Elizabeth Carling
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| Elizabeth Carling | |
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| Born | 20 October 1967 Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire |
| Years active | 1987–Present |
Elizabeth Carling (born 20 October 1967 in Middlesbrough, North East England) is an English actress best known for her performances in Boon, Goodnight Sweetheart, Barbara, and Casualty. Elizabeth is also a trained singer, her roles in Goodnight Sweetheart and Border Café being developed to show her talent in many musical genres. In the 1990s, Elizabeth was briefly engaged to Neil Morrissey, whom she met while filming ITV drama Boon and with whom she also appeared in an episode of BBC sitcom Men Behaving Badly.
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[edit] Television roles
Casualty
In 2007, Liz departed from the hit BBC medical drama Casualty, in which she had played the role of Dr Selena Donovan. Her character had originally made a brief appearance as a consultant neurologist in April 2003, although her first name was spelled Selina at that time. She returned to the show as a forensic doctor in 2004 and was a regular cast member from that time until leaving. Selena’s storylines have included being kidnapped and stabbed by drug traffickers, contracting MRSA, and having romances with colleagues Harry, Will, and Nathan. In the episode “Nobody’s Perfect” [Air Date: 4 March 2006] she decided to leave her position of police surgeon due to an almost fatal mistake. At the end of Series 20, she gained the position of Associate Specialist at the cost of Maggie’s (Susan Cookson) Consultancy. She left the show at the end of series 21 due to a fatal gun shot wound to her character’s neck, causing the birth of her premature baby – but the loss of her own life.
Goodnight Sweetheart
Liz took over the role of 'Phoebe Sparrow' in the last three series of the time travel sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart, alongside Nicholas Lyndhurst. The part was originally played by Dervla Kirwan. After the series she released an album of Wartime covers also titled Goodnight Sweetheart.
Barbara
Liz played Linda, the daughter of the eponymous matriarch in the ITV sitcom Barbara. She appeared in 24 of the series' 29 episodes, from 1999-2003, playing opposite her on-screen husband, Martin Pond (Mark Benton).
Boon
Liz played Laura Marsh, assistant to Ken Boon, in the ITV private investigator series Boon. She appeared in 40 episodes of Series 4, 5 and 6, from 1989-1991. This was her first major TV role.
[edit] Radio roles
Elizabeth is currently staring as Lucy in Radio 4's Double Income, No Kids Yet, which is written by David Spicer and also stars David Tennant, Meera Syal and Tony Gardner.
Was originally broadcast in 2001.
[edit] Trivia
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- Elizabeth has a non-identical twin sister called Laura, another sister called Debbie and a brother called Malcolm.
- She has 6 nieces and nephews.
- Her parents are called Norma and Freddie.
- She is 5ft 7ins tall.
- She is left-handed.
- Her favourite leisure activities are eating out and going to the cinema.
- She attended Oaklands School and the Billingham Technical College, before going to Teesside University and getting an honorary MA in Acting.
- She was in the same drama class as Mark Benton who worked with her in Barbara.
