Kirsten Cassidy

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Kirsten Cassidy
Born January 29, 1990 (age 16)
Height 5"
Notable roles Tanya in Grange Hill

Kirsten Jayne Cassidy (born 29 January 1990 in Tameside, Greater Manchester) is a British actress.

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[edit] Training and education

Cassidy trained at the renowned Laine Johnson theatre school in Salford and attended Cheadle Hulme School in Stockport.

[edit] Theatre work

Rabbit in Wind in the Willows (Feelgood Theatre Productions); Debbie in Teachers (Laine Johnson); Charlotte in Our Day Out (Laine Johnson); Brigitta in The The Sound of Music; Oliver! (both Ashton Youth Theatre).

[edit] TV Work

Cassidy is currently playing the part of Tanya Young in the popular BBC children's drama Grange Hill, which she joined in 2003.

[edit] Personal life

Cassidy is an accomplished singer with a Grade 3 soprano voice, and is a keen dancer especially in disco dancing.

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