Victoria Bush

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Victoria Bush
Born (1978-01-15) 15 January 1978 (age 44)
OccupationActress
Comedian
Years active2000–present

Victoria Bush (born 15 January 1978) is a British actress and comedian, best known for her roles as Tina O'Kane in the ITV prison drama series, Bad Girls (2001–2006), and as school secretary, Sonya Donnegan in the BBC One school-based drama series, Waterloo Road (2012–2015).

Career[edit]

Bush trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, one of Britain's leading drama schools.[1]

On leaving drama school, she secured her first major television role on the highly acclaimed ITV prison drama Bad Girls in 2001 as Tina Purvis (later Julie O'Kane, then Tina O'Kane) during the shows' third series. Bush continued in the role for a further five series until the shows axe in 2006.

Bush is currently one half of female comedy duo of Checkley & Bush with Laura Checkley. Recent tours include "Keep Calm and Carry On", which featured at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2011, which included cameos from Abbey Merritt and Vev Gaunt.

In 2012, Bush joined the cast of BBC school drama Waterloo Road as new school secretary, Sonya Donnegan, Lorraine's sister.

In 2016 she played the character 'Flo' in Casualty for one episode.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Undead Apocalypse Zombie 2

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2001-2006 Bad Girls Tina Purvis/Julie O'Kane/Tina O'Kane Series regular (Series 3–8)
2012-2015 Waterloo Road Sonya Donnegan Series regular (Series 8–10)
2015 Casualty Florence Lale Episode: All the Single Ladies
2016 Coronation Street Vanessa 1 episode
2017 Doctors Kitty Birch Episode: A Tale of Two Kittys
2018-2019 Lee and Dean Maz Dolan 2 episodes

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pratt, Steve (12 May 2005). "Bad news". Northern Echo. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 24 July 2006.

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