Tamzin is an award winning actress who has performed successfully across the media of theatre, film and television. She trained at London Studio Centre and began her career in musical theatre, where she performed in a great number of productions including Carousel (National Theatre), Grease and Oliver (both West End) – plus a season of plays at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough. More recent theatre credits include Breathing Corpses and Flesh Wound (both at the Royal Court), Boeing Boeing (West End), Sweet Charity (Menier Chocolate Factory & West End) and Di, Viv & Rose (Hampstead Theatre).

Bringing her musical theatre experience to television, Tamzin has performed on Over the Rainbow and appeared on the judging panel for Don’t Stop Believing. She is most known on television for her four year long portrayal of Melanie Healy in Eastenders. Other television includes leads in Red Cap, Final Demand, Walk Away and I Stumble, Hotel Babylon and The Fixer – plus guest leads on Hustle, Law and Order and Silent Witness. Film includes Out of Control, Great Expectations, Backwaters, Radio Cape Cod, 7 Seconds and Cassandra’s Dream. Tamzin was awarded an Honorary Degree for Services to The Arts and Entertainment Industry by the University of East London. She is delighted to be championing a new theatre on her doorstep.