Amy Beth Hayes (born 8 October 1982) is a British actress. She is best known for her roles as Kitty in Mr Selfridge; Lucy in "The Entire History of You", an episode of Black Mirror; Ruth in Misfits; Clem in Shameless; Amy in The Syndicate; and Maxine Fox in Sirens. She has also appeared in Doctor Who and Secret Diary of a Call Girl.
Early life Hayes was born in Abergavenny, Wales, but grew up in Darlington, County Durham, England. Her first taste of acting was as a 14 year old at the National Youth Theatre, she joined a course with much older students and decided to pursue acting as a possible career path. However, first she chose the academic route, studying English Literature and Language at Keble College, Oxford. After graduating, she enrolled at the Central School of Speech and Drama for three years.
Career Hayes career started with a 4 month stay in Romania, filming Eva, later released in 2009. Her screen debut came in 2008, in Doctor Who, episode "The Stolen Earth", and the same year she was cast in a lead role in the ITV drama Whatever It Takes.
Hayes appeared in the 2009 Romanian film Eva, and in Micro Men, a BBC-made film charting the rise and fall of the home computer industry in the United Kingdom in the early 1980s, where she played Cynthia alongside Martin Freeman. In 2009, she played Ruth, an old woman restored temporarily to her younger self by a peculiar thunder storm, in E4's superhero comedy-drama Misfits.
In 2011 she played Lucy in "The Entire History of You", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror created by Charlie Brooker. In 2012, she starred in BBC drama The Syndicate, alongside Timothy Spall, playing the girlfriend of one of the lottery winners.
From 2012, she appeared in the ITV drama Mr Selfridge as Kitty Hawkins Edwards. In 2013, she appeared as Rosemary in the Norwegian comedy-gangster television series Lilyhammer, alongside Steve van Zandt.
In 2019, Hayes played Charlotte Bellinge in an episode of the Acorn TV series Agatha Raisin. In 2020, she played the role of Lady Trowbridge in Netflix's Bridgerton. In 2021, she starred in Lenny Henry's Three Little Birds.
Theatre In 2008, Hayes appeared in On the Waterfront directed by Steven Berkoff. She received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards for her work in True Love Lies (2009), at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. She appeared in Jerusalem in 2010, with Mark Rylance, and in Linda at the Royal Court Theatre (2015–2016). and Hayes received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards for her work in True Love Lies at the Royal Exchange, Manchester.
Acting credits
Film Year Title Role Notes 2009 Whatever It Takes Daisy Cockram TV film Micro Men Cynthia TV film 2010 Eva Eva 2014 United We Fall Beth Amoako 2021 The Power Sister
Television Year Title Role Notes 2008 Doctor Who Albino Servant Episode: "The Stolen Earth" Harry & Paul Siobhan the Receptionist Series 2, Episode 3 The Children Kelly Mini-series 2009 FM Evie Episode: "Blinded by the Light" Misfits Young Ruth 2 episode 2011 Secret Diary of a Call Girl Amber 2 episodes Case Sensitive Sally Thorne Episode: "The Point of Rescue" Sirens Maxine Fox Series regular Black Mirror Lucy Episode: "The Entire History of You" 2012 Shameless Clem 2 episodes The Syndicate Amy Cartwright Series regular 2013 Lilyhammer Rosemary 3 episodes 2013–2016 Mr Selfridge Kitty Hawkins / Edwards Series regular 2017 Death in Paradise Sophie Boyd Episode: "Man Overboard" Timewasters Nicola Episode: "Return of the Macs" Love, Lies and Records Saskia 1 episode 2018 Action Team Samantha 3 episodes 2019 Agatha Raisin Charlotte Bellinge Episode: "The Curious Curate" The Mallorca Files Leanna Mountford Episode: "Death in the Morning"2020 Flack Cheryl 2 episodes Bridgerton Lady Trowbridge 2 episodes 2021 Princess Mirror-Belle Mum 10 episodes 2023 Three Little Birds Diana Wantage 4 episodes
Audio dramas YearTitleRoleNotes2022Torchwood SohoHelena Brompton6 episodes2023Torchwood: The Story ContinuesTaniaEpisode: "Propaganda"
Theatre YearTitleRoleDirectorVenueNotesRef.2009True Love LiesMadisonBraham MurrayThe Royal Exchange2010JerusalemDawnIan RicksonRoyal Court Theatre2011Les Liaisons DangerousesEmilieGerald GaruttiRoyal Shakespeare TheatreRoyal Shakespeare Company2015LindaAmyMichael LonghurstRoyal Court Theatre2023CrackedWomanWaterloo East TheatreVault Festival; Writer; debut performance
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