Lisa Kay, (born 11 February, 1971) is an English actress who has also worked in Australia. Her credits include Chicken Run (2000), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), Heartbeat (2002-2010), Foyle's War (2003), Corpse Bride (2005), Breaking and Entering (2006), Home and Away (2018), Neighbours (2018), and All My Friends Are Racist (2021).
Kay was born on February 11, 1971,[1] in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire.[1] She grew up in Levisham on the North York Moors.[2] Kay trained as a ballet dancer from a young age, with a scholarship at the Royal Ballet School, London for 3 years, until knee injury ended her aspirations.[3] She changed path toward acting, taking a three year course at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.[3]
In 2001, Kay appeared as Eleanor Ross Heaney in the romantic comedy film Bridget Jones's Diary,[4] in a cast which included Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth and Jim Broadbent.[4]
In 2004, Kay made her television debut in the episode "Wrecked" of ITV1's Heartbeat.[2] She played the character of Emma Bryden, a lonely single mother who forms a friendship with PC Phil Bellamy. She became a cast regular playing Nurse Carol Cassidy from 2006 to 2010.[1] Kay appeared in the episode "Among the few" (series 2 episode 2) playing Connie Dewar, a driver at a fuel depot, in ITV's Foyle's War.[2]
In 2006, she starred alongside Jude Law and Ray Winstone in the Anthony Minghella directed romantic drama film Breaking and Entering (2006).[2]
Her voice credits include Nick Park's Chicken Run (2000),[3] and Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005).[3]
Kay appeared in the Australian soap Home and Away for two episodes in 2018 as Professor Juliet Pickford. Also in 2018 she appeared in Neighbours as Rita Newland.[1]
In 2021 she appeared in the award-winning ABC iview comedy series All My Friends Are Racist.[5] The five-part series was written by Kodie Bedford and directed by Bjorn Stewart, and also starred Leah Purcell, Davey Thompson, and Tuuli Narkle.[6]
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