Amy Beth Hayes
Introduction '''Amy Beth Hayes''' (born 8 October 1982) is a British actress. She is best known for her roles as Kitty in ''Mr Selfridge''; Lucy in "The Entire History of You", an episode of ''Black Mirror''; Ruth in ''Misfits''; Clem in ''Shameless''; Amy in ''The Syndicate''; and Maxine Fox in ''Sirens''. She has also appeared in ''Doctor Who'' and ''Secret Diary of a Call Girl''.
Early life Hayes was born in Abergavenny, Wales, but grew up in Darlington, County Durham, England. Her first taste of acting was as a 14 year old at the National Youth Theatre, she joined a course with much older students and decided to pursue acting as a possible career path. However, first she chose the academic route, studying English Literature and Language at Keble College, Oxford. After graduating, she enrolled at the Central School of Speech and Drama for three years.
Career Hayes career started with a 4 month stay in Romania, filming ''Eva'', later released in 2009.Her screen debut came in 2008, in ''Doctor Who'', episode "The Stolen Earth", and the same year she was cast in a lead role in the ITV drama ''Whatever It Takes''.Hayes appeared in the 2009 Romanian film ''Eva'', and in ''Micro Men'', a BBC-made film charting the rise and fall of the home computer industry in the United Kingdom in the early 1980s, where she played Cynthia alongside Martin Freeman. In 2009, she played Ruth, an old woman restored temporarily to her younger self by a peculiar thunder storm, in E4's superhero comedy-drama ''Misfits''. In 2011 she played Lucy in "The Entire History of You", an episode of the anthology series ''Black Mirror'' created by Charlie Brooker. In 2012, she starred in BBC drama ''The Syndicate'', alongside Timothy Spall, playing the girlfriend of one of the lottery winners. From 2012, she appeared in the ITV drama ''Mr Selfridge'' as Kitty Hawkins Edwards. In 2013, she appeared as Rosemary in the Norwegian comedy-gangster television series ''Lilyhammer'', alongside Steve van Zandt.In 2019, Hayes played  Charlotte Bellinge in an episode of the Acorn TV series ''Agatha Raisin''. In 2020, she played the role of Lady Trowbridge in Netflix's ''Bridgerton''. In 2021, she starred in Lenny Henry's ''Three Little Birds ''.
Theatre In 2008, Hayes appeared in ''On the Waterfront'' directed by Steven Berkoff. She received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards for her work in ''True Love Lies'' (2009), at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. She appeared in ''Jerusalem'' in 2010, with Mark Rylance, and in ''Linda'' at the Royal Court Theatre (2015-2016). and   Hayes received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards for her work in ''True Love Lies'' at the Royal Exchange, Manchester.
Filmography ===Film=== Year Title Role Notes 2009 ''Whatever It Takes'' Daisy Cockram TV film ''Micro Men'' Cynthia TV film 2010 ''Eva'' Eva 2014 ''United We Fall'' Beth Amoako 2021 ''The Power'' Sister===Television=== Year Title Role Notes 2008 ''Doctor Who'' Albino Servant Episode: "The Stolen Earth"  ''Harry & Paul'' Siobhan the Receptionist Series 2, Episode 3 ''The Children'' Kelly Mini-series 2009 ''FM'' Evie Episode: "Blinded by the Light" ''Misfits'' Young Ruth 2 episode 2011 ''Secret Diary of a Call Girl'' Amber 2 episodes ''Case Sensitive'' Sally Thorne Episode: "The Point of Rescue" ''Sirens'' Maxine Fox Series regular ''Black Mirror'' Lucy Episode: "The Entire History of You" 2012 ''Shameless'' Clem 2 episodes ''The Syndicate'' Amy Cartwright Series regular 2013 ''Lilyhammer'' Rosemary 3 episodes 2013–2016 ''Mr Selfridge'' Kitty Hawkins Series regular 2017 ''Death in Paradise'' Sophie Boyd Episode: "Man Overboard" ''Timewasters'' Nicola Episode: "Return of the Macs" ''Love, Lies and Records'' Saskia 1 episode 2018 ''Action Team'' Samantha 3 episodes 2019 ''Agatha Raisin'' Charlotte Bellinge Episode: "The Curious Curate" ''The Mallorca Files'' Leanna Mountford Episode: "Death in the Morning"2020 ''Flack'' Cheryl 2 episodes ''Bridgerton''  Lady Trowbridge  2 episodes 2021 ''Princess Mirror-Belle''  Mum 10 episodes 2023 ''Three Little Birds ''  Diana Wantage 4 episodes
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