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'''Michele Austin''' is a British actress best known for her role as PC [[Yvonne Hemmingway]] on [[ITV Network|ITV]]'s ''[[The Bill]]'', for which she won the [[Screen Nation]] award for best television actress in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4426062.stm|title= Hotel Rwanda star scoops honour|date=10 November 2005|publisher=BBC News|access-date=22 January 2010}}</ref>
[[File:Michele Austin at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival 3 (cropped) 2.jpg|thumb|Austin at the [[2024 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
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'''Michele Austin''' is a British actress best known for her role as PC [[Yvonne Hemmingway]] on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s ''[[The Bill]]'', for which she won the [[Screen Nation]] award for best television actress in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4426062.stm|title= Hotel Rwanda star scoops honour|date=10 November 2005|publisher=BBC News|access-date=22 January 2010}}</ref>


==Early life and career==
She studied acting at [[Rose Bruford College]] in [[Sidcup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uxbridgegazette.co.uk/tm_objectid=14887084&method=full&siteid=50100&headline=michele-fits-the-bill-----name_page.html|title=Michele fits The Bill ...|last=Porter|first=Cedric|date=19 November 2004|work=Uxbridge Gazette|access-date=22 January 2010|location=United Kingdom}}</ref> As well as her role as PC Hemmingway in the ITV series ''The Bill'', she played the character Marsha Harris twice in 2001. Austin had roles in [[Mike Leigh]]'s films ''[[Secrets & Lies (film)|Secrets & Lies]]'' (1996) and ''[[Another Year (film)|Another Year]]'' (2010). She also has a small role in ITV's 2008 teen drama ''[[Britannia High]]'' as Mrs Doris Troy, the landlady of the main characters, in the comedy ''[[Never Better]]'' and as a nurse in BBC's ''[[Outnumbered (UK TV series)|Outnumbered]]'' that aired on 30 August 2009.
Austin studied acting at [[Rose Bruford College]] in [[Sidcup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uxbridgegazette.co.uk/tm_objectid=14887084&method=full&siteid=50100&headline=michele-fits-the-bill-----name_page.html|title=Michele fits The Bill ...|last=Porter|first=Cedric|date=19 November 2004|work=Uxbridge Gazette|access-date=22 January 2010|location=United Kingdom}}</ref> As well as her role as PC Hemmingway in the ITV series ''[[The Bill]]'', she played the character Marsha Harris twice in 2001. Austin had roles in [[Mike Leigh]]'s films ''[[Secrets & Lies (film)|Secrets & Lies]]'' (1996) and ''[[Another Year (film)|Another Year]]'' (2010). She also has a small role in ITV's 2008 teen drama ''[[Britannia High]]'' as Mrs Doris Troy, the landlady of the main characters, in the comedy ''[[Never Better]]'' and as a nurse in BBC's ''[[Outnumbered (British TV series)|Outnumbered]]'' that aired on 30 August 2009.


In December 2010, she appeared in the British [[BBC]] soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'' as [[Gloria MacDonald]],<ref>{{Cite episode |title= Episode dated 20/12/2010 |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x2pft |series= EastEnders |series-link=EastEnders |credits= Director: Tim Mercier; Executive Producer: Bryan Kirkwood; Writer: Rebecca Wojciechowski |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC One]] |airdate=20 December 2010}}</ref> a role which she reprised in February 2016. Prior to this she played Miss Meg Tyler in 1993.<ref>{{Cite episode |title= Episode dated 4/03/1993 |series= EastEnders |series-link=EastEnders |credits= Director: Sue Dunderdale; Series Producer: Leonard Lewis Writer: Tony Jordan |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC One]]|airdate=4 March 1993}}</ref> On 12 February 2013 she played the part of Estelle in an episode of ''Death in Paradise'' on BBC1.
In December 2010, Austin appeared in the British [[BBC]] soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'' as [[Gloria MacDonald]],<ref>{{Cite episode |title= Episode dated 20/12/2010 |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x2pft |series= EastEnders |series-link=EastEnders |credits= Director: Tim Mercier; Executive Producer: Bryan Kirkwood; Writer: Rebecca Wojciechowski |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC One]] |airdate=20 December 2010}}</ref> a role which she reprised in February 2016. Prior to this she played Miss Meg Tyler in 1993.<ref>{{Cite episode |title= Episode dated 4/03/1993 |series= EastEnders |series-link=EastEnders |credits= Director: Sue Dunderdale; Series Producer: Leonard Lewis Writer: Tony Jordan |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC One]]|airdate=4 March 1993}}</ref> On 12 February 2013 she played the part of Estelle in an episode of ''[[Death in Paradise (TV series)|Death in Paradise]]'' on BBC1.


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In 2016, Austin appeared in the BBC series ''[[The Coroner]]''. In 2020, she appeared in the British comedy TV series ''[[Meet the Richardsons]]''. In 2022, she played senior midwife Tracy in the BBC screen adaptation of [[Adam Kay (writer)|Adam Kay]]'s book based on his experiences as a junior doctor, ''[[This Is Going to Hurt (TV series)|This Is Going To Hurt]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the cast of BBC One's This Is Going to Hurt |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/this-is-going-to-hurt-cast/}}</ref>
In 2016 she appeared in episode 2.6 "Life" in the BBC series ''[[The Coroner (TV series)|The Coroner]].

In 2020 she appeared in the British comedy TV series ''[[Meet the Richardsons]]''.

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In 2022, she played senior midwife Tracy in the BBC screen adaptation of [[Adam Kay (writer)|Adam Kay]]''<nowiki/>'''s book based on his experiences as a junior doctor, [[This Is Going to Hurt (TV series)|''This Is Going To Hurt.'']]<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the cast of BBC One's This Is Going to Hurt |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/this-is-going-to-hurt-cast/}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| ''[[The Bill]]''
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| Doctor
| Doctor
| Episode: ''"All Along the Watchtower"''
| Episode: "All Along the Watchtower"
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| 1997
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| ''The Perfect Blue''
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| Frances
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| TV film
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| rowspan="3"|1998
| rowspan="3"|1998
| ''[[Kiss Me Kate (TV series)|Kiss Me Kate]]''
| ''[[Kiss Me Kate (TV series)|Kiss Me Kate]]''
| Applicant
| Applicant
| Episode: ''"Secretaries"''
| Episode: "Secretaries"
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| ''[[Babes in the Wood (TV series)|Babes in the Wood]]''
| ''[[Babes in the Wood (TV series)|Babes in the Wood]]''
| Doctor
| Doctor
| Episode: ''"Series 1, Episode 5"''
| Episode: "Series 1, Episode 5"
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| ''[[Comedy Lab]]''
| ''[[Comedy Lab]]''
| Mai Judith/Joyce Ntindi
| Mai Judith/Joyce Ntindi
| Episode: ''"Homie & Away"''
| Episode: "Homie & Away"
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| rowspan="3"|2001
| rowspan="3"|2001
| ''[[Gimme Gimme Gimme (TV series)|Gimme Gimme Gimme]]''
| ''[[Gimme Gimme Gimme (TV series)|Gimme Gimme Gimme]]''
| Priest
| Priest
| Episode: ''"Secrets and Flies"''
| Episode: "Secrets and Flies"
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| ''[[The Bill]]''
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| Marsha Harris
| Marsha Harris
| Episodes: ''"Family Honour"'' & ''"Words of Wisdom"''
| Episodes: "Family Honour" & "Words of Wisdom"
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| ''[[EastEnders]]''
| ''[[EastEnders]]''
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| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
| Rhea Yates
| Rhea Yates
| Episode: ''"Life Incognito"''
| Episode: "Life Incognito"
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| ''[[Night and Day (TV series)|Night and Day]]''
| ''[[Night and Day (TV series)|Night and Day]]''
| Receptionist
| Receptionist
| Episode: ''"Haunted"''
| Episode: "Haunted"
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| ''[[Always and Everyone]]''
| ''[[Always and Everyone]]''
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| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| Laura Brown
| Laura Brown
| Episode: ''"Testing Testing"''
| Episode: "Testing Testing"
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| 2003
| rowspan="2"|2003
| ''[[Canterbury Tales (TV series)|Canterbury Tales]]''
| ''[[Canterbury Tales (TV series)|Canterbury Tales]]''
| Trish
| Trish
| Episode: ''"[[The Wife of Bath's Tale|The Wife of Bath]]"''
| Episode: "[[The Wife of Bath's Tale|The Wife of Bath]]"
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| ''[[Second Nature (2003 film)|Second Nature]]''
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| ''[[The Last Detective]]''
| ''[[The Last Detective]]''
| WPC Cheryl
| WPC Cheryl
| Recurring role, 9 episodes
| Recurring role, 9 episodes
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| 2003–06
| 2003-06
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| PC Yvonne Hemmingway
| PC Yvonne Hemmingway
| Series regular, 157 episodes
| Series regular, 157 episodes
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| Recurring role, 5 episodes
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| ''[[Outnumbered (British TV series)|Outnumbered]]''
| ''[[Outnumbered (British TV series)|Outnumbered]]''
| Nurse
| Nurse
| Episodes: ''"The Long Night"'' & ''"The Hospital"''
| Episodes: "The Long Night" & "The Hospital"
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| 2010
| 2010
| ''[[Peep Show (British TV series)|Peep Show]]''
| ''[[Peep Show (British TV series)|Peep Show]]''
| Midwife
| Midwife
| Episode: ''"St Hospitals"''
| Episode: "St Hospitals"
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| 2010–16
| 2010-16
| ''[[EastEnders]]''
| ''[[EastEnders]]''
| Gloria Macodnald
| Gloria Macodnald
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| ''[[Silent Witness]]''
| Cherie Maskell
| Cherie Maskell
| Episode: ''"A Guilty Mind"''
| Episode: "A Guilty Mind"
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| ''[[Holby City]]''
| ''[[Holby City]]''
| Suzanna Stables
| Suzanna Stables
| Episode: ''"Shame"''
| Episode: "Shame"
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| 2013
| 2013
| ''[[Death in Paradise (TV series)|Death in Paradise]]''
| ''[[Death in Paradise (TV series)|Death in Paradise]]''
| Estelle Du Bois
| Estelle Du Bois
| Episode: ''"A Dash of Sunshine"''
| Episode: "A Dash of Sunshine"
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| Maggie Fordham-Bryce
| Maggie Fordham-Bryce
| Episode: ''"Life"''
| Episode: "Life"
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| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| Monica Perry
| Monica Perry
| Episode: ''"Unchained"''
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| ''[[Dark Heart (TV series)|Dark Heart]]''
| ''[[Dark Heart (TV series)|Dark Heart]]''
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| Recurring role, 4 episodes
| Recurring role, 4 episodes
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| ''[[Meet the Richardsons]]''
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| Dani Julian
| Dani Julian
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| ''[[The Dumping Ground]]''
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| Episode: ''"Nobody's Perfect"''
| Episode: "Nobody's Perfect"
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| Series regular, 7 episodes
| Series regular, 7 episodes
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| ''[[The Other One (TV series)|The Other One]]''
| ''[[The Other One (2017 TV series)|The Other One]]''
| Angela
| Angela
| Series 2 regular
| Series 2 regular
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|''[[Boat Story]]''
|Camilla Wells
| 6 episodes
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===Stage===
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| 2019
| ''[[The Hunt (play)|The Hunt]]''
| Hilde
| [[Almeida Theatre]]
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| 2023
| rowspan="2"|''[[The Effect]]''
| rowspan="2"|Dr. Lorna James
| [[Royal National Theatre#Lyttelton Theatre|Lyttelton Theatre]]
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| 2024
| [[The Shed (arts center)|The Shed]]
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0042475|Michele Austin}}
* {{IMDb name|0042475|Michele Austin}}

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Austin at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival

Michele Austin is a British actress best known for her role as PC Yvonne Hemmingway on ITV's The Bill, for which she won the Screen Nation award for best television actress in 2005.[1]

Early life and career

Austin studied acting at Rose Bruford College in Sidcup.[2] As well as her role as PC Hemmingway in the ITV series The Bill, she played the character Marsha Harris twice in 2001. Austin had roles in Mike Leigh's films Secrets & Lies (1996) and Another Year (2010). She also has a small role in ITV's 2008 teen drama Britannia High as Mrs Doris Troy, the landlady of the main characters, in the comedy Never Better and as a nurse in BBC's Outnumbered that aired on 30 August 2009.

In December 2010, Austin appeared in the British BBC soap opera EastEnders as Gloria MacDonald,[3] a role which she reprised in February 2016. Prior to this she played Miss Meg Tyler in 1993.[4] On 12 February 2013 she played the part of Estelle in an episode of Death in Paradise on BBC1.

In 2016, Austin appeared in the BBC series The Coroner. In 2020, she appeared in the British comedy TV series Meet the Richardsons. In 2022, she played senior midwife Tracy in the BBC screen adaptation of Adam Kay's book based on his experiences as a junior doctor, This Is Going To Hurt.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Secrets & Lies Dionne
1999 Park Stories Short film
2002 All or Nothing Care Worker
2010 The Infidel Zadie
Another Year Tanya
2014 What We Did on Our Holiday Lucy
2015 Nipplejesus Denise Short film
2017 Birds Like Us Jula Voice role
The Children Act Donna
2019 National Theatre Live: Cyrano de Bergerac Ragueneau
2024 Hard Truths Chantelle

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1994 The Bill Doctor Episode: "All Along the Watchtower"
1997 The Perfect Blue Frances TV film
1998 Kiss Me Kate Applicant Episode: "Secretaries"
Babes in the Wood Doctor Episode: "Series 1, Episode 5"
Comedy Lab Mai Judith/Joyce Ntindi Episode: "Homie & Away"
2001 Gimme Gimme Gimme Priest Episode: "Secrets and Flies"
The Bill Marsha Harris Episodes: "Family Honour" & "Words of Wisdom"
EastEnders Registrar 1 episode
2002 Casualty Rhea Yates Episode: "Life Incognito"
Night and Day Receptionist Episode: "Haunted"
Always and Everyone Poppy Jonston Series 4 regular, 8 episodes
Doctors Laura Brown Episode: "Testing Testing"
2003 Canterbury Tales Trish Episode: "The Wife of Bath"
Second Nature Nurse TV film
2003–05 The Last Detective WPC Cheryl Recurring role, 9 episodes
2003–06 The Bill PC Yvonne Hemmingway Series regular, 157 episodes
2007 Secret Life Probation Officer TV film
2008 Never Better Linda Series regular, 5 episodes
Britannia High Mrs. Troy Recurring role, 5 episodes
2008–10 Outnumbered Nurse Episodes: "The Long Night" & "The Hospital"
2010 Peep Show Midwife Episode: "St Hospitals"
2010–16 EastEnders Gloria Macodnald Recurring role, 3 episodes
2011 Silent Witness Cherie Maskell Episode: "A Guilty Mind"
Holby City Suzanna Stables Episode: "Shame"
2013 Death in Paradise Estelle Du Bois Episode: "A Dash of Sunshine"
2015 The Casual Vacancy Kaye Bawden Mini-series, 3 episodes
2016 The Coroner Maggie Fordham-Bryce Episode: "Life"
2018 Doctors Monica Perry Episode: "Unchained"
Dark Heart Annie Webb Recurring role, 4 episodes
2020–22 Meet the Richardsons Dani Julian Series regular, 20 episodes
2021 The Dumping Ground Alice Episode: "Nobody's Perfect"
2022 This Is Going to Hurt Tracy Series regular, 7 episodes
The Other One Angela Series 2 regular
2023 Boat Story Camilla Wells 6 episodes

Stage

Year Title Roles Notes
2019 The Hunt Hilde Almeida Theatre
2023 The Effect Dr. Lorna James Lyttelton Theatre
2024 The Shed

References

  1. ^ "Hotel Rwanda star scoops honour". BBC News. 10 November 2005. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  2. ^ Porter, Cedric (19 November 2004). "Michele fits The Bill ..." Uxbridge Gazette. United Kingdom. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  3. ^ Director: Tim Mercier; Executive Producer: Bryan Kirkwood; Writer: Rebecca Wojciechowski (20 December 2010). "Episode dated 20/12/2010". EastEnders. BBC. BBC One.
  4. ^ Director: Sue Dunderdale; Series Producer: Leonard Lewis Writer: Tony Jordan (4 March 1993). "Episode dated 4/03/1993". EastEnders. BBC. BBC One.
  5. ^ "Meet the cast of BBC One's This Is Going to Hurt".


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