Natalie Gumede

Natalie Gumede
Born	20 March 1984 (1984-03-20) (age 27). Burnley, Lancashire, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present

Natalie Gumede (born 20 March 1984) is an English actress and former dancer. She is best known for playing China in BBC Three's Ideal ^[1] who, along with her friend Asia (Rebecca Atkinson), is one of Moz's regular clients. Her character featured in the pilot episode, and was a regular in the first three seasons.^[2] She also appeared in The Persuasionists on BBC Two.

Early life

Gumede was born in Burnley and lived in Colne during her early life, attending Park High School. At the age of 11 while attending Pendle Hippodrome Youth Theatre, she got her big break when she was picked by BBC producers to help present the north-west regional insert for Children in Need in 1995.^[3] She attended the London Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts graduating in 2003 from a three-year course in Acting and Musical Theatre.^[4]

Television Roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Von Trapped	Madison Avenue
2004–2007	Ideal	China	Series Regular
2005	Emmerdale	Tania Coles	2 episodes
2006	Doctors	Jenny Benjamin	2 episodes
2008 Unreleased	The Scum Also Rises	Mimsy
2009	Doctors	Celine King	1 episode
2010	The Persuasionists	Susie
2011-	Coronation Street	Kirsty Soames	Series Regular.

Film Roles

Year	Title	Role
2008	Clubbed	Jo

Stage Roles

Year	Title	Role	Theater Name
2006	Billy Liar	Liz	Liverpool Playhouse

Commercial Roles

Year	Title	Role
2006	Coke Cola Zero	Girlfriend
2006	Admiral Car Insurance	Jane
2005	National Lottery Euromillions Rollover	Woman

Video Games

Year	Title	Role	Console
2008	You're in the Movies	Heroine	Xbox

References

1. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/12_december/13/ideal_girls.shtml
2. ^ IMDB Accessed 2010
3. ^ This is Lancashire (News Archive) Accessed 2010
4. ^ http://www.uk.castingcallpro.com/view.php?uid=76930

External links

• Natalie Gumede at the Internet Movie Database
• NatalieGumede.com
• Ideal Cast Page

Persondata
Name	Gumede, Natalie
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	20 March 1984
Place of birth	Burnley, Lancashire, England
Date of death
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