Personal Info
Birth date
1966-07-12 (58 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Maidstone, Kent, England, UK
Also known as
Tasmin Greig
تامسین گریگ
Tamsin Greig
Biography
Tamsin Margaret Mary Greig (/ˈtæmzɪn ˈɡrɛɡ/; born 12 July 1966) is an English actress, 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. Other roles include Alice Chenery in BBC One's comedy-drama series Love Soup, Debbie Aldridge in BBC Radio 4's soap opera The Archers, Miss Bates in the 2009 BBC version of Jane Austen's Emma, and Beth Hardiment in the 2010 film version of Tamara Drewe. In 2020, Greig starred as Anne Trenchard in Julian Fellowes' ITV series Belgravia. Greig is also a stage actress. She won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in 2007 for Much Ado About Nothing, and was nominated in 2011 and 2015 for her roles in The Little Dog Laughed and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography
The Graham Norton Show
7.2
Overview:
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.Doctor Who
7.5
Overview:
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.Natural World
7.1
Overview:
Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.Elementary
7.6
Overview:
A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.The Last Leg
5.6
Overview:
Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days.Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
5.8
Overview:
Jonathan Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from both a guest music group and the house band.Top Gear
7.492
Overview:
This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The long-running show travels to locations around the world, performing extreme stunts and challenges to see what the featured cars are capable of doing. The current hosts are Paddy Mcguinness, Chris Harris and Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff.Inside No. 9
8.004
Overview:
An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.The One Show
4.538
Overview:
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.Black Books
8.058
Overview:
Black Books centres around the foul tempered and wildly eccentric bookshop owner Bernard Black. Bernard’s devotion to the twin pleasures of drunkenness and wilful antagonism deepens and enriches both his life and that of Manny, his assistant. Bearded, sweet and good, Manny is everything that Bernard isn’t and is punished by Bernard relentlessly just for the crime of existing. They depend on each other for meaning as Fran, their oldest friend, depends on them for distraction. Black Books is a haven of books, wine and conversation, the only threat to the group’s peace and prosperity is their own limitless stupidity.Wycliffe
6
Overview:
Wycliffe is a British television series, based on W. J. Burley's novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe. It was produced by HTV and broadcast on the ITV Network, following a pilot episode on 7 August 1993, between 24 July 1994 and 5 July 1998. The series was filmed in Cornwall, with a production office in Truro. Music for the series was composed by Nigel Hess and was awarded the Royal Television Society award for the best television theme. Wycliffe is played by Jack Shepherd, assisted by DI Doug Kersey and DI Lucy Lane. Each episode deals with a murder investigation. In the early series, the stories are adapted from Burley's books and are in classic whodunit style, often with quirky characters and plot elements. In later seasons, the tone becomes more naturalistic and there is more emphasis on internal politics within the police.GMTV
5.6
Overview:
GMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end. The final edition of GMTV was broadcast on 3 September 2010.Belgravia
7.2
Overview:
A tale of secrets and scandals set in 1840s London. When the Trenchards accept an invitation to the now legendary ball hosted by the Duchess of Richmond on the fateful evening of the Battle of Waterloo, it sets in motion a series of events that will have consequences for decades to come as secrets unravel behind the porticoed doors of London’s grandest postcode.Bing
7.3
Overview:
Bing is a young and lovable bunny learning about the big world around him, with the help of his friends. A warm and gentle animation, based on the bestselling books by Ted Dewan.Emma
7.7
Overview:
Nothing delights Emma more than meddling in the love lives of others. But when she takes protégé Harriet Smith under her wing, her plans can only end in disaster...Friday Night Dinner
7.841
Overview:
Two siblings share their Friday night dinners at their parents home and, somehow, something always goes wrong.Love Monster
2
Overview:
This animated series follows the colourful and funny adventures of lovable hairy hero Love Monster as he searches for the right thing to do in a world in which he is one of a kind.The Diary of Anne Frank
7.307
Overview:
Five-part adaptation of Anne Frank's famous wartime diaries in which a young teenager and her family go into hiding from the Nazis in wartime Amsterdam.Episodes
7.2
Overview:
A British husband-and-wife comedy writing team travel to Hollywood to remake their successful British TV series, with disastrous results.Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
8.1
Overview:
Widely celebrated as Alan Bennett's masterpieces, his multi-award-winning Talking Heads return to BBC One. Filmed during lockdown under social distancing guidelines, a new generation of Britain's finest actors star in 10 of Bennett's classic scripts, alongside two brand new Talking Heads penned by the acclaimed writer last year.Going Postal
7.2
Overview:
Moist von Lipwig is a con-man with a particular talent-- he is utterly unremarkable. When his execution is stayed in Terry Pratchett's remarkable Discworld, he must work off his debt to society as the land's head Postman. Things are not always as they seem, and soon Lipwig is delivering mail for his very life!Sexy Beast
6.4
Overview:
The origin story of Gal Dove, Don Logan, and Teddy Bass. Explore Gal and Don’s complicated relationship as Gal finds himself descending into the seductive madness of the London criminal world during the vibrant and volatile 1990s while falling in love with DeeDee.Suspect
6.1
Overview:
A Veteran detective is called to a hospital mortuary to identify a corpse only to find it is his estranged daughter. Traumatized by the news she apparently took her own life, Frater sets out to discover the truth about her death.People Like Us
7.9
Overview:
People Like Us was a British radio and TV comedy programme, a spoof on-location documentary written by John Morton, and starring Chris Langham as Roy Mallard, an inept interviewer. Originally a radio show for BBC Radio 4 in three series from 1995 to 1997, it was made into a television series for BBC Two that aired from September 1999 to June 2000.Blue Heaven
3
Overview:
Frank Sandford has big hopes for his pop duo, Blue Heaven, but his home life is less than satisfactory. His father, Jim, is a local hard man whose favourite son is in prison, while his mother can only be described as the perfect match. Despite the lack of parental support he is determined that he should succeed as a pop star and that his favourite football team, West Bromwich Albion, will win the cup!The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
6.5
Overview:
Legendary highwayman Dick Turpin sets out on a series of wildly absurd escapades when he's made the reluctant leader of a band of outlaws—and tasked with outwitting utterly corrupt lawman Jonathan Wilde.Jonathan Creek
7.492
Overview:
Working from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles. He soon puts this ability to the use of solving impossible crimes and mysterious murders.Top Gear: Extra Gear
4.6
Overview:
Extra Gear is the brand new companion show to Top Gear, bringing tons of behind-the-scenes content to audiences for the first time. Hosted by Rory Reid and Chris Harris, the half hour after show presents exclusive new footage, interviews, and specially recorded films. Rory and Chris will also be joined by a celebrity guest or renowned figure from the motoring world to reflect on that week’s episode of Top Gear.Neverwhere
6.6
Overview:
Richard Mayhew leads an ordinary life in London when one day a girl named Door falls, injured, across his path. The next thing he knows, his life is gone and he's pulled into the fantastical world of London Below. Pursued by the murderous Messrs. Croup and Vandemar, Door and Richard with the help of Hunter and the Marquis de Carabas, attempt to find the Angel Islington, who knows the secret behind the murder of Door's family, and possibly a way for Richard to go home.Acting
TBARiot Women (1 Episode) as Holly
TBALargo as Grace
2025Legend Has It as Nisibi
2024Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration as Molly (voice)
2024The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (2 Episodes) as Helen Gwinear
2024Sexy Beast (1 Episode) as Cecilia Logan
2023My Happy Ending as Nancy
2022The Tiger Who Came to Tea as Mummy (voice)
2022Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War as Unknown
2022Suspect (8 Episodes) as Natasha Groves
2022Amazon: How Do They Really Do It? as Self - Narrator (voice)
2021The Amazing Mr. Blunden as Mrs. Wickens
2021Romeo & Juliet as Lady Capulet
2021Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel as Herself
2020Being Bridget Jones as Self
2020Days of the Bagnold Summer as Astrid
2020Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (1 Episode) as Rosemary
2020Belgravia (6 Episodes) as Anne Trenchard
2020Love Monster (80 Episodes) as Narrator (voice)
2019Official Secrets as Elizabeth Wilmshurst
2018To Provide All People as GP
2017Revolting Rhymes as Grandma (voice)
2017Diana and I as Mary McDonald
2017National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night as Malvolia
2016Revolting Rhymes (2 Episodes) as Grandma
2016Breaking the Bank as Penelope
2016Top Gear: Extra Gear (1 Episode) as Self
2016Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King as Narrator (voice)
2016Behold the Monkey as Narrator
2015Wellington: The Iron Duke Unmasked as Narrator
2015The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as Lavinia Beach
2014Bing (157 Episodes) as Molly (voice)
2014The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure as Self - Narrator
2014Inside No. 9 (1 Episode) as Sally
2014Royal Cousins at War (2 Episodes) as Narrator
2013The Guilty (3 Episodes) as DCI Maggie Brand
2013The Last Leg (1 Episode) as Self
2012Magnificent Machines: The Golden Age of the British Sports Car as Narrator
2012Elementary (1 Episode) as DCI Athelney Jones
2012The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II as Narrator
2012White Heat (6 Episodes) as Beth
2011Arthur Christmas as Additional Voices (voice)
2011Friday Night Dinner (36 Episodes) as Jackie Goodman
2011Episodes (41 Episodes) as Beverly Lincoln
2010Cuckoo as Simon
2010Tamara Drewe as Beth Hardiment
2010Cats of Claw Hill (8 Episodes) as Narrator, Samantha
2010Going Postal (2 Episodes) as Miss Cripslock
2010Mental: A History of the Madhouse as Narrator
2009Emma (4 Episodes) as Miss Bates
2009The Diary of Anne Frank (5 Episodes) as Edith Hollander-Frank
2009The Diary of Anne Frank as Margot Frank
2008Prince John: The Windsors' Tragic Secret as Narrator (voice)
2008Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments as Self
2008Captain Eager and the Mark of Voth as Jenny
2008Verity Lambert: Drama Queen as Unknown
2007The Graham Norton Show (4 Episodes) as Self
2006The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall as Dr. Caroline Todd
2006The One Show (1, 1 Episode) as Self - Guest, Self
2006Falling Apart as Jackie
2005Love Soup (18 Episodes) as Alice Chenery
2005Doctor Who (0, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Nurse
2004Green Wing (18 Episodes) as Caroline Todd
2004Ready When You Are, Mr McGill as Lianne
2004When I'm Sixty-Four as Denny
2004The Lenny Henry Show (16 Episodes) as Unknown
2004Shaun of the Dead as Maggie
2002Top Gear (1 Episode) as Self
2002Pure as Liaison Officer
2002Miranda as Receptionist
2001Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2001Happiness (3 Episodes) as Unknown
2000Black Books (18 Episodes) as Fran
1999People Like Us (2 Episodes) as Sarah
1998The Great Egyptians (1 Episode) as Cleopatra
1997Blind Men (6 Episodes) as Unknown
1997This Is the Sea as (voice)
1997Jonathan Creek (1 Episode) as Pam
1996Neverwhere (3 Episodes) as Lamia
1994Wycliffe (1 Episode) as Dr. Hinkley
1993GMTV (1 Episode) as Self
1992Blue Heaven (1 Episode) as Prof. Wiseman
1983Natural World (1, 1 Episode) as Narrator, Narrator (voice)