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Tamsin Greig Biography

Birth Name:Tamsin Margaret Greig

Birth Place:Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Profession Actress

Fast Facts

  • In 2005, she won best comedy performance at the Royal Television Society Awards for her lead role on the comedy drama series, "Green Wing․"
  • Won a Laurence Olivier Award for best actress for her role in "Much Ado About Nothing," in 2007
  • Won the best Shakespearean performance award at the London Critics Circle Theatre Awards for her role in "Much Ado About Nothing" in 2007
  • Graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in drama and theater arts
  • Worked as an administrator for the Family Planning Association
  • Made her screen acting debut in the TV mini-series "Neverwhere" in 1996
  • Best known for playing Maggie "Shaun of the Dead" and Beverly Lincoln in "Episodes․"

Awards

  • 2005BAFTA TV Award-Best Comedy Performance: nominated
  • 2005British Comedy Award-Best TV Comedy Actress: nominated
  • 2005RTS Television Award-Best Comedy Performance: winner
  • 2006British Comedy Award-Best TV Comedy Actress: nominated
  • 2008Golden Nymph-Outstanding Actress - Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2010British Independent Film Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2011British Comedy Award-Best TV Comedy Actress: nominated
  • 2012BAFTA TV Award-Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme: nominated
  • 2015BAFTA TV Award-Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme: nominated