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
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
In 2018 producers at Holby City introduced the character of Greta Allinson (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 Asperger's [7] The role was then further developed into 2019 as Greta and Jason became parents to baby Guinevere and later got 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 Voice award [14] from the publishers association.
Filmography
| 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 Allinson/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
| 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
- ↑ 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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