Victoria Bush (born 15 January 1978) is a

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and

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. She is best known for portraying the roles of Tina O'Kane in the ITV prison drama series '' Bad Girls'' (2001–2006), and Sonya Donnegan in the

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school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road'' (2012–2015).

Career

Bush trained at the

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. On leaving drama school, she secured her first major television role in the ITV prison drama '' Bad Girls'' in 2001 as Tina Purvis (later Julie O'Kane, then Tina O'Kane) during the shows' third series. Bush continued in the role for a further five series until the shows axe in 2006. Bush is one half of female comedy duo of ''Checkley & Bush'' with

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. Tours include "Keep Calm and Carry On", which featured at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2011, which included cameos from Abbey Merritt and Vev Gaunt. In 2012, Bush joined the cast of the

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school drama '' Waterloo Road'' as new school secretary Sonya Donnegan. She continued in the role for a further three series until the show's cancellation in 2015. In 2015, she guest-starred in the BBC hospital drama ''

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'' as Florence Lale, and in 2016 the ITV

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'' as Vanessa. The following year, she played the part of Kitty Birch in BBC's ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1978 births Living people English television actresses English women comedians Actors from King's Lynn 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Norfolk Comedians from Norfolk {{UK-tv-actor-1970s-stub