词条 | Tameka Empson |
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|image = Tameka Empson 2016.jpg |caption = Empson in 2016 |name = Tameka Empson |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|04|16|df=y}} |birth_place = London, England[1] |occupation = Actress |children = 1 |notable_works = 3 Non Blondes Beautiful Thing Beautiful People EastEnders }} Tameka Empson (born 16 April 1977) is a British stage[2] and screen actress and comedian. She appeared as one of the three protagonists in the hidden-camera comedy sketch show 3 Non-Blondes. Since 2009, she has been a full-time cast member of EastEnders, playing Kim Fox, who is the sister of Denise Fox, and wife of Vincent Hubbard. CareerAs well as her television work, Empson has appeared in a number of films. In 1996, she appeared in the film Beautiful Thing as Leah Russell, the next-door neighbour of the main characters. Empson worked alongside Linda Henry, both of whom would eventually join the cast of EastEnders; in 1998 she appeared as the love rival to the main character in the film Babymother. Empson is an experienced theatre actress having performed as Billie in the original cast of Our House, a musical featuring songs from the ska/pop band Madness, which premiered at The Cambridge Theatre in October 2002 and ran on until August 2003. She has since been a mainstay of the Hackney Empire annual pantomimes. In 2008, Empson appeared in the BBC sitcom Beautiful People and in the ITV1 thriller Whitechapel. In 2009 she joined the cast of EastEnders, playing Kim Fox, the half-sister of Denise Fox (played by Diane Parish).[3] As a result, she has won several awards including an Inside Soap award in 2012 for "Funniest Female Performance".[4] She took maternity leave from EastEnders and returned to screens August 2014.[5] Empson is a regular performer at the Hackney Empire starring in the theatre's annual pantomime since 2004; she has also starred in Anansi and the Magic Mirror and has a live sketch and comedy show (The Kat and Tameka Show) with Choice FM DJ Kat B. She has also voiced Tickbird in Tinga Tinga Tales. On 22 August 2016, Empson was revealed as a contestant participating on the 14th series of Strictly Come Dancing. She was partnered with professional dancer Gorka Márquez. They were the second couple to leave the competition. In 2019 she started to appear on Comic Relief Does The Apprentice to raise money for Comic Relief.[6] Filmography{{div col |colwidth=30em}}
References1. ^{{cite web|work=Sony Pictures|url=http://www.sonypictures.com/classics/beautiful/crew/empson.html|title=Tameka Empson|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108172928/http://www.sonypictures.com/classics/beautiful/crew/empson.html |archivedate=2007-01-08|df=}} 2. ^The Big Interview: Tameka Empson | Official London Theatre Guide 3. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a177716/robbie-gee-to-guest-in-eastenders.html|title=EXCLUSIVE: Robbie Gee to guest in 'EastEnders'|publisher=Digital Spy|first=Kris|last=Green|date=17 September 2009|accessdate=17 September 2009}} 4. ^{{cite web|work=Inside Soap|url=http://www.insidesoap.co.uk/2012-winners|title=2012 Winners|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6AwUOzUf2?url=http://www.insidesoap.co.uk/2012-winners|archivedate=2012-09-25|df=}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Kim Fox EastEnders disappearance explained: Actress Tameka Empson is heavily pregnant|date=February 21, 2014|work=Daily Mirror|first=Mark|last=Jefferies|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/eastenders-kim-fox-actress-tameka-3169980}} 6. ^{{Cite magazine |last=Ling |first=Thomas |date=7 March 2019 |title=There are a few secret contestants on Celebrity Apprentice for Comic Relief |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-03-07/celebrity-apprentice-2019-secret-contestants/ |magazine=Radio Times |access-date=7 March 2019}} External links{{Commons category}}
14 : 1977 births|Alumni of the Anna Scher Theatre School|English stage actresses|English women comedians|Living people|Actresses from London|English television actresses|English soap opera actresses|English voice actresses|Black English actresses|English people of Ivorian descent|20th-century British actresses|21st-century British actresses|Participants in British reality television series |
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