Twinnie-Lee Moore

Twinnie-Lee Moore (born 18 August 1987), known professionally as Twinnie, is an English singer-songwriter and actress, known for playing Porsche McQueen in Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.

Twinnie
Moore performing at the Hospital Club
Background information
Birth nameTwinnie-Lee Moore
Born (1987-08-18) 18 August 1987
GenresCountry Pop
Occupation(s)Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
Years active2009–present
LabelsBMG
Associated actsBen Earle
Websitetwinnieofficial.com

Career

Theatre

In 2009, Moore was cast as murderer Velma Kelly in the 2009/10 touring version[1] of the Kander and Ebb musical Chicago. She then appeared in A Chorus Line, which ran for ten days in May 2010 at the Lowry in Manchester.

Moore was cast as Jazmin[2] in Flashdance The Musical for its Shaftesbury Theatre production opening in October 2010.[3] Moore played a Latina, one of three friends who dance in a club, who together "sing practically the whole show". It was later announced that Moore would not only understudy actress Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, who played lead Alex Owens, but would also perform as the lead every Saturday matinee. According to an interview, the plan was for year-long contracts for all the original cast, and an original cast recording was also planned. However, the show closed on 15 January 2011.[4]

Moore starred in the West End premiere of Rock of Ages in the ensemble and played the lead roles of Sherrie[5] and Justice on many occasions, which opened on 31 August 2011 at the Shaftesbury Theatre and left the production at cast change in September 2012

Film

Moore played Monica in the drama The Wife, alongside Glenn Close, Max Irons and Christian Slater.

In 2014, Moore played the part of Crazy Mary[6] in the movie Ironclad: Battle for Blood.[7]

An Enchanted Ruby. Post Production (2017) Moore played the part of Sara.

Television

Moore played Nikki Allcott in Doctors which aired on BBC One on 29 July 2013.[8]

In August 2014, it was announced that Moore would be joining the cast of Hollyoaks as Porsche McQueen.[9] She made her first appearance on 4 November 2014. The character highlighted the issues of sexual abuse in children, whilst her other storylines included a failed marriage when her husband had various affairs. Moore left her role in October 2015, with her exit scenes airing on 24 December 2015. Moore was nominated for an Inside Soap Award in 2015.[10]

Music

In 2015, Moore released her debut single,[11] "Cool", on SoundCloud.[12] On 17 February 2016, Moore played The Mint [13] in Los Angeles. On 6 November 2016, Moore performed Live at Zedel with her band and played many of the songs from her catalogue.[14]

Twinnie's debut album, Hollywood Gypsy, was released on 17 April 2020.[15] It debuted at number 2 on the UK Country Albums Chart.

Discography

Albums

Title Album details
Hollywood Gypsy
  • Released: 17 April 2020
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Extended plays

Title Album details
Twinnie
  • Released: 29 July 2016
  • Label: TLM Records[16]
  • Formats: digital download
Better When I'm Drunk
  • Released: 1 March 2019
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

Title Year Album
"Cool" 2015 Twinnie - EP
"Home" 2016
"Better When I'm Drunk" 2019 Hollywood Gypsy
"Social Babies"
"Lie to Me"
"Type of Girl" 2020
"I Love You Now Change"
"This Year Sucks" 2020 N/A
"Cool" 2021 Hollywood Gypsy
"Welcome to the Club" 2022 TBA

References

  1. "Chicago Musical Review". Leftlion.co.uk.
  2. Hutchinson, Charles. "Twinnie-Lee Moore lands West End role". York Press.
  3. "West End's Flashdance the Musical Announces Casting". Playbill. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. "Flashdance to close 15 Jan 2011 at Shaftesbury Theatre". London Theatre Guide. 20160608. Retrieved 2022-01-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. "Rock of Ages". Broadwayworld.com.
  6. "Ironclad: Battle for Blood: Pretty Much What You'd Expect from a Sequel". Aelarsen.wordpress.com. 18 March 2015.
  7. "Iron Clad 2 Battle for Blood Movie Trailer". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
  8. "Doctors Series 15 Episode 63 Ring of Truth". BBC TV Network.
  9. "Hollyoaks". Channel 4. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  10. "Inside Soap Awards Nominations 2015". Archived from the original on 4 October 2015.
  11. "Twinnie-Lee Moore exclusive interview - from Hollyoaks to country pop music". Femalefirst.co.uk.
  12. Dray, Kayleigh (20 June 2016). "EXCLUSIVE: Watch Hollyoaks star Twinnie Lee Moore's brand-new music video". Lifestyle.one. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  13. "Joe Robinson / Twinnie Lee Moore / Grand Canyon". The Mint.
  14. "Twinnie Lee Moore Live at Zedel London". Brasseriezedel.com. 6 November 2016.
  15. "Twinnie to release debut album Hollywood Gypsy in April". Entertainment-focus.com. 18 January 2020.
  16. "Twinnie announces self-titled debut EP!". Buildingourownnashville.com. 12 July 2016.

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