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Tamsin Egerton Biography

Tamsin Egerton (born Tamsin Olivia Egerton-Dick, 1988) is an English actress and model best known for her roles as Chelsea Parker in the 2007 film St Trinian's, Holly Goodfellow in the 2005 film Keeping Mum and Guinevere in the 2011 TV series Camelot.

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I don't know what it is about me, but I don't think of myself as sexy; I never have.

Know, Knows, Sexy, Think, Thinking

I think if you have a good night's sleep, you can take on the world.

Good, Good Night, Sleep, Take, Think, Thinking

Guinevere is just head over heels and doesn't know how to handle these new emotions that she's feeling, as a young woman. Unfortunately, she can't reign it all in, all the time. And, even though she tries to do the right thing and be the good girlfriend and have her morals, she slips up a little bit.

Feelings, Girlfriend, Good Girl, Handle, Heels, Slips

Acting is an aesthetic career, which is annoying.

Acting, Aesthetic, Annoying, Careers

I hardly ever missed school, and I always got my work in on time. I was a good student and always got top grades.

Good, Grades, School, Students, Time

When you're acting, you're escaping and hiding behind something. It's cliched to say, but there's a safety there.

Acting, Escaping, Hiding, Safety

I don't think I've ever done a character like this before, so I couldn't really draw from previous roles. I've been known for doing a lot of comedies in England, so I don't think that would have worked. I completely went from scratch, with this one, and used the research and what was in the script, and spoke to Chris. It's all from in my mind ,rather than drawing from previous experiences or roles.

Character, Completely, Drawing, Previous, Roles, Thinking

I'm neurotic about children. I see dangers everywhere - sharp corners, stairs.

Children, Danger, See, Sharp, Stairs

I suppose I am one of those lucky people who eats what they like and doesn't gain too much weight.

Eats, Gain, Lucky, People, Weight

My mum is a bit unconventional; she's outdoorsy and has more of an emotional intelligence, whereas my dad is pragmatic; he's a businessman.

Businessman, Dad, Emotional, Intelligence, Unconventional

Guinevere has been done quite a few times, especially as a mature young woman, who either is the damsel in distress or the warrior, strong-willed woman. Chris wanted a variety of things in this Guinevere. He predominately wanted her to be real and natural, and make mistakes and be passionate, and be the feisty young girl, but then also completely naive, innocent and ignorant, at the same time.

Girl, Ignorant, Mistakes, Real, Same, Strong

And, the sets that they built are just so beautiful. It's like going to a completely foreign country and experiencing a new culture that you've never seen before, especially at Camelot. It's just so magical. Personally, it's just so much more interesting than wearing jeans and a t-shirt, and walking around somebody else's house.

Beautiful, Country, Culture, Jeans, Sets

I'm a big handbag lover and will always have one with me.

Big, Bigs, Handbag, Handbags, Lover, Lovers

I've always wanted to play Guinevere. I just asked Chris what he thought, and he steered me in the right directions. We just wanted to make her young and able to make mistakes, which I think is important.

Asked, Mistake, Play, Right, Thinking

I'm not interested in serial dating; I'd honestly rather be single.

Dating, Honestly, Interested, Not Interested, Serial

At 11, I got my first job in a mini-series for America, and it was very exciting.

America, Exciting, Firsts, Job, Jobs

But, as an actress, you don't want to run into these scenes, willy-nilly. The couple that I did do were important for the character and essential to the plot, to show what was actually going on between each character. It is great to be able to have that, and to be able to say certain things and have certain passions.

Certain, Couple, Passion, Passions, Running, Show

I have no sense of direction at all. Thank the Lord for my TomTom, otherwise I'd spend my whole life lost.

Lord, Lost, Sense, Thank, Whole, Whole Life

I hate watching myself on film because I am so judgmental.

Film, Hate, Judgmental, Watching

Kicks are my forte. I've got strong legs and high kicks. And I've got very good reach, obviously.

High, Legs, Reach, Strong, Very Good

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