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 Liza Tarbuck
Liza's varied career has ranged from roles in dramas like Linda Green and Bleak House to presenting shows such as The Big Breakfast and Without Prejudice. The daughter of comedian Jimmy Tarbuck, her TV credits stretch back to the mid-1980s when she starred in sitcom Watching.
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One of Liza's earliest television acting roles was in the popular Watching, a sitcom in which she played a character called Pamela, opposite Emma Wray.
Liza appeared in the 1989 Falklands War drama Tumbledown as Angie, which also starred Colin Firth, Paul Rhys and David Calder. Her other acting credits include The Hound Of The Baskervilles and Chimera.
After a seven year break from television, Liza struck gold when she presented the fashion programme She's Gotta Have It in 1998. Her exuberance, humour and presenting skills landed her a presenting job on The Big Breakfast, where she forged a successful partnership with Johnny Vaughan. In 2003, she presented the Channel 4 game show Without Prejudice.
Liza's took the title role in Linda Green, which ran for two series in 2001 and 2002. In 2005 she played Mrs Jellyby in the BBC ONE adaptation of Bleak House.
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Liza trained at the National Youth Theatre and then at RADA.
Liza presented the Sky One version of cult student quiz show Blockbusters.
She's also guest presented Have I Got News For You.
Liza's comedy credits include Stella in an episode of The League of Gentlemen and Dana in an episode of Victoria Wood.
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She was born on 21st November 1964.
Liza's dad is entertainer and comedian Jimmy Tarbuck. In 2001, the pair teamed up for a celebrity edition of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
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