Christine Mary Kavanagh (born 24 March 1957 in

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Career overview

Kavanagh was educated in

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, and trained as a drama teacher at Bretton Hall College and as an actor at

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, followed by a BBC2 Playhouse production before appearing as Nicky in a 1984 episode of ''

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''. In 1990 she played the lead in the first production (in Scarborough) of

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's '' The Revengers' Comedies'', opposite Jon Strickland. In 1985 she appeared in the '' Doctor Who'' serial ''

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''. She played Lucy Downes in the ''

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'' ITV series, in the episode "The Wolvercote Tongue" in 1987, Barbara Hazlitt in a 1989 episode of '' All Creatures Great and Small'', and Dr Alison Wells in the 1991 series Chimera. In 1992 she played the part of Isabel Vandervent in the production of '' The Blackheath Poisonings'' produced by ITV. In 1994 she appeared as Penny Winter in eight episodes of ''Seaforth''. The following year she played Rosina Lagrange in three episodes of '' The Glass Virgin''. In 2009 she starred as Christine O'Connell in '' Doctors'' (after originally appearing as June Mobley three years earlier). She has also been a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company for

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. She played Karen Kenworthy in “Protected”, S4:E2 of '' Vera'' in 2014. In 2016, she played Ms Birling in Stephen Daltry's production of ''An Inspector Calls'', and played the Doctor's wife, Patience, in the '' Doctor Who'' audio drama ''Cold Fusion''.

Personal life

Kavanagh is divorced from Jack Ellis, with whom she has two children: Theo and Alice."TV bad guy has panto debut in Belfast"
- ''Belfast Telegraph'', 2 December 2006 Theo is in the alternative rock band

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. Kavanagh founded The Voicehouse, a public-speaking tutoring business.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kavanagh, Christine 1957 births Living people English television actresses 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Actresses from Merseyside People from Prescot