Angela Hazeldine | |
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| Born | Angela Lee Hazeldine[1] 2 July 1981[1] Colwyn Bay, Wales[1] |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
Angela Lee Hazeldine (born 2 July 1981) is a Welsh actress and musician, known for portraying Gemma Craig in the Channel 5 soap opera Family Affairs.
Angela Lee Hazeldine was born on 2 July 1981 in Colwyn Bay, Wales. Her father was a cousin of English actor James Hazeldine.[2] She is the niece of Stephen Moore and a cousin of Robyn Moore and Sam Hazeldine.[2]
Hazeldine played the role of Gemma Craig in Family Affairs for four years. She has also guest starred in episodes of Kavanagh QC, Heartbeat, The Royal Today and Doctors. She made her feature film debut in Kapital, a 2007 collaboration between writer/director Greg Hall and composer Steve Martland. She is also to appear in Hall's next film, Same Shit, Different Day.
Hazeldine sings and plays keyboards in Manchester-based band the Circus Electric, with Sam Stockman on guitar and lead vocals.[3] They started after the demise of Shepherd's Pi, a band formed while she was working on Family Affairs and included co-stars Sam Stockman and Rupert Hill.[4]
From 2019 Hazeldine is the lead singer in Manchester-based band Secluded Sea, with songwriter and ex Twisted Wheel (band) drummer Blair Murray.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Kavanagh QC | Teenage patient — "Memento Mori" (#4.1); 17 March 1998, ITV1 |
TV series |
| 1999– 2003 |
Family Affairs | Gemma Craig — cast regular; 1999–2003, Channel 5 |
Soap opera |
| 2007 | Heartbeat | Julia Walcott — "Mind Games" (#16.19); 1 July 2007, ITV1 |
TV series |
| Kapital | Elizabeth | Feature film (writer & director: Greg Hall) | |
| 2008 | The Royal Today | Helen Travers — one episode (#1.13); 23 January 2008, ITV1 |
Soap opera |
| Doctors | Claire Baker — "Hopelessly Devoted" (#9.207); 13 March 2008, BBC One |
Soap opera | |
| 2010 | SSDD: Same Shit Different Day | Sophie | Feature film (writer & director: Greg Hall) |