Georgia Taylor (born Claire Marie Jackson; 26 February 1980) is an English actor. Her TV roles include Toyah Battersby in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (1997–2003, 2016–present), Ruth Winters in the BBC One medical drama series Casualty (2007–2011), and Kate Barker in the ITV crime series Law & Order: UK (2013–2014).
Early life Taylor was born Claire Marie Jackson, on 26 February 1980 in Wigan, Greater Manchester. She attended the Willpower Youth Theatre in Wigan as a teenager.
Career In 1997, Taylor began playing Toyah Battersby in Coronation Street. In 2001, she won the Best Dramatic Performance British Soap Award for playing Toyah. She quit the show in 2003 and has since appeared in episodes of Where the Heart Is, New Street Law, Lilies, Red Cap, the BBC's The Afternoon Play series and Life on Mars.
In September 2016 it was announced that Taylor would return to Coronation Street as Toyah Battersby. She resumed her role in the episode aired on Christmas Day 2016.
In 2003, she appeared with Duncan Bannatyne in the Tyne Tees Television comedy pilot Girls' Club., georgiataylor.co.uk; accessed 29 January 2011 In 2004 and 2006, Taylor played a recurring role in the Golden Globe award nominated series Blackpool and its follow up Viva Blackpool for BBC One.
In May 2005, Taylor appeared in The Woman Before at the Royal Court opposite Helen Baxendale. In the same year, she received rave reviews for her role in Christmas is Miles Away at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.
In 2006, Taylor played Fiona in the film version of the transatlantic stage hit The History Boys. She appeared in an independent short film Soul Shutter in 2008, and also had a small role in the 2008 feature film The Bank Job. Her radio credits include Dakota of the White Flats by Phillip Ridley.
Taylor joined the cast of the BBC One medical drama Casualty as series regular Ruth Winters in September 2007.
She left Casualty in December 2011, along with co-star Ben Turner, who played her main love interest in the show.
In 2013 and 2014, Taylor played Junior Crown Prosecutor Kate Barker for two series (seasons) of Law & Order: UK.
Personal life In 2003 Taylor was in a relationship with musician Mark Eyden, and was planning marriage and children. As of 2013, she was living in Bristol with her partner, actor Mark Letheren, whom she met on the set of Casualty.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1997–2003, 2016–presentCoronation StreetToyah BattersbySeries regular1998–1999, 2013This MorningHerself4 episodes1998Sooty & Co.Toyah BattersbyEpisode: "Estate Agents"2000, 2007, 2017 Loose WomenHerself 3 episodes2003Where the Heart IsJodie WaltersEpisode: "Archangel" 2004The RoyalEllenEpisode: "Home to Roost"BlackpoolShyanne HoldenMain cast; 6 episodes2006The Afternoon Play Molly ConnollyEpisode: "Molly"2006–2007Life on MarsDenise WilliamsSeries 1: Episodes 4 Series 2: Episode 4 2006Viva BlackpoolShyanne HoldenTelevision film The History BoysFionaFilm 2007LiliesPhyllis CookEpisode: "The Chit Behind King Billy"New Street LawLorraine GrangerSeries 2: Episode 4 2007–2011CasualtyRuth WintersSeries regular; 176 episodes2008The Bank JobIngrid BurtonFilm 2012LewisHoney AddamsEpisode: "Fearful Symmetry"Love in the AfternoonAudreyShort film2013–2014Law & Order: UKKate BarkerSeries regular; 14 episodes201370 Stone: The Man Who Can't Be SavedHerself; narrator 2 episodes 2014One in FiveLucyShort filmStreet Kid World CupHerself; narratorSeries 1: Episodes 1 & 2 The Chase: Celebrity SpecialHerself; contestant Series 4: Episode 122015Midsomer MurdersBella SummersbeeEpisode: "The Dagger Club"2016Agatha RaisinStephEpisode: "Hell's Bells"2018, 2020LorraineHerself; guest2 episodes
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2001 The British Soap Awards Best Dramatic Performance Coronation Street 2001 7th National Television Awards Most Popular Actress Coronation Street 2008 14th National Television Awards Most Popular Newcomer Casualty 2011 16th National Television Awards Drama Performance Casualty 2011 TV Choice Awards Best Actress Casualty 2012 17th National Television Awards Drama Performance: Female Casualty 2018 Inside Soap Awards Best Actress Coronation Street 2018 Digital Spy Reader Awards Best Soap Actor (Female) Coronation Street 2022 27th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Coronation Street 2022 Inside Soap Awards Best Actress Coronation Street
References
https://coronationstreetnews.com/coronation-street-star-georgia-taylor-splits-from-co-star-boyfriend-after-two-years-of-dating/
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