Georgia Taylor

Georgia Taylor (born Claire Marie Jackson; 26 February 1980) She attended the Willpower Youth Theatre in Wigan as a teenager. In 2001, she won the Best Dramatic Performance British Soap Award for playing Toyah.

In September 2016 it was announced that Taylor would return to Coronation Street as Toyah Battersby. She resumed her role in the episode aired on Christmas Day 2016.

In 2003, she appeared with Duncan Bannatyne in the Tyne Tees Television comedy pilot Girls' Club. In 2004 and 2006, Taylor played a recurring role in the Golden Globe award nominated series Blackpool and its follow up Viva Blackpool for BBC One.

In May 2005, Taylor appeared in The Woman Before at the Royal Court opposite Helen Baxendale. In the same year, she received rave reviews for her role in Christmas is Miles Away at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.

In 2006, Taylor played Fiona in the film version of the transatlantic stage hit The History Boys.

She left Casualty in December 2011, along with co-star Ben Turner, who played her main love interest in the show.

In 2013 and 2014, Taylor played Junior Crown Prosecutor Kate Barker for two series (seasons) of Law & Order: UK. As of 2013, she was living in Bristol with her partner, actor Mark Letheren, whom she met on the set of Casualty.

Filmography

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2001 The British Soap Awards Best Dramatic Performance Coronation Street 2001 7th National Television Awards Most Popular Actress Coronation Street 2008 14th National Television Awards Most Popular Newcomer Casualty 2011 16th National Television Awards Drama Performance Casualty 2011 TV Choice Awards Best Actress Casualty 2012 17th National Television Awards Drama Performance: Female Casualty 2018 Inside Soap Awards Best Actress Coronation Street 2018 Digital Spy Reader Awards Best Soap Actor (Female) Coronation Street 2022 27th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Coronation Street 2022 Inside Soap Awards Best Actress Coronation Street