Rebecca Wheatley
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Rebecca Wheatley is a British actress and musician
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Wheatley grew up in Teddington
, Middlesex
, where she went to St Catherine's convent school, before gaining her BA
in English literature
from the University of Wales, Lampeter
.
She is best known as Amy Howard, the receptionist in the BBC
's Casualty
drama, a role which she played for four years from September 1997 until March 2001. She was a regular panellist on Loose Women
in 2002.
Although Wheatley originally trained as a classical singer, she has become well known for various types of popular music
. She has sung in many of the cabaret venues in the West End of London
, including The Café Royal, The Ritz and The Savoy
. She has also sung at the Grand Opera House in Belfast
in televised performances for BBC
Northern Ireland, and at the Royal Albert Hall
for The TV Times 'Christmas Carols with the Stars' event.
She played the character of Miss Sherman, the strict English teacher, in the West End
musical, Fame
and Julie Johnson in the West End production of Bad Girls: The Musical
.
While in Casualty, she recorded two Top 10 singles
; "Everlasting Love
" with the Casualty cast, and "Stay With Me (Baby)
" solo, as well as a solo album, Time Stands Still.
On 4 December 2007, she was a guest on The Paul O'Grady Show
where she talked about her 12.5 stone (175 lb) weight loss after following the Slimming World
plan, to coincide with the release of her weight-loss DVD
.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
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Wheatley grew up in Teddington
Teddington
Teddington is a suburban area in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London, on the north bank of the River Thames, between Hampton Wick and Twickenham. It stretches inland from the River Thames to Bushy Park...
, Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
, where she went to St Catherine's convent school, before gaining her BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in English literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
from the University of Wales, Lampeter
University of Wales, Lampeter
University of Wales, Lampeter is a university in Lampeter, Wales. Founded in 1822 by royal charter, it is the oldest degree awarding institution in Wales and may be the third oldest in England and Wales after Oxford and Cambridge...
.
She is best known as Amy Howard, the receptionist in 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 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...
drama, a role which she played for four years from September 1997 until March 2001. She was a regular panellist on Loose Women
Loose Women
Loose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip...
in 2002.
Although Wheatley originally trained as a classical singer, she has become well known for various types of popular music
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
. She has sung in many of the cabaret venues in the West End of London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, including The Café Royal, The Ritz and The Savoy
Savoy Theatre
The Savoy Theatre is a West End theatre located in the Strand in the City of Westminster, London, England. The theatre opened on 10 October 1881 and was built by Richard D'Oyly Carte on the site of the old Savoy Palace as a showcase for the popular series of comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan,...
. She has also sung at the Grand Opera House in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
in televised performances for 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...
Northern Ireland, and at the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
for The TV Times 'Christmas Carols with the Stars' event.
She played the character of Miss Sherman, the strict English teacher, in the West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
musical, Fame
Fame (musical)
A stage musical based on the 1980 musical film Fame has been staged under two titles. The first, 'Fame – The Musical' conceived and developed by David De Silva, is a musical with a book by Jose Fernandez, music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics by Jacques Levy. The musical premiered in 1988 in Miami,...
and Julie Johnson in the West End production of Bad Girls: The Musical
Bad Girls: The Musical
Bad Girls: The Musical is a musical with a book by Maureen Chadwick and Ann McManus and music and lyrics by Kath Gotts. It is based on the popular ITV1 prison drama series, Bad Girls, also by Chadwick and McManus.-Productions:...
.
While in Casualty, she recorded two Top 10 singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
; "Everlasting Love
Everlasting Love
"Everlasting Love" is a song written by Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden that has been a hit for various artists, including Robert Knight, Carl Carlton, Love Affair, and Gloria Estefan.- Overview :...
" with the Casualty cast, and "Stay With Me (Baby)
Stay with Me (Lorraine Ellison song)
"Stay with Me" is a song co-written by Jerry Ragovoy and George David Weiss. It was first recorded in 1966 by Lorraine Ellison, produced by Ragovoy....
" solo, as well as a solo album, Time Stands Still.
On 4 December 2007, she was a guest on The Paul O'Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show was a BAFTA award-winning British comedy chat show hosted by Birkenhead-born comedian Paul O'Grady. The format was originally devised by Granada Television and was broadcast on ITV before moving to Channel 4...
where she talked about her 12.5 stone (175 lb) weight loss after following the Slimming World
Slimming World
Slimming World a UK-based weight loss organisation. It holds groups around the UK, led by consultants, who are self employed. According to the company, over the past 40 years more than five million slimmers have attended its groups....
plan, to coincide with the release of her weight-loss DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
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