Lenora Crichlow; Geeky Girls Woman Of The Month

It’s a first on the Geeky Girl site, but you guys clearly loved our new Woman of the Month feature with Lenora receiving 30% more votes than your chosen Man of the Month! Double congratulations to Miss Crichlow!

And you guys have good reason to have afforded Lenora your cherished votes; she’s bloody marvelous, a fantastic actress with the ability to glide effortlessly from dismayed angst one moment to a razor sharp comic timing the next. In short, Lenora is immensely talented and hugely likeable.

Lenora first came to our attention when she burst on to our screens as the provocative, often selfishly motivated but strangely vulnerable and likeable Maria “Sugar” Sweet, in the Channel 4 teen drama Sugar Rush (adapted from Julie Burchill’s novel).

The show was a success and even won the 2006 International Emmy Award in the 'Children And Young People' category. But, fact fans, did you know that Lenora’s first foray into the acting world came when she won a part in a small budget UK horror film, Wilderness?

In fact, trivia darlings, Lenora has always kept close to the sci-fi fold. In 2007 she appeared alongside David Tenant in the Doctor Who episode “Gridlock”, playing expectant mother, Cheen. The episode was so-so (which is still pretty good when measured against a lot of the other Saturday night guff) but Lenora, as ever stood out.

It wasn’t long later that the BBC announced they had cast Lenora in its new sci-fi drama, Being Human. A thoroughly brilliant and suspiciously addictive programme, it is the cult show of the moment.

Being Human is centred around the lives of 3 supernatural beings who share a house in Bristol. Lenora plays a character called Annie Sawyer, a ghost who hasn't "moved on". If you've not yet caught Being Human, we seriously urge you to do so. Get hip. Get down with the kids and all that. But seriously, Lenora acts her socks off, she is fantastic. Proof that once again, you GG Bods really do have astute taste.

Random Lenora Facts:

• Lenora was born in Westminster, London
• Her star sign is Capricorn
• She honed her craft with the YoungBlood Theatre Company
• Lenora will be returning to Doctor Who! She will play a new character called Rachel in the Audio release of Doctor Who: The Architects of History
• Lenora’s father ran the Mangrove restaurant in Notting Hill which was visited by stars such as Jimi Hendrix and Diana Ross!

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