Maddy Hill
{{short description|English actress (b. 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name =
| image =
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| birth_name = Madeleine Kate Hill
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|03|19}}
| birth_place = Haggerston, London, England
| education = Rose Bruford College
| occupation = Actress
| television = EastEnders
Casualty
| yearsactive = 2012–present
}}
Madeleine Kate Hayley Hill (born 19 March 1990) is an English actress, known for her roles as Nancy Carter in the BBC soap opera EastEnders and Ruby Spark in the BBC medical drama Casualty.
Career
Hill trained at Rose Bruford College drama school. Her first credited acting role was a two episode guest appearance in ITV drama Whitechapel during the third series. She then appeared as a checkout girl in the 2013 film uwantme2killhim? and in the stage productions of As You Like it and The Meeting Place as Phoebe and George respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/cv.asp?ref=F147032&pub=1|title=Spotlight:MADDY HILL|work=spotlight.com}}
In October 2013, it was announced that Danny Dyer and Kellie Bright had been cast as Mick and Linda Carter and that they would be taking over The Queen Victoria pub. At the end of the month, it was announced that Mick and Linda's children, Nancy and Johnny, would be played by Hill and Sam Strike respectively. Speaking of her casting Hill said; "I feel incredibly privileged to have been given such an amazing opportunity and I can't wait to start work with such a talented cohort of actors."{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a527099/eastenders-first-picture-of-danny-dyers-carter-family.html#~oZEs7CiMgUxj0P|title='EastEnders': First picture of Danny Dyer's Carter family|work=Digital Spy|date=29 October 2013}} In 2016, Hill took part in a celebrity version of The Great British Bake Off in aid of Sport Relief.{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/news/celebrity-bake-off-2016-which-contestant-will-win/ | title=Could Samantha Cameron win Bake Off? | work=The Telegraph | date=11 December 2015 | accessdate=13 December 2015 | author=Hyslop, Leah}} In January 2018, Hill was cast in the BBC medical drama series Casualty as Ruby Spark, a paramedic. Hill began filming in February and her first episode was broadcast on 14 July 2018.{{Cite web | url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2018-07-14/casualty-maddy-hill-on-playing-new-paramedic-ruby | title=Casualty: Maddy Hill on playing new paramedic Ruby - and whether she'd return to EastEnders as Nancy}} In 2020, she departed from her role, with her final scenes airing on 18 April 2020.{{cite news |last1=Dainty |first1=Sophie |title=Casualty confirms exit for Ruby Spark as Maddy Hill bows out |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/casualty/a32123336/casualty-spoilers-ruby-spark-maddy-hill-exit-confirmed/ |accessdate=14 April 2020 |work=Digital Spy |publisher=Hearst Magazines UK |date=13 April 2020}} In February 2021, it was announced that she would be reprising her role of Nancy in EastEnders later in the year. Hill has once again reprised the role of Nancy and will return to our screens later in the year for an upcoming storyline. {{Cite news|url=https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/soaps/eastenders-nancy-carter-to-return-with-maddy-hill-reprising-her-role/|title=EastEnders: Nancy Carter to return with Maddy Hill reprising her role|work=Entertainment Daily|date=8 February 2021|access-date=8 February 2021}}
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2012
| Lara Lawrence | 2 episodes |
| 2013
| Checkout girl | Film |
| 2014–2016, 2021–2022, 2024
| Series regular |
| 2014
| Herself | Guest |
| 2016
| The Great Sport Relief Bake Off | Herself | Contestant |
| 2016
| Hannah Parkin | Episode: "The Star of Jacob" |
| 2018–2020
| Casualty | Series regular |
Stage
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2012
| As You Like It | Phoebe | |
| 2013
| The Meeting Place | George | |
| 2016
| Imogen | Imogen | Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.{{Cite web | url=http://imogen.shakespearesglobe.com/#imogen | title=Imogen | Shakespeare's Globe}}{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/sep/26/maddy-hill-shakespeare-danny-dyer-imogen-globe | title=Maddy Hill on remixing Shakespeare and larging it at Danny Dyer's wedding| newspaper=The Guardian| date=26 September 2016| last1=Khaleeli| first1=Homa}} |
Awards and nominations
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| Year
! Organisation ! Award ! Work ! Result ! Ref. |
|---|
| rowspan="5"| 2014
| Best Newcomer | rowspan="6"| Nancy Carter in EastEnders | {{won}} |
| Inside Soap Awards
| Best Newcomer | {{shortlist}} |
| TV Choice Awards
| Best Newcomer | {{shortlist}} | |
| Telly Spy Awards
| Best Newcomer | {{won}} | |
| Digital Spy Reader Awards
| Best Newcomer | {{won}} |
| rowspan="2"| 2015
| Best Newcomer | {{won}} |
| Inside Soap Awards
| Best Partnership | Nancy Carter and Tamwar Masood in EastEnders | {{shortlist}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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{{British Soap Award for Best Newcomer}}
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Category:21st-century English actresses
Category:Actresses from London
Category:British Soap Award for Best Newcomer winners
Category:English soap opera actresses
Category:Alumni of Rose Bruford College