Hollie Chapman
Encyclopedia
Hollie Chapman is an English
actress.
She was trained in acting at the "Sylvia Young Theatre School
" in London
.
Circa 1996 she appeared as Tessie in a "West End Production" of Annie
. Other theater roles of Hollie Chapman were:
Film roles
She got her first film role in 2001, in an episode of the English TV serial Holby City
.
2002 she played in the popular Channel 5 TV serial Don't Blame Me
(or Don't Blame the Koalas), regularly appearing as Gemma King, a lovable and arrogant English girl, which goes with her brother and mother to Australia
.
2006 she was the voice of the soft puppet Cuddle in Softies, a preschool tv-series. Softies (aired since 2003) is a TV serial with 80 episodes. Each episode has a duration of 5 minutes.
In 2006 she acted in two episodes of Doctors, the British television soap opera.
Radio plays
In the successful British radio soap opera The Archers
on BBC Radio 4
she plays Alice Carter (nee Aldridge).
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
actress.
Family and personality
Hollie Chapman has four younger siblings. She is said not to be technically minded but can sing and play the piano and loves horses.She was trained in acting at the "Sylvia Young Theatre School
Sylvia Young Theatre School
Sylvia Young Theatre School is an independent fee-paying stage school, in Westminster, London, named after its founder and Principal, Sylvia Young.-Outline:...
" in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Career as an actress
Theatre rolesCirca 1996 she appeared as Tessie in a "West End Production" of Annie
Annie (musical)
Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
. Other theater roles of Hollie Chapman were:
- she played in The Sound of MusicThe Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
as Maria - she played the title role in a village production of Annie
- Whistle Down the WindWhistle Down the Wind (musical)Whistle Down the Wind is a musical based on the 1961 film Whistle Down the Wind with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Jim Steinman, known for his work with Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler.-Stage Premiere:...
(a "West End Production") - she played in SmikeSmikeSmike is a pop musical adaptation of a small part of Charles Dickens' Nicholas Nickleby, that was televised for the BBC in 1973. The musical is based on the character Smike from that novel. The TV production starred Beryl Reid as Mrs Squeers, Andrew Keir as Mr Squeers, Leonard Whiting as Nicholas,...
.
Film roles
She got her first film role in 2001, in an episode of the English TV serial Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
.
2002 she played in the popular Channel 5 TV serial Don't Blame Me
Don't Blame Me (TV series)
Don't Blame Me is an Australian children's television program currently shown on the ABC3.In the United Kingdom the show is known as Don't Blame the Koalas....
(or Don't Blame the Koalas), regularly appearing as Gemma King, a lovable and arrogant English girl, which goes with her brother and mother to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
2006 she was the voice of the soft puppet Cuddle in Softies, a preschool tv-series. Softies (aired since 2003) is a TV serial with 80 episodes. Each episode has a duration of 5 minutes.
In 2006 she acted in two episodes of Doctors, the British television soap opera.
Radio plays
In the successful British radio soap opera The Archers
The Archers
The Archers is a long-running British soap opera broadcast on the BBC's main spoken-word channel, Radio 4. It was originally billed as "an everyday story of country folk", but is now described on its Radio 4 web site as "contemporary drama in a rural setting"...
on BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
she plays Alice Carter (nee Aldridge).
Filmography
- Holby City (2001) (Episode: Forgiveness of Sins) as Ruth Boul
- Don't Blame Me (or Don't Blame the Koalas) (2002) as Gemma King
- Softies (2006) as Cuddle (Voice-overVoice-overVoice-over is a production technique where a voice which is not part of the narrative is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations...
only) - Doctors (2006) (Episode: Marilyn, Sometimes) as Kirsty Wheeler
- Doctors (2006) (Episode: Trust) as Kirsty Wheeler