Zoe Croft
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| Born | Hammersmith, London, England |
| 💼 Occupation | Actress |
| 📆 Years active | 2010–present |
| Height | 5' 6" (1.68 m) |
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Zoe Croft (born in Hammersmith, London) is a British model, television and screen actress.
Personal life[edit]
Zoe Clare Croft is a multi-award-winning[1]English actress, filmmaker, writer and composer. She is best known for portraying statistician Greta Allinson in the BBC medical drama Holby City (2018-2019). Zoe has previously spoken on the importance of accurately portraying characters with autism and how well the BBC had done in demonstrating the spectrum of neurodivergent people[2] [3] Although she has also voiced her frustration at the limited portrayal of disability in the media[3] and her passion for positive representation.[4] Growing up she wanted to be a writer, but due to a learning disability struggled in school. [5]She was told that 'people like her' don't become writers. Nearly a decade later her first short film, Some Way Out, that she wrote, illustrated and starred in won several awards - including best writer.[6]
Portrayal of Disability[edit]
In 2018 producers at Holby City introduced the character of Greta Alison (portrayed by Croft)as the love interest for the character Jason Haynes. The role was groundbreaking - as it was one of the first times a mainstream show had featured a female character with aspergers [7] The role was then further developed into 2019 as it was saw Greta and Jason become to parents to baby Guinevere and later get married.[8] Holby City producer Simon Harper saying that "this joyous episode celebrating love and commitment in all their diverse forms," [9] [10] [11] Sue Haasler writing for Metro described Jason's nuptials as a "festive, if very cold, wedding" and said the episode was "beautiful" with happiness, sadness and a "wonderful script" by neurodiverse writer Ed Sellek. [8]
In 2021 Croft took the lead role in Caroline Day's Hope Nicely's Lessons for life[12] portraying Hope, a young woman with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. The work also features music composed and performed by Croft and inspired by the character of Hope [1][13] For her work on Hope Nicely's Lessons for Life she received the Best New Voce award [14]from the publishers association.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Gareth Malone Goes to Glyndebourne | Herself | Three episodes |
| 2014 | 40 Love | Ball girl | Cornetto Cupidity Love Stories |
| 2015 | Squidge | School bully | |
| 2017 | Further Ed | Lucy | |
| 2019 | Eastenders | As Zoe Clare Croft | |
| Holby City | Greta Allison/Haynes | ||
| 2020 | We are facing crisis | Director & Writer | Second place winner in Raindance Sixty Sustainable Seconds Short Film Competition[15] |
| 2020 | Some way out | Director & Writer | Winner for best writing and nominated for best direction in Abbey Theatre Corona Monologues as chosen by Mike Newell[6] |
| 2021 | Hope Nicely's Lessons for Life - Audiobook | Hope Nicely | Publishers Association Best New Voices 2021[16] |
| 2021 | Jim Morrison: Rider on the Storm | Pamela Courson | TV Movie |
| 2021 | Close to Me (TV series) | Ella | 3 Episodes |
Awards[edit]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | We Are Facing Crisis | Raindance Film Festival | Won | 2nd Place - Sixty Sustainable Seconds |
| 2020 | Some Way Out | Best Writer | Won | Abbey Theatre |
| 2020 | Some Way Out | Best Director | Nominated | Abbey Theatre |
| 2020 | If I Could | Best Actor | Won | Abbey Theatre |
| 2021 | Hope Nicely's Lessons For Life | Best New Voice | Won | Publishers Association |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hope Nicely's Lessons for Life" – via www.audible.com.
- ↑ Johnson, Amy (May 21, 2019). "Holby City spoilers: Jason and Greta Haynes set for turmoil over baby Guinevere?". Express.co.uk.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Johnson, Amy (April 30, 2019). "Holby City spoilers: Jason and Greta Haynes suffer backlash in vaccination storyline?". Express.co.uk.
- ↑ "Hope Nicely's Lessons for Life by Caroline Day - Audiobook sample" – via soundcloud.com.
- ↑ Goodwin, Shaz (July 29, 2021). "Book Review | Hope Nicely's Lessons for Life by Caroline Day".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Mike Newell picks Corona Monologues winners". June 10, 2020.
- ↑ https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/124255/bbc1-bbc2-diversity-monitoring.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Haasler, Sue (December 11, 2018). "Holby City review with spoilers: Joy for Dofty, heartbreak for Berena".
- ↑ Harp, Justin (November 30, 2018). "Holby City lines up Strictly guest for wedding episode". Digital Spy.
- ↑ Tyler, Laura-Jayne (16–22 June 2018). "Bernie and Serena are still madly in love!". Inside Soap. (Hearst Magazines UK) (24): 46, 47
- ↑ Haasler, Sue (October 23, 2018). "7 Holby City spoilers: Fletch declares his feelings for Jac, Dom wants a baby".
- ↑ "Hope Nicely's Lessons for Life (Audio Download): Caroline Day, Zoe Croft, Zaffre: Amazon.co.uk". www.amazon.co.uk.
- ↑ https://www.waterstones.com/book/hope-nicelys-lessons-for-life/caroline-day/9781838772710
- ↑ "Best New Voices 2021". Publishers Association. July 12, 2021.
- ↑ "Sixty Sustainable Seconds Short Film Competition Winner". April 22, 2020.
- ↑ "Best New Voices 2021". July 21, 2021.
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