Kirsten Cassidy
Encyclopedia
Kirsten Cassidy is a British
actress best known for her role as Tanya Young in the popular BBC
children's drama Grange Hill
. She trained at the Laine Johnson theatre school in Salford
and attended Cheadle Hulme School
in Stockport
. Cassidy played a variety of roles prior to Grange Hill, mostly in theatre. These include parts in productions of Wind in the Willows, Our Day Out
, The Sound of Music
and two roles in Oliver!
. Since the cancellation of Grange Hill, Cassidy has moved into glamour modelling and in October 2008 appeared in the "First Timers" section of popular lads magazine Zoo.
She has since made a recent appearance as the role of Lucy, a flirty sixth form pupil,in the popular British soap Coronation Street.
United Kingdom
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actress best known for her role as Tanya Young in the popular 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...
children's drama Grange Hill
Grange Hill
Grange Hill is a British television drama series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest running programmes on British television...
. She trained at the Laine Johnson theatre school in Salford
City of Salford
The City of Salford is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Salford, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Eccles, Swinton-Pendlebury, Walkden and Irlam which apart from Irlam each have a population of over...
and attended Cheadle Hulme School
Cheadle Hulme School
Cheadle Hulme School is an independent day school in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, England for boys and girls aged 4–18 years old. It was formed as The Manchester Warehousemen and Clerks' Orphan Schools in 1855 and is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.- History :In the early...
in Stockport
Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in north west England, centred around the town of Stockport. It has a population of about 280,600 and includes the outyling areas of Cheadle and Cheadle Hulme, Marple, Bredbury, Reddish and Romiley...
. Cassidy played a variety of roles prior to Grange Hill, mostly in theatre. These include parts in productions of Wind in the Willows, Our Day Out
Our Day Out
Our Day Out is a television play about deprived children from Liverpool in the United Kingdom. It was written by Willy Russell and first aired on 28 December 1977, at 9pm on BBC2...
, The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
and two roles in Oliver!
Oliver!
Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....
. Since the cancellation of Grange Hill, Cassidy has moved into glamour modelling and in October 2008 appeared in the "First Timers" section of popular lads magazine Zoo.
She has since made a recent appearance as the role of Lucy, a flirty sixth form pupil,in the popular British soap Coronation Street.