Natalie J. Robb
{{Short description|Scottish actress}}
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{{Use British English|date=July 2020}}
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| name = Natalie J. Robb
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|12|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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| birth_name = Natalie Joy Robb
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| occupation = Actress
| alma_mater = Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
| years active = 1983–present
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Natalie Joy Robb (born 3 December 1974){{cite web|url=http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/soaps/emmerdale/whos-who/moira-barton/777|title=Moira Barton (now dingle) played by Natalie J Robb|work=What's on TV|publisher=IPC Media|access-date=28 October 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015045931/http://whatsontv.co.uk/soaps/emmerdale/whos-who/moira-barton/777|archive-date=15 October 2011|df=dmy-all}} is a Scottish actress and singer. She played the roles of Gemma Clewes in EastEnders, Trish McDonald in the Scottish Television soap opera Take the High Road (1990–1999) and Jude Carlyle in the BBC soap opera Doctors (2001–2004). Since 2009, she has portrayed the role of Moira Dingle in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/14/is-moira-leaving-emmerdale-for-good-as-she-makes-a-shock-exit-12057457/|title=Is Moira leaving Emmerdale for good as she makes a shock exit?|date=2020-01-14|website=Metro|language=en|access-date=2020-04-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/emmerdales-natalie-j-robb-says-20661267|title=Emmerdale star Natalie J Robb says men want her to be Mucky Moira in real life|last=Killelea|first=Amanda|date=2019-10-20|website=mirror|access-date=2020-04-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a30387452/emmerdale-spoilers-natalie-j-robb-moira-dingle-future/|title=Emmerdale star Natalie J Robb says troubled Moira can turn her life around|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|date=2020-01-03|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-04-20}} Her other television roles include Dream Team (2000–2001) and The Bill (2004–2005).
Early life
Robb was born on 3 December 1974, as the youngest of three, she has an older sister and brother.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/emmerdales-scots-actress-natalie-robb-1704462.amp|title=Emmerdale's Scots actress Natalie Robb reveals how her mum was sexually abused as child|work=Daily Record|access-date=17 July 2020}} As a child, Robb attended weekend drama groups in Glasgow, where she was discovered by director Alan Macmillan, later going to the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.{{Cite news|url=https://soaphub.com/british-soap-operas/five-fast-facts-about-british-soap-star-natalie-j-robb/amp/|title=Five Fast Facts About British Soap Star Natalie J. Robb|work=Soap Hub|access-date=17 July 2020}} Robb was also in a band called The Kinky People.{{Cite news|url=https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/news/natalie-j-robb-things-you-didnt-know-628846/amp/|title=Natalie J Robb – things you didn't know about the Emmerdale star|work=What's on TV|access-date=17 July 2020}}
Career
Robb made her screen debut as a nine-year-old, starring in an STV docudrama alongside Tom Conti. At 13, she was awarded the BBC Young Entertainer of the Year award on kids' TV show, Going Live!. At the age of 14, she was cast in the role of Trish McDonald in the Scottish soap opera Take the High Road. She then appeared in the Sky One series Dream Team. Afterwards, she spent three years as Jude Carlyle in the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors. Years after her exit from Doctors, Robb admitted that she did not know how she coped on the series due to the medical terminology. She surprised herself when her brain "managed to take in all the information of the doctor jargon".{{cite news |last1=Fulton |first1=Rick |title=Scots actress Natalie Robb finally settles down by buying her first home |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/scots-actress-natalie-robb-finally-1086068 |access-date=24 July 2022 |work=Daily Record |publisher=(Reach plc) |date=6 December 2012}} However, she used her knowledge and experience from Doctors when she came into contact with a pregnant woman in labour who had collapsed and was bleeding. On the experience, Robb explained: "She was really panicking about losing the baby, obviously. For some reason, maybe because of Doctors, I was very calm."{{cite news |last1=Crick |first1=Claire |title=Natalie J Robb - things you didn't know about the Emmerdale star |url=https://www.whattowatch.com/news/natalie-j-robb-things-you-didnt-know-628846 |access-date=24 July 2022 |work=What to Watch |publisher=(Future plc) |date=16 July 2020}} She left the series for a role as an undercover journalist posing as a police officer PC Andrea Dunbar in The Bill. Robb appeared in EastEnders in July 2006 as Gemma Clewes, the mistress of Max Branning (Jake Wood). In July 2008, she appeared in The Shepherd: Border Patrol with Jean-Claude Van Damme, where she played Ramona Garcia. In 2009, she played the part of a counsellor in the BBC school drama Waterloo Road.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/emmerdale-moira-natalie-j-robb-20942848.amp|title=Emmerdale Moira star Natalie J Robb looks completely different in Doctors throwback|work=Daily Star|access-date=17 July 2020}} Later in 2009, it was announced that Robb had joined the cast of Emmerdale as part of a new farming family, the Bartons. Robb made her Emmerdale debut as Moira Barton on 17 July 2009.{{Cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s12/emmerdale/news/a156759/emmerdale-casts-sexy-farming-family.html|title='Emmerdale' casts 'sexy' farming family|work=Digital Spy|date=22 May 2009|access-date=17 July 2020}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1990–1999
| Trish McDonald | Regular role |
| 1992
| Taggart | Sheila MacIntosh | |
| 1995
| Taggart | Kate McCready | |
| 1999
| Sunburn | Maria Ioannides | Regular role |
| 2000–2001
| Lizzie Conlon | Regular role |
| 2001
| Kate | Recurring role |
| 2001–2004
| Doctors | Regular role |
| 2004–2005
| The Bill | PC Andrea Dunbar | Regular role |
| rowspan="3"|2005
| Laura Miller | |
| Holby City
| Kirsty Winton | Recurring role |
| Waking The Dead
| Emma Lloyd | Guest role |
| rowspan="3"|2006
| Good Girl Bad Girl | Nun | Guest role |
| New Tricks
| Isabella Gennaro | Guest role |
| EastEnders
| Recurring role |
| rowspan="2"|2007
| Kitchen | Grace | Main role |
| Sea of Souls
| Carla Vigo | Guest role |
| 2008
| Captain Ramona Garcia | |
| 2009
| Charlotte Monk | Guest role |
| 2009–present
| Regular role |
| 2011
| Paddy & Marlon's Big Night In | Moira Barton | Main role |
| 2014
| Herself | Contestant (with Emmerdale) |
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0730220}}
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Category:Actresses from Glasgow
Category:People from Bellshill
Category:Scottish television actresses
Category:British television actresses