Catherine Bailey (born 2 January 1980) is a British actress.
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Career
Catherine Bailey made her acting debut in 1993, when she was cast in the leading role of Helen Green in the short-lived children's series, Uncle Jack and Cleopatra's Mummy. This was followed by another role in a children's series, The Wild House as Georgina, for which she made her first appearance at the beginning of the second series in 1998 until the show's conclusion in 1999.
Bailey went on to guest roles in a number of British television series, including Peak Practice, My Family, Rosemary & Thyme, Holby City, The Bill, EastEnders, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Doctors, Midsomer Murders, Mr Selfridge, The Crown and Vera.
As an established thratre performer, Bailey has appeared on several stage productions, some of which include Spring Awakening at the Royal Shakespeare Company, which was her 1995 stage debut, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, The Country Wife, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The 39 Steps and The Merchant of Venice.
Her first film role came in 2012, when she was cast in the crime drama, The Grind, followed by performances in A Quiet Passion, with Cynthia Nixon, and the French film Dernier amour (Casanova, Last Love).
Bailey has also served as a voice artist for radio, such as the role of Margaret Bishop in the BBC Radio 4 series, Home Front, as well as work in the video games Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2, GreedFall, The Bradwell Conspiracy,Assassin's Creed: Valhalla and Babylon's Fall.
She is the founder of BAZ Productions, alongside Sarah Bedi and Emma Luffingham. Their production consist of stage works Macbeth (2011), Prophecy (2013) and The Process (2020), which also starred Bailey.
Theatre credits
Spring Awakening as Ilse (1995, Royal Shakespeare Company)
'Tis Pity She's a Whore as Philotis (1999, Young Vic Theatre. Revived in 2001 for BBC radio)
Walk Hard, Talk Loud as Dorothy (2005, Tricycle Theatre)
Sit and Shiver as Shirley (2006–07, New End Theatre & Hackney Empire)
The Country Wife as Lucy (2007, Theatre Royal Haymarket)
House of Agnes as Michaela (2008, Oval House Theatre)
A Midsummer Night's Dream as Helena (2009, Middle Temple Hall/BBC Radio 3)
The Changeling as Isabella (2009, BBC Radio 3)
The 39 Steps as Annabella/Margaret/Pamela (2011–13, Criterion Theatre)
Julius Caesar as Portia (2014, Shakespeare's Globe)
Dr Scroggy's War as Honourable Penelope Wedgewood (2014, Shakespeare's Globe)
The Merchant of Venice as Portia (2014, Shakespeare's Globe)
King Lear as Goneril (2016, Royal and Derngate Theatre and UK tour)
Othello as Bianca (2018, Shakespeare's Globe)
The Process as Anita (2020, BAZ productions, The Bunker Theatre)