Christine Tremarco
{{Short description|British actress (born 1977)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{infobox person
| name = Christine Tremarco
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1977}}
| birth_place = Liverpool, Merseyside, England
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1992–present
}}
Christine Tremarco (born 1977) is a British actress. Her career began in 1992 when, at the age of 15, she starred as Lily in the ABC/BBC miniseries The Leaving of Liverpool, for which she was nominated for an AACTA Award.{{cite web|title=The Leaving of Liverpool|url=https://mubi.com/en/gb/films/the-leaving-of-liverpool|work=Mubi|access-date=30 January 2024}} Other television roles include Davina Shackleton in Waterloo Road (2007–2009), Linda Andrews in Casualty (2010–2013), Marie Thompson in Little Boy Blue (2017), Sinead Kovac in Clink (2019), and DCI Betsy Chambers in Wolfe (2021). Tremarco's film credits include Under the Skin, Face (both 1997), and Anita and Me (2002).
Early life
Educated at St Cecilia's Catholic Infant and Junior Schools and then Holly Lodge Girls' College, Tremarco was spotted in a school play and invited to a new dance and drama school. Then, when attending a drama group, an Australian casting agent offered her a leading role in The Leaving of Liverpool, a 1950s-based drama about the forced migration of children to Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.stainforthonline.co.uk/faith/faith_cast_christine_tremarco.htm |title=The BBC put their Faith in Stainforth Cast Profiles & Interviews |publisher=stainforthonline.co.uk |date=2008-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726105847/http://www.stainforthonline.co.uk/faith/faith_cast_christine_tremarco.htm |archive-date=26 July 2008 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/christine-tremarco/ |title=Christine Tremarco - Biography|publisher=hellomagazine.com |date=2020 }}
Career
Tremarco went on to star in two series of Springhill from 1996 to 1997 as Trish Freeman. In 2001, she appeared in Presence, by David Harrower, at the Royal Court Theatre.Presence by David Harrower, London, Faber and Faber, 2001, {{ISBN|9780571210596}}
Tremarco is perhaps most famous, however, for her role in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road as school secretary and learning support assistant Davina Shackleton, a role she portrayed regularly from 2007 to 2009. In her final episode, her character was last seen departing on a train to an unknown destination after an argument with her boyfriend Tom Clarkson (Jason Done). Her character suspected Tom of having an affair with Rose Kelly (Elaine Symons).{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} She played Ellie Morgan in a BBC One drama mini-series Moving On, entitled Drowning Not Waving, which was broadcast in May 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/04_april/15/moving.shtml |title=Moving On, new drama series for BBC One Daytime, attracts top talent – introduction|publisher=BBC |date=4 April 2009}}
Tremarco guest starred in the BBC medical drama series Casualty in 2010 as Linda Andrews.{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/casualty/casualty-news/tristan-reveals-why-jessica-leaves-adam-212958/|title=Tristan reveals why Jessica leaves Adam|date=3 February 2010|publisher=What's on TV|access-date=14 November 2016}} Following a positive response to the character, she was reintroduced as a main character in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2011/wk23/casualty_feature.shtml|title=Christine Tremarco joins Casualty|publisher=BBC|access-date=20 November 2016}} Tremarco left the series in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p018kzlv|title=Linda's farewell|date=6 May 2013|publisher=BBC|access-date=14 November 2016}}
In 2017, Tremarco appeared in Little Boy Blue as Marie Thompson, the mother of one of the gang members involved in assisting the cover up of Rhys Jones' murder, in 2007.{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/fnp4tv/little-boy-blue--s1-e1-little-boy-blue/ |title=Little Boy Blue Series 1 episode 1|publisher=radiotimes.com |date=2020 }}
Filmography
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=Film=
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!Year !Film !Role !Notes |
| 1994
| Priest | Lisa Unsworth | |
| rowspan="2"|1997
| Vron | |
| Face
| Sarah | |
| rowspan="2"|1999
| Dockers | Paula Walton | Television film |
| Hold Back the Night
| Charleen | |
| 2002
| Sandy | |
| rowspan="2"|2003
| Gifted | Sharon Harrison | Television film |
| On the Out
| Mirriam | Television film |
| rowspan="2"|2004
| I'm a Juvenile Delinquent – Jail Me! | Various | Television film |
| Pretending to Be Judith
| Maria | Television film |
| rowspan="3"|2005
| Uncle Adolf | Television film |
| The Trouble with Men and Women
| Karen | |
| Faith
| Michelle Andrews | Television film |
| rowspan="2"|2006
| Trigger Happy | The Girl | Short film |
| That Summer Day
| Music Teacher | Television film |
| 2009
| Samantha | Television film |
| 2010
| Outcast | Housing Officer | |
| 2015
| Hector | Kate | |
| 2016
| Alison | |
| 2021
| Dawn | |
=Television=
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1993
| Lily | Television film |
| rowspan="2"|1995
| Fifth Former | 1 episode |
| Bordertown
| Louise Pearson | Miniseries; 10 episodes |
| 1996–1997
| Trish Freeman | Recurring role; 26 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|1997
| Cathy Thompson | Episode: "Leaving Home" |
| Lloyds Bank Channel 4 Film Challenge
| Jane | Episode: "Family Ties" |
| rowspan="3"|1998
| Nikki Reed | Recurring role; 7 episodes |
| Coronation Street
| Lucy Johnson | Guest role; 1 episode |
| Trial & Retribution
| Cheryl Goodall | 2 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|1999
| Michelle | Episode: "Pause for Thought" |
| Shockers
| Deborah | Episode: "The Dance" |
| rowspan="2"|2000
| The English Programme | Paula Walton | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| Clocking Off
| Katherine Mackintosh | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2001
| Swallow | Lorraine Landry | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 2001–2002
| Ange McMullen | Series regular; 7 episodes |
| 2002
| Night Flight | Pam Atwell | Miniseries |
| rowspan="3"|2003
| Casualty | Sarah Jennings | Episode: "Against Protocol" |
| Real Men
| Paula Savage | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| Coming Up
| Rachel | Episode: "Loveless" |
| 2004
| Lisa | 1 episode |
| 2004–2005
| Clare | 2 episodes |
| rowspan="3"|2005
| Miriam Newman | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| Donovan
| Sharon Paige | 1 episode |
| The Ghost Squad
| Jo Miller | Episode: "One of Us" |
| rowspan="2"|2006
| Judy Richards | Episode: "To the Naked Eye" |
| Dalziel and Pascoe
| Nerissa Barron | Episode: "The Cave Woman" |
| rowspan="2"|2007
| Leanne Wellings | 2 episodes |
| New Tricks
| Christy Berlin | Episode: "Big Topped" |
| 2007–2009
| Series regular; 44 episodes |
| 2009
| Ellie Morgan | Episode: "Drowning Not Waving" |
| 2010–2013
| Casualty | Series regular; 73 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2011
| Sonia Hardwick | Episode: "Lost" |
| Justice
| Marie | Episode: "This Town" |
| 2012
| Good Cop | Nurse Justine | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 2013
| DC Eluned Jones | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2014
| Glue | Nadya | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 2015
| Becky | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 2017
| Marie Thompson | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 2019
| Clink | Sinead Kovac | Series regular; 10 episodes |
| 2020
| Tin Star | Carrie McGrath | Episode: "Collateral" |
| 2021
| Wolfe | Betsy Chambers | Series regular; 6 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2022
| Dr. Diane Gallagher | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| The Window
| Teresa Burdett | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2024
| Carianne | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story
| Bea | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2024
| Series regular |
| 2025
| Manda Miller | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0871873|name=Christine Tremarco}}
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Category:20th-century English actresses
Category:21st-century English actresses
Category:English television actresses
Category:English child actresses
Category:English soap opera actresses