Celeste Dring
{{short description|English actress and writer}}
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| name = Celeste Dring
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| birth_place = Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2015–present
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Celeste Dring is an English comedy writer and actress, best known for her roles as Lauren Richards in the BBC TV series Wanderlust and as Princess Eugenie in Channel 4's The Windsors.
Early life
Celeste Dring is from Wolverhampton, England. She studied English at the University of Cambridge and graduated in July 2010.{{cite news|url= https://www.musehurtwood.com/post/after-hurtwood-celeste-dring-writer-comic-actress-and-all-round-top-human-bean|work=musehurtwood.com|title=After Hurtwood - Celeste Dring: writer, comic, actress, and all-round top human bean|access-date=24 December 2022}} Dring started her career as a dance director at the Central Youth Theatre, Wolverhampton.{{cite news|url= https://www.expressandstar.com/news/Features/2019/06/08/youth-theatre-must-find-new-home-or-face-closure|work=Express & Star|title=Youth theatre must find new home or face closure|first=Mark|last=Andrews|location=Wolverhampton|date=8 June 2019|access-date=8 February 2022}}
Comedy career
Dring started working with Freya Parker and Ed Kiely in the fringe theatre trio Lebensmüde. The trio performed at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/nov/20/comedy-duos-lazy-susan-norris-and-parker-soho-theatre-london|work=The Guardian|title='I check her catsuit for wet patches!' The funny, freaky world of comedy duos|first=Chris|last=Wiegand|date=20 November 2018|access-date=8 February 2022}} After Kiely left, Dring and Parker continued as a duo under the name Lazy Susan,{{cite web|url=http://madeinatlantis.com/2020/01/introducing-two-rising-comedy-stars-of-lazy-susan|work=Made in Atlantis|title=Introducing two rising comedy stars of Lazy Susan|date=4 January 2020|access-date=8 February 2022}} earning a nomination for the comedy newcomer award at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.{{cite web|url=https://theweereview.com/interview/interview-lazy-susan|work=The Wee Review|title=Interview: Lazy Susan|first=Robert|last=Peacock|date=28 July 2015|access-date=8 February 2022}}
In 2016, Dring landed a main role as Princess Eugenie in Channel 4's The Windsors alongside actress Ellie White, who plays her royal sister Princess Beatrice.{{cite web|url= http://tellybinge.co.uk/interviews/celeste-dring-interview|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125053336/http://tellybinge.co.uk/interviews/celeste-dring-interview|work=Telly Binge|title=CELESTE DRING INTERVIEW|first=Steven|last=Broadbent|date=27 August 2017|archive-date=25 January 2020}} Dring has stated that she based her character on the stars of Made in Chelsea rather than the real-life Princess Eugenie.{{cite web|url=https://thevelvetonion.com/2017/07/10/onion-talking-ellie-white-celeste-dring-on-the-windsors|work=The Velvet Onion|title=Onion Talking: Ellie White & Celeste Dring on The Windsors|date=10 July 2017|access-date=8 January 2022}}
Dring appeared as Kayleigh Hudson, a regular character in the BBC3 comedy series This Country in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-10-10/how-are-the-cast-of-this-country-related|work=Radio Times|title=How are the cast of This Country related?|first=Sarah|last=Doran|date=10 October 2018|access-date=8 February 2022}} She also appeared as Laura in BBC's Wanderlust the same year.{{cite web|url=https://www.culturewhisper.com/r/tv/nick_payne_wanderlust_interview/12327|work=Culture Whisper|title=Wanderlust writer Nick Payne: 'Lots of people are quite angry about the dialogue'|first=Euan|last=Franklin|date=2 October 2018|access-date=8 February 2022}}
As a voice actor Dring had a speaking role in BBC Radio 4's Sketchorama (2015){{cite news|url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2015/05/20/22524/radio_4s_sketchorama_returns_with_a_new_host|work=Chortle|title=Radio 4's Sketchorama returns with a new host|date=20 May 2015|access-date=8 February 2022}} and Newsjack (2017).{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08cj5yy |work=BBC Radio 4 Extra|title=Newsjack Series 16 episode 2|date=5 February 2017}}
In 2022 she appeared in a reboot of Lazy Susan on BBC Three with her long-term comedy partner Freya Parker for four 14-minute episodes.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/7d9cb257-4f7b-4e26-84b6-3e5417ff3abe|work=BBC Three|title=Lazy Susan: 'We'd love young women to like it and maybe be inspired'|first=Anya|last=Ryan|date=10 February 2022|access-date=12 February 2022}}
Filmography
=Film=
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| Year
!Title !Role !Notes |
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| 2015
|Smell Investigators | Pete Lazarus |short film |
| 2021
|Last Night in Soho | Shop Assistant | |
| 2022
| Theatre lady | Uncredited |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Title !Role !Notes |
|---|
| 2015
|Josh |Lily |1 episode |
| 2015
| Barmaid Zorro |1 episode |
| 2016
|Morgana Robinson's The Agency |Sauce Scientist |2 episodes |
| 2016
|Year Friends |Suzie the chef |1 episode |
| 2018
|Laura Richards |5 episodes |
| 2019
|Down from London |Cam |1 episode |
| 2019
|Penelope |1 episode |
| 2019
|Lazy Susan |various characters |Pilot |
| 2019
| Liza Tutee |1 episode |
| 2017–2020
|Kayleigh Hudson |4 episodes |
| 2016–2020
|20 episodes |
| 2021
|The Green & Pleasant Guide |Presenter |4 episodes |
| 2022
|Lazy Susan |various characters |
| 2022
|Goodwife Griffin |1 episode{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0b6xghr/the-witchfinder-series-1-episode-1|work=BBC iPlayer|title=The Witchfinder series 1 episode 1|date=8 March 2022|access-date=9 March 2022}} |
=Radio=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Title !Role !Notes |
|---|
| 2015
| Lazy Susan |
| 2017
| herself |BBC Radio 4 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7269279/ IMDb Celeste Dring]
- [http://www.lazysusancomedy.com/about Lazy Susan]
- [https://www.unitedtalent.com/comedy/lazy-susan/ United Talent]
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Category:21st-century English actresses
Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge
Category:English film actresses
Category:English television actresses
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)