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Tea Time with Lindz: Jill Penfold

Jill Penfold is a British actress and On-Camera host. Jill was born and raised in Essex. Where she lived until leaving at Twenty to travel as a Beautician aboard cruise-ships. 

Jill returned to the U.K in 2004 where she attended Birmingham Theatre School for Two years for Theatre Acting. After graduating Jill landed her first job at The Crescent Theatre as ‘Angela’ in Mike Leigh’s 'Abigail's Party'.  Four years of theatre touring followed, including being a gender-fluid Macbeth for Three months.  A best actor award for Madre in ’The Daughters of Venice’ was a highlight.

 

In 2008 Jill was given a scholarship to The Lee Strasberg Film And TV institute to study The Stanslaviski acting method in Los Angeles. There she stayed for a year before signing to an agent and beginning her career. Acting, Hosting, stunt acting, commercials, fitness and voice acting are all  facets of the industry that Jill enjoys. 

You can follow Jill on Instagram and Twitter @jillpenfold

Website www.JillPenfold.com

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Tea Time with Lindz: Sarah Mayhew

Sarah Mayhew is an Actress, Co-Artistic Director of Old Trunk Theatre Company and Associate Artist at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch.

Sarah has had a wonderful career as a dancer, improviser and actress. Sarah was a major part of  improv troupe, Scared Scriptless for many years before becoming a Co-Artistic Director for Theatre Company Old Trunk that went on to have many successes with Playwright Sadie Hasler’s Pram Kicker and Fran and Leni that toured all over the UK. 

You can catch Sarah in television shows such as White Gold and PROFESSOR T and most recently Alfie Dale’s short film My Brother is a Mermaid that has been having huge success in the film festival circuit, including Hollyshorts, Leeds International Film Festival and IRIS Prize Winner for Best British Short just to name a few. 

Sarah is also very active with the Essex Girls Liberation Front, a group of women smashing the Essex Girl stereotype.

You can follow them on Instagram @essex_girls_liberation_front_

And you can follow Sarah on Instagram and Twitter @hewston

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