Tamsin Greig
Known for Acting · 86 credits
- Born
- 1966-07-12 (age 59)
- Place of birth
- Maidstone, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as
- Tasmin Greig · تامسین گریگ
Biography
Tamsin Margaret Mary Greig (/ˈtæmzɪn ˈɡrɛɡ/; born 12 July 1966) is an English actress, known for both dramatic and comedic roles. She played Fran Katzenjammer in the Channel 4 sitcom Black Books, Dr Caroline Todd in the Channel 4 sitcom Green Wing, Beverly Lincoln in British-American sitcom Episodes and Jackie Goodman in the Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner. Other roles include Alice Chenery in BBC One's comedy-drama series Love Soup, Debbie Aldridge in BBC Radio 4's soap opera The Archers, Miss Bates in the 2009 BBC version of Jane Austen's Emma, and Beth Hardiment in the 2010 film version of Tamara Drewe. In 2020, Greig starred as Anne Trenchard in Julian Fellowes' ITV series Belgravia.
Greig is also a stage actress. She won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in 2007 for Much Ado About Nothing, and was nominated in 2011 and 2015 for her roles in The Little Dog Laughed and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.
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Known For
TV Shows (42)
Doctor Who
2005
as Nurse
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Elementary
2012
as DCI Athelney Jones
Top Gear
2002
as Self
The One Show
2006
as Self
Natural World
1983
as Narrator / Narrator (voice)
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
GMTV
1993
as Self
Inside No. 9
2014
as Sally
Wycliffe
1994
as Dr. Hinkley
Episodes
2011
as Beverly Lincoln
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self - Guest
Jonathan Creek
1997
as Pam
Bing
2014
as Molly (voice)
Black Books
2000
as Fran
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
2024
as Helen Gwinear
Green Wing
2004
as Caroline Todd
Emma
2009
as Miss Bates
Suspect
2022
as Natasha Groves
Friday Night Dinner
2011
as Jackie Goodman
Belgravia
2020
as Anne Trenchard
Sexy Beast
2024
as Cecilia Logan
Happiness
2001
Going Postal
2010
as Miss Cripslock
Neverwhere
1996
as Lamia
Love Monster
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Riot Women
2025
as Holly
People Like Us
1999
as Sarah
White Heat
2012
as Beth
Love Soup
2005
as Alice Chenery
Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius
2025
as Self
The Diary of Anne Frank
2009
as Edith Hollander-Frank
The Guilty
2013
as DCI Maggie Brand
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
2020
as Rosemary
Top Gear: Extra Gear
2016
as Self
Revolting Rhymes
2016
as Grandma
Blue Heaven
1992
as Prof. Wiseman
Blind Men
1997
Royal Cousins at War
2014
as Narrator
Cats of Claw Hill
2010
as Narrator, Samantha
The Lenny Henry Show
2004
The Great Egyptians
1998
as Cleopatra
Movies (44)
Shaun of the Dead
2004
as Maggie
Arthur Christmas
2011
as Additional Voices (voice)
Official Secrets
2019
as Elizabeth Wilmshurst
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015
as Lavinia Beach
Revolting Rhymes
2017
as Grandma (voice)
Tamara Drewe
2010
as Beth Hardiment
Miranda
2002
as Receptionist
Pure
2002
as Liaison Officer
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
2006
as Dr. Caroline Todd
My Happy Ending
2023
as Nancy
Ready When You Are, Mr McGill
2004
as Lianne
To Provide All People
2018
as GP
Days of the Bagnold Summer
2020
as Astrid
Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel
2021
as Self
National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
2021
as Lady Capulet
The Amazing Mr. Blunden
2021
as Mrs. Wickens
Verity Lambert: Drama Queen
2008
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008
as Self
National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night
2017
as Malvolia
Breaking the Bank
2016
as Penelope
Diana and I
2017
as Mary McDonald
This Is the Sea
1997
as (voice)
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
2014
as Self - Narrator
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
2022
as Mummy (voice)
When I'm Sixty-Four
2004
as Denny
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
2022
Being Bridget Jones
2020
as Self
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration
2024
as Molly (voice)
Cuckoo
2010
as Simon
The Diary of Anne Frank
2009
as Margot Frank
Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked
2015
as Narrator
Mental: A History of the Madhouse
2010
as Narrator
Legend Has It
2025
as Nisibi
Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King
2016
as Narrator (voice)
Falling Apart
2006
as Jackie
Green Wing Special
2007
as Caroline Todd
Captain Eager and the Mark of Voth
2008
as Jenny
Last Gasp
2014
as Sally
The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
2012
as Narrator
Largo
2025
as Grace
Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car
2012
as Narrator
Amazon: How Do They Really Do It?
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Behold the Monkey
2016
as Narrator
Prince John: The Windsors' Tragic Secret
2008
as Narrator (voice)
About Tamsin Greig
Tamsin Margaret Mary Greig (/ˈtæmzɪn ˈɡrɛɡ/; born 12 July 1966) is an English actress, known for both dramatic and comedic roles. She played Fran Katzenjammer in the Channel 4 sitcom Black Books, Dr Caroline Todd in the Channel 4 sitcom Green Wing, Beverly Lincoln in British-American sitcom Episodes and Jackie Goodman in the Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner. Other roles include Alice Chenery in BBC One's comedy-drama series Love Soup, Debbie Aldridge in BBC Radio 4's soap opera The Archers, Miss Bates in the 2009 BBC version of Jane Austen… With 86 credits spanning from 1983 to 2025, Tamsin Greig has appeared in 44 films and 42 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tamsin Greig Movies
- Shaun of the Dead (2004) — as Maggie
- Arthur Christmas (2011) — as Additional Voices (voice)
- Official Secrets (2019) — as Elizabeth Wilmshurst
- The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) — as Lavinia Beach
- Revolting Rhymes (2017) — as Grandma (voice)
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