Victoria Bush
Victoria Bush (born 15 January 1978) is a British actress and comedian, mostly known for her role as school secretary, Sonya Donnegan, in the BBC One school-based drama series, Waterloo Road. She is also known for her role as Tina O'Kane in the ITV prison-based drama series, Bad Girls.
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Occupation | Actress Comedian |
Years active | 2001–present |
Career
Bush trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, one of Britain's leading drama schools.[1]
On leaving drama school, she secured her first major television role on the highly acclaimed ITV prison drama Bad Girls in 2001 as Tina Purvis (later 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 currently one half of female comedy duo of Checkly & Bush with Laura Checkley. Recent 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 BBC school drama Waterloo Road as new school secretary, Sonya Donnegan, Lorraine's sister.
In 2016 she played the character 'Flo' in Casualty for one episode.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Undead Apocalypse | Zombie 2 |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001-2006 | Bad Girls | Tina Purves/Tina O'Kane | Series regular |
2012-2015 | Waterloo Road | Sonya Donnegan | Series regular |
2015 | Casualty | Florence Lale | Episode: All the Single Ladies |
2016 | Coronation Street | Vanessa | 1 episode |
2017 | Doctors | Kitty Birch | Episode: A Tale of Two Kittys |
2018-2019 | Lee and Dean | Maz Dolan | 2 episodes |
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References
- Pratt, Steve (12 May 2005). "Bad news". Northern Echo. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 24 July 2006.