Donna Preston

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Donna Preston is an English actress, comedian and writer, notable for appearances in Apocalypse Wow, Hey Tracey! and Michael McIntyre's Big Show. She is due to appear as "Despair" in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman on Netflix in 2022.[1]

Early life and education[]

Preston was born in Yorkshire.[2] She attended York college[3] and went on to train at Rose Bruford.

Career[]

Preston has appeared in a number of films and television series. Film work includes Set the Thames on Fire (starring Noel Fielding), Grimsby (starring Sacha Baron Cohen), The Hitman's Bodyguard (starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson) and Holmes & Watson (starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly). She has also regularly lent her voice to the Discovery Channel, BBC, ITV, E4, Amazon and Channel 4.

In 2018 she appeared in Coronation Street, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, and took a lead role in Michael McIntyre’s Big Show executing pranks involving improvisation on the general public. In 2019 she appeared on Pants on Fire on E4.[4][5]

Preston wrote and co-produced the series Fully Blown for BBC Three's Comedy Threesomes, transmitted in 2019, which was nominated for a Broadcast Digital Award 2020.[6] From 2019 to 2020, Preston starred as Tracey in Hey Tracey! on ITV2, alongside Joel Dommett, and appeared in episodes of The Mash Report on BBC Two. She has appeared in a number of online comedy sketches for Channel 4.[7]

In 2020 she appeared in episodes of BBC Three's Famalam and the feature film Loves Spell. That year she was also shortlisted for the Funny Women Awards 2020,[8] and was a guest on 8 Out of 10 Cats on Channel 4.[9]

In 2021 she guest starred on Inside No. 9,[10] and co-hosted ITV's Apocalypse Wow! She appeared as herself on Sky One's Dating No Filter, CelebAbility, and Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. During the same year she was Nominated for two Channel 4 National Comedy Awards, for Outstanding Female Comedy Entertainment Performance and the Comedy Breakthrough Award.[11]

She is due to appear as "Despair" in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman and Catherine Tate's Hard Cell, both on Netflix in 2022.[1][12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Rosario, Alexandra Del (2021-05-26). "'The Sandman': Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mason Alexander Park & Donna Preston Among 12 Added To Netflix Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  2. ^ "Who plays Hey Tracey? Meet the rising comedy actress!". Reality Titbit. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  3. ^ "York actress stars in new BBC show Fully Blown". York Press. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  4. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Pants On Fire – E4 Comedy". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  5. ^ "Pants on Fire: Interview with Donna and Verona | Channel 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  6. ^ "Broadcast Digital Awards 2020". Broadcast Digital Awards. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  7. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Nasty Neighbours". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  8. ^ "2020 Comedy Shorts Longlist Announced!". Funny Women. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  9. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "8 Out Of 10 Cats Series 22, Episode 8". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  10. ^ "BBC Sounds – Inside Inside No. 9 – The true story of how an encounter on the set of League of Gentlemen inspired this week's episode of Inside No. 9". BBC. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  11. ^ Guide, British Comedy (2021-10-12). "National Comedy Awards launched by Channel 4 – News". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  12. ^ "Everything We Know About Netflix's Catherine Tate Series "Hard Cell"". Netflix Junkie. 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2022-01-20.

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