Tamzin Maria Outhwaite is an English actress, presenter and narrator.
Since playing the role of Mel Owen in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, she has starred in a number of theatre and television productions, including army series Red Cap and crime drama New Tricks.
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Outhwaite was born on 5 November 1970 and is the only daughter of Anna (née Santi) and Colin Frank Outhwaite.
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Outhwaite’s mother Anna is of Italian heritage.
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Outhwaite found national fame in 1998 when she was cast as Mel Healy in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders.
Outhwaite’s first appearance was aired in October 1998 and her final one was in April 2002.
During nearly four years in Walford, Outhwaite’s feisty character was central to many explosive storylines.
Outhwaite left EastEnders in 2002, shortly after the departure from the soap of co-star Martin Kemp, who had played her on-screen husband Steve Owen.
However, Outhwaite stated in 2006 that she wouldn’t rule out returning to EastEnders and her return was confirmed on 24 October 2017.
Outhwaite departed the soap for a second and final time in November 2019, when Mel was killed off.
In 2007, Outhwaite appeared in a revival of Boeing Boeing at the Comedy Theatre, as well as the film Cassandra’s Dream, which first premiered in June.
In March 2008, Outhwaite had a role in the ITV drama series The Fixer.
In 2009, Outhwaite played the lead in the sci-fi crime series for the BBC entitled Paradox, which first aired on BBC One on 24 November 2009.
In 2010, Outhwaite appeared in Over the Rainbow, a talent show casting for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s stage production of The Wizard of Oz.
In July 2013, Outhwaite joined the cast of the popular BBC One comedy-drama series New Tricks as DCI Sasha Miller, replacing Amanda Redman as head of the team in the show.
In May 2020, Outhwaite played Indie Hendricks in Dun Breedin, a project by Julie Graham about women who are going through the menopause during lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Because of this, Outhwaite’s scenes were filmed at her own house and the episodes were uploaded to YouTube weekly.
In 2021, Outhwaite appeared on The Masked Dancer, masked as Scarecrow and she was unmasked in the final and finished in fourth place.
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Tamzin Outhwaite net worth
Outhwaite has an estimated net worth of $8 million.