Tala Gouveia Explained

Tala Gouveia
Birth Place:Nottingham, United Kingdom
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2009–present

Tala Gouveia is a British actress, best known for playing DCI Lauren McDonald in the ITV crime drama McDonald & Dodds (2020–present).

Early life

Gouveia was born in Nottingham.[1] The daughter of two theatre actors, Gouveia trained at the Bristol Old Vic.

Career

Her first TV job was a small role in EastEnders from 2011 to 2013 as Nurse Green.[2]

In March 2020, Gouveia played DCI McDonald in the Bath-set ITV police drama McDonald & Dodds opposite Jason Watkins and an array of guest stars including Rob Brydon, Patsy Kensit, Martin Kemp and Robert Lindsay. She has also appeared as Gemma Murphy in the ITV1 drama Cold Feet, the CBeebies' children's series Go Jetters, and the BBC1 2018 Christmas show Click & Collect.[3] [4] Gouveia also has credits for the 2019 film Before We Grow Old and has provided the regular voice of Cleo Farr in the animated series Scream Street alongside the likes of Jim Howick, Tyger Drew-Honey, Debra Stephenson and John Thomson.[5]

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011–2013EastEndersNurse Green4 episodes
2015–2018Scream StreetCleo Farr20 episodes
2018Click and CollectToy shop assistant TV movie
2019Cold FeetGemma Murphy1 episode
2019–2020Go JettersTala (voice)30 episodes
2020–presentMcDonald & DoddsDCI Lauren McDonaldSeries regular

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet the Nottingham starring in new ITV cop drama McDonald & Dodds . Rachel . Gorman . 21 November 2019 . Nottingham Post.
  2. Web site: Tala Gouveia: 'They called McDonald & Dodds woke just because I was black' . . 18 February 2021.
  3. Web site: Stars describe how Bath has inspired new ITV crime drama . Elise . Britten . 25 February 2020 . somersetlive.
  4. Web site: McDonald & Dodds - Jason Watkins and Tala Gouveia interview . Megan . Sutton . www.goodhousekeeping.com . 20 February 2020.
  5. Web site: McDonald & Dodds cast member Tala Gouveia: What else has she done? Who was she in Cold Feet? . 28 February 2021.