Morwenna Banks
| Morwenna Banks | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Tamsin Morwenna Banks 20 September 1961 Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress, writer, producer |
| Known for |
"Anthea Stonem" in Skins (2007–10) "Various" in Peppa Pig (2004–12) |
| Children | 2 |
Tamsin Morwenna Banks (born 20 September 1961) is an English comedy actress, writer and producer known for her roles as Mummy Pig, Madame Gazelle and Dr Hamster in the children's series Peppa Pig.
Career
While studying at Robinson College, Cambridge, Banks first started performing as a member of the Cambridge Footlights. One of her early major television roles was as part of the team on the comedy sketch show Absolutely, broadcast on Channel 4 between 1989 and 1993.[1] Her other television appearances include the BBC series The Thick of It, Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul and the Steve Coogan comedy Saxondale, in which she played receptionist Vicky. She also appeared as Anthea Stonem in the E4 Teen drama Skins and was a cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live, for four episodes of the show's twentieth season.[2] She appeared as Carmen Kenaway in the first two episodes of the 9th series of Shameless.
Her voice roles include Clare Feeble in Stressed Eric; Mummy Pig in Peppa Pig; Queen Marigold in Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom; the ship's computer in the BBC TV series Hyperdrive; the titular witches in Meg and Mog, an animated children's series for CITV (2003); Ping Pong in Rupert Bear (Channel 5); Guinevere in King Arthur's Disasters (CITV); Betty and Sonia in the 2008 film version of Tales of the Riverbank, and Dr Squawkencluck in the 2015 version of Danger Mouse. [3]
She wrote, produced and appeared in the British ensemble film The Announcement in 2001.
In 2009, Banks made a series of web videos for BBC Comedy called Celebrities STFU, each video featuring her in costume impersonating Lady Gaga, Noel Gallagher, Susan Boyle, Pixie Lott, Jools Holland and Duffy.[4]
On 19 October 2013, BBC Radio 4 broadcast Banks' play Goodbye about a woman diagnosed with breast cancer. The play is an account of the path from first diagnosis to death of Lizzie, played by Olivia Colman); the play deals with her relationships with her family and with her best friend Jen, played by Natascha McElhone, and their reactions to Jen's illness and death. The cast included Darren Boyd, John Simm, Alison Steadman, Ezra Banks-Baddiel and the voice of Dolly Banks-Baddiel; it was produced by Heather Larmour.[5][6][7][8][9] She subsequently wrote the play's 2015 film adaptation, titled Miss You Already.
In 2016, she co-wrote and starred in the comedy series Damned.
Personal life
Banks attended Truro High School for Girls and the University of Cambridge and was a member of the Footlights from 1981 to 1983.[10] She also acted with the Marlowe Society, notably in a brief but dominant comic cameo as the Widow in Ben Jonson's The Alchemist, alongside Tilda Swinton.
Her partner is David Baddiel; they have two children, a daughter Dolly and a son Ezra.[11][12]
References
- ↑ Whitelaw, Paul. "Banks, Morwenna (1964–)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ Virtel, Louis. "Saturday Night Live's 10 Greatest One-Season Wonders". Movieline. PMC. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "Morwenna Banks". Another Tongue Animation Website. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "Celebrities STFU". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
- ↑ Radio Times, 19-25 October 2013, p. 135
- ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Drama, Goodbye". BBC. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ BBC Radio 4 - Feedback - Moving and poignant: Goodbye by Morwenna Banks, starring Olivia Coleman
- ↑ "Radio Times". RadioTimes. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ Nosheen Iqbal. "Goodbye – radio review". the Guardian. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ "Footlights Alumni". Footlights. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014.
- ↑ Gilbert, Gerard (27 July 2013). "'Most people still see me as a bit of a lad': David Baddiel returns to stand-up comedy". The Independent. London.
- ↑ Salter, Jessica (25 July 2013). "The world of David Baddiel, comedian and writer". The Daily Telegraph. London.