Kay Purcell
| Kay Purcell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kay Purcell |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Kay Purcell is an English actress, best known for her roles as Gina Conway in Tracy Beaker Returns and in the spin-off series The Dumping Ground; Cynthia Daggert in Emmerdale and Candice Smilie in Waterloo Road.[1][2]
Career
Purcell's first acting role was as a TV reporter in the TV series Cracker in 1995. She then later starred in an episode of Coronation Street as Rhona Summers for one episode in 1997. She appeared as Jenny in the TV series City Central. In 1998 and 2000 she starred in the BBC 1 series Casualty. In 1998 she played WDC McCarthy, and in 2000 played Diane Abley. Later in 2000 she starred in the TV series Children's Ward as Winsome. Her first major role was as Cynthia Daggert in ITV's Emmerdale. She starred in 28 episodes from 1997-2002. Her next major role was in Bernard's Watch in 2004-2005, as Ms. Savage for 21 episodes. Purcell played a recurring role in BBC's Waterloo Road as Bolton Smilie's mum Candice Smilie from 2007-2009. She played the role of Gina Conway in Tracy Beaker Returns for three series. As well as the first series of the spin-off series The Dumping Ground, her departure was unexplained in later episodes. In 2012 Purcell took part in the show Celebrity Fit Club, where she and the other celebrities lost weight for charity.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Cracker (TV Series) | TV Reporter | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Coronation Street | Rhona Summers | |
| 1999 | City Central | Jenny | |
| 1998, 2000 | Casualty | WDC McCarthy (1998), Diane Abley (2000) | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Children's Ward | Winsome | 1 episode |
| 1997-2002 | Emmerdale | Cynthia Daggert | 28 episodes |
| 2003 | Holby City | Heather Nixon | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Sex Lives of the Potato Men | Gloria | |
| 2004-2005 | Bernard's Watch | Ms. Savage | 21 episodes |
| 2005 | Messiah: The Harrowing | Prof Uhomi | 1 episode, mini series |
| Doctors | Mrs Jane Manners | 2 episodes | |
| 2006 | Ideal | Alice | 1 episode |
| My Parents Are Aliens | Mrs Brookman | 3 episodes | |
| 2007-2009 | Waterloo Road | Candice Smilie | 21 episodes |
| 2010-2012 | Tracy Beaker Returns | Gina Conway | 39 episodes |
| 2011-2012 | Tracy Beaker Survival Files | Gina Conway | |
| 2012 | Hacker Time | Mrs. Breadbin / Catering Van Assistant | 8 episodes |
| 2013 | The Dumping Ground | Gina Conway | 13 episodes |
| 2015 | So Awkward | Mrs Rennison | 4 episodes |
Theater
- The Winter's Tale (1993, as Paulina, Dorcas)
- Everybody Knows All Bird Have Wings (1997)[4][5]
- Hormonal Housewives (2012)[6][7]
- Rapunzel (2013, as Gothel the Enchantress)[8]
- Sleeping Beauty (2014, as Carabosse)[9][10][11]
References
- ↑ "Tracey Beaker Returns Star Kay Purcell's Wicked Role in Doncaster Panto". Doncaster Free Press (Doncaster, England) (subscription required). September 26, 2012. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- ↑ "Kay’s back home for Christmas". www.lep.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- ↑ "TV review: Fats of life for celebs.". Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) (subscription required). October 18, 2002. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- ↑ "THEATRE: Everybody Knows All Birds Have Wings; Pleasance, London". The Independent. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- ↑ Theatre Record. I. Herbert. 1997-01-01. pp. 128–129.
- ↑ "Hidden truths of hormonal housewives tick all the right boxes". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- ↑ "Theatre review: Hormonal Housewives, Festival Theatre". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- ↑ "Review: Rapunzel, York Barbican". York Press. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- ↑ "REVIEW: Sleeping Beauty pantomime at Southport Theatre, by Nicola Kenyon". South Port Visiter. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- ↑ Riley, Joe (December 16, 2014). "SLEEPING BEAUTYSouthport Theatre; Review". Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) (subscription required). Retrieved 2015-12-18.
- ↑ "Pantomime Reviews: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Mother Goose and Snow White". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 2015-12-18.