Kate Lamb (born 18 January 1988) is a Welsh actress best known for playing Nurse Delia Busby in the BBC drama series Call the Midwife from 2015 to 2017.
Kate Lamb | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kate Thuli Lamb 18 January 1988 (age 36) [1] |
| Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2009-present |
Early life
editLamb was born in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom [2] Lamb grew up in Tenby, Pembrokeshire where she attended Greenhill School.[3] Lamb's first acting role was at the age of four, in a Tenby production of Toad of Toad Hall.[4]
Education
editLamb attended the United World College in Swaziland before returning to the UK to study for a degree in English and Drama at Bristol University.[3][4] She also trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
Career
editLamb successfully auditioned for her role in Call the Midwife and, when asked to give herself a regional identity, decided to play nurse Delia Busby with a Pembrokeshire accent.[3] Lamb's character has a lesbian relationship with Nurse Patsy (Emerald Fennell). After her character was knocked off her bicycle and left with an uncertain future at the end of her first series, she returned to the role in December 2015.[4] In May 2017, however, it was announced that Lamb wouldn't return for the seventh series.[5]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Hearts & Minds | Sally | As Kate Thuli Lamb |
| 2011 | Red Heart | Macy | As Kate Thuli Lamb |
| 2014 | A Quiet Courage | Chas | Short film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Doctors | Gwen Payne | Episode "High-Flyer" |
| 2012 | Silk | Earnest Female Candidate | Episode #2.4 |
| 2012 | Switch | Louise | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Mayday | Tina | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Endeavour | Daisy Weiss | Episode "Nocturne" |
| 2015-2017 | Call the Midwife | Nurse Delia Busby | |
| 2016 | Siblings | Katie | Episode "Golden Aunt" |
| 2018 | Agatha Raisin | Lisa | Episode "Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham" |
| 2020 | Roadkill | Lindsay Storm |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | How To Be Happy | Daisy | Company: Orange Tree Theatre |
| 2012 | deadkidsongs | Miranda | Company: Ustinov Studio |
| 2012 | After the Party | Natalie/Carmela | Company: Criterion Theatre |
| 2012 | Summer and Smoke | Company: Southwark Playhouse | |
| 2013 | The Taming of the Shrew | Katherina | Company: Shakespeare's Globe |
| 2013 | Smack Family Robinson | Cora | Company: Rose Theatre, Kingston |
| 2018 | Much Ado About Nothing | Hero | Company: Rose Theatre, Kingston |
| 2018 | Lord of the Flies | Jack | Company: Theatr Clwyd |
References
edit- ^ "Kate Lamb on Instagram: "Flying home on the last day of my passport's 10 year validity. Now that's getting your money's worth. #goinghome #thrifty #passport #pleaseletmeontheplane #friends #alps #grenoble #snowmuchfun"".
- ^ "Will Call The Midwife's Delia and Patsy have a happy ending? Welsh actress Kate Lamb on her important role", Wales Online, 2 March 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ a b c "West Wales actress to star in BBC1's Call the Midwife", Carmarthen Journal, 9 February 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ a b c "Tenby actress Kate's return to TV's Call the Midwife", Western Telegraph, 28 December 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ "Call the Midwife series 7: Bryony Hannah, Emerald Fennell and Kate Lamb have all quit the seventh series of BBC1 drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 20 August 2017.