Christine Bottomley
Christine Bottomley is an English actress.
Early life
Born in Rochdale and grew up in an apartment over the family's chemist shop. She went to several local youth drama groups before embarking on a course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, from where she graduated in 2001.Career
Following her graduation, she took on her first role in an episode of EastEnders.Bottomley has had numerous parts on television, including episodes of the second series of Torchwood, the comedy series Massive, the drama series Hope Springs and Land Girls.
Her first film role was in Hush, in 2009.
She won the BBC Audio Drama Award for Best Actress in 2017 for The Sky is Wider and again in 2018 for Solitary.
Filmography
Film
- Hush as Beth
- The Arbor as Lisa Thompson
- Strawberry Fields as Emily
- Keeping Rosy
- The Waiting Room
- Little White Lies
- All In Good Time
- Funny Cow
TV
- EastEnders as Kirsty
- Holby City as Danni Simmons
- Dalziel & Pascoe as Christine Fitzgerald
- The Bill as Sandie
- Heartbeat as Susie Ward
- Early Doors as Melanie
- Shameless as Zoe Wyatt
- Instinct as Milly
- Tess of the D'Urbervilles as Kate
- Torchwood as Maggie Hopley
- Hope Springs as Shoo Coggan
- Land Girls as Annie Barratt
- The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister as Ann Walker
- Inspector George Gently as Nurse Molloy
- Midsomer Murders as Blaze Leadbetter
- Great Night Out as Julie
- Silent Witness as Detective Inspector Kate Warren
- DCI Banks as Katy Heath
- In the Club as Vicky
- Undeniable as Emma
- Fearless as Jenna Brooks
- The End of the F***ing World as Gwen
- Hard Sun as Maggie Sweeting
- Torvill & Dean as Mavis Dean
- Flack as Sally Henderson
- Back To Life as Mandy
Radio
| Date | Title | Role | Director | Station |
| Lu Kemp | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play | |||
| The Sky is Wider | Ella | Nadia Molinari | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play | |
| Solitary | Mandy | Nicolas Jackson and Steve Bond | BBC Radio 3 Between the Ears | |
| – | The Truth About Hawaii | Lizzie | Kirsty Williams | BBC Radio 4 15 Minute Drama |