Angela McHale

Angela Jane McHale (born 26 February 1969) is an English actress and comedian, particularly well known for her variety of British television roles including roles in Not Going Out, The Catherine Tate Show and Grange Hill. She is married with two sons.

Career Angela Jane McHale was born on 26 February 1969 and attended St Anne's convent school for girls in Ealing, London and St Benedict's School, Ealing for 6th form. She then went to Warwick University to read Politics and discovered her vocation. Following her degree she studied acting at the Drama Studio London gaining a distinction. Her most high-profile work has been with comedians Catherine Tate and Lee Mack.

She then later guest-starred in close friends' Tate and Mack's TV shows, The Catherine Tate Show (all 3 series) and Not Going Out. She has appeared in the latter eight times, each time playing a different guest role. She has also been in Miranda (written by and starring Miranda Hart) and The Bill. She has appeared in Doctors, Casualty, Coronation Street, Eastenders and Summer of Rockets.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 Corpse Lydia Short film 2019 Mothering Helen Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1995 Tears Before Bedtime Interview Nanny Episode 1 2000 Without Motive Tamsin Smart Episode 6: "A Rattled Man" 2001 Grange Hill PC Wendy Gibbon Series 24; episodes 11, 16–18 & 20 Murder in Mind DS Catherine Harrison Series 1; episode 3: "Motive" 2003 Casualty Sue Series 18; episode 14: "Christmas Spirit" 2004–2006 The Catherine Tate Show Various characters Series 1–3; 12 episodes 2005 Bad Girls Nurse Series 7; episode 7 2006 Snuff Box (unknown) Mini-series; episode 3: "Punchline" EastEnders Midwife 1 episode 2006–2025 Not Going Out Clown Instructor Lola Nurse Sat Nav (voice) Mum 1 Care Worker A.I. Doll's Voice Series 1; episode 1: "Serious" Series 3; episode 3: "Amy" Series 7; episode 3: "Donor" Series 8; episode 3: "Car" Series 9; episode 6: "Lollipop Man" Series 13; episode 8: "Wilfred" Series 14; episode 2: "Doll" 2007 Angelo's Angela Episode 4 2009 Doctors Rebecca Fisher Series 10: episode 190: "O True Apothecary" Miranda Customer Series 1; episode 3: "Job" 2010 The Bill Carole Coombes Series 26; episode 23: "Solace" 2011 Coronation Street Christine 2 episodes Doctors Nicola Jeffries Series 13; episode 107: "Reality Check" 2014 Edge of Heaven Jemima Hadley-Hawthorne Episode 3 2019 Summer of Rockets Head Warden Mini-series; episode 2