# Catherine Bailey (actress)

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

Film :
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Who Dealt? | Helen | TV film |
| 2001 | Hawkins | Jenny | TV film |
| 2001 | It's Not You, It's Me | Kerry | Short film |
| 2005 | The English Harem | Annie | TV film |
| 2007 | The Marchioness Disaster | Police Officer #4 | TV film |
| 2007 | Shades of Mourning | Alice | Short film |
| 2009 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Helena/Snug | Filmed stage performance for television |
| 2012 | The Grind | Paramedic 2 | Feature film |
| Unreleased | Nicole and O.J. | Marcia Clark | Feature film |
| 2015 | Globe on Screen: Julius Caesar | Portia | Filmed stage performance |
| 2016 | A Quiet Passion | Vryling Buffam | Feature Film |
| 2019 | Dernier amour | Soeur de Lady Hortense | Feature film |
| 2025 | The Juice | Marcia Clark | Feature film (pre-production) |
Television series :
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Uncle Jack and Cleopatra's Mummy | Helen Green | Series 1 (main role, 6 episodes) |
| 1998–99 | The Wild House | Georgina Wild | Series 2–3 (main role, 25 episodes) |
| 2000 | Holby City | Jo Cartwright | Series 3, Episode 5 |
| 2000 | Peak Practice | Helen Randle | Series 10, Episode 9 |
| 2001 | The Residents | Tina Conan Jnr | Series 1, Episode 1 |
| 2001 | The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells | Violet | Miniseries (6 episodes) |
| 2001 | Urban Gothic | Leigh | Series 2, Episode 2 |
| Unaired | High Stakes | Jenny | Series 2, Episodes 2 & 6 |
| 2002 | My Family | Kate | Series 3, Episode 10 |
| 2004 | 55 Degrees North | Michelle | Series 1, Episode 2 |
| 2004 | Rosemary & Thyme | Chantal Parsons | Series 2, Episode 7 |
| 2005 | Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost World | Zoe | Miniseries (1 episode) |
| 2006 | The Bill | Karen Ingram | Series 22, Episode 49 |
| 2007, 2010 | EastEnders | P.C. Shona Blake | 8 episodes |
| 2008 | Doctors | Anne Alexander | Series 10, Episode 141 |
| 2009 | Holby City | DS Karen Roberts | Series 12, Episodes 1 & 2 |
| 2010 | The Bill | Evie Ferrier | Series 26, Episode 15 |
| 2010 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | Miss Wyckham | Series 4, Episode 10 |
| 2011 | House of Anubis | Esther Robinson | Series 1 (Recurring role, 13 episodes) |
| 2013 | Doctors | Sammy Jo Rinsler | Series 15, Episode 49 |
| 2014 | Midsomer Murders | Stephanie Weston | Series 16, Episode 3 |
| 2015 | And Then There Were None | Olivia Ogilvie Hamilton | Miniseries (2 episodes) |
| 2016 | Mr Selfridge | Nina | Series 4, Episodes 1 & 7 |
| 2017 | Strike | Jess | Series 1, Episodes 4 & 5 |
| 2017 | The Crown | Elizabeth Cavendish | Series 2, Episodes 4 & 7 |
| 2018 | Hetty Feather | Louisa Hooper | Series 4, Episode 4 |
| 2020 | Malory Towers | Miss Gale | Series 1, Episode 5 |
| 2021 | Grace | Francine | Series 1, Episode 1 |
| 2021 | Whitstable Pearl | Fi Marston | Series 1, Episode 2 |
| 2022 | Vera | Katy Turner (uncredited)) | Series 11, Episode 4 |
| 2023 | Smothered | Elaine | Series 1, Episode 4 |
| 2024 | Heartstopper | Kath Newnham | Series 3, Episode 6 |
| 2024 | The Day of the Jackal | Siobhan | Series 1, Episode 7 |
Voice performances :
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2018–19 | Blake's 7: The Classic Adventures | Mida/Mudoid/Captain | 40th Anniversary Special & Series 5, Episode 7 |
| 2018 | Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Adventures | Maddox/Creature | Podcast series; Season 7, Episode 5 |
| 2018 | Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures | Tan | Podcast series; Episode 239 |
| 2019 | The Three Musketeers | | Amazon Audible original |
| 2019 | Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 | Venesca Catallia | Video game |
| 2019 | GreedFall | Daren/various characters | Video game |
| 2019 | The Bradwell Conspiracy | Melissa | Video game |
| 2020 | Assassin's Creed: Valhalla | Sister Frideswid | Video game |
| 2022 | Babylon's Fall | Maia/Nergal/various | Video game (English version) |
| 2024 | Star Wars: Outlaws | | Video game |
| 2024 | Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Curio/various voices | Video game |

## 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)