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Tamzin Outhwaite
Tamzin Outhwaite
	Outhwaite in 2015
Born	Tamzin Maria Outhwaite; 5 November 1970 (age 53); Ilford, London, England
Occupations	Actress; presenter; narrator;
Years active	1989–present
Spouse	Tom Ellis (m. 2006; div. 2014)
Children	2
Awards	British Soap Award - Sexiest Female (1999, 2000); National Television Award – Most Popular Newcomer (1999);

Tamzin Maria Outhwaite (/ˈaʊθweɪt/; born 5 November 1970) is an English actress, presenter and narrator. Since playing the role of Mel Owen in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, she has starred in a number of theatre and television productions, including army series Red Cap and crime drama New Tricks.

Early life

The only daughter of Anna (née Santi) and Colin Frank Outhwaite, born in Ilford, Essex, Outhwaite has two younger brothers, Kes and Jake. She was educated at Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green. Her mother is of Italian heritage.^[1] Her maternal great grandfather Adelmo Santi and his eldest son Pietro Santi were born in Barga, Italy, and became naturalised British citizens in 1957, living first in Glasgow, Scotland, and then settling in Fishburn, England running an ice cream business.^[2]

Outhwaite attended the Stagestruck Theatre Company as a teenager, taking part in several productions during the mid-1980s. While at school, she studied part-time at Sylvia Young Theatre School,^[3] and on leaving school in 1987, she joined the London Studio Centre to study drama and dance. ^[4]

Career

Early career and EastEnders

On graduation from the London Studio Centre she started her career in the theatre, taking roles in productions including Grease and Oliver!, and work at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, before landing bit parts in television series The Bill and Men Behaving Badly.^[5]

She found national fame in 1998 when she was cast as Mel Healy in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. Her first appearance was aired in October 1998 and her final one was in April 2002. During nearly four years in Walford, Outhwaite's character was central to many storylines. Outhwaite left EastEnders in 2002, shortly after the departure from the soap of co-star Martin Kemp, who had played her on-screen husband Steve Owen.^[6]

She stated in 2006 that she would not rule out returning to EastEnders^[7] and her return was confirmed on 24 October 2017.^[8] Outhwaite departed the soap for a second and final time in November 2019, when Mel was killed off.

Further work

In 2007, Outhwaite appeared in a revival of Boeing Boeing at the Comedy Theatre, as well as the film Cassandra's Dream, which first premiered in June.^[9] In March 2008, she had a role in the ITV drama series The Fixer.^[10] In 2009, she played the lead in the sci-fi crime series for the BBC entitled Paradox,^[11] which first aired on BBC One on 24 November 2009. In 2010, she appeared in Over the Rainbow, a talent show casting for Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage production of The Wizard of Oz.^[12] That same year, she was a member of the judging panel on the UK television programme Don't Stop Believing broadcast on Channel 5.^[13]

In July 2013, Outhwaite joined the cast of the popular BBC One comedy-drama series New Tricks as DCI Sasha Miller, replacing Amanda Redman as head of the team in the show. Outhwaite had earlier appeared in series 9, episode 6 of the show, guest-starring as a different character who is brought to justice at the end of the episode.^[14] In March 2016, Outhwaite was cast to play Teresa Phillips in a revival of Alan Ayckbourn's How the Other Half Loves at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket.^[15] Outhwaite has done introductory segments of true crime episodes of NBC's Dateline for British television audiences.^[16] In May 2020, Outhwaite played Indie Hendricks in Dun Breedin, a project by Julie Graham about women who are going through the menopause during lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this, her scenes were filmed at her own house.^[17] The episodes were uploaded to YouTube weekly.^[18]

In 2021, Outhwaite appeared on The Masked Dancer, masked as Scarecrow. She was unmasked in the final and finished in fourth place.^[19]

Personal life

Outhwaite resides in London. From 2006 to 2014, she was married to Welsh actor Tom Ellis, with whom she has two daughters. It was announced in 2013 that the pair had separated and that Outhwaite had filed for divorce^[20]^[21]^[22] which was finalised in April 2014.^[23]

Outhwaite is cousin to Holly Willoughby's husband, Dan Baldwin.^[24]^[25]

Outhwaite acts as an ambassador for the Park Theatre in the Finsbury Park area of London.^[26]

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Princess in love	Maid
2002	Out of Control	Shelley Richards
2004	When I'm 64	Caz
2005	7 Seconds	Sgt. Kelly Anders
2006	Backwaters	Lili Taylor
2007	Cassandra's Dream	Emma
2008	Radio Cape Cod	Jill Waters
2011	Fast Freddie, The Widow and Me	Patsy Morgan
2012	Great Expectations	Molly
2020	What a Carve Up!	The Journalist
2020	The Haunting of Alice Bowles	Alice Bowles
2021	Bull	Sharon
2023	Sumotherhood	Ambulance Worker	Cameo

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	The Mystery of Dr Martinu	Girlfriend	Television film
1995	Men Behaving Badly	Girl in Pub	1 episode
1996	The Bill	Liz Crane	Episode: "Hers"
1998–2002, 2018–2019	EastEnders	Mel Owen	Regular role; 617 episodes
2000	Da Ali G Show	Melanie	Episode: "Gail Porter"
2003	Final Demand	Natalie Taylor	Television film
2003–2004	Red Cap	Sgt. Jo McDonagh	Main role
2004	Hustle	Katherine Winterborn	Episode: "A Touch of Class"
2004	Frances Tuesday	Frances West	Television film
2005	Walk Away and I Stumble	Claire Holmes	Television film
2006	Vital Signs	Rhoda Bradley	Main role
2006–2007	Hotel Babylon	Rebecca Mitchell	Main role (series 1–2)
2007	The Catherine Tate Show	Shelley	2007 Christmas special
2008–2009	The Fixer	Rose Chamberlain	Main role
2009	Paradox	D.I. Rebecca Flint	TV mini-series
2011	Law & Order: UK	Miriam Pescatore	Episode: "Immune"
2012	Silent Witness	Beth Gilston	Episodes: "Fear: Parts 1 & 2"
2012	New Tricks	Victoria Kemp	Episode: "Love Means Nothing in Tennis"
2013	Foyle's War	Brenda Stevens	Episode: "Sunflower"
	Doctor Who	Captain Alice Ferrin	Episode: "Nightmare in Silver"
	Agatha Christie's Marple	Mrs. Rogers	Episode: "Endless Night"
2013–2015	New Tricks	DCI Sasha Miller	Main role (series 10–12)
2016	Josh	Valerie	Episode: "Bed & Breakfast"
2017	Inside No. 9	Connie	Episode: "Empty Orchestra"
2017	Murdoch Mysteries	Penelope Marsh	Episode: "Up from Ashes"
2018	Midsomer Murders	Samantha Adler	Episode: "The Lions of Causton"
2020	Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators	Jessica Duke	Episode: "Teach Me, Dear Creature"
2021	Ridley Road	Barbara Watson	All 4 episodes
2022	Death in Paradise	Holly Faircroft	Episode: #11.2^[27]
	We Hunt Together	Shannon McBride	2 episodes
	Murder, They Hope	Diana	Episode: "Can't See The Blood For The Trees"^[28]
2023	The Tower	Cathy Teel	Series two^[29]
2023	Murder is Easy	Mrs Pierce	2 episodes ^[30]
2024	The Wives	Sylvia Morgan	6 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1999	The British Soap Awards	Sexiest Female	EastEnders	Won	^[31]
1999	5th National Television Awards	Most Popular Newcomer	EastEnders	Won	^[32]
2000	The British Soap Awards	Sexiest Female	EastEnders	Won	^[31]
2000	6th National Television Awards	Most Popular Actress	EastEnders	Nominated	^[33]
2001	The British Soap Awards	Sexiest Female	EastEnders	Won	^[34]
2002	The British Soap Awards	Best Actress	EastEnders	Nominated	^[35]
2002	The British Soap Awards	Sexiest Female	EastEnders	Nominated	^[35]
2003	9th National Television Awards	Most Popular Actress	Red Cap	Nominated	^[36]
2006	12th National Television Awards	Most Popular Actress	Hotel Babylon	Nominated	^[32]
2015	20th National Television Awards	Drama Performance	New Tricks	Nominated	^[37]
2015	TV Choice Awards	Best Actress	New Tricks	Nominated	^[38]
2018	TV Choice Awards	Best Soap Actress	EastEnders	Nominated	^[39]
2019	The British Soap Awards	Best Actress	EastEnders	Nominated	^[40]
2019	Inside Soap Awards	Best Bad Girl	EastEnders	Nominated	^[41]
2019	Digital Spy Reader Awards	Best Soap Actor (Female)	EastEnders	Fifth	^[42]

References

^ "Tamzin Outhwaite". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
^ "Tamzin Outhwaite". Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
^ "Sylvia Young Theatre School - Alumni". sylviayoungtheatreschool.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ "Alumni". London Studio Centre. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ Colderick, Stephanie (15 January 2022). "BBC The Weakest link: Tamzin Outhwaite's devastating split from Welsh actor and how she's found love with man 20 years younger". Wales Online. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ Domachowski, Lucy. "Tamzin Outhwaite hints she wasn't ready to leave EastEnders with Mel Owen's death". Daily Mirror. Reach plc. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ Kilkelly, Daniel (22 April 2006). "Outhwaite won't rule out 'Enders return". Digital Spy.
^ "Tamzin Outhwaite returns to EastEnders". BBC News. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
^ "Allen role for Tamzin Outhwaite". BBC News. 22 August 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
^ "Bees to buzz off". The Mirror. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
^ "Outhwaite to star in sci-fi drama". BBC News. 22 May 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
^ "Over The Rainbow: Who are the 10 contestants?". Metro. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ Fletcher, Alex (18 July 2010). "Anastacia & Outhwaite chat 'Don't Stop'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ "Tamzin Outhwaite to join New Tricks". BBC. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ "Casting announced for How the Other Half Loves". Retrieved 20 March 2016.
^ "Dateline with Tamzin Outhwaite TV Guide from RadioTimes". Radio Times.
^ Fitzpatrick, Kate (23 April 2020). "The stars refusing to let lockdown stop them making ground-breaking new drama". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ Craig, David (27 April 2020). "Exclusive: Watch a first-look trailer for Dun Breedin', a new drama filmed entirely in lockdown". Radio Times. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ Dosani, Rishma (5 June 2021). "The Masked Dancer UK: Scarecrow unmasked as Tamzin Outhwaite eliminated first in tense final". Metro. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ Kelby McNally. "Tamzin Outhwaite 'files for divorce from Tom Ellis, citing adultery'", Express, 10 September 2013.
^ (No author.) "Tamzin Outhwaite 'Divorcing' Tom Ellis After He Reportedly Admits Cheating With One-Night Stand", Huffington Post UK, 9 October 2013.
^ Kelby McNally. "'We're all moving forward' Tom Ellis speaks out about Tamzin Outhwaite split", Express, 19 September 2013.
^ "Tamzin Outhwaite breaks silence after ex-husband Tom Ellis remarries". Hello! magazine. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ "Holly Willoughby and husband Dan Baldwin pictured in very rare family photo with famous relative Tamzin Outhwaite". HELLO!. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
^ "Tamzin Outhwaite shares rare snap with cousins Holly Willoughby and Dan Baldwin". HELLO!. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
^ https://www.feastcreative.com, Feast Creative |. "Park Theatre". parktheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
^ "Tamzin Outhwaite lands 'bucket list job' on Death in Paradise". uk.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
^ "Murder, They Hope". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ "Tamzin Outhwaite, Niamh Cusack and Ella Smith have joined the cast for the second series of The Tower". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
^ "Casting revealed for Murder is Easy, based on the classic mystery by Agatha Christie". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b "EastEnders cleans up soap awards". BBC News. 28 May 2000. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
^ ^a ^b "National Television Awards". thecustard.tv. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
^ "National Television Awards: The winners". BBC. 10 October 2000. Archived from the original on 12 December 2003. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
^ "EastEnders triumph at UK soap awards". BBC News. 26 May 2001. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
^ ^a ^b Welsh, James (16 May 2002). "British Soap Awards 2002: Nominations". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
^ "National Television Awards 2003". ITV plc. Archived from the original on 1 August 2003. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
^ Jeffrey, Morgan. "National Television Awards 2015 voting opens: The full longlist". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
^ Denham, Jess (19 May 2015). "TV Choice Awards 2015 nominations: Poldark and Broadchurch head up longlist". The Independent. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
^ "TV Choice Awards". digitalspy.co.uk. 15 May 2018.
^ Dainty, Sophie. "British Soap Awards 2019 nominations revealed: Which Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Doctors stars are up?". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ "Inside Soap Awards 2019 longlist has been revealed". Digital Spy. July 2019.
^ Robinson, Abby (28 December 2019). "It's (nearly) a clean sweep for Hollyoaks in the Digital Spy Reader Awards for soaps 2019". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

External links

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[1] "Tamzin Outhwaite". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2008.

[wdytyam-2] "Tamzin Outhwaite". Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

[sylvia-3] "Sylvia Young Theatre School - Alumni". sylviayoungtheatreschool.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[4] "Alumni". London Studio Centre. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

[5] Colderick, Stephanie (15 January 2022). "BBC The Weakest link: Tamzin Outhwaite's devastating split from Welsh actor and how she's found love with man 20 years younger". Wales Online. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[6] Domachowski, Lucy. "Tamzin Outhwaite hints she wasn't ready to leave EastEnders with Mel Owen's death". Daily Mirror. Reach plc. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[7] Kilkelly, Daniel (22 April 2006). "Outhwaite won't rule out 'Enders return". Digital Spy.

[8] "Tamzin Outhwaite returns to EastEnders". BBC News. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.

[9] "Allen role for Tamzin Outhwaite". BBC News. 22 August 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2008.

[10] "Bees to buzz off". The Mirror. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2008.

[11] "Outhwaite to star in sci-fi drama". BBC News. 22 May 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2010.

[12] "Over The Rainbow: Who are the 10 contestants?". Metro. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[13] Fletcher, Alex (18 July 2010). "Anastacia & Outhwaite chat 'Don't Stop'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[14] "Tamzin Outhwaite to join New Tricks". BBC. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[15] "Casting announced for How the Other Half Loves". Retrieved 20 March 2016.

[16] "Dateline with Tamzin Outhwaite TV Guide from RadioTimes". Radio Times.

[17] Fitzpatrick, Kate (23 April 2020). "The stars refusing to let lockdown stop them making ground-breaking new drama". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[18] Craig, David (27 April 2020). "Exclusive: Watch a first-look trailer for Dun Breedin', a new drama filmed entirely in lockdown". Radio Times. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[19] Dosani, Rishma (5 June 2021). "The Masked Dancer UK: Scarecrow unmasked as Tamzin Outhwaite eliminated first in tense final". Metro. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[exp-one-20] Kelby McNally. "Tamzin Outhwaite 'files for divorce from Tom Ellis, citing adultery'", Express, 10 September 2013.

[huffpo-21] (No author.) "Tamzin Outhwaite 'Divorcing' Tom Ellis After He Reportedly Admits Cheating With One-Night Stand", Huffington Post UK, 9 October 2013.

[tespeaks-22] Kelby McNally. "'We're all moving forward' Tom Ellis speaks out about Tamzin Outhwaite split", Express, 19 September 2013.

[23] "Tamzin Outhwaite breaks silence after ex-husband Tom Ellis remarries". Hello! magazine. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[24] "Holly Willoughby and husband Dan Baldwin pictured in very rare family photo with famous relative Tamzin Outhwaite". HELLO!. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

[25] "Tamzin Outhwaite shares rare snap with cousins Holly Willoughby and Dan Baldwin". HELLO!. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

[26] ttps://www.feastcreative.com, Feast Creative |. "Park Theatre". parktheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)

[27] "Tamzin Outhwaite lands 'bucket list job' on Death in Paradise". uk.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

[28] "Murder, They Hope". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[29] "Tamzin Outhwaite, Niamh Cusack and Ella Smith have joined the cast for the second series of The Tower". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

[30] "Casting revealed for Murder is Easy, based on the classic mystery by Agatha Christie". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

[BSA2000-31] "EastEnders cleans up soap awards". BBC News. 28 May 2000. Retrieved 27 March 2009.

[NTAs-32] "National Television Awards". thecustard.tv. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2011.

[33] "National Television Awards: The winners". BBC. 10 October 2000. Archived from the original on 12 December 2003. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

[34] "EastEnders triumph at UK soap awards". BBC News. 26 May 2001. Retrieved 27 March 2009.

[BSAs2002-35] Welsh, James (16 May 2002). "British Soap Awards 2002: Nominations". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[36] "National Television Awards 2003". ITV plc. Archived from the original on 1 August 2003. Retrieved 1 September 2010.

[37] Jeffrey, Morgan. "National Television Awards 2015 voting opens: The full longlist". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 October 2014.

[38] Denham, Jess (19 May 2015). "TV Choice Awards 2015 nominations: Poldark and Broadchurch head up longlist". The Independent. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[39] "TV Choice Awards". digitalspy.co.uk. 15 May 2018.

[40] Dainty, Sophie. "British Soap Awards 2019 nominations revealed: Which Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Doctors stars are up?". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

[41] "Inside Soap Awards 2019 longlist has been revealed". Digital Spy. July 2019.

[42] Robinson, Abby (28 December 2019). "It's (nearly) a clean sweep for Hollyoaks in the Digital Spy Reader Awards for soaps 2019". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

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Tamzin Outhwaite

Early life

Career

Early career and EastEnders

Further work

Personal life

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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