Natalie Casey

Natalie Casey (born 15 April 1980) is an English actress, presenter and singer. She is known for her long-running role playing Donna Henshaw in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps (2001–2011).

Natalie Casey
Born (1980-04-15) 15 April 1980
Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England
OccupationActress, presenter and singer
Years active1984–present
RelativesAnna-Jane Casey (sister)

Early life

Casey was born on 15 April 1980 in Rawtenstall, Lancashire.[1] Her older sister is actress Anna-Jane Casey. She attended Oldham Theatre Workshop with longtime friend Antony Cotton.[1]

Career

Music

In 1984, when Casey was three years old, her rendition of the nursery rhyme "Chick Chick Chicken" reached No. 72 on the UK Singles Chart.[2][3] This made her the youngest person ever to have a recording on the chart.[4] She appeared on the BBC's Saturday Superstore and asked Boy George to take her to the toilet. In the 2008 live special of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, she performed the single for the first time in over 20 years.

Television

In January 1996, Casey played Carol Groves on the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks in which she remained for over five years. In 2001 Casey joined the cast of Two Pints of Lager playing Donna Henshaw alongside Hollyoaks co-star Will Mellor. Casey and Mellor were the only two original main characters to appear in all nine series. The final episode was broadcast on 24 May 2011.

Casey has also presented and narrated numerous shows such as Dinner Date from 2014. She co-presented Big Brother's Little Brother in 2001 with Dermot O' Leary.

Theatre

In the summer of 2007, Casey played Serena Katz in a hit run of the musical Fame at the Shaftesbury Theatre, and in February 2008 she began playing the role Julia in the pre-West End UK tour of The Wedding Singer. Her other stage credits include The Vagina Monologues (Palace Theatre, Manchester), Hobson's Choice (Watermill Theatre opposite her sister Anna-Jane Casey), Flint Street Nativity (Liverpool Playhouse), Well at the Trafalgar Studios, and the Apollo Theatre, opposite Sarah Miles and most recently Ado Annie in Oklahoma! at the Chichester Festival Theatre. She took over from Denise Van Outen in Legally Blonde at The Savoy Theatre as Paulette from 26 April 2011. In March 2012 she played Angela in the revival of Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party at the Menier Chocolate Factory, later transferring to Wyndhams Theatre, London.

On 29 June 2012, it was confirmed that Casey would be playing the role of Judy Bernly in the first UK tour production of the Broadway musical 9 to 5. The tour began at the Manchester Opera House on 12 October 2012.[5] She appeared in the UK tour production of 9 to 5. She appeared in Sex and the Three Day Week from 2014 to 2015, Moving Stories in 2016 and 2017, Things I Know to be True in 2016 and Stepping Out in 2017.

Personal life

Casey lives in the Greenwich area of London.[1]

Filmography
Year Film Role
1990 Death in Venice Young Girl
1996–2000 Hollyoaks Carol Groves
1999 Brookside: Double Take Moria
2000–2001 MTV Select Presenter
2001 Big Brother's Little Brother Co-presenter with Dermot O'Leary
2001–2011 Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Donna Henshaw
2002 24 Heaven Presenter
2003 24 Access all areas
2005 Chopratown Annie Deaver
2009 Missing Gemma Winter
2010 Changing Faces Narrator
2013 People Like Us
2014– Dinner Date
2016– Spot Bots Tangram

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "The girls are back". Kent Online. KM Group. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 96. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. Gambaccini, Paul; Rice, Tim; Rice, Jonathan (1994). British Hit Singles. London: Guinness. ISBN 0-85112-633-2.
  5. "Cast: Bonnie Langford clocks in for 9 to 5: The Musical". Whatsonstage. 29 June 2012. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
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