Charlotte Anne Ritchie (born 29 August 1989) is an English actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Alison in ''

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'', Oregon in

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comedy '' Fresh Meat'', Hannah in '' Siblings'', Alison in '' Dead Pixels'', Barbara Gilbert in BBC drama ''

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'', and George in '' Feel Good''. She was a member of the classical crossover group

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Early life

Charlotte Anne Ritchie was born in

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, on 29 August 1989. She was educated at James Allen's Girls' School in Dulwich, and joined Youth Music Theatre UK and its production of ''Red Hunter'' in 2005. She gained a degree in English and drama at the

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while filming '' Fresh Meat''.

Career

In 2004, Ritchie played a lead role in a short film entitled ''

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'' with

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. She appeared as an uncredited extra in the 2005 film, ''

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''. She also featured in ''The Pierglass'' at the Young Pleasance Theatre in August 2006 at the

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. Ritchie performed with

in an episode of ''

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''. She also played Emily Owen, a neighbour in the BBC's '' Life of Riley''. From 2011 to 2016, Ritchie portrayed Oregon in the

comedy series '' Fresh Meat''. She stars alongside Tom Stourton in the

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sitcom '' Siblings'', which was first broadcast in summer 2014, and she appeared as a guest panellist in the same year on '' 8 Out of 10 Cats''. In 2015, Ritchie joined the cast of popular period drama ''

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''. She played Nurse Barbara Gilbert (Hereward) until March 2018, when she decided to leave the show. In 2016, she appeared in the UK production of

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's '' Private Lives'', playing the role of Sibyl Chase. On New Years Day 2019, she had the guest starring role of Lin in the ''

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'' episode " Resolution". Since 2019, she has played Alison in ''

'', a BBC sitcom about a young couple who inherits a haunted estate, and has also played Alison in '' Dead Pixels''. She additionally played George in the Channel 4 series '' Feel Good'', co-starring with

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. The series released on

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in 2020. Ritchie was a contestant on series 11 of '' Taskmaster'', which was broadcast on

in March to May 2021. In 2022, Ritchie joined the cast as a series regular on season 4 of '' You''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ritchie, Charlotte Living people Actresses from London Alumni of the University of Bristol English women singers English film actresses English television actresses People educated at James Allen's Girls' School Singers from London Alumni of British Youth Music Theatre 21st-century English women singers 21st-century English singers All Angels members 1989 births