Thomason, Marsha 1976–

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THOMASON, Marsha 1976–

PERSONAL

Born January 19, 1976, in Manchester, England; daughter of Peter (in politics) and Phyllis (an electronics company employee) Thomason. Education: Manchester Metropolitan University, B.A., English.


Addresses: Agent—Artists Rights Group, 4 Great Portland St., London W1W 8PA, England. Manager— The Personal Management Company, 425 Robertson Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90048; Melanie Greene Management and Productions, 425 North Robertson Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90048. Publicist—Pinnacle Public Relations, 8265 Sunset Blvd., Suite 201, Los Angeles, CA 90046.


Career: Actress.


Awards, Honors: Screen National Award (formerly BFM Award), best actress, 2002, for Black Knight and Long Time Dead.


CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Nurse, Priest, Miramax, 1994.

Victoria the chambermaid and Nicole, Black Knight, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2001.

Lucy, Long Time Dead, Universal, 2002.

Sam, Tug of War, Shakabuku Films, 2002.

Sara Evers, The Haunted Mansion (also known as Disney's "The Haunted Mansion"), Buena Vista, 2003.

Vicki, Pure, 2002, Artificial Eye, 2003.

Beatrice, The Nickel Children, Pretty Dangerous Films/Silver Spoon Productions, 2004.

Brandy, My Baby's Daddy, Miramax, 2004.

Television Appearances; Series:

The 8:15 from Manchester, BBC, beginning c. 1990.

Sally, Pie in the Sky, BBC, 1997.

Jacqui Richards, Where the Heart Is, Independent Television, beginning c. 1997.

Sharon "Shazza" Pearce, Playing the Field, BBC, 1998–2002.

Tina, Burn It, BBC–3, 2003.

Nessa "Ice Queen" Holt, Las Vegas, NBC, 2003—.


Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Janice Lafferty, Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgment, Independent Television, 1996, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1998.


Television Appearances; Movies:

Wendy, Safe (also known as Screenplay: Safe), BBC, 1993.

Stripper with fire, Brazen Hussies, BBC, 1996.


Television Appearances; Specials:

Host, 50 Hottest Vegas Moments (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Louise, "Threesome," Love in the 21st Century, Channel 4 (England), 1999.

Denise, "Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner," Table 12, BBC, 2001.

Herself, Intimate Portrait: Vanessa Marcil (documentary), Lifetime, 2003.

Herself, Film '04, BBC, 2004.

Herself, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2004.

Herself, Richard & Judy, Channel 4, 2004.

Herself, The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2004.

On–Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004.


Stage Appearances:

Prostitute (inmate), Breath, Boom, Royal Court Theatre, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London, 2000.


Appeared in Our Day Out. Appeared in productions of the Oldham Theatre Workshop, Lancashire, England.


OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Contemporary Black Biography, Vol. 47, Thomson Gale, 2005.

Periodicals:

Daily Record, February 13, 2004.

Entertainment Weekly, December 5, 2003, p. 25.

Essence, December, 2003, pp. 146–47.

Jet, December 10, 2001, p. 57.

Manchester News, March 31, 2003.

People Weekly, October 20, 2003, p. 41; December 8, 2003, p. 34.

Washington Times, November 10, 2003, p. B6.

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