Luisa Bradshaw-White
Luisa Bradshaw-White (born 9 December 1974) is an English actress, known for playing Tina Carter in EastEnders and for her previous roles on Bad Girls, Holby City and This Life. She has also made appearances in television series such as Grange Hill, Birds of a Feather, The Bill and Doctors.
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Born | |
Education | Haydon School |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1988–present |
Spouse(s) | Annette Yeo (m. 2015) |
Children | 2 |
Career
She first became known for playing Maria Watts in the long-running BBC children's programme Grange Hill (1991–1994). She went on to act in several other notable television programmes including The Brittas Empire (1997); London's Burning (2001), A Touch of Frost (1997), the ITV police drama The Bill (1995; 1996; 1997), Birds of a Feather (1997; 1998), and Lorna Rose in Bad Girls in 1999.
In 1996, she played Kira in the popular BBC drama This Life. Film credits include Wonderful World (1998), The Escort, A Friendship in Vienna and playing Evita (the Hostess) in Mauvaise Passe (1999). Other notable television credits include roles in Big Bad World (1999); Bad Girls (1999) and Meaningful Sex (2000). She played nurse Lisa Fox in the BBC hospital drama Holby City (2001–2005).[1]
Stage credits include Godspell (2001), Solitary Confinement, The Shagaround and playing Lady Anne in Richard III (1998). In 1997, Bradshaw-White along with fellow This Life cast member Ramon Tikaram (who played Ferdy) were invited by Elton John to appear in his music video for the song "Something About the Way You Look Tonight".[2] On 18 November 2013, Bradshaw-White made her first appearance in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as the younger sister of established character, Shirley Carter (Linda Henry).[3] In October 2020, it was announced that she would be leaving the programme with her final scenes airing on 28 December 2020 when she was killed off by Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith).[4]
Personal life
Bradshaw-White identifies as a lesbian, and married Annette Yeo in July 2015; the couple have two daughters. She is a vegetarian.[5]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | A Friendship in Vienna | Herte | Television film |
1991–1994 | Grange Hill | Maria Watts | Main role |
1995 | The Bill | Shelley Bates | Episode: "Old Habitats" |
Faith in the Future | Groupie | Episode: "Food of Love" | |
1996 | The Bill | Judy Killick | Episode: "Known to Someone" |
1997 | The Brittas Empire | Angie | Episode: "Exposed" |
A Touch of Frost | Joanna Lawson | Episode: "No Other Love" | |
1996–1997 | This Life | Kira | Main role |
1997 | The Bill | Paula Davies | Episode: "Force" |
1998 | Wonderful World | Natalie | Short film |
Grafters | Debbie | 1 episode | |
1997–1998 | Birds of a Feather | Dawn | Episodes: "Reservoir Birds" and "Nuptials" |
1999 | Big Bad World | Samantha | 3 episodes |
Bad Girls | Lorna Rose | Main role (Series 1) | |
Mauvaise passe | Evita the Hostess | Feature film | |
2000 | In Defence | Jackie Ellmann | 1 episode |
Meaningful Sex | Sadie | Short film | |
2001 | London's Burning | Lynne Bailey | 1 episode |
2001–2005 | Holby City | Lisa Fox | Series regular, 130 episodes |
2005 | Casualty@Holby City | Episode: "Something We Can Do" | |
2011 | Doctors | Hannah Hampson | Episode: "Pretending to See the Future" |
2012 | Homefront | Nicki | 2 episodes |
2013–2020 | EastEnders | Tina Carter | Series regular, 640+ episodes |
References
- MacCaskill, Julie (31 August 2002), "Hanging on the telephone: Holby City's Luisa Bradshaw-White tries to have a conversation with JULIE MacCASKILL while looking after her dog, Daisy", Daily Record, retrieved 19 January 2010
- "Luisa Bradshaw-White". holby.tv. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- Kilkelly, Daniel (19 September 2013). "'EastEnders': Luisa Bradshaw-White to play Shirley's sister Tina". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- "EastEnders exit confirmed for Luisa Bradshaw-White as Tina Carter bows out". Digital Spy. 16 October 2020.
- Kilkelly, Daniel (19 July 2014). "Luisa Bradshaw-White wants to stay on EastEnders: 'I love the job'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
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