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Tanya Moodie
Born: 16th Apr 1972 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Dept: Acting
Tanya Moodie is a Canadian actress and producer, best known for her work on Motherland, The Clinic, and her many stage credits, which include productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Court Theatre, the National Theatre and the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord.
Tanya Moodie was born on 16 April 1972 in Ottawa, Canada, to Jamaican parents. She moved to England at the age of 17, when she was offered a place at RADA, where she was later employed as an associate teacher and council member.
Moodie's first television role was in the comedy So Haunt Me in 1994, followed by a starring role as Hunter in Neil Gaiman's 1996 fantasy mini-series Neverwhere (1996). She featured in guest roles in various series in the 2000s, and in 2008–9 had a regular role in Irish medical drama The Clinic. She also played the role of John Watson's therapist Ella Thompson in Sherlock.
In 2016 she played Gertrude in Simon Godwin's production of Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
From 2019, Moodie starred as Meg in the BBC comedy series Motherland. In a 2021 interview with the Huffington Post, Moody shared that she was proud of the feedback she had received about her character's cancer storyline: "There’s been people who have written me very personal messages saying that they’re going through [cancer] right now or their parents are, and they say we’ve really shown what it’s like. I’m really happy that that’s happened – I didn’t expect it to. I didn’t finish filming and say ‘I really feel like I’ve nailed what it’s like to go through this journey’, because it’s so subjective and unique to people."
In 2020, Moodie starred in the third series of Tin Star as Catherine Mckenzie. The series was created by Rowan Joffé.
In April 2022, Moodie featured as Regina in series 1 episode 4 of Ten Percent. Moodie appeared in Sam Mendes' film Empire of Light, released in the US in December 2022, and the UK in January 2023. Moodie appears alongside Olivia Colman, Colin Firth and Micheal Ward. Also in December 2022, Moodie reprised her role as Meg in the Christmas special of Motherland, titled "Last Christmas". The episode garnered wholly positive reviews from critics.
In March 2023, Moodie appeared as Serena in two episodes of the Cash Carraway-created Rain Dogs.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 43
Film: 15 (35%)
Television: 28 (65%)
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Filmography
Sep 2025 (first aired)
Laura has it all: a glittering career, a loving husband, and her precious son, Daniel. But her perfect life unravels when Daniel brings home Cherry, a ... view
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Isabella Russell-Bailey (6 ep.)
2025
After a terrifying explosion in a hotel in London, three strangers escape together and hide out in a room. Hostages is a comedy about the 24hr news cy ... view
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Rochelle
Jan 2025 (first aired)
Patience Evans works in the Criminal Records Office in the city of York. She views the world in a unique way because she has a special gift – she is ... view
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Jessica Shaw (1 ep.)
Nov 2024 (first aired)
Ten thousand years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, sisters Valya and Tula Harkonnen establish the fabled sect and female order that would becom ... view
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Anirul (voice) (3 ep.)
2024
A young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their pursu ... view
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Muriel
Jun 2023 (first aired)
Linda finds a new lease on life when she learns that she's experiencing menopause. So she heads to the forest on a journey of self-discovery. ... view
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Joy (10 ep.)
May 2023 (first aired)
In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously ... view
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Judge Meadows (uncredited) (2 ep.)
Judge Meadows (5 ep.)
2022
School's out for the festive season, so the mums (and Kevin) host the ultimate blended celebrations, but the big day takes a shocking turn at Julia's. ... view
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Meg
2022
The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England ... view
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Delia
Sep 2022 (first aired)
Beginning in a time of relative peace, we follow an ensemble cast of characters as they confront the re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the da ... view
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Gundabale Earthauler (3 ep.)
Aug 2022 (first aired)
After years of imprisonment, Morpheus — the King of Dreams — embarks on a journey across worlds to find what was stolen from him and restore his p ... view
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Night (1 ep.)
May 2022 (first aired)
After influencing global events for centuries, a secret society faces a dangerous threat from within. Can a Canadian reporter save them — and the wo ... view
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Mrs Snee (6 ep.)
Apr 2022 (first aired)
An extraterrestrial alien arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future. ... view
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Portia (7 ep.)
2021
In 1950s America, protests for racial equality erupt in the face of voter suppression. On Broadway, Wiletta Mayer, a talented black actress, begins r ... view
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Wiletta Mayer
2019
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of gener ... view
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General Parnadee
2019
If you want to make the finest wine, use the sweet grape on the vine. It's a few bloody skits from bloody Sam Campbell. ... view
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Nov 2019 (first aired)
Amongst the vibrant international community of the eponymous Spanish island, a British and a German detective with very different approaches to polici ... view
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Abbey Palmer (2 ep.)
Sep 2019 (first aired)
In the near future, people’s minds are connected to The Feed, giving them instant connectivity. When something or someone invades it, everyone is at ... view
Character:
Sue Cole (1 ep.)
2018
Jenny, a single mother raising two daughters after her husband leaves, is aided by her widowed mother, Mary. But Jenny struggles to stay afloat after ... view
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Nurse Jamaal
Sep 2018 (first aired)
Closet witch Diana Bishop and centuries-old vampire Matthew Clairmont are drawn into a deadly mystery and forbidden romance when a magical book shows ... view
Character:
Agatha Wilson (12 ep.)
Nov 2017 (first aired)
Sitcom about navigating the trials and traumas of middle-class motherhood, looking at the competitive and unromantic side of parenting. ... view
Character:
Meg (11 ep.)
Sep 2017 (first aired)
A missing FBI agent reappears six years after being declared dead. ... view
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Lt. Diane Campbell (7 ep.)
Sep 2017 (first aired)
The story of Jim Worth, an expat British police officer starting a new life with his family as police chief in Little Big Bear, an idyllic town near t ... view
Character:
Catherine McKenzie (2 ep.)
2016
Hamlet has the world at his feet. Young, wealthy and living a hedonistic life studying abroad. Then word reaches him that his father is dead. Returnin ... view
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Gertrude
2015
What do you do when the party of the year kicks you to the curb? Simple... create your own! When Sean and his friends are refused entry to the night o ... view
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Estelle
Jan 2013 (first aired)
Newly divorced journalist returns to her hometown to restart her life and work through her past. ... view
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Grace (8 ep.)
Grace Tolou Aboka (10 ep.)
Apr 2012 (first aired)
Playhouse Presents is a series of self-contained TV plays, made by British broadcaster Sky Arts. The series started airing on 12 April 2012, on Sky Ar ... view
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J-LO (voice) (1 ep.)
Jul 2010 (first aired)
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London. ... view
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Ella (3 ep.)
Jan 2007 (first aired)
Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol. ... view
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Layla (1 ep.)
2006
The Rabbit is the world's belling-selling vibrator. In the past year alone, millions have been sold all over the globe. Now experts are warning the Ra ... view
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Kate Hopwell
2005
A comic study of 20th-century history, reconstructing the life of writer, creator and professional prisoner Tulse Luper. Born in 1911 Newport and last ... view
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Guam Ravillion
Mar 2005 (first aired)
Fluke Kelso, a dissipated, middle-aged former Oxford historian, who is in Moscow to attend a conference on the newly opened Soviet archives, receives ... view
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Velma (2 ep.)
Feb 2004 (first aired)
Sea of Souls follows para-psychologist Monaghan and his two sidekicks from a fictitious Scottish University that investigates paranormal activity. ... view
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Alisha (2 ep.)
2003
An alcoholic falls in love with a Salvation Army captain who is trying to help him. ... view
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Clem
2003
A comic study of 20th-century history, reconstructing the life of writer, creator and professional prisoner Tulse Luper. Born in 1911 Newport and last ... view
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Guam Ravillion
Nov 1999 (first aired)
Dr Willoughby is a British sitcom broadcast on ITV from 14 November - 13 December 1999.
The show was set on the set of a fictional soap opera, also c ... view
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Geraldine (6 ep.)
Feb 1999 (first aired)
Boyz Unlimited is a British comedy series created by David Walliams, Matt Lucas and Richard Osman. It was initially broadcast on Channel 4 from 5 Febr ... view
Character:
Carolyn Monroe (2 ep.)
Jul 1998 (first aired)
Maisie Raine was a drama series originally broadcast on BBC1 for 2 series from 28 July 1998 – 9 July 1999.
Pauline Quirke took the lead role as DI ... view
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Patricia (1 ep.)
Apr 1998 (first aired)
A four-part drama, set against the background of the English slave trade and adapted by Philippa Gregory from her novel. ... view
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Rachel (4 ep.)
Sep 1996 (first aired)
Richard Mayhew leads an ordinary life in London when one day a girl named Door falls, injured, across his path. The next thing he knows, his life is g ... view
Character:
Hunter (5 ep.)
1996
In 1958, a Caribbean couple make the journey to a new life by moving to England. ... view
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Beverley
Nov 1995 (first aired)
Children's series about a magic coin that can grant wishes. ... view
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Adult Sophie (1 ep.)
Apr 1991 (first aired)
Highly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world. ... view
Character:
DC Lorna Greaves (1 ep.)