Tamsin Georgina Carroll (born 13 February 1979) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her performances in musical theatre in Australia and the United Kingdom.

Early life Carroll was born and raised in Sydney. Her parents are Australian actor Peter Carroll and Trisha, a former historian and archivist for the Sydney Theatre Company.Morgan, Claire. On a long and Dusty road Sydney Morning Herald, 11 March 2006

Career At the age of four, Carroll was an extra in the television western series Five Mile Creek which featured her father, as well as Nicole Kidman in an early role.

Carroll became a member of the Actors Equity of Australia at the age of five, and made her professional debut two years later in a Sydney Theatre Company production of Six Characters in Search of an Author in 1987. Her early adult roles included Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods opposite her father as the Narrator/Mysterious Man (Melbourne Theatre Company) and Vicki in Long Gone Lonesome Cowgirls (Railway Street Theatre, Penrith). Carroll first received wide notice as Marianne Renate in the Australian tour of the Johnny O'Keefe jukebox musical Shout! The Legend of the Wild One (Kevin Jacobsen Productions) which opened in Melbourne in 2000.

Subsequent roles as Nancy in Oliver! (IMG / Cameron Mackintosh, Australian tour and Singapore) and Dusty Springfield in Dusty - The Original Pop Diva (Dusty Productions, Australian tour) won Carroll multiple awards.

Other leading roles in Australian theatre and musical theatre include Marta in Company (Kookaburra), Isabella in Measure for Measure (Bell Shakespeare), Rizzo in Grease – The Arena Spectacular (SEL/GFO), Tracy Lord in High Society, Rose in Bye Bye Birdie and Sheila in Hair (The Production Company), Vixen in The Threepenny Opera (Belvoir Street Theatre Bogata Festival), Allie in Harbour and Olivia in The Republic of Myopia (Sydney Theatre Company).

Carroll got her break in London when Cameron Mackintosh toured Oliver! to the West End in 2008. This saw her relocate to the UK permanently in 2012. Her British theatre credits include Emma Goldman in Ragtime and Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park), alternate Nancy in Oliver! (Theatre Royal Drury Lane) and Ensemble in The Magistrate (Royal National Theatre). She played the role of Ellen in the West End revival of Miss Saigon and Baroness Bomburst in the UK tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

In 2017 she appeared in the new musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. She subsequently reprised the role when the show transferred to London's West End, playing at the Apollo Theatre from 6 November 2017.

Carroll's television credits include EastEnders, Goddess and Carols by Candlelight. She also starred in the 1999 feature film Holy Smoke! opposite Kate Winslet.Tamsin Carroll. Internet Movie Database

In 2023, Carroll returned to Australia to perform alongside her father in Belvoir Theatre Company’s production of Into the Woods, which they had also previously performed in together with the Melbourne Theatre Company in 1998. They have also collaborated on the stage shows Harbour and The Republic of Myopia for the Sydney Theatre Company, and the 1988 miniseries Melba starring Hugo Weaving.

Carroll returned to the UK in July 2023, to perform in Chichester Festival Theatre's new musical Rock Follies.

Personal life Carroll met her British husband, Chris, while performing in the West End revival of Oliver!. Together they have a son.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Type 1999 Holy Smoke! Jodie Feature film 2000 The Three Stooges Brunette TV film 2013 Goddess Deb Feature film

Television Year Title Role Type Five Mile Creek Extra Miniseries 1988 Melba Dora Mitchell Miniseries, 2 episodes 1994 Heartbreak High Bonnie 2 episodes 1998 A Difficult Woman Female student 3 episodes 2000 Above the Law Narelle Reilly 1 episode 2000–2008 All Saints Nikki Collins / Tanya Foster-Wallace 2 episodes 2014 EastEnders Nicole 3 episodes

Theatre

Year Title Role Type 1988 Six Characters in Search of an Author Sydney Opera House with STC for Festival Theatre Company 1989 Evita Child State Theatre, Sydney with Stetson Productions 1998 Into the Woods Little Red Riding Hood Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC 1998 A Little Night Music Ann / Fredrika Armfeidt (understudy) Theatre Royal, Sydney with MTC 1999 The Listmaker Corrie / Piriel Bell Shakespeare 2000 Long Gone Lonesome Cowgirls Vicki Q Theatre, Penrith 2000 Shout! The Legend of the Wild One Marianne Renate State Theatre, Melbourne, Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Lyric Theatre, Brisbane with Kevin Jacobsen Productions 2002 Into the Woods The Baker's Wife Regent Theatre, Melbourne (one night only) 2002 Helpmann Awards 2002 Actor / Singer Star City Showroom 2002-03 Oliver! Nancy Lyric Theatre Sydney, Regent Theatre, Melbourne & Singapore tour with IMG / Cameron Mackintosh 2003 Bye Bye Birdie Rose State Theatre, Melbourne with The Production Company 2003 Hair Sheila Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne with The Production Company 2003 Sideshow Alley Rita Chapel Off Chapel with The Production Company 2004 Harbour Allie STC 2004 Dusty Springfield Musical Workshop Dusty Springfield Dusty Productions 2004 The Threepenny Opera Vixen Belvoir, Sydney for Bogota Theatre Festival 2004 Take Flight Amelia Earhart Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2004 The Republic of Myopia Olivia STC 2004 High Society Tracy Lord State Theatre, Melbourne with The Production Company 2005 Grease – The Arena Spectacular Rizzo Sydney Entertainment Centre, Melbourne Park with SEL / GFO 2005 Measure for Measure Isabella Playhouse, Melbourne, Playhouse, Brisbane, Newcastle Civic Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Playhouse, Canberra, Orange Civic Theatre with Bell Shakespeare 2005 Carols by Candlelight Singer Sidney Myer Music Bowl 2005–2006 Dusty - The Original Pop Diva Dusty Springfield State Theatre, Melbourne, Lyric Theatre Sydney, Burswood Theatre, Perth, Festival Theatre, Adelaide, Lyric Theatre, Brisbane with Dusty Productions 2007 Company Marta Theatre Royal, Sydney with Kookaburra Musical Theatre 2007 ALP Arts Election Launch Actor Riverside Theatres, Parramatta 2007 The Spirit of Christmas Performer Concert Hall, Brisbane 2008–2009 The Rocky Horror Show Magenta / Usherette Star Theatre, Sydney, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne with New Theatricals 2009 Oliver! Nancy Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London 2012 Ragtime Emma Goldman Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London 2012 A Midsummer Night's Dream Titania Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London 2012–2013 The Magistrate Singing Dandy / Agatha (understudy) Royal National Theatre, London, Phoenix Cinema, Oxford 2013 Barnum Charity 'Chairy' Barnum Chichester Festival Theatre 2014 Miss Saigon Ellen Prince Edward Theatre, London 2015 Casa Valentina Rita Southwark Playhouse, London with Amy Anzel Productions 2015 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Baroness Bomburst West Yorkshire Playhouse 2016–2017 Strictly Ballrooom Shirley London & Toronto seasons with Global Creatures 2017–2020 Everybody's Talking About Jamie Miss Hedge Crucible Theatre Sheffield, Apollo Theatre West End, London 2018 Twelfth Night Maria Southbank Theatre, Melbourne 2019 Peter Gynt Woman in Green / Anitra Olivier Theatre at The National 2021–2023 Hex Queenie National Theatre, London 2022 2:22 A Ghost Story Lauren Criterion Theatre, West End 2023 Into the Woods Witch Belvoir, Sydney 2023 Rock Follies Gloria / Kitty Chichester Festival Theatre 2024 Zombie! Carol Hayes Theatre Co, Sydney 2024 August: Osage County Barbara Fordham Belvoir, Sydney

Awards Year Nominated work Award Result 2002 Tamsin Carroll Mo Award for Female Musical Theatre Performer of the Year 2002 Oliver! Green Room Award for Best Female Actor in a Leading Role (Music Theatre) 2003 Oliver! Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Musical 2006 Dusty – The Original Pop Diva Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Musical 2006 Dusty – The Original Pop Diva Green Room Award for Best Female Actor in a Leading Role (Music Theatre) 2024 August: Osage County Sydney Theatre Awards for Best Performance in a Leading Role in a Mainstage Production 2024 Zombie! The Musical Sydney Theatre Awards for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical

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