Laura Rollins

Laura Rollins (born 20 December 1988)[1] is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Ayesha Lee on the BBC soap opera Doctors, a role which she played from September 2014 to June 2020. For her portrayal of Ayesha, Rollins won the award for Best Female Dramatic Performance at the RTS Midlands Awards.

Laura Rollins
Born (1988-12-20) 20 December 1988
Birmingham, England
Education
OccupationActress
TelevisionDoctors

Life and career

Rollins began her acting training at the Carlton Junior Television Workshop, and while studying there, she made her television debut on the children's series The Demon Headmaster at the age of 10.[2] She was also featured in various advertisements and performed at the British Academy Children's Awards.[3] After leaving the workshop, Rollins began attending the University of Leeds, studying English and Theatre. She then did a one-year course at Arts Educational Schools in London.[3] In 1999, she starred in Welcome To Orty Fou as Caroline Saunders.[4]

In 2013, Rollins appeared in the feature film Communion, and in 2014, she auditioned for a role in the BBC soap opera Doctors. She took a sick day from work to attend the audition, and after a two-week process, she was given the role of Ayesha Lee.[5][6] Whilst on the series, Rollins' character's storylines included a romance with co-worker Sid Vere (Ashley Rice), falling in love with a police officer, struggling with her mother's alcoholism and subsequent death, for which she won a Royal Television Society award for Best Female Dramatic Performance.[7][8] She then starred in the 2016 short film From Noya,[9][10] and the 2018 short film Shining Tor, for which she won Best Performance for at the 2019 Short Film Awards.[11] In January 2020, Rollins appeared in an episode of the BBC crime drama Silent Witness as Kate Langley.[12] On 20 May 2020, it was announced that Rollins would be leaving Doctors after six years in the role of Ayesha.[13] Her final scenes aired on 5 June 2020.[14]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1998 The Demon Headmaster Game Show Winner 1 episode
1999 Welcome to Orty-Fou Caroline Saunders 4 episodes
2013 Communion Anna Film
2014–2020 Doctors Ayesha Lee Series regular
2016 From Noya Paige Short film
2018 Details to Follow Gaia Short film
2018 The Reserves Jamie Also executive producer
2018 Shining Tor Amber Short film
2019 That Phone Call Willow Short film
2020 Silent Witness Kate Langley Episode: "Hope: Part 1"
2020 Fortune Cookie Natalie Short film

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2015 Screen Nation Female Performance in TV Doctors Nominated [15]
2016 The British Soap Awards Best Actress Longlisted [16]
2018 National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Longlisted [17]
2018 The British Soap Awards Best Female Dramatic Performance Nominated [18][19]
2018 RTS Midlands Awards Best Female Dramatic Performance Won [20]
2018 Inside Soap Awards Best Daytime Star Nominated [21]
2019 The British Soap Awards Best Actress Longlisted [22]
2019 Short Film Awards Best Performance Shining Tor Won [11]

References
  1. Rollins, Laura [@IanMalcolmsWife] (21 December 2019). "Thank you for my birthday well wishes yesterday. I felt very loved.😘" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. "Laura Rollins, Doctors". Birmingham Living. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. "'Get out there' Doctors actress Laura Rollins on how she bagged the part, tips for actors and more". Mandy News. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. "Doctors – Ayesha Lee – BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  5. "Doctors – Ayesha Lee – BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  6. "Doctors casts new regular Ayesha Lee". Digital Spy. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  7. "Doctors star: 'Ayesha has a wonderful love story ahead'". Digital Spy. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  8. "Doctors spoiler: 'The Good Mother'". Digital Spy. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  9. Anderson, Daniel (November 2016), From Noya, Husnaa Anderson, Laura Rollins, Daniel Anderson, retrieved 9 January 2018
  10. "From Noya – Short Movie". beracahmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  11. Barker, Andrew David [@ADBarker] (4 September 2019). "The wonderful @IanMalcolmsWife with her Best Performance Award for our short film SHINING TOR, which she won @TheShortCinema festival. #shortfilm #actor #filmfestival #award #filmmaking #GoMake" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. "Silent Witness – what time is it on TV?". Radio Times. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  13. Jones, Allison (30 May – 5 June 2020). "'Leaving Doctors was a scary decision!'". Inside Soap. No. 22. pp. 48–49.
  14. Writer: Henrietta Hardy; Director: Steve M Kelly; Producer: Carol Harding (5 June 2020). "Stepping Stones". Doctors. BBC. BBC One.
  15. "Screen Nation Awards: 2015 Nominees Announced". SceneTV. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  16. "British Soap Awards 2016 - longlist nominees announced". BBC Doctors. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  17. "The VOTE For The National Television Awards (NTAs) 2018 Is Now Open". TellyMix. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  18. "Corrie's Helen Flanagan leads glamorous arrivals at British Soap Awards". The Irish News. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  19. "British Soap Awards 2018 - full list of winners on triumphant night for Corrie". Manchester Evening News. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  20. "RTS MIDLANDS AWARDS 2018". Royal Television Society. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  21. Davies, Megan (23 July 2018). "Inside Soap Awards 2018 full longlist revealed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  22. Dainty, Sophie (9 April 2019). "British Soap Awards 2019 nominations revealed: Which Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Doctors stars are up?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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