Sutara Gayle

{{Infobox person

| name = Sutara Gayle

| birth_name = Lorna N Gayle

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|4|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lambeth, London, England

| nationality =

| other_names = Lorna Gayle
Lorna Gee

| years_active = 2007–present

| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer}}

| television = Fried
Doctors
Silent Witness
Magpie Murders
Strike

| spouse =

| relatives =

| education = Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art[http://www.ardenttheatre.co.uk/lorna-gayle/ "Lorna Gayle"], Ardent Theatre Company.

}}

Lorna N Gayle (born 14 April 1963),{{cite web |title=Sutara Gayle on Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CrAdNzyIJBu/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |website=Instagram |access-date=25 June 2023 |date=14 April 2023}} known professionally as Sutara Gayle, is a British actress and singer, known for appearing in the films Run Fatboy Run (2007), The Dark Knight (2008) and One Day (2011). In 2015, she played Shontal in the BBC Three sitcom Fried.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06823ts "Fried"], BBC. As Lorna Gee, she won awards as a lovers rock reggae singer.[http://www.menagerie.uk.com/productions/archived/egusisoup14/egusi-soup-cast/interview-with-lorna-gayle-mrs-anyia/ "Interview with Lorna Gayle (Mrs Anyia)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909150531/http://www.menagerie.uk.com/productions/archived/egusisoup14/egusi-soup-cast/interview-with-lorna-gayle-mrs-anyia/ |date=9 September 2018 }}, Menagerie Theatre Company. Between 2021 and 2022, she played the role of Gloria Mason-Walker in Silent Witness.

Career

Since beginning her career in 2007, Gayle has appeared in films, on television and on stage. Gayle's first audition was for the tap-dancing play Stepping Out.{{cite web |title=Sutara Gayle |url=https://anthearepresents.com/artist/sutara-gayle |website=Anthea Represents |access-date=25 June 2023}}John Byrne, [https://www.thestage.co.uk/advice/2016/my-first-audition-lorna-gayle/ "My First Audition: Lorna Gayle"], The Stage, 30 August 2016. She has also appeared in the West End musical Tina.[https://tinathemusical.com/cast/lorna-gayle/ "Lorna Gayle"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909150654/https://tinathemusical.com/cast/lorna-gayle/ |date=9 September 2018 }}, Cast and Creative, Tina. She portrayed the role of Gloria Mason-Walker in Silent Witness on a recurring basis between 2021 and 2022.https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/05/30/silent-witness-season-25-episode-3-cast-history-part-3/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627182417/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/05/30/silent-witness-season-25-episode-3-cast-history-part-3/ |date=27 June 2023 }} {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}} In 2022, she appeared in four episodes of Magpie Murders as Gemma Whiteley and as Kim Sullivan in the BBC drama Strike.{{cite web | url=https://tellymix.co.uk/amp/tv/657942-magpie-murders-cast-revealed-for-drama-on-bbc-one.html | title=Magpie Murders cast revealed for drama on BBC One | date=April 2023 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/strike-troubled-blood-cast-bbc/ | title=Meet the cast of Strike: Troubled Blood, season 5 of the BBC drama }}{{cite web | url=https://anthearepresents.com/news/sutara-gayle-stars-in-the-new-series-of-strike-which-premieres-on-bbc-one-on-sunday-night-at-9pm | title=Sutara Gayle stars in the new series of Strike which premieres on BBC One on Sunday night at 9pm - Voiceover Agency London }}

Whilst on a trip to India with her brother in 2011, Gayle made some "personal discoveries" and was given a naming ceremony, in which she was given the name "Sutara" which has used professionally since 2020.{{cite web | url=https://alt-africa.com/2020/10/07/actor-lorna-gayles-sutara-academy-comes-to-hackney-learn-drama-performance-with-high-profile-tutors-using-a-holistic-approach/amp/ | title="Netflix" Amplifying Diverse British Voices in Front of and Behind the Camera words Anne Mensah - Alt a Review | date=31 January 2021 }}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ Film
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2006 \| Love and Other Disasters \| Heathrow Female Guard \|
2007 \| Dangerous Parking \| Nurse \|
2007 \| Run Fatboy Run \| Nurse \|
2008 \| The Dark Knight \| Passenger \|
2009 \| Hell's Pavement \| Moira Reynolds \|
2010 \| National Theatre Live: Nation \| Marisgala \|
2011 \| One Day \| Mrs. Major \|
2013 \| Having You \| Michelle \|
2017 \| A Caribbean Dream \| Bottom the Fisherwoman \|
2018 \| Shift the Plane \| Danny's Mum \| Short film
2019 \| Carmilla \| Margaret \|
2022 \| Viral \| Jackie \| Short film

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|+ Film

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2006

| Love and Other Disasters

| Heathrow Female Guard

2007

| Dangerous Parking

| Nurse

2007

| Run Fatboy Run

| Nurse

2008

| The Dark Knight

| Passenger

2009

| Hell's Pavement

| Moira Reynolds

2010

| National Theatre Live: Nation

| Marisgala

2011

| One Day

| Mrs. Major

2013

| Having You

| Michelle

2017

| A Caribbean Dream

| Bottom the Fisherwoman

2018

| Shift the Plane

| Danny's Mum

| Short film

2019

| Carmilla

| Margaret

2022

| Viral

| Jackie

| Short film

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ Television
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2008 \| Torchwood \| Helen \| Episode: "Adrift"
2014 \| Utopia \| Midwife \| 1 episode
2015 \| Fried \| Shontal \|
2015 \| EastEnders \| Irene Daniels \| Guest appearance
2017 \| Holby City \| Ella Chambers \| 1 episode
2017, 2020 \| Doctors \| Grace Fields \| Episodes: "Bounce" and "It Takes a Village"
2017 \| The Rebel \| Gloria \| 1 episode
2020 \| Anthony \| Pam \| Television film
2020 \| The Duchess \| Seleena \| 1 episode
2020–2023 \| Ghosts \| Betty \| Episodes: "The Ghost of Christmas"; "A Christmas Gift"
2021–2022 \| Silent Witness \| Gloria Mason-Walker \| Recurring role
2021 \| Magpie Murders \| Gemma Whiteley \| 4 episodes
2022 \| Strike \| Kim Sullivan \| 4 episodes

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Television

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2008

| Torchwood

| Helen

| Episode: "Adrift"

2014

| Utopia