Amy Robbins
Amy Louise Robbins (born 18 February 1971) is an English stage, film and TV actress best known for her role as Dr. Jill Weatherill in the British television series The Royal. Before her role in The Royal she played Police Sergeant Rachel James in the BBC One hospital drama Casualty. Robbins has appeared in many TV series including EastEnders, Holby City, World's End, Where the Heart Is, Happiness, My Hero, Heartbeat, Dalziel and Pascoe, The Slammer, Doctors, People Like Us, Holby City, Hollyoaks and Noah's Ark.
Amy Robbins | |
|---|---|
| Born | Amy Louise Robbins 18 February 1971 Higher Bebington, Cheshire, England |
| Occupation | Actress, presenter |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse(s) | [1] |
| Children | 2 |
Career
The 1986 Granada Television sketch show Robbins featured her brother Ted Robbins and sisters Jane, Emma and Kate Robbins, along with herself guest appearing in various episodes.[1]
She then went on to train at RADA.
Before landing her role as Dr Jill Weatherill in The Royal, Robbins played a recurring character, Police Sergeant Rachel James in the BBC One hospital drama Casualty for one series. Robbins also appeared in the BAFTA winning TV film 'My Beautiful Son 'playing the part of Maureen opposite Julie Walters.
She played Mrs Johnstone in Blood Brothers,[2] from 1 August 2011 to the end of January 2012, at the Phoenix Theatre, London. She worked at Chichester Festival Theatre in The Accrington Pals with actress Katherine Kelly and has appeared in many more stage productions including A Day in the Death of Joe Egg.
In 2011, Robbins performed for the Queen at Buckingham Palace in A Celebration of Youth in the Arts with RADA, playing the part of Lady Capulet alongside actors Anne Reid and Bryony Hannah.
In April and May 2013 Robbins played Titania/Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Royal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton.
In 2014, she filmed World's End, a series of 36 15-minute episodes for CBBC. World's End premiers on 30 March 2015.[3]
From January to May 2016 Amy starred alongside her husband Robert Daws in Bill Kenright's touring production of Rehearsal For Murder.
In March 2017, Robbins joined the cast of Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, as Lynette Drinkwell, the mother of Scott Drinkwell, played by Ross Adams, and the sister of Diane O'Connor, portrayed by Alex Fletcher.
Personal life
Youngest of five children, Robbins was born in Higher Bebington to an acting family and trained at RADA. She also received an English and Drama degree from Goldsmiths, University of London.[2] In February 2003, she married her The Royal co-star Robert Daws who plays Dr. Gordon Ormerod (who later became her screen husband).[1][4][5] The couple have two children.[4] She is a first cousin once removed of ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and the younger sister of Ted Robbins and Kate Robbins, impressionist and actress.[6] Robbins also has two other sisters and is the aunt of actress Emily Atack.[1] Her grandfather, Ted, served as the secretary of the Football Association of Wales for more than 35 years.[7]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Nightworld: 30 Years to Life (TV film) | Darla |
| 1999 | Holby City | Isla – 1 episode – "Brave Heart" |
| 1999 | "Noah's Ark" | Emma – 1 episode – "Old Dog, New Trick" |
| 1999 | EastEnders | Jane Carter (Unknown episodes) |
| 2000 | Where the Heart Is | Shayla Connor – 1 episode – "The Foreign Field" |
| 2001 | Happiness | Sophie Clark – 1 episode – "Forty" |
| 2001 | My Hero | Xil – 1 episode – "Girlfriend" |
| 2001 | People Like Us | Erica Feilding – 1 episode – "The Airline Pilot" |
| 2001 | My Beautiful Son\Strange Relations (TV film) | Maureen |
| 2001 | Casualty | Sgt. Rachel James (8 episodes) |
| 2003 | Heartbeat | Dr. Jill Weatherill – 1 episode – "Out of the Blue" |
| 2003-2011 | The Royal | Dr. Jill Weatherill / Jill Weatherill (87 episodes) |
| 2004 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Deborah Mattis – 1 episode – "Soft Touch" |
| 2011 | The Slammer | Genie – 1 episode – "Governor Gimbert" |
| 2011–2013 | Doctors | Susie Dyerson – "Sunny Side Up" – 2011
Rachel Alton –" Through a Glass Darkly" – 2013 |
| 2015 | World's End | Prof. Stephanie Morelle |
| 2017 | Hollyoaks | Lynette Drinkwell |
| 2019 | Father Brown | Angelica Evans (1 episode) |
| 2020 | Doctors | Kate Banks (1 episode) |
(2020)# Martha Ridgeway [S22-E26] (1episode)
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | Molly Ward |
| 1997 | Up on the Roof | Bryony |
| 1998 | All the Little Animals | Valerie Ann Platt, Bobby's Mother |
| 2002 | Killing Me Softly | Sylvie |
References
- Keal, Graham (24 May 2003). "Such an Honor: Working with a Sixties screen siren was the icing on the cake for actress Amy Robbins". The Sun. p. 15.
- Hendry, Steve (1 October 2006). "Starring role on The Royal is hard labour in every way: Birth scene was too close to reality for pregnant Amy Robbins". Sunday Mail. p. 4.
- "CBBC announces new drama commissions". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- "Robert Daws and Amy Robbins". OK!. Northern and Shell Media Publications. Archived from the original on 18 November 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- "Working together is very convenient". Evening Chronicle. 11 March 2006. p. 14.
- Oglethrope, Tim (15 June 2003). "Carry on Doctor: She's sent temperatures soaring with sexy antics, but The Royal's Amy Robbins makes her family look the other way if she has to strip...". The People. p. 10.
- "Disgusting, immoral and sickening". Wrexham Evening Leader. 22 November 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
External links
- Amy Robbins at IMDb