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==Biography==
==Biography==
One of four children,<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/interviews/view/item72189/Amanda-Drew/|title=The Big Interview: Amanda Drew|publisher=officiallondontheatre.co.uk|date=2007-09-19|accessdate=2008-06-10}}</ref> her mother was a [[nurse]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/tv/EastEnders-51677.html|title=Amanda Drew's doctor dream|publisher=FemaleFirst.com|date=2008-06-06|accessdate=2008-06-10}}</ref> Drew was educated at Beauchamp College in [[Oadby]], [[Leicestershire]],<ref>[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/stratfordians/stdream.htm A Dictionary of the RSC by Simon Trowbridge<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and then graduated from [[RADA]] in [[1992]].
One of four children born in [[Lincolnshire]],<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/interviews/view/item72189/Amanda-Drew/|title=The Big Interview: Amanda Drew|publisher=officiallondontheatre.co.uk|date=2007-09-19|accessdate=2008-06-10}}</ref> Drew's mother was a [[nurse]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/tv/EastEnders-51677.html|title=Amanda Drew's doctor dream|publisher=FemaleFirst.com|date=2008-06-06|accessdate=2008-06-10}}</ref>


Drew has always been shy, and through her acting career has explored her own vulnerability. Aged 6, she played a flower in a play based on an [[Oscar Wilde]], for which she enjoyed the creativity and invention of story, as well as the protective coat of playing someone else.<ref name="WOS1">{{citeweb|url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=207&story=E8821189178815|title=20 Questions With … Amanda Drew|publisher=whatsonstage.com|date=2007-09-10|accessdate=2008-06-10}}</ref> When her parents moved to [[Leicestershire]] for work, Drew was educated at Beauchamp College in [[Oadby]],<ref>[http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/stratfordians/stdream.htm A Dictionary of the RSC by Simon Trowbridge<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and joined a youth theatre, playing Charity in ''[[Sweet Charity]].''
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She made her name on stage at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] and various other [[West End of London|West End]] productions in both drama and comedy roles. At the age of 32, in [[2001]], she joined the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]].

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After graduating from [RADA]] in [[1992]], Drew made her name on stage at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] and various other [[West End of London|West End]] productions in both drama and comedy roles. At the age of 32, in [[2001]], she joined the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]].


===Eastenders===
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===Personal life===
===Personal life===
Drew presently lives in [[Earl’s Court]], [[West London]].
Drew presently lives in [[Earl’s Court]], [[West London]]. She owns a [[greyhound]] called Ron, which she adopted from the Retired Greyhound Trust.<ref name="WOS1"/>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

Revision as of 20:41, 11 June 2008

Amanda Drew
Born
Amanda Drew
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)/91-56-85

Amanda Drew (born 21 December, 1969 in Boston, Lincolnshire), is an English actress. Drew is best known for her role as the psycho Dr. May Wright in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders.[1]

Biography

One of four children born in Lincolnshire,[2] Drew's mother was a nurse.[3]

Drew has always been shy, and through her acting career has explored her own vulnerability. Aged 6, she played a flower in a play based on an Oscar Wilde, for which she enjoyed the creativity and invention of story, as well as the protective coat of playing someone else.[4] When her parents moved to Leicestershire for work, Drew was educated at Beauchamp College in Oadby,[5] and joined a youth theatre, playing Charity in Sweet Charity.

After graduating from [RADA]] in 1992, Drew made her name on stage at the Royal Court Theatre and various other West End productions in both drama and comedy roles. At the age of 32, in 2001, she joined the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Eastenders

Between September 2006 and June 2007, Amanda played Dr. May Wright in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders.[6] Drew was involved in one of largest storylines of the year, a love triangle between May, her husband Rob Minter, and Dawn Swann.

May's personality has earned her the nickname "Mad May" from the media.[7] Drew has described the role as "a gift of a role for any actor because of her complexity."[8] Of her return to EastEnders, she has stated: "I'm so excited to be playing her again. It'd be a shame to give too much away, but she has changed in many ways."[8] Executive producer Diederick Santer has said: "It's great to have Amanda back. May is a hugely popular character. I'm sure viewers will be keen to see what she gets up to and how she's changed."[8]

In May 2007, it was decided that the ending of a current storyline featuring characters of Dawn Swann, Dr. May Wright and Rob Minter would be substantially rewritten due to the disappearance of toddler Madeleine McCann. The storyline would have seen May ran off with Dawn and Rob's baby shortly after it had been born.[9] The move has attracted some criticism as to how it relates directly to the disappearance of the toddler,[10] but the BBC has defended its actions by stating that "In the current circumstances it was felt any storyline that included a child abduction would be inappropriate and could cause distress to our viewers."[9] In Drew's final episodes, May holds Dawn hostage, intending to steal her baby by performing a cesarean section. May is arrested and Drew left the series.

Trailers for Drew's return to Eastenders, have been shown in the weeks before on BBC channels. On the 6 June 2008 Drew reprised her role as Dr. May Wright, calling herself 'Jenny' infront of Jase, so as not to give her true name away. She was seen smoking a cigarette, a new activity for the character.[11][12]

Awards

Drew won the Outstanding Newcomer at the 2003 London Evening Standard Theatre Awards for her performance in Eastward Ho! at the Gielgud Theatre.

Personal life

Drew presently lives in Earl’s Court, West London. She owns a greyhound called Ron, which she adopted from the Retired Greyhound Trust.[4]

Filmography

Film

She also appeared in these short films

Stage

  • Eastward Ho!
  • The House of Bernarda Alba
  • Blithe Spirit

Television

Amanda has appeared many times on British television, including roles in:

She has also appeared in a television commercial for Vicks, where her character humiliates her child by throwing a tantrum in a supermarket aisle.

References

  1. ^ Amanda Drew's profile on EastEnders' BBC site
  2. ^ "The Big Interview: Amanda Drew". officiallondontheatre.co.uk. 2007-09-19. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  3. ^ "Amanda Drew's doctor dream". FemaleFirst.com. 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  4. ^ a b "20 Questions With … Amanda Drew". whatsonstage.com. 2007-09-10. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  5. ^ A Dictionary of the RSC by Simon Trowbridge
  6. ^ Amanda Drew's profile on EastEnders' BBC site
  7. ^ "Amanda: I've never felt broody". Metro. 30 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-06. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ a b c "May's mad comeback!", Inside Soap, England, p. 11, 22 April 2008 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |publication-date= (help)
  9. ^ a b "'EastEnders' axe baby abduction plot", Digital Spy. URL last accessed 2007-05-25.
  10. ^ "Enders cancel Maddie plot", The Sun. URL last accessed 2007-05-25.
  11. ^ Mad May returns to EastEnders
  12. ^ May's on her way back

External links

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