in the horror comedy '' The Baby'', also on Sky.

Personal life

Lynea identifies as

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, and appeared in an issue of the ''

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'' in 2019.

Filmography

Television and film

Music videos

Stage

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lynea, Genesis Living people Actresses from London Bermudian actresses Bermudian expatriates in the United Kingdom Black British actresses LGBT Black British people LGBT actors from England LGBT people from Bermuda People educated at the Arts Educational Schools People educated at the BRIT School People from Wandsworth Queer actresses Queer women LGBT singers from the United Kingdom 1989 births