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Catherine Bailey (born 2 January 1980) is a British stage, television and film actress.

Career

Catherine Bailey made her acting debut in 1993, when she was cast in the leading role of Helen Green in the short-lived children's series, Uncle Jack and Cleopatra's Mummy. This was followed by another role in a children's series, The Wild House as Georgina, for which she made her first appearance at the beginning of the second series in 1998 until the show's conclusion in 1999.

Bailey went on to guest roles in a number of British television series, including Peak Practice, My Family, Rosemary & Thyme, Holby City, The Bill, EastEnders, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Doctors, Midsomer Murders, Mr Selfridge, The Crown and Vera.

As an established thratre performer, Bailey has appeared on several stage productions, some of which include Spring Awakening at the Royal Shakespeare Company, which was her 1995 stage debut, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, The Country Wife, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The 39 Steps and The Merchant of Venice.

Her first film role came in 2012, when she was cast in the crime drama, The Grind, followed by performances in A Quiet Passion, with Cynthia Nixon, and the French film Dernier amour (Casanova, Last Love).

Bailey has also served as a voice artist for radio, such as the role of Margaret Bishop in the BBC Radio 4 series, Home Front, as well as work in the video games Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2, GreedFall, The Bradwell Conspiracy,Assassin's Creed: Valhalla and Babylon's Fall.

She is the founder of BAZ Productions, alongside Sarah Bedi and Emma Luffingham. Their production consist of stage works Macbeth (2011), Prophecy (2013) and The Process (2020), which also starred Bailey.

Filmography

Theatre credits

• Spring Awakening as Ilse (1995, Royal Shakespeare Company)
• 'Tis Pity She's a Whore as Philotis (1999, Young Vic Theatre. Revived in 2001 for BBC radio)
• Walk Hard, Talk Loud as Dorothy (2005, Tricycle Theatre)
• Sit and Shiver as Shirley (2006–07, New End Theatre & Hackney Empire)
• The Country Wife as Lucy (2007, Theatre Royal Haymarket)
• House of Agnes as Michaela (2008, Oval House Theatre)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream as Helena (2009, Middle Temple Hall/BBC Radio 3)
• The Changeling as Isabella (2009, BBC Radio 3)
• The 39 Steps as Annabella/Margaret/Pamela (2011–13, Criterion Theatre)
• Julius Caesar as Portia (2014, Shakespeare's Globe)
• Dr Scroggy's War as Honourable Penelope Wedgewood (2014, Shakespeare's Globe)
• The Merchant of Venice as Portia (2014, Shakespeare's Globe)
• King Lear as Goneril (2016, Royal and Derngate Theatre and UK tour)
• Othello as Bianca (2018, Shakespeare's Globe)
• The Process as Anita (2020, BAZ productions, The Bunker Theatre)

Notes

1. Filmed around 2013 and 2014. It was intended for release in the summer of 2014, and then delayed until 2019, but currently remains unreleased.
2. Appeared in series 2, episodes 2 & 6. The second series was intended to broadcast in winter 2001, but remains unaired.

References

1. "Uncle Jack and Cleopatra's Mummy". avclub.com. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
2. "The Wild House[04/03/98] (1998)". www2.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
3. ^ Cheesman, Neil (18 December 2011). "Interview with Catherine Bailey". londontheatre1.com. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
4. "Children's BBC: The Wild House". BBC Genome Project. 7 January 1998. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
5. "The Wild House". BBC Genome Project. 31 March 1999. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
6. ^ "'Tis Pity She's a Whore". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
7. ^ "Full cast confirmed for The Country Wife". londontheatre.co.uk. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
8. ^ "Midsummer Night's Dream, A". bufvc.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
9. ^ "The 39 Steps". Time Out. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
10. ^ "Share Drama: Merchant Of Venice with Catherine Bailey". shareradio.co.uk. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
11. "A Quiet Passion". t2conline.com. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
12. "Margaret Bishop". bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
13. "Battlefleet Gothic: Armada II". mobygames.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
14. "GreedFall". mobygames.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
15. "The Bradwell Conspiracy". mobygames.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
16. "Assassin's Creed: Valhalla". mobygames.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
17. "Babylon's Fall". mobygames.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
18. "Macbeth". bazproductions.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
19. "Prophecy". bazproductions.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
20. "Spring Awakening". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
21. "Sit and Shiver". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
22. "Sit and Shiver". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
23. "House Of Agnes". blackplaysarchive.org.uk.
24. "SEE JULIUS CAESAR WITH THE BRILLIANT CATHERINE BAILEY AT THE GLOBE FROM 20TH JUNE". loudandclearvoices.com. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
25. Millward, Tom (8 June 2016). "Cast announced for Doctor Scroggy's War at The Globe". Retrieved 13 July 2023.
26. "'KING LEAR' WITH QUEEN OF ALL SHAKESPEARE CATHERINE BAILEY PLAYING GONERIL OPENS 5TH APRIL". loudandclearvoices.com. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
27. Forsyth, Neil (25 October 2018). "Othello, Shakespeare's New Globe". europeanstages.org. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

External links

• Official site
• Catherine Bailey at IMDb
• Catherine Bailey on Twitter
• BAZ Productions official site

• 1980 births
• Living people
• British actresses
• British television actresses
• British stage actresses
• 20th-century British actresses
• 21st-century British actresses
• Actresses from London