Tamsin Georgina Carroll
Tamsin Carroll in April 2011
Born (1979-02-13) 13 February 1979
Sydney, Australia
OccupationActress

Tamsin Georgina Carroll (born 13 February 1979) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her performances in musical theatre in Australia and the United Kingdom.

Personal life

Carroll was born and raised in Sydney. Her parents are Australian actor Peter Carroll and Trisha, a former historian and archivist for the Sydney Theatre Company.[1]

Carroll met her British husband while performing in the West End revival of Oliver!.[2]

Career

At the age of five, Carroll was an extra in the television western series Five Mile Creek which featured her father. She made her professional stage debut in a Sydney Theatre Company production of Six Characters in Search of an Author in 1987. Her early adult roles included Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods opposite her father as the Narrator/Mysterious Man (Melbourne Theatre Company) and Vicki in Long Gone Lonesome Cowgirls (Railway Street Theatre, Penrith). Carroll first received wide notice as Marianne Renate in the Australian tour of the Johnny O'Keefe jukebox musical Shout! The Legend of the Wild One (Kevin Jacobsen Productions) which opened in Melbourne in 2000.

Subsequent roles as Nancy in Oliver! (IMG / Cameron Mackintosh, Australian tour and Singapore) and Dusty Springfield in Dusty - The Original Pop Diva (Dusty Productions, Australian tour) won Carroll multiple awards.

Other leading roles in Australian theatre and musical theatre include Marta in Company (Kookaburra), Isabella in Measure for Measure (Bell Shakespeare), Rizzo in Grease – The Arena Spectacular (SEL/GFO), Tracy Lord in High Society, Rose in Bye Bye Birdie and Sheila in Hair (The Production Company), Vixen in The Threepenny Opera (Belvoir Street Theatre Bogata Festival), Allie in Harbour and Olivia in The Republic of Myopia (Sydney Theatre Company).[3]

English theatre credits include Emma Goldman in Ragtime and Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park), alternate Nancy in Oliver! (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) and Ensemble in The Magistrate (Royal National Theatre).

Her film and television credits include EastEnders, Goddess, Carols by Candlelight and Holy Smoke!.[4]

She played the role of Ellen in the West End revival of Miss Saigon and Baroness Bomburst in the UK tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

In 2017 she appeared in the new musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.[5] She subsequently reprised the role when the show transferred to London's West End, playing at the Apollo Theatre from 6 November 2017.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Type
1999Holy Smoke!JodieFeature film
2000The Three StoogesBrunetteTV film
2013GoddessDebFeature film

Television

Year Title Role Type
Five Mile CreekTV series
1988MelbaDora MitchellTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1994Hearttbreak HighBonnieTV series, 2 episodes
1998A Difficult WomanFemale studentTV series, 3 episodes
2000Above the LawNarelle ReillyTV series, 1 episode
2000-08All SaintsNikki Collins / Tanya Foster-WallaceTV series, 2 episodes
2014EastEndersNicoleTV series, 3 episodes

Theatre

Year Title Role Type
1988Six Characters in Search of an AuthorSydney Opera House with Sydney Theatre Company for Festival Theatre Company
1998EvitaChildState Theatre, Sydney with Stetson Productions
1998Into the WoodsLittle Red Riding HoodPlayhouse, Melbourne with Melbourne Theatre Company
1998A Little Night MusicAnn / Fredrika Armfeidt (understudy)Theatre Royal, Sydney with Melbourne Theatre Company
1999The ListmakerCorrie / PirielBell Shakespeare
2000Long Gone Lonesome CowgirlsVickiQ Theatre, Penrith
2000Shout! The Legend of the Wild OneMarianne RenateState Theatre, Melbourne, Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Lyric Theatre, Brisbane with Kevin Jacobsen Productions
2002Into the WoodsThe Baker's WifeRegent Theatre, Melbourne (one night only)
2002Helpmann Awards 2002Actor / SingerStar City Showroom
2002-03Oliver!NancyLyric Theatre Sydney, Regent Theatre, Melbourne & Singapore tour with IMG / Cameron Mackintosh
2003Bye Bye BirdieRoseState Theatre, Melbourne with The Production Company
2003HairSheilaHer Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne with The Production Company
2003Sideshow AlleyRitaChapel Off Chapel with The Production Company
2004HarbourAllieSydney Theatre Company
2004Dusty Springfield Musical WorkshopDusty SpringfieldDusty Productions
2004The Threepenny OperaVixenBelvoir Street Theatre for Bogota Theatre Festival
2004Take FlightAmelia EarhartAdelaide Cabaret Festival
2004The Republic of MyopiaOliviaSydney Theatre Company
2004High SocietyTracy LordState Theatre, Melbourne with The Production Company
2005Grease – The Arena SpectacularRizzoSydney Entertainment Centre, Melbourne Park with SEL / GFO
2005Measure for MeasureIsabellaPlayhouse, Melbourne, Playhouse, Brisbane, Newcastle Civic Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Playhouse, Canberra, Orange Civic Theatre with Bell Shakespeare
2005Carols by CandlelightSingerSidney Myer Music Bowl
2005-06Dusty - The Original Pop DivaDusty SpringfieldState Theatre, Melbourne, Lyric Theatre Sydney, Burswood Theatre, Perth, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, Lyric Theatre, Brisbane with Dusty Productions
2007CompanyMartaTheatre Royal, Sydney with Kookaburra Musical Theatre
2007ALP Arts Election LaunchActorRiverside Theatres, Parramatta
2007The Spirit of ChristmasPerformerConcert Hall, Brisbane
2008-09The Rocky Horror ShowMagenta / UsheretteStar Theatre, Sydney, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne with New Theatricals
2009Oliver!NancyTheatre Royal Drury Lane, London
2012RagtimeEmma GoldmanOpen Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London
2012A Midsummer Night’s DreamTitaniaOpen Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London
2012-13The MagistrateSinging Dandy / Agatha (understudy)Royal National Theatre, London
2013BarnumCharity 'Chairy' BarnumChichester Festival Theatre
2014Miss SaigonEllenPrince Edward Theatre, London
2015Chitty Chitty Bang BangBaroness BomburstWest Yorkshire Playhouse
2016-17Strictly BallrooomShirleyLondon & Toronto seasons with Global Creatures
2017Everybody's Talking About JamieMiss HedgeCrucible Theatre Sheffield, Apollo Theatre West End, London
2018Twelfth NightMariaSouthbank Theatre
2021-23HexQueenieNational Theatre, London
20222:22 A Ghost StoryLaurenCriterion Theatre, West End
2023Into the WoodsWitchBelvoir Theatre Company

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Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result
2002 Tamsin Carroll Mo Award for Female Musical Theatre Performer of the Year Won
2002 Oliver! Green Room Award for Best Female Actor in a Leading Role (Music Theatre) Won
2003 Oliver! Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Musical Won
2006 Dusty - the Original Pop Diva Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Musical Won
2006 Dusty - The Original Pop Diva Green Room Award for Best Female Actor in a Leading Role (Music Theatre) Won

References

  1. ↑ Morgan, Claire. On a long and Dusty road Sydney Morning Herald, 11 March 2006
  2. ↑ Official Theatre. http://www.officialtheatre.com/interviews/tamsin-carroll-miss-saigon/ officialtheatre.com, 2 July 2014
  3. ↑ Tamsin Carroll. AusStage
  4. ↑ Tamsin Carroll. Internet Movie Database
  5. ↑ "Full cast announced for Everybody's Talking About Jamie". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "AusStage".
  7. ↑ https://shanahan.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CARROLL-Tamsin-201118.pdf
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