Victoria Bush

Victoria Bush (born 15 January 1978) is a British actress and comedian. She is best known for portraying the roles of Tina O'Kane in the ITV prison drama series Bad Girls (2001–2006), and Sonya Donnegan in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road (2012–2015).

Victoria Bush
Born (1978-01-15) 15 January 1978
King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
Occupation(s)Actress
Comedian
Years active2000–present

Career

Bush trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, one of Britain's leading drama schools.[1]

On leaving drama school, she secured her first major television role on the highly acclaimed ITV prison drama Bad Girls in 2001 as Tina Purvis (later Julie O'Kane, then Tina O'Kane) during the shows' third series. Bush continued in the role for a further five series until the shows axe in 2006.

Bush is currently one half of female comedy duo of Checkley & Bush with Laura Checkley. Recent tours include "Keep Calm and Carry On", which featured at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2011, which included cameos from Abbey Merritt and Vev Gaunt.

In 2012, Bush joined the cast of the successful BBC school drama Waterloo Road as new school secretary Sonya Donnegan. She continued in the role for a further three series until the shows initial cancellation in 2015.

In 2015, she guest-starred in the BBC hospital drama Casualty as Florence Lale, and in 2016 the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Vanessa. The following year, she played the part of Kitty Birch in BBC's Doctors.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Undead Apocalypse Zombie 2

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2001–2006 Bad Girls Tina O'Kane Regular role; 73 episodes
2012–2015 Waterloo Road Sonya Donnegan Regular role; 62 episodes
2015 Casualty Florence Lale Episode: "All the Single Ladies"
2016 Coronation Street Vanessa 1 episode
2017 Doctors Kate 'Kitty' Birch Episode: "A Tale of Two Kittys"
2018–2019 Lee and Dean Maz Dolan 2 episodes

References
  1. Pratt, Steve (12 May 2005). "Bad news". Northern Echo. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 24 July 2006.
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