Tanya Franks

Tanya Franks

Born: January 1, 1967
in Plumstead, London, England, UK
Tanya Franks is an English actress, writer and producer, who is most known for starring roles on television in Family Affairs, The Bill, Pulling, as Rainie Cross in EastEnders, and Lucy Stevens in Broadchurch. Franks is also the founder of Stock-pot Productions, a film and theatre production company.

Movies for Tanya Franks...

My Love Affair with Marriage
Title: My Love Affair with Marriage
Character: Teacher #2
Released: June 7, 2023
Type: Movie
From an early age, songs and fairytales convinced Zelma that Love would solve all her problems as long as she abided by societal expectations of how a girl should act. But as she grew older something didn't seem right with the concept of love: the more she tried to conform, the more her body resisted. A story about the acceptance of the inner female rebellion.
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National Theatre Live: Othello
Title: National Theatre Live: Othello
Character: Emilia
Released: February 23, 2023
Type: Movie
Farewell the tranquil mind. A bright, headstrong daughter of a senator; elevated by her status but stifled by its expectations. A refugee of slavery; having risen to the top of a white world, he finds that love across racial lines has a cost. Wed in secret, Desdemona and Othello crave a new life together. But as unseen forces conspire against them, they find their future is not theirs to decide.
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Aux
Title: Aux
Character: Jane Dale
Released: March 2, 2018
Type: Movie
When two young boys playing in the woods discover a military bunker they unintentionally release the ghost of a World War II auxiliary soldier who mistakenly believes the Nazis have landed.
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Title: Porters
Character: Jane Bison
Released: September 20, 2017
Type: TV
Deluded Simon Porter, dreams of becoming a doctor - but he has to start from the bottom and be a porter. His plan? Work his way up to be the best porter the NHS has ever seen.
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Title: Urban Myths
Character: Becca
Released: January 19, 2017
Type: TV
Our Urban Myths are stories that have been passed down over time and have now become part of urban folklore. But are they true? We take a slightly tongue in cheek, mischievous – and deliberately ambiguous – look at what might have happened...
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We Still Steal the Old Way
Title: We Still Steal the Old Way
Character: Governor Pryce
Released: January 9, 2017
Type: Movie
The explosive follow-up to We Still Kill The Old Way (2014). Regarded as the best in the business, The Archer Gang is an aging criminal outfit who carry out a daring robbery, but are caught mid-heist. They are sentenced to do time in Britain's toughest prison. Once inside, they encounter their old nemesis Slick Vic Farrow (Billy Murray) who is intent on murdering the gang. The old-school criminals need to use all their wits to stage a daring escape, while dodging Slick Vic, and setting in motion a chain of events which leads to an explosive prison riot.
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Title: The Coopers vs The Rest
Character: Tess Cooper
Released: August 29, 2016
Type: TV
The Cooper family share a small house, and absolutely no DNA. Mum Tess wanted to save as many kids as she could from the sort of childhood she had. So, along with her husband Toby, she now divides just about enough money and nowhere near enough time between their three adopted children Frankie, Alisha and Charlie.
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Moon Dogs
Title: Moon Dogs
Character: Pam
Released: June 17, 2016
Type: Movie
Two teenage step brothers head off on a road trip across Scotland, with their relationship challenged by Caitlin, the free spirited and enigmatic girl who comes between them.
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Title: Mum
Character: Carol
Released: May 13, 2016
Type: TV
A comedy about a mother at a milestone in her life. We follow her and her family through a year of new beginnings as she rebuilds her life following the death of her husband. Mum is joined by her supportive life-long friend Michael. Through a year of new beginnings she rebuilds her life surrounded by her family: son Jason and his girlfriend Kelly; her brother Derek and his new partner, Pauline; and her in-laws.
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Title: Inside No. 9
Character: Tracey
Released: February 5, 2014
Type: TV
An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.
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Pieces
Title: Pieces
Character: Mother
Released: October 17, 2013
Type: Movie
An unspoken incident unravels the lives of two families into nightmare, fracturing time and memory.
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The Magnificent Eleven
Title: The Magnificent Eleven
Character: Clare
Released: March 8, 2013
Type: Movie
A modernization of the classic western in which the Cowboys are a struggling local amateur soccer team, the Indians run a nearby Tandoori restaurant and the bandits are a group of menacing thugs led by a maniac known simply as 'American Bob'.
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Title: Broadchurch
Character: Lucy Stevens
Released: March 4, 2013
Type: TV
The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
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Liz & Dick
Title: Liz & Dick
Character: Sybil Burton
Released: November 25, 2012
Type: Movie
On the set of Cleopatra, Hollywood's most beautiful star, Elizabeth Taylor, fell into the arms of one of the world's greatest actors, Richard Burton - and she didn't leave. Their subsequent white-hot, scandalous love affair gave rise to the paparazzi and they became the most hunted and photographed couple on earth. Their rocky, passionate, relationship, born in front of the cameras, was subsequently captured in a series of films, including The V.I.P.s and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The last of the great, extravagant stars, flaunting diamonds, yachts and private planes, they continually seized the headlines. They even divorced and married again - only to divorce again - but remain in each other's hearts. This Elizabeth Taylor - Richard Burton story is a no-holds barred account of their undying, but impossible love.
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Get Lucky
Title: Get Lucky
Character: Barbara
Released: October 17, 2012
Type: Movie
Short film about a day in the life of the world's unluckiest man.
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Title: Vera
Character: Lorraine Hallam
Released: May 1, 2011
Type: TV
A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.
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Island
Title: Island
Character: Ruby
Released: April 22, 2011
Type: Movie
Deeply damaged by being abandoned as a child and using fantasy as her only satisfaction, Nikki decides to track down her birth mother and take revenge. Based on the acclaimed novel by Jane Rogers.
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Title: The Cup
Released: August 21, 2008
Type: TV
The Cup is a British television programme starring Steve Edge, Pal Aron and Jennifer Hennessy. It is based on the Canadian TV series The Tournament. The show is presented as a mockumentary, and features an Under-11s football team aiming to succeed in a prestigious national tournament - amidst friction between the various parents and club staff.
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Title: Pulling
Character: Karen
Released: November 23, 2006
Type: TV
Donna narrowly escapes making a huge mistake by marrying Karl and instead opts for moving in with her friends Karen and Louise in South London. The three girls learn about life and love in this funny and modern comedy.
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Chromophobia
Title: Chromophobia
Character: Christine
Released: May 10, 2006
Type: Movie
Encouraged by his editor to seek 'sexy stories that sell', a reporter preys upon the private life of an erstwhile friend, with disastrous results.
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East
Title: East
Released: September 15, 1999
Type: Movie
East is a 1975 verse play by Steven Berkoff, dealing with growing up and rites of passage in London's rough East End. The play was premiered at the Edinburgh Festival at the Traverse in 1975. The 25th anniversary production, produced by Steven Berkoff's East Productions and Marc Sinden and starring Tanya Franks, started at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley. The tour included the Edinburgh Festival and the Théâtre de Silvia Monfort, Paris. It opened at London's Vaudeville Theatre on 15 November 1999 where the DVD of the production was filmed in front of a live audience.
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Title: Family Affairs
Character: Karen Ellis
Released: March 30, 1997
Type: TV
Focuses on the lives of residents in the fictional London suburb of Charnham.