Teresa Gallagher is a British actress. She is known for her role as Nicole Watterson in the Cartoon Network animated sitcom The Amazing World of Gumball.
Career Gallagher is known for her role as Ellen Smith in The Bill, for her appearances on radio in No Commitments, Salem's Lot, and Memorials to the Missing. She played Sarah in Footballers' Wives, and Alison Canning in Casualty.
She presented the Children's BBC show Playdays, and has provided the voices for other children's series including The Mr. Men Show, Alphablocks, Numberblocks, and Octonauts.
She has recorded redubs for several anime films such as Laughing Target, X, Bounty Dog, Demon City Shinjuku, and Cyber City Oedo 808. Gallagher later returned to do voice acting for anime with the English dubbed version of the TV series Ronja, the Robber's Daughter.
In 2003, she voiced Amalia, the female lead in Rita Dove's drama The Darker Face of the Earth, opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor in the play's BBC radio adaptation.
In 2010, she voiced Fern the Green Fairy, Queen Titania, and Mrs. Walker in the UK version of the movie Rainbow Magic: Return to Rainspell Island.
From 2011 to 2019, Gallagher provided the voice of Nicole Watterson, the title character's mother, on the Cartoon Network animated series The Amazing World of Gumball. She would then return to her role in 2025 for the seventh season.
In 2015, she provided the voice of EOS as well as various minor characters in Thunderbirds Are Go, and also provided voices for the Voice Trumpets and the Tiddlytubbies in the 2015 reboot of Teletubbies.
Gallagher has also done various voice-over work for video games, commercials, radio plays, BBC radio dramas, and audiobooks such as several new Meg Cabot books and the 2007 audiobook adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House which became The Times audio book of the year. A member of the BBC Radio Drama Company, she has read Radio 4's Book of the Week and Book at Bedtime.
Filmography Radio Date Title Role Director Station The Lake Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Waiting For Lefty Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 3 1995 Salem's Lot Susan Norton Adrian Bean BBC Radio 4 The Polish Soldier Marti Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play – Mary Barton Margaret Claire Grove BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama Different Planes Annie Wyman Lu Kemp BBC Radio 4 Friday Play Are You Sure? Deborah Lu Kemp BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play – Captain Starlight's ApprenticeBBC – Woman's Hour Drama – Captain Starlight's Apprentice Jess Lu Kemp BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama Two Pipe Problem 2010: Right Old CharlieBBC – Afternoon Play – Two Pipe Problem 2010: Right Old Charlie Karen Marilyn Imrie BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play Two Pipe Problem 2010: The Memory Man ForgetsBBC – Afternoon Play – Two Pipe Problem 2010: The Memory Man Forgets Karen / Shelley Marilyn Imrie BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play – The Heat of the DayBBC – Classic Serial – The Heat of the Day Louie / Anne / Mary / Waitress Marilyn Imrie BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial – The Exorcist Chris MacNeil Gaynor Macfarlane BBC Radio 4
Television Year Title Role(s) Director(s) Notes 1988–97 Playdays Herself, Dilys Litefoot Claire Bradley, Brian Jameson, Iain Lauchlan, Will Brenton, Helen Sheppard, Stephen Cannon, Adrian Hedley, Robin Carr, Leslie Pitt, Trevor Hill, Mark Pickett, Jamie Langton, Michelle Jones 1994Laughing TargetSatomiUK dub 2000 Lapitch the Little Shoemaker Lapitch, Perwinkle Percival III Sean Barrett and George Roubicek (English voices) English version2001XArashi KishuUK dub 2002–04 Engie Benjy Driver Dottie Lyndon Evans, Chris Taylor, Matt Palmer 2005 BB3B Louie Chris Fenna/Jez Hall 2006 The Likeaballs Adoraball, Pam, Collectaball Claire Grey/Chris Evans 2007Yo Gabba Gabba!FoofaUK dub 2007–08 Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies Karla the Zebra Unknown Actor now Kuchi Braaso. 2008 Frankenstein's Cat Lottie's mother, Sweeny, Igoria Raoul 2008–09 The Mr. Men Show Little Miss Naughty (Season 2), Little Miss Chatterbox, Little Miss Daredevil, Little Miss Whoops Eryk Casemero UK dub The Pinky and Perky Show KT Cyril Adam 2008–10 Get Squiggling Most of the female drawn characters Adrian Hedley 2009–13 Dennis the Menace Dennis's mum, Bea, Curly Glenn Kirkpatrick First two series only 2009–20 Thomas & Friends Rosie and Emily Greg Tiernan / David Baas / David Stoten / Don Spencer / Dianna Basso UK voice Mavis, Belle, Judy, Annie and Clarabel, Lady Hatt, Bridget Hatt, Stephen Hatt, Duchess of Boxford and additional voices 2010–present Alphablocks Various female characters Octonauts Dashi (UK Dub) 2010–15 Everything's Rosie Holly, Little Bear Mark Woollard / Gary Hurst 2011–14 Floopaloo, Where Are You? Lisa 2011–19 The Amazing World of Gumball Nicole Watterson, Penny Fitzgerald, Jackie Wilson, Teri, Margaret Robinson, Polly Fitzgerald, Joan Markham 2011–16 Poppy Cat Egbert/Gilda 2011–12 Fleabag Monkeyface Gerald and additional voices Jez Hall/Kok Cheong Wang 2013–15 Henry Hugglemonster Henry UK dubbed version 2013 Dude, That's My Ghost! Jessica Wright, Mallory Merriman, Kath Katherson Frédéric Martin 2014–18 Pip Ahoy! Pip, Meryl the Mermaid, Aisha, Mrs. Snail, Aubrey 2015–20 Thunderbirds Are Go EOS and various other female characters David Scott, Theo Baynton 2015–18 Teletubbies Voice Trumpets, The Tiddlytubbies Revival series only 2015–19 Miffy's Adventures Big and Small 2015–present Mr. Bean: The Animated Series Additional voices 2017 Ronja, the Robber's Daughter Ronja English version Kazoops! Violet Wildwoods Poppy Voice 2017–present Numberblocks Zero, Six, Ten, Fifteen, Twenty-Five, Twenty-Eight, Sixty, Sixty-Four UK voice 2018–19 Lilybuds Lilac David Lopez 2019–24 Moominvalley Too-ticky Voice 2021 Elliott from Earth Mrs. Argolis Also sings the theme song Odo Camp Leader 2022–present The Creature Cases Peggy Scratch, additional voices Voice 2022–24 The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe Additional voices Voice 2023–25 The Adventures of Paddington Mary Brown Voice 2023 Hilda Young Astrid Luke Pearson English version 2025–present The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball Nicole Watterson, Penny Fitzgerald, Jackie Wilson, Teri, Margaret Robinson, Polly Fitzgerald, Joan Markham 2026Love Through a PrismMariaVoice
Film Year(s) Title Role(s) Director(s) Notes 2005 The Jacket Nurse Sally John Maybury 2006 A Christmas Carol Tiny Tim, Ghost of Christmas Past, Fan Ric Machin Part of a series of films called BKN Classic Series 2009 Hero of the Rails Emily, Mavis and the Duchess of Boxford Greg Tiernan UK role 2010 Rainbow Magic: Return to Rainspell Island Queen Titania, Fern the Green Fairy, other characters Hiroshi Kawamata UK dub Misty Island Rescue Emily Greg Tiernan UK role 2011 Day of the Diesels Emily (UK)Belle, Mavis and Lady Hatt Cars 2 Mater's Computer John Lasseter 2012 Blue Mountain Mystery Emily (UK)Mavis, Annie and Clarabel Greg Tiernan 2013 King of the Railway Emily (UK)Belle, Annie and Clarabel Rob Silvestri 2014 Tale of the Brave Emily (UK)Annie and Clarabel Postman Pat: The Movie Lucy Selby, additional voices Mike Disa 2015 The Adventure Begins Annie, Clarabel, Judy and some children Don Spencer Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure Emily (UK)Daisy, Annie, Clarabel and some children David Stoten 2016 Thomas & Friends: The Great Race Emily (UK)Belle, Gina, Frieda, Daisy, Marion, Annie and Clarabel 2017 Journey Beyond Sodor Emily (UK)Annie and Clarabel Mary and the Witch's Flower Red Headed Witch Hiromasa Yonebayashi 2018 Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! Emily (UK)Marion, Natalie, Arizonia Diesel, Annie and Clarabel and Cassia David Stoten 2024 Fox and Hare Save the Forest Hare Mascha HalberstadWorld premiere at 74th Berlin International Film Festival.
Video games + Year Title Voice role2006 Rule of Rose Wendy, Joshua2007 The Witcher Abigail, Alvin 2017 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Queen Raqura, Azami Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 Mantis, Medusa2018 Déraciné Nils
References
External links
Teresa Gallagher – Radio