Amy Beth Hayes

Amy Beth Hayes (born 8 October 1982) is a British actress. She is best known for her roles as Kitty in Mr Selfridge; Lucy in "The Entire History of You", an episode of Black Mirror; Ruth in Misfits; Clem in Shameless; Amy in The Syndicate; and Maxine Fox in Sirens. She has also appeared in Doctor Who and Secret Diary of a Call Girl.

Amy Beth Hayes
Born
Abergavenny, Wales
Years active2008–present

Career

Hayes was born in Abergavenny, Wales, but grew up in Darlington, northeast England. She made her screen debut in the 2008 Doctor Who episode "The Stolen Earth" and the same year she was cast in a lead role in the ITV drama Whatever It Takes.[1]

Hayes appeared in the 2009 Romanian film Eva, and in Micro Men, a BBC-made film charting the rise and fall of the home computer industry in the United Kingdom in the early 1980s, where she played Cynthia alongside Martin Freeman. In 2009, she played Ruth, an old woman restored temporarily to her younger self by a peculiar thunder storm, in E4's superhero comedy-drama Misfits as well as Daisy in Whatever It Takes, written by Paula Milne.

In 2011 she played Lucy in "The Entire History of You", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror created by Charlie Brooker. In 2012, she starred in BBC drama The Syndicate, playing the girlfriend of one of the lottery winners. From 2012 to 2016 she appeared in the ITV drama Mr Selfridge (2013) as Kitty Hawkins Edwards.[2]

Her stage work includes Jerusalem with Mark Rylance, Linda for The Royal Court and On the Waterfront directed by Stephen Berkoff.

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Doctor Who Albino Servant Episode: "The Stolen Earth"
Harry & Paul Siobhan the Receptionist Series 2, Episode 3
The Children Kelly Mini-series
2009 FM Evie Episode: "Blinded by the Light"
Misfits Young Ruth 2 episode
2011 Secret Diary of a Call Girl Amber 2 episodes
Case Sensitive Sally Thorne Episode: "The Point of Rescue"
Sirens Maxine Fox Series regular
Black Mirror Lucy Episode: "The Entire History of You"
2012 Shameless Clem 2 episodes
The Syndicate Amy Cartwright Series regular
2013 Lilyhammer Rosemary 3 episodes
2013–2016 Mr Selfridge Kitty Hawkins Series regular
2017 Death in Paradise Sophie Boyd Episode: "Man Overboard"
Timewasters Nicola Episode: "Return of the Macs"
Love, Lies and Records Saskia 1 episode
2018 Action Team Samantha 3 episodes
2019 Agatha Raisin Charlotte Bellinge Episode: "The Curious Curate"
The Mallorca Files Leanna Mountford Episode: "Death in the Morning"
2020 Bridgerton Lady Trowbridge 2 episodes

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Whatever It Takes Daisy Cockram TV film
Micro Men Cynthia TV film
2010 Eva Eva
2014 United We Fall Beth Amoako

References
  1. McCrum, Kirstie (18 January 2014). "Talking shop: the rise and rise of Mr Selfridge star Amy Beth Hayes". WalesOnline. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. Cowan, Dale (17 August 2014). "Amy Beth Hayes ('Mr Selfridge') interview". CultBox. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

Amy Beth Hayes at IMDb


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