Madeline Duggan

Madeline Duggan (born 28 June 1994) is a British actress, known for her portrayal of Lauren Branning in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2006 to 2010.[1][2]

Madeline Duggan
Duggan in 2012
Born (1994-06-28) 28 June 1994
Bermondsey, England
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present

Career

In 2003, Duggan portrayed the role of Little Cosette in a production of Les Misérables at the Palace Theatre, London. She then played the lead role in two short films; Amanda in Between Us (2004), and Ellie in Spoilt Eggs (2006). Duggan first appeared on screen as Lauren Branning in the BBC soap opera EastEnders on 3 July 2006. She was dropped from the series in May 2010 by executive producer Bryan Kirkwood,[2] and was replaced by Jacqueline Jossa.[3]

In October 2011, it was announced that she would be starring in the feature film Everyone's Going To Die.[4][5] In 2016, Duggan had a minor role in The Tunnel.

In April 2020 she revealed that she was now working part-time in a doctor's surgery because "being an out of work actress doesn't pay".[6]

In 2020 amid the COVID-19 crisis Duggan joined a supergroup of celebrities called The Celebs which includes Frank Bruno and X Factor winner Sam Bailey to raise money for both Alzheimer's Society and Action for Children. They recorded a new rendition of Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin' Stevens and it was released digitally on 11 December 2020, on independent record label Saga Entertainment. The music video debuted exclusively on Good Morning Britain the day before release. The song peaked at number two on the iTunes pop chart. [7][8]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes Refs
2004 Between Us Amanda Short film
2006 Spoilt Eggs Ellie Short film
2013 Everyone's Going To Die Laura Feature film [4][5]
2018 Maybe I'm Fine Bar Manager
Television
Year Title Role Notes Refs
2006–2010 EastEnders Lauren Branning Series regular [1][2][9]
2010 Dani's House Kathy 1 episode
2010 Rules of Love Emily Television film [10]
2012 Silent Witness Amy Chester 2 episodes [11][12]
2013 Dates Waitress 1 episode
2013 By Any Means Robin Tyler 1 episode [13]
2014 The Smoke Fiona Springer 2 episodes
2014 Unknown Heart Darcy Sampson Television film
2016 The Tunnel Tanya 1 episode
2017 Home Alone Katie 1 episode
Music videos
Year Artist Song
2012 Feeder "Borders"
2012 Shaduno "Funhouse"
2020 The Celebs "Merry Christmas Everyone"[14]

References
  1. "Ben and Lauren are leaving the Square". BBC EastEnders. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. Green, Kris (9 May 2010). "Two more to leave 'EastEnders'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  3. "New faces". BBC EastEnders. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. "Town takes lead role in feature film". Folkestone Herald. This is Kent. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  5. McConnachie, Garry (27 June 2013). "EIFF 2013 review: Everyone's Going to Die". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. Duggan, Madeline [@maddiedugx] (13 April 2020). "I know this because I work in a doctors surgery part time (because being an out of work actress doesn't pay lol) So many patients are refusing to go A&e & thinking our GPs can fix everything over the phone. If your GP says go to the hospital it's for good reason" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. "Good Morning Britain stars show off their vocals in charity Christmas single". Daily Mirror. 10 November 2020.
  8. "The Celebs - Merry Christmas Everyone". YouTube. TheCelebsVEVO. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  9. "31/10/2008 – EastEnders". BBC. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  10. "Rules of Love". BBC. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  11. "Silent Witness: And Then I Fell In Love". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  12. "And Then I Fell in Love, Part 2 – Silent Witness". BBC. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  13. "Episode 6 – By Any Means". BBC. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  14. "The Celebs - Merry Christmas Everyone". YouTube. TheCelebsVEVO. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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