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My Take
Tamsin Greig is the kind of actress I genuinely marvel at, because she moves between gut-punch drama and razor-sharp comedy as if there were no border between them. From Maidstone, educated at the University of Birmingham, she became the face of British comedy through Black Books and Green Wing, yet she also took home the 2007 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress. Making people laugh and making them ache are entirely different muscles, and very few performers can flex both with this ease. To me she embodies the depth of British theatre, a serious stage talent who quietly anchors the living-room sitcom too.
Overview
Tamsin Margaret Mary Greig (; born 12 July 1966) is a British actress. She is known for both dramatic and comedic roles. She played Fran Katzenjammer in the Channel 4 sitcom Black Books, Dr Caroline Todd in the Channel 4 sitcom Green Wing, Beverly Lincoln in British–American sitcom Episodes and Jackie Goodman in the Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tamsin Greig
- Name (Japanese)
- タムシン・グレイグ
- Reading
- たむしん・ぐれいぐ
- Born
- July 12, 1966 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Horse
- Origin
- Maidstone, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / film actor / narrator
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Birmingham
Awards & achievements
- 2007 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Stage actor — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.