Actor
Actor
In 1964, Tina graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England, where she was awarded the Ronson Award for Most Promising Newcomer. She went on to become an Associate Artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company, performing at Stratford, in the West End, and on tour. She has worked at The Royal Court in London; Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leicester, Coventry and Hornchurch repertory companies. For BBC Television, she played Dora to Ian McKellen’s David Copperfield, was a love interest for Patrick Troughton’s Doctor Who (which she has never lived down), and also performed in several other TV plays and series. The performance piece Women of Will has traveled across America and internationally.
Tina’s Shakespeare & Company acting credits include Shirley Valentine, Molly Ivins, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Mother of the Maid, Volumnia, Gertrude, Cleopatra, and Edith Wharton several times. She’s the recipient of numerous awards and six honorary degrees, including the Commonwealth Award.