Amy-Leigh Hickman

Amy-Leigh Hickman
Born	16 September 1997 Bexhill-on-Sea, Rother, East Sussex, England[1]
Nationality	British
Education	The St Leonards Academy
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2010–present

Amy-Leigh Hickman (born 16 September 1997)^[2][3][4] is an English actress, best known for her role as Carmen Howle in CBBC's Tracy Beaker Returns and its sequel, The Dumping Ground. Hickman was trained at The Theatre Workshop in Bexhill.^[5][6][7]

Career

Hickman’s casting in Tracy Beaker Returns, a spin off from The Story of Tracy Beaker was announced in December 2009.^{[8][9][10][11][12][13]} Hickman reprised her role of Carmen Howle in The Dumping Ground, a sequel to Tracy Beaker Returns.^{[14][15][16][17]} In 2013, Hickman appeared in 6 episode of HBO's Strike Back as Ester.^[18][19][20] In 2014, Hickman played Princess Jasmine in her management’s version of Aladdin, which both took place in Swansea, Wales.^[21][22] In 2015, Hickman appeared in BBC daytime soap opera, Doctors as Sara Boswell and in Casualty as Aisha Karim.^{[23][24][25][26]} Hickman starred in another of her management's pantomime in late 2015, this time in Sleeping Beauty.^[27] She played the role of Carmen Howle in another The Dumping Ground spin-off, The Dumping Ground: I'm..., a webisode series.^[28] Hickman is currently appearing in BBC Soap Opera EastEnders as Linzi Bragg, a love interest for Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick).^{[29][30][31][32][33][34]}

Filmography

Television roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010–12	Tracy Beaker Returns	Carmen Howle	Regular role
2011	Tracy Beaker Survival Files		11 episodes
2013	Strike Back	Ester	6 episodes
2013–2016	The Dumping Ground	Carmen Howle	Regular role
2014	The Dumping Ground Survival Files		4 episodes
2015	Doctors	Sara Boswell	1 episode
	Casualty	Aisha Karim
2016	The Dumping Ground: I'm...	Carmen Howle	Regular role
2016–present	EastEnders	Linzi Bragg	Recurring role

References

1. "Bexhill's Amy stars in TV show for third year". Bexhill Observer. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
2. "Amy-Leigh Hickman on Twitter". Twitter.
3. "CBBC on Twitter". Twitter.
4. Rees, Mark (27 February 2016). "Meet the Swansea panto star who's landed the role of a lifetime in EastEnders". South Wales Evening Post. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
5. "Theatre Workshop Bexhill". Theatre Workshop. 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
6. "Amy-Leigh Hickman to star in Swansea pantomime". Theatre Workshop. 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
7. "Mark Jermin Management News - Adults". Mark Jermin Management. 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
8. "Tracy Beaker Returns". Screen Terrier. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
9. "Tracy Beaker Returns – Meet the new characters". Screen Terrier. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
10. "Tracy Beaker Returns - Sisters". BBC. 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
11. "Tracy Beaker Returns - Chain Reaction". CBBC. 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
12. "Tracy Beaker Returns - Goodbye Tracy Beaker". CBBC. 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
13. "All About Carmen...". BBC. 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
14. "Meet the new stars of The Dumping Ground". Screen Terrier. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
15. "CBBC's The Dumping Ground in production in Newcastle". BBC Media Centre. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
16. CBBC: The Dumping Ground Carmen - Character Profile. 31 March 2014 – via YouTube.
17. Rajani, Deepika (8 February 2016). "This is why EastEnders' new character has sent Twitter into meltdown". OK!. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
18. "Strike Back Character Shakeup – Where Does It Go From Here?". Screen Rant. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
19. "Strike Back Videos and Photos for Aug 23 episode". News OK. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
20. "'Strike Back' Character Shakeup - Where Does It Go from here?". Screen Rant. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
21. Rees, Mark (9 December 2014). "The Dumping Ground's Amy-Leigh Hickman talks panto in Swansea". South Wales Evening Post. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
22. "Panto preview: An Aladdin's cave of delights". South Wales Evening Post. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
23. "Doctors - The Dark Net". BBC. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
24. "Doctors Series 17 - 13. - The Dark Net". Radio Times. 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
25. "Casualty - The Next Step". BBC. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
26. "Casualty Series 29 - 38. The Next Step". Radio Times. 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
27. Rees, Mark (19 October 2015). "Amy-Leigh Hickman and the Sleeping Beauty stars are behind you!". South Wales Evening Post. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
28. "The Dumping Ground I'm...Carmen". Radio Times. 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
29. Dainty, Sophie (2 February 2016). "EastEnders spoilers: Love is in the air! Romance will blossom for Jay Brown next week". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
30. Brown, David (2 February 2016). "EastEnders spoilers: sparks fly between Jay and newcomer Linzi - is this the start of a new romance?". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
31. "EastEnders - 08/02/2016". BBC. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
32. Duncan, Amy (2 February 2016). "EastEnders spoilers: Jay woos mysterious stranger Linzi - could she be linked to his 'biggest storyline yet'?". Metro. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
33. Walker, Danny (2 February 2016). "EastEnders spoilers: Jay Brown FINALLY finds a date - will a mystery Walford newcomer be his true love". The Mirror. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
34. Withers, Laura (2 February 2016). "EastEnders spoiler: Sparks fly between Jay Brown and Walford newcomer Linzi Bragg". Express. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

External links

• Amy-Leigh Hickman at the Internet Movie Database
• Amy-Leigh Hickman on Twitter