Tina Hobley

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Tina Hobley (born 20 May, 1972 in Mill Hill, London) is an English actress.

Early life

Hobley was born and raised in London. Very shy as a child, Hobley was sent to speech and drama classes in an attempt to counter her introversion. At the time, she tried various other activities, as well, including Brownies and horse riding, but found that acting was her passion. Hobley enrolled with a very strict speech and drama teacher, whom she adored and stayed with for fifteen years, before moving from there to drama school.cite web|url=http://www.holby.tv/db/index.php?id=41,24,0,0,1,0|title=Holby City | Tina Hobley|publisher=Holby.tv Database|accessdate=2007-09-06]

Career

Hobley is best known for her current role as feisty Ward Sister, Chrissie Williams in BBC medical drama "Holby City".cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/holbycity/characters/profiles/index.shtml?content/_chrissie/page1|title=BBC - Holby City - Characters|publisher=BBC.co.uk|accessdate=2007-08-29] After graduating from the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, where she trained from 1990 to 1993, Hobley acquired a number of minor roles in a variety of notable television dramas, including Coronation Street, as Samantha Failsworth and The Bill.

After taking part in an 888.com sponsored poker tournament called "The Queen of Diamonds", joined by "Bad Girls" star Stephanie Beacham and "Cutting It"’s Angela Griffin, Hobley was suspended for a month without pay because stars on an exclusive BBC deal are banned from taking part in anything commercial.Citation
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Hobley made a public donation to The Laura Sadler Memorial Fund, which helps young aspiring actors.Citation
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Tina is also a supporter of seriously ill children through the The Starlight Foundation, in addition to Barnados and the Terrence Higgins Trust.

Personal life

Hobley married Graphic designer, Steve Wallington, in 1998. Daughter Isabella was born in April 2000, but the couple later divorced. On 22 April 2006, boyfriend of the past year Freud Communications Director Oliver (Oli) Wheeler, proposed to Tina at their Cotswolds cottage.cite web|url=http://www.lovetripper.com/newswire/61144-tina-hobley.html|title=Tina Hobley Engaged|publisher=lovetripper.com|accessdate=2007-09-06] Tina and Oli were married in December 2006 in the Cotswolds. On October 23rd 2007 the couple announced that Tina was pregnant with their first child together.cite news|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/article.html?in_article_id=72490&in_page_id=7&in_a_source=|title=Tina announces pregnancy|publisher=Metro|date=23 October 2007|accessdate=2007-10-26] Tina gave birth to her 2nd daughter Olivia Kitty Alice Wheeler on Friday 18th April 2008 by caesarean.

Filmography

Hobley undertook the following roles from her televisual debut in 1995, to the present day.cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0387704/|title=Tina Hobley|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=2007-09-05] cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/604370?view=credit|title=BFI Films & TV Database HOBLEY, Tina|publisher=British Film Institute|accessdate=2007-09-05]

Awards

Tina has attracted the attention of those who vote in the FHM 100 Sexiest Women awards. Here are her rankings in given years:

*1997: 21
*1998: 59

References

External links

* [http://www.tinahobley.co.uk/ TinaHobley.com]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0387704/ Tina Hobley] at the Internet Movie Database