Laura Aikman
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Laura Holly Aikman is an English
actress who has been appearing in TV and films since childhood. She attended Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls
and is best known for her role in The Mysti Show
as Mysti. In 2009, she appeared in the BBC Three
series Personal Affairs
playing Lucy.
On 8 August 2009, it was announced that Aikman would be joining the cast of Casualty
, and her role as May Phelps started on 12 September 2009. Aikman appeared in 35 episodes, her final appearance aired on 8th May 2010. In December 2010 Laura appeared as the receptionist in the BBC Switch film Rules of Love
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
actress who has been appearing in TV and films since childhood. She attended Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls
Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls
Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls is an academically high-achieving British independent school in Elstree, near Borehamwood, in the county of Hertfordshire. It is often known as "Habs" or "Habs girls", to distinguish it from the neighbouring Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School...
and is best known for her role in The Mysti Show
The Mysti Show
The Mysti Show was a British children's television programme, produced by Mystical Productions for the BBC in 2004-2005. It initially took the format of an hour-long programme combining magazine and narrative elements, but was subsequently reformed into a series of 20-minute, all-narrative...
as Mysti. In 2009, she appeared in the BBC Three
BBC Three
BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
series Personal Affairs
Personal Affairs
Personal Affairs is a British television drama-comedy series, broadcast on BBC Three. It stars Annabel Scholey, Laura Aikman, Maimie McCoy and Ruth Negga as four City of London Personal Assistants looking for the lost friend Grace Darling .-Premise:Off-beat, fast-paced, funny, sexy and candid...
playing Lucy.
On 8 August 2009, it was announced that Aikman would be joining the cast of 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...
, and her role as May Phelps started on 12 September 2009. Aikman appeared in 35 episodes, her final appearance aired on 8th May 2010. In December 2010 Laura appeared as the receptionist in the BBC Switch film Rules of Love
Rules of Love
Rules of Love is a 2010 British film starring Jake Roche, Daisy Head, Sydney Rae White, Paterson Joseph, Daniel Anthony, Madeline Duggan, Ryan Hawley and Laura Aikman....
.
Film appearances
- Rules of LoveRules of LoveRules of Love is a 2010 British film starring Jake Roche, Daisy Head, Sydney Rae White, Paterson Joseph, Daniel Anthony, Madeline Duggan, Ryan Hawley and Laura Aikman....
- 'Receptionist' - 2010 - Freight - 'Julie Taylor' - 2010
- BloodMonkeyBloodMonkeyBlood Monkey is a 2007 American made-for-television natural horror film produced by RHI Entertainment and directed by Robert Young. It aired on various video on demand channels, before officially premiering in the United States on the Sci Fi Channel on January 27, 2008...
- Sydney - 2006 - PopcornPopcorn (film)Popcorn is a British teen comedy film released in March 2007, written and directed by Darren Fisher. It was filmed in 2005 at one of London's largest multiplex cinemas .-Plot:...
- Jeannie - 2006 - Rude Awakenings - Aly
- JamJam (film)Jam is a 2006 drama film written by Craig E. Serling and Nicole Lonner and produced by Dianne Burnett for Burnett Entertainment in association with Thanksgiving Films. Directed by Serling as his first feature film, the film is the feature-length version of a short film by the same name that he shot...
- Louise - Virtual SexualityVirtual SexualityVirtual Sexuality is a 1999 film about a young woman who designs the perfect man at a virtual reality convention, but then an accident occurs causing the man to be brought to life.-Synopsis:...
- Lucy Parker - 1999 - The Scarlet Tunic - Dotty - 1998
- The Unusual Children - Hela - 1997
- Surviving PicassoSurviving PicassoSurviving Picasso is a 1996 Merchant Ivory Film starring Anthony Hopkins as the painter Pablo Picasso. It was shot in Paris and southern France.It was directed by James Ivory and produced by Ismail Merchant and David L. Wolper...
- Maya - 1996
Television appearances
- Not Going OutNot Going OutNot Going Out is a British television sitcom that has aired on BBC One since 2006. Starring Lee Mack, Tim Vine, Sally Bretton, Miranda Hart and Katy Wix, it was initially written by Mack, Andrew Collins, Paul Kerensa, Simon Evans and Peter Tilbury, but now features contributions from other...
- Debbie in Series 4 Episode 2 - BBC One - 2011 - CasualtyCasualty (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...
(Series 24) - (Dr May Phelps - new F2) - BBC One - 2009-2010 - Personal AffairsPersonal AffairsPersonal Affairs is a British television drama-comedy series, broadcast on BBC Three. It stars Annabel Scholey, Laura Aikman, Maimie McCoy and Ruth Negga as four City of London Personal Assistants looking for the lost friend Grace Darling .-Premise:Off-beat, fast-paced, funny, sexy and candid...
- BBC Three - 2009 - FMFM (TV series)FM was a British sitcom which aired on ITV2, starring Chris O'Dowd , Kevin Bishop and Nina Sosanya . The series followed the lives of two DJs and their producer on their FM radio progamme, "Skin 86.5 FM"...
- Sky - 2009 - Teenage KicksTeenage Kicks (TV series)Teenage Kicks is a British sitcom starring Adrian Edmondson, Ed Coleman and Laura Aikman, filmed at Teddington Studios. Originally as a radio show for BBC Radio 2 in 2007, it was turned into a TV series by Phil McIntyre Productions for ITV...
- Millie (series lead) - 2008 - DemonsDemons (TV series)Demons is a pilot episode of a proposed drama series, initially competing to run as part of the CBS primetime schedule during Fall 2007. Demons was created by Barbara Hall, who also created Joan of Arcadia. The pilot starred Ron Eldard and Harold Perrineau. The pilot was not picked up by the network....
- Alice - 2009 - The BillThe BillThe Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
- Tanya Murphy in Copycat Killer - 2007 - That Mitchell and Webb LookThat Mitchell and Webb LookThat Mitchell and Webb Look is a British television sketch show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. Shown on BBC Two since 2006, its first two series were directed by David Kerr, who also directed Mitchell and Webb's previous television sketch show The Mitchell and Webb Situation, whereas...
(various) - 2007 - Dis/ConnectedDis/ConnectedDis/Connected is a BBC Three drama pilot, written by Howard Overman. It starred Holliday Grainger, Cloudia Swann, Aml Ameen, Bradley James, Laura Aikman, Katrina Rafferty and Lucy Evans.-Outline:...
2007 - Signs Of Life - Endomol - 2007
- Reveal TV Magazine Commercial - 2007
- Six - Paula (BBC pilot) - 2007
- Baggy Trousers - Carly - 2006
- The Best Man - The Girl (Alison Poley) - 2006
- Trial & RetributionTrial & RetributionTrial & Retribution is a feature-length ITV police proceduraltelevision drama series that began in 1997. It was devised and written by Lynda La Plante as a follow-on from her successful television series Prime Suspect. Each episode of the Trial & Retribution series is broadcast over two nights. The...
- Kelly Hobson - 2006 - The MessageThe Message (TV series)The Message was a surreal comedy series which spoofs current practices in the television industry. It originally aired in 2006 on BBC Three. It consisted of six episodes, and was not renewed after the first season.-External links: Comedy Guide...
(sketch show - various) - 2005 - The Mysti ShowThe Mysti ShowThe Mysti Show was a British children's television programme, produced by Mystical Productions for the BBC in 2004-2005. It initially took the format of an hour-long programme combining magazine and narrative elements, but was subsequently reformed into a series of 20-minute, all-narrative...
- series 2 (as Mysti) - 2005 - The Mysti Show - series 1 (as Mysti) - 2004
- Tracy BeakerThe Story of Tracy Beaker (TV series)The Story of Tracy Beaker was a television programme adapted from the book of the same name by Jacqueline Wilson. It ran on CBBC for five series, from 2002 to 2006 and also contained a feature length episode, Tracy Beaker's Movie of Me, broadcast in 2004, as well as a week of interactive episodes...
(as Mysti) - 2004 - Children in NeedChildren in NeedChildren in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. Since 1980 it has raised over £500 million. The highlight of the Children in Need appeal is an annual telethon, held in November. A teddy bear named "Pudsey Bear" fronts the campaign, while Terry Wogan is a long...
Special - 2004 - DoctorsDoctors (BBC Soap Opera)Doctors is a British daytime television soap opera, set in the fictional Midland town of Letherbridge, defined as being close to the City of Birmingham. It was created by Chris Murray; Mal Young drove its development, and Carson Black was the original producer. The first episode was broadcast on...
- Katy Harding, Ep Inner Circles - 2003 - CasualtyCasualty (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...
- Rebecca Bright, Ep Choked (Part 1) - 2000 - Great Expectations - Young Biddy - 2001
- Kerching!Kerching!Kerching! was a children's comedy drama on CBBC devised by Juliet Denison and Chris Cockerham in the later series. It follows the lives of teenagers Taj, Danny and Seymour. The programme revolves around Taj's website, Rudeboy, and his money-making schemes...
- Fleur - 2001 - U Get Me - 2001
Theatre appearances
- Princess Catherine in Henry V
- Rebecca Foley in Pravda
- Connie Batsford in Bus
- Blousie Brown in Bugsey Malone