Tricia Walsh
| Tricia Walsh-Smith | |
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| Born |
24 March 1956 Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Education | Italia Conti Performing Arts School |
| Occupation | Actress, writer, lyricist, singer |
| Spouse(s) | John Obertelli (m. 1981–1989, Divorced) Jerrold Arnold (m. February 1992 – July 1992) Philip Smith (m. 1999–2008, Divorced) |
| Children | Jamie Obertelli (b. 1982) |
| Website | Official website |
Tricia Walsh-Smith (born in 1956) is an English playwright and actress. Her plays include Bonkers, Addictions, The Last Journey and musical Change The Day.
Born in RAF Gütersloh, Germany, Walsh-Smith was part of a military family which traveled the world until her RAF father's death when she was twelve. She then settled briefly in her mother's hometown of Beverley in East Yorkshire, England . Walsh-Smith attended the Italia Conti Academy from the age of fifteen.
Walsh-Smith appeared in over five hundred commercials on British and European television, including her infamous schoolgirl in the commercial for Hellmann's Mayonnaise. Her television and film roles include the British horror film, Terror (1978),Kenny Everett Video Show, Constant Hot Water,Dick EmeryThe Best Years of Your Life, and the children's television drama, Grange Hill.
She has written the play Bonkers which premiered in London in 1987.
Walsh-Smith's play, Addictions, has been used at a number of benefit readings to raise awareness and generate charitable giving for addicts. In 2007 she cancelled one production of the play after learning that Smirnoff Vodka had become a sponsor. She explained: "I was absolutely stunned. I couldn't believe it. The idea of having Smirnoff sponsoring this play, which is about addiction – what were they thinking? ... If we had gone ahead, I would have been looked at as a total hypocrite."
In December 2008 Walsh-Smith released the song "I'm Going Bonkers" on iTunes. Its video featured her in bondage gear and dancing around London. The video went viral and quickly became YouTube's number one entertainment video.
Walsh-Smith has previewed many of her comedy songs at nightclubs in London and at the O2 Arena and some of the songs were featured in the 12-part television series "Pineapple Dance Studios", which aired in 2010 on Sky1 in the UK. The series was a huge hit and after initially indicating that a second series would be produced, Sky1 reverted this decision due to failing to come to terms with studio owner Debbie Moore. In 2011 Walsh Smith appeared in "Louie Spence's Showbusiness", also on Sky1. For this series she made two music videos: Stuff Ding Dong Merrily On High! for the Christmas Special; and "Should I Go In The Jungle?", which was reportedly a tongue in cheek lampooning of the ITV1 series, "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!". Episode Ten featured a workshop of her musical, Change The Day. Pineapple Dance Studios was sold around the world and aired on the US network Ovation. in 2014.
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