Georgia Taylor
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Georgia Taylor is an English actress, known for her role as Toyah Battersby in Coronation Street
and currently for playing Ruth Winters on Casualty
. She was born in Wigan
, Greater Manchester.
In 2001, Taylor won the Best Dramatic Performance British Soap Award for the role. Since leaving Coronation Street
, she has appeared in episodes of Where the Heart Is
, New Street Law
, Lilies
, Red Cap
, the BBC
's The Afternoon Play
series and Life on Mars
. In 2004 and 2006, Taylor played a recurring role in the Golden Globe award nominated series Blackpool
and its follow up Viva Blackpool for BBC1. In 2003, she appeared alongside Duncan Bannatyne
in the Tyne Tees Television
comedy pilot Girl's Club, where she demonstrated her ability to perform with a Geordie accent.
In May 2005, Taylor appeared in a run of The Woman Before at the Royal Court
opposite Helen Baxendale
. In the same year, she received rave reviews for her role in Christmas Is Miles Away at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester and the Bush Theatre
in London.
In 2006, Taylor played Fiona in the motion picture version of the transatlantic stage hit The History Boys
. She appeared in an independent short film
Soul Shutter in 2008, and also had a small role in the 2008 feature film The Bank Job
.
Her radio credits include Dakota of the White Flats by Phillip Ridley on BBC Radio 7.
Taylor joined the cast of the long running BBC1 medical drama Casualty
as series regular Ruth Winters in September 2007, in which she briefly worked with school friend Lucy Gaskell
. She will leave Casualty in 2011, along with co-star Ben Turner
, who plays her main love interest in the show.
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
and currently for playing Ruth Winters on Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
. She was born in Wigan
Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. It is named after its largest component town, Wigan and also includes the towns of Leigh, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Ince-in-Makerfield, and Hindley. The borough was formed in 1974 and is an...
, Greater Manchester.
In 2001, Taylor won the Best Dramatic Performance British Soap Award for the role. Since leaving Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
, she has appeared in episodes of Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is (1997 TV series)
Where the Heart Is is a British television drama series set in the fictional town Skelthwaite.First shown in 1997, it was created by Ashley Pharoah and Vicky Featherstone...
, New Street Law
New Street Law
New Street Law is a British legal drama television series produced by Red Production Company in association with One-Eyed Dog Ltd for BBC One. The series was created by G. F. Newman and Matthew Hall, and starred an ensemble cast headed by John Hannah and Paul Freeman...
, Lilies
Lilies (BBC TV series)
Lilies is a British period-drama television series, written by Heidi Thomas, which ran for one eight-episode series in early 2007 on BBC One. The show's tagline was "Liverpool, 1920...
, Red Cap
Red Cap (TV series)
Red Cap is a British television series produced by Stormy Pictures for the BBC and broadcast on BBC One. Two series of 6 episodes each were produced following a feature length pilot. It featured the investigations of an SIB unit of the British Army based in Germany...
, the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's The Afternoon Play
The Afternoon Play
The Afternoon Play is a series of individual plays which sometimes appear on BBC One during weekday afternoons. The first series began on 27 January 2003, and as of 2008 there have been five series...
series and Life on Mars
Life on Mars (TV series)
Life on Mars is a British television series broadcast on BBC One between January 2006 and April 2007. The series combines elements of science fiction and police procedural....
. In 2004 and 2006, Taylor played a recurring role in the Golden Globe award nominated series Blackpool
Blackpool (TV serial)
Blackpool is a British television musical comedy drama serial, produced in-house by the BBC. It was screened on BBC One as six one-hour episodes on Thursday nights at 9pm from 11 November to 16 December 2004...
and its follow up Viva Blackpool for BBC1. In 2003, she appeared alongside Duncan Bannatyne
Duncan Bannatyne
Duncan Walker Bannatyne, OBE is a Scottish entrepreneur, philanthropist and author. His business interests include hotels, health clubs, spas, media, TV, stage schools, property and transport. He is most famous for his appearance as a business angel on the BBC programme Dragons' Den...
in the Tyne Tees Television
Tyne Tees Television
Tyne Tees Television is the ITV television franchise for North East England and parts of North Yorkshire. As of 2009, it forms part of a non-franchise ITV Tyne Tees & Border region, shared with the ITV Border region...
comedy pilot Girl's Club, where she demonstrated her ability to perform with a Geordie accent.
In May 2005, Taylor appeared in a run of The Woman Before at the Royal Court
Royal Court Theatre
The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its contributions to modern theatre...
opposite Helen Baxendale
Helen Baxendale
Helen Victoria Baxendale is an English actress of stage and television, possibly best-known for her roles in Cold Feet, Friends and Cardiac Arrest.-Early life:...
. In the same year, she received rave reviews for her role in Christmas Is Miles Away at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester and the Bush Theatre
Bush Theatre
The Bush Theatre is based in Shepherd's Bush, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It was established in 1972 above The Bush public house by Brian McDermott, and has since become one of the most celebrated new writing theatres in the world. An intimate venue renowned for its close-up...
in London.
In 2006, Taylor played Fiona in the motion picture version of the transatlantic stage hit The History Boys
The History Boys (film)
The History Boys is a 2006 British comedy-drama film adapted by Alan Bennett from his play of the same name, which won the 2005 Olivier Award for Best New Play and the 2006 Tony Award for Best Play...
. She appeared in an independent short film
Short subject
A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...
Soul Shutter in 2008, and also had a small role in the 2008 feature film The Bank Job
The Bank Job
The Bank Job is a 2008 British crime film written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, directed by Roger Donaldson, and starring Jason Statham, based on the 1971 Baker Street robbery in central London, from which the money and valuables stolen were never recovered...
.
Her radio credits include Dakota of the White Flats by Phillip Ridley on BBC Radio 7.
Taylor joined the cast of the long running BBC1 medical drama Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
as series regular Ruth Winters in September 2007, in which she briefly worked with school friend Lucy Gaskell
Lucy Gaskell
Lucy Gaskell is an English actress. She studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 1998.Gaskell is known for the roles of Ruby Ferris in the BBC1 drama series Cutting It and Kirsty Clements in Casualty...
. She will leave Casualty in 2011, along with co-star Ben Turner
Ben Turner (actor)
Ben Turner is a British Iranian actor, most notable for his role as nurse Jay Faldren on BBC's Casualty.He was educated at Dulwich College, well known for its pedigree of actors including the founder Edward Alleyn...
, who plays her main love interest in the show.