Christine Bottomley (born 27 April 1979) is an English actress.

Early life

Born in

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Bor ...

and grew up in an apartment above the family's chemist shop. She went to several local youth drama groups before embarking on a course at the

Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ( gd, Conservatoire Rìoghail na h-Alba), formerly the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama ( gd, Acadamaidh Rìoghail Ciùil is Dràma na h-Alba) is a conservatoire of dance, drama, music, production, and ...

, from where she graduated in 2001.

Career

Following graduation, she made her on-screen debut in an episode of ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...

''. Bottomley has had numerous parts on television, including episodes of the second series of ''

Torchwood ''Torchwood'' is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. A spin-off of the 2005 revival of ''Doctor Who'', it aired from 2006 to 2011. The show shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growin ...

'', the comedy series '' Massive'' and the drama series '' Hope Springs'' and '' Land Girls''. Her first film role was in '' Hush'', in 2009. The following year she was nominated for Best New Actress at the London Film Critic's Circle Awards for her portrayal of Lisa Thompson in ''The Arbor''. She is a three-times winner of Best Actress at the BBC Audio Drama Awards; in 2014 for ''My Boy''; 2017 for '' The Sky is Wider'' and 2018 for ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Radio

Theatre credits

Awards

References

External links

* English television actresses Living people 1979 births Actors from Rochdale Alumni of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Actresses from Greater Manchester English film actresses English radio actresses 21st-century English actresses People educated at Bramhall High School {{UK-tv-actor-1970s-stub