Angela Lee Hazeldine (born 2 July 1981) is a Welsh actress and musician, known for portraying Gemma Craig in the Channel 5

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Background

Angela Lee Hazeldine was born on 2 July 1981 in

Colwyn Bay Colwyn Bay () is a town, Community (Wales), community and seaside resort in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea. It lies within the historic counties of Wales, historic county boundaries of Denbighshire (h ...

, Wales. Her father was a cousin of English actor James Hazeldine."Internet Movie Database: Biography"
''IMDb.com'' (Retrieved: 23 July 2009) She is the niece of Stephen Moore and a cousin of Robyn Moore and Sam Hazeldine.

Career

Acting

Hazeldine played the role of Gemma Craig in ''

'' for four years. She has also guest starred in episodes of ''

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'', '' Heartbeat'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. She made her feature film debut in ''Kapital'', a 2007 collaboration between writer/director Greg Hall and composer

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. She is also to appear in Hall's next film, ''Same Shit, Different Day''.

Music

Hazeldine sings and plays keyboards in

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-based band the Circus Electric, with Sam Stockman on guitar and lead vocals."LockOut Music: The Circus Electric"
LockOutMusic.com; retrieved: 23 July 2009. They started after the demise of Shepherd's Pi, a band formed while she was working on ''

'' and included co-stars Sam Stockman and

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.Bourne, Diane
"Pi in the sky for Corrie's Rupert"
'' ManchesterEveningNews.co.uk'', 20 April 2006 (Retrieved: 23 July 2009) From 2019 Hazeldine is the lead singer in

-based band Secluded Sea, with songwriter and ex Twisted Wheel (band) drummer Blair Murray.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hazeldine, Angela 1981 births 21st-century Welsh women singers Living people People from Colwyn Bay Welsh film actresses Welsh soap opera actresses Welsh television actresses Actresses from Conwy County Borough