Cat Simmons

Cat Simmons is an English actress, known for her role as DC Kezia Walker in the long-running ITV drama The Bill,[1] and for starring in Family Affairs as Scarlett Anderson. She also played Sista Twista in Life and Lyrics. She also made appearances in No Angels and Casualty.

Cat Simmons
Born (1980-05-04) 4 May 1980
Blackburn, Lancashire, England
OccupationActress

The daughter of a singer and nurse, her mother is English and her father is Guyanese.

Simmons trained with the Oldham Theatre Workshop and National Youth Music Theatre and studied at Pleckgate High School, Mathematics and Computing College.

Simmons has worked in numerous stage shows. Her work includes Nancy in Cameron Mackintosh's production of Oliver!, Mary Magdalene in Gale Edwards' Jesus Christ Superstar, the Young Vic's sell-out production of Langston Hughes' Simply Heavenly as Joyce, and the Princess in Aladdin alongside Ian McKellen.

In 2005, Simmons collaborated with music group Three Levels and released a track called "Rock U 2Nite".

Simmons returned to the Young Vic in summer 2009 to appear in Ché Walker's and Arthur Darvil's musical premiere of Been So Long with nu-classic soul singer Omar Lye-Fook. The production then toured to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to showcase at the Traverse Theatre.

Simmons was cast as Nancy in the 2011-13 UK tour of Oliver!, in the place of Samantha Barks, who was cast as Eponine in the film Les Misérables. Simmons took the role from Birmingham in April 2012, and continued it through to October 2012, finishing in Newcastle.

In 2016 Simmons appeared as Clemmy Staples in the ITV series Midsomer Murders episode 18.4 "A Dying Art".

In 2018, Simmons was announced as part of the cast for the West End production of Come From Away.[2]

Filmography
Film and television
Year Work Role Notes
2002 Doctors Louise Clark Episode: "I Spy"
2003 The Afternoon Play Beccy Episode: "Girls' Weekend"
2003 Holby City Lorna McKay Episode: "As the Day Is Long"
2005 Family Affairs Scarlett Anderson TV series
2005 Doctors Tina Fisher Episode: "Grandmother"
2006 No Angels Temp HCA Episode: "3.3"
2006 Life and Lyrics Sista Twista
2006–2009 The Bill Kezia Walker Regular role (series 22–25)
2009 Leipzig Homicide Kezia Walker Episode: "Entführung in London"
2010, 2015 Casualty Tania Chester, Lena Marshall Episodes: "Making Other Plans", "The Road Not Taken"
2011 Postcode Marsha TV film
2013 Holby City Victoria Conville Episode: "Make or Break"
2014 Macbeth Witch Globe Theatre
2014 That Day We Sang Berni Inn Waitress TV film
2014 Doctors Maya Geraghty Episode: "A Law Unto Themselves"
2015 Vera Lisa Episode: "Muddy Waters"
2015 Ordinary Lies Emma Supporting role (series 1)
2017 Silent Hours DC June Francis Film
2016 Midsomer Murders Clemmy Staples Episode: "A Dying Art"
2016 A Silent Night Rosie Blackwell Short
2017 Doctors Maxine Daniels Episode: "Tendrils"
2018 Moving On Caroline Episode: "Invisible"
2018 Holby City Becky Cotter Episodes: "Not Your Home Now", "No Matter Where You Go, There You Are: Parts 1 & 2"
2019 Killing Eve Carleen Episode: "I Hope You Like Missionary!"
2020 Doctors DC Georgia Townsend Episode: "No Exit"[3]

References
  1. "Stars upbeat about cuts at The Bill". Bristol Evening Post. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  2. Mayo, Douglas (10 October 2018). "Cast Announced For Come From Away at Phoenix Theatre". British Theatre. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. "Doctors spoilers: Will Al Haskey break-up with Lily Walker?". What's on TV. Retrieved 19 November 2020.


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