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'''Luisa Bradshaw-White''' (born 9 December 1974)|date=February 2020}} is an English actress, known for playing [[Tina Carter]] in ''[[EastEnders]]'' and for her previous roles on ''[[Bad Girls (TV series)|Bad Girls]]'', ''[[Holby City]]'' and ''[[This Life (1996 TV series)|This Life]]''. She played the cousin of Tracy Stubbs and Sharon Theodopolopodous in the television series ''[[Birds of a Feather]]'' from 1997.
'''Luisa Bradshaw-White''' (born 9 December 1974){{cn|date=December 2020}} is an English actress. She is known for her roles in many British television series, including ''[[Grange Hill]]'' as Maria Watts, ''[[This Life (1996 TV series)|This Life]]'' as Kira, ''[[Bad Girls (TV series)|Bad Girls]]'' as Lorna Rose, ''[[Holby City]]'' as Lisa Fox, and an eight-year run in ''[[EastEnders]]'' as [[Tina Carter]].


==Career==
==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 (TV series)|London's Burning]]'' (2001), ''[[A Touch of Frost]]'' (1997), the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] police drama ''[[The Bill]]'' (1995; 1996; 1997), ''[[Birds of a Feather]]'' (1997; 1998), and Lorna Rose in ''[[Bad Girls (TV series)|Bad Girls]]'' in 1999.
Bradshaw-White played Maria Watts in the [[BBC]] children's programme ''[[Grange Hill]]'' (1991–1994). She went on to act in several other television programmes including ''[[The Brittas Empire]]'' (1997); ''[[London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]'' (2001), ''[[A Touch of Frost]]'' (1997), the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] police drama ''[[The Bill]]'' (1995; 1996; 1997), ''[[Birds of a Feather (TV series)|Birds of a Feather]]'' (1997; 1998), and Lorna Rose in ''[[Bad Girls (TV series)|Bad Girls]]'' in 1999.


In 1996, she played Kira in the popular BBC drama ''[[This Life (1996 TV series)|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 (TV series)|Bad Girls]]'' (1999) and ''Meaningful Sex'' (2000). She played nurse Lisa Fox in the BBC hospital drama ''[[Holby City]]'' (2001–2005).<ref>{{Citation
In 1996, she played Kira in the BBC drama ''[[This Life (1996 TV series)|This Life]]''. Film credits include ''Wonderful World'' (1998), ''The Escort'', ''A Friendship in Vienna'' and playing Evita (the Hostess) in ''Mauvaise Passe'' (1999). Other television credits include roles in ''Big Bad World'' (1999); ''[[Bad Girls (TV series)|Bad Girls]]'' (1999) and ''Meaningful Sex'' (2000). She played nurse Lisa Fox in the BBC hospital drama ''[[Holby City]]'' (2001–2005).<ref>{{Citation
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| first = Julie
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Stage credits include ''[[Godspell]]'' (2001), ''Solitary Confinement'', ''The Shagaround'' and playing Lady Anne in ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]'' (1998).
Stage credits include ''[[Godspell]]'' (2001), ''Solitary Confinement'', ''The Shagaround'' and playing Lady Anne in ''[[Richard III (play)|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]]".<ref name=holbytv>{{Cite web|title = Luisa Bradshaw-White|work = holby.tv|url = http://www.holby.tv/db/index.php?id=41,25,0,0,1,0|accessdate =19 January 2010 }}
</ref> 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]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a516615/eastenders-luisa-bradshaw-white-to-play-shirleys-sister-tina.html|title='EastEnders': Luisa Bradshaw-White to play Shirley's sister Tina|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|date=19 September 2013|work=[[Digital Spy]]|accessdate=19 September 2013}}</ref> 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]]).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a34395414/eastenders-tina-carter-luisa-bradshaw-white-exit/|title=EastEnders exit confirmed for Luisa Bradshaw-White as Tina Carter bows out|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=16 October 2020}} </ref>


==Personal life==
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]]".<ref name=holbytv>{{Cite web|title = Luisa Bradshaw-White|work = holby.tv|url = http://www.holby.tv/db/index.php?id=41,25,0,0,1,0|accessdate =19 January 2010 }}
</ref>


Luisa came out as gay when she was 19.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bradshaw-White |first=Luisa |date=2021-06-16 |title=Luisa Bradshaw-White: I came out as gay by accident |url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/16/luisa-bradshaw-white-i-came-out-as-gay-by-accident-14776196/ |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref> She is married and has children.<ref name=":0" />
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]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a516615/eastenders-luisa-bradshaw-white-to-play-shirleys-sister-tina.html|title='EastEnders': Luisa Bradshaw-White to play Shirley's sister Tina|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|date=19 September 2013|work=[[Digital Spy]]|accessdate=19 September 2013}}</ref> On 23 December 2013, Bradshaw-White described her character [[Tina Carter]] as "funny" and "sweet" yet also "naughty", with a playful relationship between her and Shirley. On 1 December 2014 she praised soap bosses over their portrayal of domestic abuse within a homosexual relationship, as part of a storyline featuring Tina and her firefighter girlfriend [[Fiona "Tosh" Mackintosh]].

==Personal life==
Bradshaw-White is [[coming out|openly]] [[lesbian]], and has been with her partner Annette for 21 years. The couple married in July 2015 and have two daughters. She is a vegetarian.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a585195/luisa-bradshaw-white-wants-to-stay-on-eastenders-i-love-the-job.html |title=Luisa Bradshaw-White wants to stay on EastEnders: 'I love the job'|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|date=19 July 2014|work=[[Digital Spy]]|accessdate=26 July 2014}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| ''[[A Friendship in Vienna]]''
| ''[[A Friendship in Vienna]]''
| Herte
| Herte
| Television film
| TV movie
|-
|-
| 1991–1994
| 1991–1994
| ''[[Grange Hill]]''
| ''[[Grange Hill]]''
| Maria Watts
| Maria Watts
| Main role
| Main role; [[List of Grange Hill episodes|60 episodes]]
|-
|-
| 1995
| rowspan="2"| 1995
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| Shelley Bates
| Shelley Bates
| Season 11, Episode 43 – "[[The Bill (series 11)|Old Habitats]]"
| Episode: "[[The Bill (series 11)|Old Habitats]]"
|-
|-
| ''[[Faith in the Future (TV series)|Faith in the Future]]''
| 1995
| ''[[Faith in the Future]]''
| Groupie
| Groupie
| Season 1, Episode 6 – "Food of Love"
| Episode: "Food of Love"
|-
| 1996–1997
| ''[[This Life (1996 TV series)|This Life]]''
| Kira
| Main role
|-
|-
| 1996
| 1996
| ''The Bill''
| ''The Bill''
| Judy Killick
| Judy Killick
| Season 12, Episode 118 – "[[The Bill (series 12)|Known to Someone]]"
| Episode: "[[The Bill (series 12)|Known to Someone]]"
|-
|-
| 1997
| rowspan="3"| 1997
| ''[[The Brittas Empire]]''
| ''[[The Brittas Empire]]''
| Angie
| Angie
| Season 7, Episode 7 – "[[List of The Brittas Empire episodes#Series 7 (1997)|Exposed]]"
| Episode: "[[List of The Brittas Empire episodes#Series 7 (1997)|Exposed]]"
|-
|-
| 1997
| ''[[A Touch of Frost]]''
| ''[[A Touch of Frost]]''
| Joanna Lawson
| Joanna Lawson
| Season 5, Episode 4 – "[[List of A Touch of Frost episodes#Series 5 (1997)|No Other Love]]"
| Episode: "[[List of A Touch of Frost episodes#Series 5 (1997)|No Other Love]]"
|-
|-
| 1996–1997
| ''[[This Life (1996 TV series)|This Life]]''
| Kira
| Main role; 31 episodes
|-
| 1997
| ''The Bill''
| ''The Bill''
| Paula Davies
| Paula Davies
| Season 14, Episode 125 – "[[The Bill (series 14)|Force]]"
| Episode: "[[The Bill (series 13)|Force]]"
|-
|-
| 1997–1998
| 1998
| ''[[Birds of a Feather (TV series)|Birds of a Feather]]''
| Dawn
| Episodes: "[[List of Birds of a Feather episodes#Christmas special (1997)|Reservoir Birds]]" and "[[List of Birds of a Feather episodes#Series 9 (1998)|Nuptials]]"
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1998
| ''Wonderful World''
| ''Wonderful World''
| Natalie
| Natalie
| Short film
| Short film
|-
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Grafters]]''
| ''[[Grafters]]''
| Debbie
| Debbie
| 1 episode
| Season 1, Episode 6
|-
| 1997–1998
| ''[[Birds of a Feather]]''
| Dawn
| Christmas Special 1997 – "[[List of Birds of a Feather episodes#Christmas special (1997)|Reservoir Birds]]" <br> Season 9, Episode 5 – "[[List of Birds of a Feather episodes#Series 9 (1998)|Nuptials]]"
|-
|-
| 1999
| rowspan="3"| 1999
| ''Big Bad World''
| ''Big Bad World''
| Samantha
| Samantha
| 3 episodes
| 3 episodes
|-
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Bad Girls (TV series)|Bad Girls]]''
| ''[[Bad Girls (TV series)|Bad Girls]]''
| [[Lorna Rose]]
| [[Lorna Rose]]
| Main role; [[Bad Girls (series 1)|Season 1 – 7 episodes]]
| Main role; 7 episodes
|-
|-
| ''[[The Escort (1999 film)|The Escort]]''
| 1999
| ''Mauvaise passe''
| Evita the Hostess
| Evita the Hostess
| Feature film
| Feature film
|-
|-
| 2000
| rowspan="2"| 2000
| ''In Defence''
| ''In Defence''
| Jackie Ellmann
| Jackie Ellmann
| 1 episode
| Season 1, Episode 1
|-
|-
| 2000
| ''Meaningful Sex''
| ''Meaningful Sex''
| Sadie
| Sadie
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| ''[[London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]''
| ''[[London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]''
| Lynne Bailey
| Lynne Bailey
| 1 episode
| Season 13, Episode 1 & 2
|-
|-
| 2001–2005
| 2001–2005
| ''[[Holby City]]''
| ''[[Holby City]]''
| [[Lisa Fox]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Lisa Fox]]
| Main role; 130 episodes
| Regular role; 130 episodes
|-
|-
| 2005
| 2005
| ''[[Casualty@Holby City]]''
| ''[[Casualty@Holby City]]''
| Episode: "Something We Can Do"
| Lisa Fox
| Episode 3 – "Something We Can Do"
|-
|-
| 2011
| 2011
| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| Hannah Hampson
| Hannah Hampson
| Season 12, Episode 220 – "Pretending to See the Future"
| Episode: "Pretending to See the Future"
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2012
| ''Homefront''
| ''Homefront''
| Nicki
| Nicki
| 2 episodes
| TV mini-series; Episodes 2 & 5
|-
|-
| 2013–2021
| 2013–
| ''[[EastEnders]]''
| ''[[EastEnders]]''
| [[Tina Carter]]
| [[Tina Carter]]
| Regular role, 600+ episodes
| Regular role; 673 episodes
|-
| 2020
| ''[[EastEnders: Secrets from the Square]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Shirley and Tina"
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Loose Women]]''
| Guest panellist
| 1 episode
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Result
! scope=col class=unsortable | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2014
| [[Inside Soap Awards|''Inside Soap'' Awards]]
| Funniest Female
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref name="ISAs2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a587117/inside-soap-awards-2014-longlist-revealed|title=''Inside Soap'' Awards 2014 longlist revealed|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|date=29 July 2014 |website=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=29 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
| ''Inside Soap'' Awards
| Funniest Female
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s3/coronation-street/news/a658118/inside-soap-awards-2015-longlist-revealed-whos-in-line-for-best-actor-actress-and-newcomer|title=''Inside Soap'' Awards 2015 longlist revealed: Who's in line for Best Actor, Actress and Newcomer?|last=Dainty|first=Sophie|date=14 July 2015 |website=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=14 July 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| ''Inside Soap'' Awards
| Best Actress
| {{nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|last1=Davies|first1=Megan|title=''Inside Soap'' Awards 2018 full longlist revealed: Which Corrie, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks stars are up?|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/news/a862268/inside-soap-awards-2018-full-longlist-coronation-street-eastenders-emmerdale-hollyoaks/|access-date=21 November 2018|work=[[Digital Spy]]|date=24 July 2018}}</ref>
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 05:13, 25 September 2024

Luisa Bradshaw-White
Bradshaw-White in 2016
Born (1974-12-09) 9 December 1974 (age 50)
Eastcote,[citation needed] London, England
EducationHaydon School
OccupationActress
Years active1988–2021
Spouse
Annette Yeo
​
(m. 2015)​
Children2

Luisa Bradshaw-White (born 9 December 1974)[citation needed] is an English actress. She is known for her roles in many British television series, including Grange Hill as Maria Watts, This Life as Kira, Bad Girls as Lorna Rose, Holby City as Lisa Fox, and an eight-year run in EastEnders as Tina Carter.

Career

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Bradshaw-White played Maria Watts in the BBC children's programme Grange Hill (1991–1994). She went on to act in several other 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 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 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

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Luisa came out as gay when she was 19.[5] She is married and has children.[5]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
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"
1996–1997 This Life Kira Main role
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"
The Bill Paula Davies Episode: "Force"
1997–1998 Birds of a Feather Dawn Episodes: "Reservoir Birds" and "Nuptials"
1998 Wonderful World Natalie Short film
Grafters Debbie 1 episode
1999 Big Bad World Samantha 3 episodes
Bad Girls Lorna Rose Main role; 7 episodes
The Escort 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 Regular role; 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
2013–2021 EastEnders Tina Carter Regular role; 673 episodes
2020 EastEnders: Secrets from the Square Herself Episode: "Shirley and Tina"
2021 Loose Women Guest panellist 1 episode

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2014 Inside Soap Awards Funniest Female Nominated [6]
2015 Inside Soap Awards Funniest Female Nominated [7]
2018 Inside Soap Awards Best Actress Nominated [8]

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "Luisa Bradshaw-White". holby.tv. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  3. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (19 September 2013). "'EastEnders': Luisa Bradshaw-White to play Shirley's sister Tina". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  4. ^ "EastEnders exit confirmed for Luisa Bradshaw-White as Tina Carter bows out". Digital Spy. 16 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b Bradshaw-White, Luisa (16 June 2021). "Luisa Bradshaw-White: I came out as gay by accident". Metro. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  6. ^ Dainty, Sophie (29 July 2014). "Inside Soap Awards 2014 longlist revealed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  7. ^ Dainty, Sophie (14 July 2015). "Inside Soap Awards 2015 longlist revealed: Who's in line for Best Actor, Actress and Newcomer?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  8. ^ Davies, Megan (24 July 2018). "Inside Soap Awards 2018 full longlist revealed: Which Corrie, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks stars are up?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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