Christine Mary Kavanagh (born 24 March 1957) is an English actress.

Early life

Kavanagh was born in

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. She was educated in

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, and trained as a drama teacher at

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and as an actor at

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BOVTS) is a drama school in Bristol, England. The institution provides training in acting and production for careers in film, television and theatre. BOVTS was an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance a ...

Career

Kavanagh first appeared in ''

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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

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) of Alan Ayckbourne's ''

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'', opposite Jon Strickland. In 1985 she appeared in the ''

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'' serial '' Timelash''. 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 ''

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''. In 1992 she played the part of Isabel Vandervent in the production of ''

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'' 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 ''

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''. In 2009 she starred as Christine O'Connell in ''

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'' (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 a 2014 episode of ''

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''. In 2016, she played Ms Birling in Stephen Daltry's production of ''An Inspector Calls'', and played

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's wife, Patience, in the ''

'' audio drama ''Cold Fusion''.

Personal life

Kavanagh is divorced from Jack Ellis, with whom she has two children. Theo is a member of the alternative rock band

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

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{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 Lancashire People from Prescot Actors from the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley