Nadine Lewington (born 15 October 1980) is an English actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Dr. Maddy Young in the BBC medical drama series Holby City.
Early and personal life Born 15 October 1980, in Chelmsford, Essex, she is the elder daughter of Tony and Sonia Lewington, and has one sister, Vania.
Lewington attended the Anglo European School in Ingatestone. She then trained at Braintree College where she gained a BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts, and then Middlesex University's Drama Studio in London, graduating in 2003 with a BA Hons degree in Drama.
She is married to actor, singer, and songwriter Michael Malarkey, with whom she has two sons.
Career Lewington has played the roles of Maggi in drama the Dream Team and Abi Steel in the soap opera Family Affairs. She appeared in Casualty as Sasha Ryman in series 20, episode 22, titled "It's a Man Thing".
In October 2006, it was announced that Lewington had joined the cast of the BBC One medical drama Holby City as Senior House Officer Maddy Young. Her portrayal won her critical praise; within six months of arriving at Holby City, Lewington was long-listed for the "Most Popular Newcomer" award at the 2007 National Television Awards. However, in October 2007, her character also came under heavy criticism from drinks industry body the Portman Group. She was in the show for three seasons until her character was killed off in the thirty-second episode of Series 11. She also appeared in the charity telethon Children in Need, in which she, alongside her Holby City co-stars, performed a version of "Hung Up" by Madonna.
In 2008, Lewington appeared in a Holby City vs. Casualty special episode of BBC Two quiz show The Weakest Link. From July 2010, she began playing Erica Verdon in the BBC One soap opera Doctors.
In 2012, Lewington had a role in ITV drama Lewis, playing the role of Liv Nash in the episode "The Soul of Genius".
In 2016, Lewington played the role of Suzy, Jana's friend, in The CW's miniseries Containment. In January 2018, it was reported that Lewington had a recurring role as Greta Sienna in the final season of supernatural drama series The Originals.
She has modelled for fashion house Frost French, owned by Sadie Frost.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 All in Good Time Ellie Short film 2012 Tube Tube: Bonsai Sarah Short film 2012 Tube Tube: Second First Date Sarah Short film 2014 Commitment Young Mum Short film 2018 Bayou Caviar Amber 2018 Bigger Anna Wieder 2019 The Poison Rose Geraldine Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Family Affairs Abi Steel Recurring role; 9 episodes 2006 Casualty Sarah Ryman Episode: "It's a Man Thing" 2006 Dream Team Maggie Episode: "Matchmaker" 2007–2009 Holby City Maddy Young Main role; 100 episodes 2010–2014 Doctors Miranda Harper / Erica Verdon Guest role; 2 episodes 2012 Lewis Liv Nash Episode: "The Soul of Genius" 2012 Misfits Lisa Episode #4.3 2015 Kidz Time TV Cindy Lauper Unaired Pilot 2016 Untitled Paranormal Project Allie Pearce Television film 2016 Containment Suzy Television mini-series 2016 Salem Rebecca Nurse Episode: "Night's Black Agents" 2017 Lore Johanna Kennedy Burke Episode: "Black Stockings" 2018 The Originals Greta Sienna Recurring Role; 5 episodes 2019 Project Blue Book Kelly Episode: "Foo Fighters" 2020 Westworld Gerhart Episode: "The Absence of Field"
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