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TRICIA
WALSH is a performer, writer and activist whose career spans
theatre, film, television and digital activism. Born at RAF
Gütersloh, Germany, she travelled the world with her family
before finally settling in London to study at the Italia Conti
Academy of Dramatic Arts.
CAREER
She has appeared on television, stage and film, including
the cult movie Terror, and in over 500 television commercials.
She has also made appearances on The Insider (CBS), Access
Hollywood (NBC), Extra (Warner Bros), Inside Edition (CBS),
Harry Hill's TV Burp (ITV), Good Morning America (ABC), The
Morning Show (Channel 7 Australia), Sunrise (Channel 7 Australia),
and Mornings (Channel 9 Australia), to name but a few.
She also starred in the TV series Pineapple Dance Studios
(Sky1) and the follow-up series Louie Spence's Showbusiness.
As a writer, Tricia's first play Bonkers premiered at The
Man in the Moon Theatre, London, to huge critical acclaim
before touring the UK. Her trilogy Addictions was developed
and premiered at the Directors Company, New York. Addictions
has also been performed to raise awareness and generate charitable
giving for addicts.
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Tricia's
celebrity benefit reading of Addictions at the Promenade
Theatre with Angela Pierce, Peter Bartlett, Jackie
Hoffman,
Martha Plimpton, Jessica Hecht, Trudie Styler and
Chris Sarandon
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The reading of her play The Last Journey broke
box-office records at Westport Country Playhouse and will
have its UK premiere at the Women’s Festival in 2027 at the
Playground Theatre.
Tricia has teamed up with composer Simon Kay and has written
the libretto and lyrics for two new musicals - Second Time
Around and Island Maid. They have a large catalogue of songs,
some of which have been previewed at London nightclubs and
the O2 and featured in the 12-part television series Pineapple
Dance Studios, and Louie Spence's Showbusiness, which aired
on Sky1 in the UK and internationally. Major recording artists
and music producers have recorded Walsh/Kay material.
Tricia
performing at the O2 in London
ANIMATION
Tricia is currently developing a new animated television series
with Simon Kay, The Nirvian Kings..
ACTIVISM
In 2008, Walsh became a historic figure in digital activism
with a YouTube video exposing her high-profile divorce from
Shubert Organization president Philip J. Smith, garnering
almost 4 million views - the equivalent of billions in today's
online landscape - sparking global feminist conversations.
Hailed by New York Magazine as a "standard-bearer for wronged
wives", she was recognized by MIT's WGS.111 Gender and Media
Studies course (Dr. K.J. Surkan) as an internet pioneer and
cyber activist, with her video listed as a required text.
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