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Tanyaradzwa Fear
Fear in 2018
Born
Pauline Tanyaradzwa Adele Fear

1989 or 1990 (age 34–35)
London, England
Other namesTanya Fear (professionally to 2021),
Pauline Fear
OccupationActress
Years active2010–2022

Pauline Tanyaradzwa Adele "Tanya" Fear (born 1989 or 1990) is a British actress and comedian. She had a recurring role on the 2015 television series Spotless and appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Arachnids in the UK" in 2018.[1] In 2021 she announced that she would use the name Tanyaradzwa Fear professionally, having previously been credited as Tanya Fear.

Fear announced in August 2022 that she was leaving the film and television industry.[2]

Early life

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Fear was born in London, UK. Her father, Andrew Stephen Fear, is English while her mother, Yvonne Zolisa Marimo, was born in Zimbabwe. Fear used the name Tanya from an early age, a shortened form of her name Tanyaradzwa, which means "we have been comforted" in her mother's native Shona language.[3]

While pursuing a degree in Comparative Literature at King's College London, Fear made the decision to pursue her dream of acting, moving to Los Angeles in 2009 for a few months.[3] She then trained at Identity School of Acting back in London.[4]

Career

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Fear's first screen work was in the original 2010 television pilot for the British series The Fades; the pilot was unaired, but did lead to the series being picked up by BBC, with a different cast. She appeared in the 2013 movie Kick-Ass 2, as well as television series including Some Girls (2013), DCI Banks (2015), and Doctor Who (2018). In 2020, working with the precautions implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic in California, Fear wrote, directed and appeared in a series of three romantic comedy short films examining love during the pandemic: Shoot Your Shot, Shoot Your Shot 2: An International Affair, and Shoot Your Shot 3: The Wedding.[3]

Awards and accolades

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In 2019, BAFTA Los Angeles name Fear on its list of 25 Rising Stars.[3]

Personal life

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In April 2021, Fear announced that she had chosen to follow the lead of fellow actress Thandie Newton, also of mixed Zimbabwean-British descent,[3] who had announced a few days earlier that she would use the full spelling of her Zimbabwean given name professionally, subsequently being credited as Thandiwe Newton.[5] Fear will now use the full spelling of her birth name in the name she uses professionally, subsequently being credited as Tanyaradzwa Fear.[3]

On 9 September 2021, Fear's UK-based family reported to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) that Fear was missing from her Hollywood Bowl area apartment.[6] The family reached out to American and British media, which reported the story early on 13 September.[7][6][8] The family's own social media efforts resulted in a possible sighting at a Los Angeles grocery store at a nearby location on Santa Monica Boulevard on 12 September;[9] the LAPD reported that Fear was found safe in the afternoon of 13 September, with one news outlet stating that she was receiving undisclosed treatment in a local hospital.[10]

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Kick-Ass 2 Harlow[11] feature film
2023 Nessie Heather feature film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Fades Jay Unaired Pilot
2012 The Midnight Beast Sam 1 episode: "Someone Called Sam"
2013 Some Girls Morgan 1 episode
2014 Boomers Anna 1 episode
2015 DCI Banks Melanie Thomas 2 episodes
2015 Spotless Claire Wiseman series regular
2015 Midsomer Murders Orla Campbell 1 episode: "The Incident at Cooper Hill"
2018 Doctor Who Dr. Jade McIntyre[12] 1 episode: "Arachnids in the UK"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "British Actress Tanya Fear Found Safe After Going Missing In Hollywood". CBS Los Angeles. 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ "After 13 years". Twitter. Tanya Fear. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022. "After 13 years in the industry it is with joy in my heart that I have decided that my time in it has come to an end.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "My name is TANYARADZWA - British Actress reclaims her name". GQ. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Tanyaradzwa Fear: 'My first job taught me to be fearless, playful and free in my performances'". The Stage. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  5. ^ Evans, Diana (4 April 2021). ""I'm Taking Back What's Mine": The Many Lives of Thandiwe Newton". Vogue. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Tanya Fear: British actress reported missing in LA". BBC News. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  7. ^ Morgan, DeMarco; Marques, Suzanne (13 September 2021). Search for Missing Actress Tanya Fear. KCBS-TV. Los Angeles. Event occurs at 0:15. Retrieved 13 September 2021. Description: 5ft4" ; 140lbs
  8. ^ "Tanya Fear: Friends say British actress has gone missing from Los Angeles home". KABC-TV. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  9. ^ Graciette, Gigi (13 September 2021). "'Doctor Who' actress Tanya Fear found safe after going missing in Hollywood: LAPD". Fox News. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  10. ^ Mcgraw, Jennifer (13 September 2021). Missing British actress Tanya Fear is found. KTLA 5 News. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  11. ^ Staff, Shadow and Act (21 November 2012). "British Actors Daniel Kaluuya & Tanya Fear Are 'Black Death' & 'Harlow' In 'Kick-Ass 2'". Shadow and Act. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  12. ^ Yeates, Cydney (12 September 2021). "Doctor Who star Tanya Fear missing as loved ones appeal for help". Metro. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
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