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Maimie McCoy Born Mary McCoy[1]
Yorkshire, EnglandOccupation Actress Years active 2002–present Maimie McCoy is an English actress. She is known for portraying Nicole Palmerston-Amory in Personal Affairs.
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Background
McCoy was born in Yorkshire,[2] where she attended Stokesley School.[1] She studied Performing Arts at London Metropolitan University, graduating with a BA (Hons) in 2001.[3]
McCoy is the daughter of restaurateur Eugene McCoy and his wife, Barbara.[1] She has both an older and younger brother,[4] and her maternal uncle is the impressionist Kevin Connelly.[4]
Career
McCoy has guest starred in episodes of Doctors, The Bill, Waking the Dead and Taggart.
In 2009 she appeared in Personal Affairs as Nicole Palmerston-Amory, a 'man-eating, cynical realist [who] favours money over love'.[5] This was McCoy’s first leading role,[1] for which she was nominated for a TV Quick Award as best supporting actress.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 2002 Doctors Shelley Garrett
-Time Bomb (2002)TV series 2004 Waking the Dead Sarah Faulkner
- Fugue States (Part One) (2004)Police drama The Libertine Acting Troop Feature film Top Buzzer Sophie (unknown episodes) TV series 2005 Peter Warlock: Some Little Joy Puma Short film 2006 Minotaur Morna Feature film Taggart Jessica Flowers
- The Best and the Brightest (2006)Police drama The Bill Meg Lawson
- Episode 418 (2006)Police drama 2007 The Boat People Cleo Feature film Romance Julie Short film Virgin Territory Simona Feature film Little Devil Debs Mini-series 2008 Oh, Simone Simone Short film Slaphappy Judy Magenta Short film Domestics Woman Short film 2009 Personal Affairs Nicole Palmerston-Amory Comedy drama Desperate Romantics Margaret Costume drama Theatre
- The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Richmond Theatre, October 2006 (playing Mary/Girl/Catherine)[6]
References
- ^ a b c d Faughey, Karen (2009-06-15). "Eugene McCoy’s girl set to star in BBC3 drama". Evening Gazette. http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2009/06/15/eugene-mccoy-s-girl-set-to-star-in-bbc3-drama-84229-23870385/. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ Personal Affairs press pack: Maimie McCoy BBC Press Office. 2009-05-27.
- ^ Mary McCoy London Met alumna stars in BBC drama eNewsWire. 2009-08-10. Retrieved on 2009-08-11.
- ^ a b Pikett, Jane (2004-03-15). "The real McCoy!". Evening Gazette. http://icteesside.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/columnists/mondayinterview/tm_objectid=14055199&method=full&siteid=50080&headline=the-real-mccoy--name_page.html. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ BBC – Personal Affairs – Meet the characters – Nicole – played by Maimie McCoy
- ^ Maimie McCoy | London Theatre Database
External links
Categories:- Living people
- Alumni of London Metropolitan University
- People from Yorkshire
- English television actors
- English film actors
- English stage actors
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