Charlotte Ritchie
| Charlotte Ritchie | |
|---|---|
| Born |
29 August 1989 Clapham, London, U.K. |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | University of Bristol |
| Occupation | Actress, Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Charlotte Ritchie (born 29 August 1989) is an British actress and singer-songwriter. She is a member of the classical crossover band All Angels.[1][2] She has been a main cast member in Channel 4's Fresh Meat and BBC's Siblings. From January 2015 she joined the cast of BBC's Call the Midwife playing Barbara Gilbert.[3]
Early life and education
Charlotte Ritchie was educated at James Allen's Girls' School in Dulwich, South London and she joined Youth Music Theatre UK and its production of Red Hunter in 2005.[4] She finished a degree in English and Drama at the University of Bristol whilst filming Fresh Meat.[5][6][7]
Career
In 2004, Ritchie played a lead in a short film entitled The Open Doors with Michael Sheen. She appeared as an uncredited extra in the 2005 film, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.[8][9] She also featured in The Pierglass at the Young Pleasance Theatre in August 2006 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Ritchie was a presenter on Boomerang and performed with All Angels in an episode of Emmerdale.[10] She also played Emily Owen, a neighbour in the BBC's Life of Riley.
From 2011 to 2016, Ritchie portrayed Oregon in the Channel 4 comedy series Fresh Meat.
She stars alongside Tom Stourton in the BBC Three sitcom Siblings, which was first broadcast in summer 2014 and she appeared as a guest panellist in the same year on 8 Out of 10 Cats.
In 2015 Ritchie joined the cast of popular period drama Call The Midwife.
She was in the 2016 UK tour of Noel Coward's Private Lives playing the role of Sibyl Chase in a production that included Tom Chambers.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Open Doors | Vera[11] | |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Student in Defence Against the Dark Arts Class[12][13] | Uncredited extra |
| 2009 | Life of Riley | Emily Owen[14][15] | |
| 2011–2016 | Fresh Meat | Melissa "Oregon" Shawcross[16] | Main cast 30 episodes |
| 2012 | Doctors | Becky Foley | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Jolene: The Indie Folk Star Movie (Benny and Jolene) | Jolene[17] | |
| 2014 | The Portrait | Eva Burrell[18] | |
| 2014–2016 | Siblings | Hannah | Main cast |
| 2014 | This Thing Called Love | Alice Barber[19] | |
| 2015–present | Call the Midwife | Nurse Barbara Gilbert | Main Cast (Series 4-) |
| 2016 | Raised by Wolves | Ruby | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man for Sport Relief | Narrator |
References
- ↑ "All Angels". classicfm.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ↑ "All Angels". classical-crossover.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ↑ "Call the Midwife's Charlotte Ritchie introduces new midwife Barbara". Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ "Red Hunter (2005) | Youth Music Theatre". Youthmusictheatreuk.org. 16 August 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ "Charlotte Ritchie is Oregon – Channel 4 – Info – Press". Channel 4. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ Gerard Gilbert (3 May 2014). "Fresh Meat star Charlotte Ritchie on brotherly love and being unimpressed by playing Wembley – Features – TV & Radio". The Independent. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ Charlotte Lytton (15 October 2012). "Charlotte Ritchie's jump from student to TV's one to watch – Features – TV & Radio". The Independent. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ "No 9: All Angels". theguardian.com. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ↑ "All Angels Biography". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ↑ Emmerdale episode (9 October 2007) at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ The Open Doors at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "No 9: All Angels". theguardian.com. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ↑ "All Angels Biography". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ↑ "Life of Riley". BBC ONE. 28 September 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ↑ Charlotte Ritchie at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "Oregon – Character Profile". Channel4. Archived from the original on 21 February 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ Jolene: The Indie Folk Star at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ The Portrait at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "This Thing Called Love Official Film Site". willreidvisuals.com/. Retrieved 13 September 2014.