Allison McKenzie is a Scottish actress from Glasgow. As a youngster she went to The Mitchell Theatre for Youth and discovered her love of acting. She trained at Edinburgh’s

Queen Margaret University Queen Margaret University is a public university located wholly within the county of East Lothian on the outskirts of Musselburgh, Scotland. It is named after the Scottish Queen Saint Margaret (1045–1093). The university can trace its ...

's School of Drama. She worked with the

Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and opens around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, Stratf ...

in their 2016/2017 season at

Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon The Swan Theatre is a theatre belonging to the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. It is built on to the side of the larger Royal Shakespeare Theatre, occupying the Victorian Gothic structure that formerly housed the Sh ...

TV credits

* ''Our House'' - ITV 1 - (2022), Role - Lucy Myers * ''Crime'' by

Irvine Welsh Irvine Welsh (born 27 September 1958) is a Scottish novelist and short story writer. His 1993 novel ''Trainspotting (novel), Trainspotting'' was made into a Trainspotting (film), film of the same name. He has also written plays and screenplays, ...

Britbox BritBox is a British Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Video on demand#Subscription models, video on demand Streaming television, streaming service founded by BBC Studios and ITV plc, ITV which operates in eight countries across Australi ...

- (2021), Role - Estelle * '' The Victim (2019 TV series) '' – BBC 1 - Director Niall MacCormick – Writer Rob Williams, Role - Cathy * ''

Press (TV series) ''Press'' is a six-part British television drama series first aired on BBC One on 6 September 2018. Created and written by Mike Bartlett (playwright), Mike Bartlett, the series depicts two rival British newspapers and the lives of their senior e ...

'' - (2018) - BBC 1 - Director Tom Vaughan - Writer Mike Bartlett, Role - Kelly *''

Shetland (TV series) ''Shetland'' is a British crime drama television series produced by ITV Studios for BBC Scotland. First broadcast on BBC One on 10 March 2013, it is originally based upon the novels of Ann Cleeves and adapted by David Kane. The first seven s ...

'' (Series 4 Ep 1) – BBC 1 – (2018) – Directed by Lee Haven Jones, Role - Gail Callahan * ''

Armchair Detectives (TV series) ''Armchair Detectives'' is a British gameshow whodunnit series that debuted in 2017. The show was commissioned for BBC One Daytime and is produced by Tiger Aspect Productions (a label of Endemol Shine UK). Hosted by Susan Calman, the series is pr ...

'' – BBC1 – (2017), Role - Patricia Frint (1 episode) * '' Beowulf (TV series)'' – ITV 1 – (2016) – Directed by Colin Teague, Role - Arla * ''

Doctors Doctor, Doctors, The Doctor or The Doctors may refer to: Titles and occupations * Physician, a medical practitioner * Doctor (title), an academic title for the holder of a doctoral-level degree ** Doctorate ** List of doctoral degrees awarded b ...

'' – (BBC 1) – Small Deaths – Directed by Adrian Bean – (June 2014), Role - DS Katherine Palmer * ''

Line of Duty (series 2) ''Line of Duty'' is a British police procedural and serial drama television programme created by Jed Mercurio and produced by World Productions for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). It began broadcasting on BBC Two on 26 June 2012. ...

'' – (BBC 2) – (2014) – Directed by Douglas MacKinnon & Daniel Nettheim, Role - DS Jayne Akers * ''

M.I. High ''M.I. High'' is a British action television series produced by Kudos for CBBC and created by Keith Brumpton. The series focused on a team of undercover teenage spies working for the fictional British secret intelligence agency MI9 who had to ...

'' – 1 episode (2014) – BBC 1 – Created by Keith Brumpton, Role - Vivian Glitch * '' Bob Servant Independent'' – (2013) – BBC 4, Role - Sally Donaldson * ''

'' – (2011) – BBC 1 – Just Like A Woman, Role - Katrina Bryne/Steve * ''

Sadie J ''Sadie J'' is a British children's television comedy-drama series about a girl named Sadie Jenkins, who is described as "the only girl in a boys' world" because she is surrounded by her Dad Steve, his apprentice Keith, her brother Danny, his b ...

'' – Tidylicious – (2011) – BBC 1, Role - Lorna * ''

River City ''River City'' is a Scottish television soap opera created by Stephen Greenhorn which has been broadcast on BBC One Scotland since September 2002. Since 2019, the show has aired episodes a day earlier on the new BBC Scotland channel. Set in ...

'' –

BBC One Scotland BBC One Scotland is a Scottish free-to-air television channel owned and operated by BBC Scotland. It is the Scottish variation of the UK-wide BBC One network and is broadcast from Pacific Quay in Glasgow. History The BBC Television Service sta ...

– (2002 - 2007), Role - Joanne Rossi, (Former Series Regular) * ''

Rebus A rebus ( ) is a puzzle device that combines the use of illustrated pictures with individual letters to depict words or phrases. For example: the word "been" might be depicted by a rebus showing an illustrated bumblebee next to a plus sign (+ ...

'' – (2004) – STV – Dead Souls, Role - Helen * '' Attachments'' – (2003) – BBC 2 – Gym Virgin, Role - Alison *''It's Just a Habit'' – BBC, Role - Susan * ''

Taggart ''Taggart'' is a Scottish detective fiction television programme created by Glenn Chandler, who wrote many of the episodes, and made by STV Studios for the ITV network. It originally ran as the miniseries ''Killer'' from 6 until 20 Septe ...

'' – STV – (2000) – Football Crazy, Role - Candice Marie

Film credits

* ''Family Portrait'' (Short Film) – (2016) – Director Kelly Holmes – Writer Nils Gustenhofen, Role - Margaret * ''Swung'' (2014) Writer Ewan Morrison – Director Colin Kennedy – Produced by Sigma, Role - Marcia * ''The Virtual Network'' (Short film) – (2012) – Directed by Bryan Larkin – Dabhand Films, Role - Litza * '' Airborne'' – Directed by Dominic Burns, Role - Agent Millward * ''Parkarma'' (Short film) – (2011) – Directed by Bryan Larkin – Dabhand Films, Role - Allison * ''Casting'' (Short film) – (2007) – SMG – Directed by Roderick Smith, Role - Emelia * ''The Aficionado'' – (2005) – Antonine Production – Directed by Alan de Pallett, Role - Mandy * ''Loved, Alone'' (Short film) – (2003) – Dark Cloud Productions – Directed by Indra Bhose, Role-Brooke * '' 16 Years of Alcohol'' – (2003) – 16 Years Limited – directed by Richard Jobson, Role - Beth * ''

Club le Monde ''Club le Monde'' is an independent film released in 2002 and directed by Simon Rumley. It is set in 1993 and tells the story of one Saturday night in a small London nightclub. It stars Allison McKenzie, Dawn Steele & Annette Badland Annet ...

'' – (2002) – OutLaw Films – directed by Simon Rumley, Role - Ali

Theatre credits

* ''

The Butterfly Lion ''The Butterfly Lion'' is a children's novel by Michael Morpurgo. It was first published in Great Britain by Collins in 1996, and won the 1996 Smarties book prize. The book was adapted into a stage play by Daniel Buckroyd of the Mercury Thea ...

'' written by

Michael Morpurgo Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo ('' né'' Bridge; 5 October 1943) is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as '' War Horse'' (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytelli ...

in a new adaptation by Anna Ledwich - Directed by Dale Rooks - ''

Minerva Theatre, Chichester The Minerva Theatre is a studio theatre seating 310 at full capacity. It is run as part of the adjacent Chichester Festival Theatre, located in Chichester, England, and was opened in April 1989 with Sam Mendes as its first artistic director. The ...

'' at ''

Chichester Festival Theatre Chichester Festival Theatre is a theatre and Grade II* listed building situated in Oaklands Park in the city of Chichester, West Sussex, England. Designed by Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya, it was opened by its founder Leslie Evershed-Mart ...

'' - (October/November 2019), Role - Isobel/Nanny * '' Wilderness '' written by Kellie Smith -

Hampstead Theatre Hampstead Theatre is a theatre in South Hampstead, in the London Borough of Camden. It specialises in commissioning and producing new writing, supporting and developing the work of new writers. History The original ''Hampstead Theatre Clu ...

at Hampstead Downstairs - (March/April 2019), Role - Stephanie * ''The Seven Acts of Mercy'' written by Anders Lustgarten –

– 24 November 2016 – 10 February 2017 – Directed by

Erica Whyman Erica Whyman, OBE (born 27 October 1969) is an English theatre director who became deputy artistic director at the Royal Shakespeare Company in January 2013. Background Whyman was born in Harrogate, Yorkshire, but lived in Barnsley until aged eig ...

–

, Role - Lavinia * ''

The Rover (play) ''The Rover or The Banish'd Cavaliers'' is a play in two parts that is written by the English author Aphra Behn. It is a revision of Thomas Killigrew's play '' Thomaso, or The Wanderer'' (1664), and features multiple plot lines, dealing with t ...

'' written by Aphra Behn –

– (8 September 2016 – 11 February 2017) – Directed by Loveday Ingram –

, Role - Moretta * ''

Two Noble Kinsmen ''The Two Noble Kinsmen'' is a Jacobean tragicomedy, first published in 1634 and attributed jointly to John Fletcher and William Shakespeare. Its plot derives from "The Knight's Tale" in Geoffrey Chaucer's ''The Canterbury Tales'' (1387–140 ...

'' written by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

& John Fletcher –

– (17 August 2016 – 7 February 2017) – Directed by Blanche McIntyre –

, Role -

Hippolyta In Greek mythology, Hippolyta, or Hippolyte (; ''Hippolytē''), was a daughter of Ares and Otrera,Hyginus, ''Fabulae'', 30 queen of the Amazons, and a sister of Antiope and Melanippe. She wore her father Ares' ''zoster'', the Greek word foun ...

* ''

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' is a portal fantasy novel written by British author C. S. Lewis, published by Geoffrey Bles in 1950. It is the first published and best known of seven novels in ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' (1950–1956 ...

'' – by

C.S Lewis Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer, literary scholar and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Magdalen College, Oxford (1925–1954), and Magdalen ...

Birmingham Repertory Theatre Birmingham Repertory Theatre, commonly called Birmingham Rep or just The Rep, is a producing theatre based on Centenary Square in Birmingham, England. Founded by Barry Jackson, it is the longest-established of Britain's building-based theatre ...

– Directed by Tessa Walker – (19 November 2015 – 16 January 2016), Role - The White Witch * ''

Macbeth ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'', often shortened to ''Macbeth'' (), is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, estimated to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the physically violent and damaging psychological effects of political ambiti ...

'' by

–

Trafalgar Studios Trafalgar Theatre is a West End theatre in Whitehall, near Trafalgar Square, in the City of Westminster, London. The Grade II listed building was built in 1930 with interiors in the Art Deco style as the Whitehall Theatre; it regularly staged ...

– Directed by

Jamie Lloyd (director) Jamie Lloyd (born 1980 in Poole, Dorset) is a British theatre director. He is best known for his work with his eponymous theatre company ''The Jamie Lloyd Company'' as well as for his modern minimalism and expressionist directorial style. Lloy ...

, Role -

Lady Macduff Lady Macduff is a character in William Shakespeare's ''Macbeth''. She is married to Lord Macduff, the Thane of Fife. Her appearance in the play is brief: she and her son are introduced in Act IV Scene II, a climactic scene that ends with both ...

/Witch – (Feb–April 2013) -(Olivier Nomination for Best Revival) * ''Doctor in the House'' – adapted by Ted Willis - Directed by Ian Talbot, Role - Aussie – (2012 UK No1 Tour) also based on

Doctor in the House (TV series) ''Doctor in the House'' is a British television comedy series loosely based on a set of books and a film of the same name by Richard Gordon about the misadventures of a group of medical students. It was produced by London Weekend Television f ...

and

Doctor in the House (novel) ''Doctor in the House'' is a comic novel by Richard Gordon (English author), Richard Gordon, published in 1952. Set in the fictitious St. Swithin's Hospital in London, the story concerns the exploits and various pranks of a young medical student ...

by Richard Gordon * ''

The Snow Queen "The Snow Queen" () is an 1844 original fairy tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published 21 December 1844 in ''New Fairy Tales. First Volume#New Fairy Tales. First Volume. Second Collection, New Fairy Tales. First Vo ...

'' – by Stuart Paterson -

Royal Lyceum Theatre The Royal Lyceum Theatre is a 658-seat theatre in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, named after the Theatre Royal Lyceum and English Opera House, the residence at the time of legendary Shakespearean actor Henry Irving. It was built in 1883 by a ...

, Edinburgh - Directed by Mark Thompson, Role - The Snow Queen – (2010/11) * ''

'' by

–

Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...

Nottingham Playhouse Nottingham Playhouse is a theatre in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. It was first established as a repertory theatre in 1948 when it operated from a former cinema in Goldsmith Street. Directors during this period included Val May and F ...

- Directed by Lucy Pitman Wallace, Role -

Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth is a leading character in William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Macbeth'' (). As the wife of the play's tragic hero, Macbeth (a Scottish nobleman), Lady Macbeth goads her husband into committing regicide, after which she becomes quee ...

(2008) * ''Witchcraft'' –

Finborough Theatre The Finborough Theatre is a fifty-seat theatre in the West Brompton area of London (part of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) under artistic director Neil McPherson. The theatre presents new British writing, as well as UK and world p ...

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

- Written by Joanna Baillie - Directed by Bronwen Carr, Role - Lady Annabella – (2008) * ''

James and the Giant Peach ''James and the Giant Peach'' is a children's novel written in 1961 by British author Roald Dahl. The first edition, published by Alfred Knopf, featured illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. There have been re-illustrated versions of it over ...

'' – By

Roald Dahl Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime Flying ace, fighter ace. His books have sold more than 300 million copies ...

, Adapted by David Wood -

Citizens Theatre The Citizens Theatre, in what was the Royal Princess's Theatre, is the creation of James Bridie and playwright in residence Paul Vincent Carroll is based in Glasgow, Scotland, as a principal producing theatre. The theatre includes a 500-seat ...

Glasgow Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ...

- Directed by Jeremy Raison, Role - Aunt Spiker & Miss Spider – (2006) * ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

'' by

–

Brunton Theatre The Brunton Theatre is a mid-scale performing arts venue in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. It is part of a wider complex, incorporating council offices, and called Brunton Memorial Hall. The building is textured concrete and glass, and ...

Musselburgh Musselburgh (; ; ) is the largest settlement in East Lothian, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth, east of Edinburgh city centre. It had a population of as of . History The name Musselburgh is Old English language, Old English in ...

, Directed by Mark Thompson, Role -

Ophelia Ophelia () is a character in William Shakespeare's drama ''Hamlet'' (1599–1601). She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes and potential wife of Prince Hamlet. Due to Hamlet's actions, Ophelia ultima ...

- (2001) * ''

Cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, casino, hotel, restaurant, or nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or drinking, ...

'' –

Dundee Rep Dundee Repertory Theatre, better known simply as the Dundee Rep, is a theatre and arts company in Dundee, Scotland. It operates as both a producing house with some shows co-produced by other theatres and a receiving house – hosting work from ...

- Directed by Hamish Glen, Role -

Sally Bowles Sally Bowles () is a fictional character created by English-American novelist Christopher Isherwood and based upon 19-year-old cabaret singer Jean Ross. The character debuted in Isherwood's 1937 novella ''Sally Bowles'' published by Hogarth Pre ...

- (2000) * ''

Sexual Perversity in Chicago ''Sexual Perversity in Chicago'' is a play written by David Mamet that examines the sex lives of two men and two women in the 1970s. The play is filled with profanity and regional jargon that reflects the working-class language of Chicago. The ...

'' – by

David Mamet David Alan Mamet (; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony Award, Tony nominations for his plays ''Glengarry Glen Ross'' (1984) and ''Speed-the-Plow'' (1988). He first ...

- Directed by Alexander West -

, Role - Joan Webber - (2000) * ''

All My Sons ''All My Sons'' is a three-act play written in 1946 by Arthur Miller. It opened on Broadway at the Coronet Theatre in New York City on January 29, 1947, closed on November 8, 1947, and ran for 328 performances. It was directed by Elia Kazan ...

'' by

Arthur Miller Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are '' All My Sons'' (1947), '' Death of a Salesman'' (1 ...

– Directed by Richard Baron-

, Role- Lydia Lubey - (2000) * ''

Playboy of the Western World ''The Playboy of the Western World'' is a three-act play written by Irish playwright John Millington Synge, first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 26 January 1907. The work is considered a centerpiece of the Irish Literary Revival move ...

'' by John Millington Synge –

- Directed by Jim Culleton, Role - Susan Brady - (2000) * ''

The Princess and the Goblin ''The Princess and the Goblin'' is a children's fantasy novel by George MacDonald. It was published in 1872 by Strahan & Co., with black-and-white illustrations by Arthur Hughes. Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a seria ...

'' – by Stuart Paterson - Directed by Hugh Hodgart-

, Role - Various - (1999/2000) * ''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a Comedy (drama), comedy play written by William Shakespeare in about 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One s ...

'' – by

- Directed by Hamish Glen, Role - Helena - (1999)

Radio and audio credits

* ''

Big Finish Productions Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and radio drama, audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on science fiction properties. These include ''Doctor Who'' ...

'' Survivors (Series 2) - Audio Drama Series by Matt Fitton, Ken Bentley & Louise Jameson - Directed by Ken Bentley - (Released in 2015), Role - Patricia Gallagher. Based on the ''

Survivors (1975 TV series) ''Survivors'' is a British post-apocalyptic fiction drama television series created by Terry Nation and produced by Terence Dudley at the BBC, that broadcast from 1975 to 1977. It concerns the plight of a group of people who have survived ...

'' * ''

'' -

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...

Audio Adventure - The Cloisters Of Terror by Jonathan Morris - Directed by Nicholas Briggs -(4th Doctor story released in 2015), Role- Lynn Pickering * ''

'' -

Audio Adventure - An Eye For Murder by Una McCormack - Directed by Nicholas Briggs - (6th Doctor story released in 2014), Role - Dr Joan Dalton. * ''

'' -

Audio Adventure – Breaking Bubbles by L M Myles, Mark Ravenhill, Una McCormack & Nev Fountain – Directed by Nicholas Briggs - (6th Doctor story released in 2014), Role - Tondra. * ''

'' – The Fifth Doctor Box Set –

Audio Adventure –

Iterations of I ''The Fifth Doctor Adventures'' is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the television series ''Doctor Who''. It sees the return of Peter Davison reprising his role as the Fifth Doctor. History In 1999, beginning with the story ...

by John Dorney - Directed by Ken Bentley - (5th Doctor story released in 2014), Role - Imogen Fraser * '' Waverley(The Great Scot)'' - by Walter Scott - Radio 4 Audio Drama - (2013), Role - Flora & Mrs Bates

References

Other sources

About the play , The Seven Acts of Mercy , Royal Shakespeare CompanyMeet the characters , The Seven Acts of Mercy , Royal Shakespeare CompanyScots actress Allison McKenzie reveals new bloodthirsty Beowulf roleShetland star Allison McKenzie reveals delight at latest TV role as Fleet Street editor in PressMacbethAllison McKenzie - Contributions - Big FinishLine of Duty: Mass invasion of Scots at heart of TV cop drama set to end with almighty twistMeet the stars of Line of DutyFULL WILDERNESS CAST ANNOUNCEDWitchcraft – Finborough TheatrePressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine SubscriptionsI've always said I would try anything... including playing a pre-op transsexual, says ex-River City actress Allison McKenzie10 Years of River City: Behind the Scenes of Scotland's Favourite TV Drama

External links

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