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Angela Hazeldine

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Angela Hazeldine
Born
Angela Lee Hazeldine[1]

(1981-07-02) 2 July 1981 (age 43)[1]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • musician
Years active1998–present

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

Background

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Angela Lee Hazeldine was born on 2 July 1981 in Colwyn Bay, Wales. Her father was a cousin of English actor James Hazeldine.[2] She is the niece of Stephen Moore and a cousin of Robyn Moore and Sam Hazeldine.[2]

Career

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Acting

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Hazeldine played the role of Gemma Craig in Family Affairs for four years. She has also guest starred in episodes of Kavanagh QC, Heartbeat, The Royal Today and Doctors. She made her feature film debut in Kapital, a 2007 collaboration between writer/director Greg Hall and composer Steve Martland. She is also to appear in Hall's next film, Same Shit, Different Day.

Music

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Hazeldine sings and plays keyboards in Manchester-based band the Circus Electric, with Sam Stockman on guitar and lead vocals.[3] They started after the demise of Shepherd's Pi, a band formed while she was working on Family Affairs and included co-stars Sam Stockman and Rupert Hill.[4]

From 2019 Hazeldine is the lead singer in Manchester-based band Secluded Sea, with songwriter and ex Twisted Wheel (band) drummer Blair Murray.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 Kavanagh QC Teenage patient
"Memento Mori" (#4.1); 17 March 1998, ITV1
TV series
1999–
2003
Family Affairs Gemma Craig
— cast regular; 1999–2003, Channel 5
Soap opera
2007 Heartbeat Julia Walcott
"Mind Games" (#16.19); 1 July 2007, ITV1
TV series
Kapital Elizabeth Feature film
(writer & director: Greg Hall)
2008 The Royal Today Helen Travers
— one episode (#1.13); 23 January 2008, ITV1
Soap opera
Doctors Claire Baker
— "Hopelessly Devoted" (#9.207); 13 March 2008, BBC One
Soap opera
2010 SSDD: Same Shit Different Day Sophie Feature film
(writer & director: Greg Hall)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Birth Registration Details" Ancestry.co.uk (Retrieved: 23 July 2009)
  2. ^ a b "Internet Movie Database: Biography" IMDb.com (Retrieved: 23 July 2009)
  3. ^ "LockOut Music: The Circus Electric", LockOutMusic.com; retrieved: 23 July 2009.
  4. ^ Bourne, Diane; "Pi in the sky for Corrie's Rupert" ManchesterEveningNews.co.uk, 20 April 2006 (Retrieved: 23 July 2009)
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