Kim Tserkezie

Kim Tserkezie (born 30 July 1973) is a British actress and TV presenter.

Kim Tserkezie
Born (1973-07-30) 30 July 1973
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, U.K.
OccupationActress, presenter, producer
Years active2000-present
Websitehttp://www.kimtserkezie.com

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tserkezie began her television career as a presenter for BBC's Disability Today programme and BBC2's From The Edge programme.[1] She is best known for playing the character of Penny Pocket in the BAFTA award-winning children's television series Balamory (which ran from 2002–2005 and aired on BBC One, BBC Two, and CBeebies).

Personal life

Tserkezie was diagnosed with a progressive neuromuscular disorder spinal muscular atrophy as a child[2] and has been a wheelchair user for most of her life. Her website was voted "best representation of a wheelchair user" by children's organisation Whizz Kidz in 2005.[3]

She married schoolteacher Daniel Tunnicliffe in 2008.[4]

References
  1. Disability Now. Kim Tserkezie Archived 3 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Kim Tserkezie". Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Balamory Star Lands New Role". Evening Chronicle. 7 March 2008.
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