Angela McHale explained

Angela McHale
Birth Name:Angela Jane McHale
Birth Date:26 February 1969
Birth Place:London, England,
Occupation:Actress, comedian
Years Active:2001–present

Angela Jane McHale (born 26 February 1969) is an English actress and comedian, particularly well known for her variety of British television roles including roles in Not Going Out,[1] The Catherine Tate Show and Grange Hill.

Career

Angela Jane McHale was born on 26 February 1969 and attended St Anne's convent school for girls in Ealing, London and St Benedict's School, Ealing for 6th form.[2] [3] On her release, she went to Warwick University[4] to read Politics and discovered her vocation. She then went on to study drama at the Drama Studio London. Her work with comedians Catherine Tate and Lee Mack[5] has singled her out as one of the most gifted comic actresses at work today.

She then later guest starred in close friends' Tate and Mack's TV shows, The Catherine Tate Show (all 3 series) and Not Going Out. She has appeared in the latter six times, each time playing a different guest role. She has also been in Miranda (written by and starring Miranda Hart) and The Bill. She has appeared in Doctors, Casualty, Coronation Street, Eastenders and Summer of Rockets.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2001Grange Hill PC Wendy Gibbon Television debut
Murder in Mind DS HarrisonMotive
2003Casualty SueChristmas Spirit
2005Bad Girls NurseSeason 7, Episode 7
2006EastEnders Midwife
2004
2006
The Catherine Tate Show Various
2006Corpse Lydia
2007 Angelo Angela Season 1, Episode Four
2009 Doctors Rebecca Fisher O True Apothecary
2006-
2018
Not Going Out Clown instructor
Lola Hale
Nurse
Sat navSchool mum
Serious (Series 1, Episode 1)
Amy (Series 3, Episode 3)
Donor (Series 7, Episode 3)
Car (Series 8, Episode 3)Lollipop Man (Series 9, Episode 6)
2011Coronation Street Christine2 episodes
2014Edge of HeavenJemima Hadley-HawthorneSeason 1 Episode 3
2019MotheringHelenShort film
Summer of RocketsHead WardenSeason 1 Episode 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Not Going Out - Episode Guide - British Comedy Guide . Comedy.co.uk . 2011-01-30.
  2. Web site: Angela Jane MCHALE . . 30 June 2023.
  3. Web site: Angela McHale . Mandy.
  4. Web site: Benefactors Magazine . 2011-01-30 .
  5. Web site: Comedy on Radio 2 . 31 January 2006 . 30 January 2011 . BBC .