actress best known for her comedy roles in Green Wing
and The Book Group
.
Her father, originally from Montserrat
, was a photographer, while her mother ran a modeling agency
. From the moment she saw a production of Kiss Me, Kate
at age of seven, Gomez wanted to be an actress, an ambition her parents have always encouraged. She attended Shawlands Academy, Glasgow from 1978 - 1983.
"I thought, wow, those people are showing off like me, that’s what I do at home. I can do that and get paid. That was my first realisation that maybe I wasn’t going to be a secretary or a postwoman or a lollipop woman. I did have a moment of thinking I liked the lollipop woman idea. But can you imagine? I would be like, ‘Fking move your car!’ I don’t think that would work."
"There are times when you come across somebody that’s really impressive, someone that’s got a proper living and really does make a difference to people’s lives. Then I do feel a bit of a wanker, admitting I’m an actress. That’s hard to say to someone who may be making a difference. But I don’t know how I could change things."