Occupation Actress Height 1.55 m | Years active 2010–present Nationality English | |
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Amy-Leigh Hickman (born 16 September 1997) is an English actress best known for her role as Carmen Howle in CBBC's Tracy Beaker Returns and its sequel, The Dumping Ground. Hickman was trained at The Theatre Workshop in Bexhill.
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Television
Hickman’s casting in Tracy Beaker Returns, a spin off from The Story of Tracy Beaker was announced in December 2009. Hickman reprised her role of Carmen Howle in The Dumping Ground, a sequel to Tracy Beaker Returns. In 2013, Hickman appeared in 6 episodes of HBO's Strike Back as Ester. In 2015, Hickman appeared in BBC daytime soap opera, Doctors as Sara Boswell and in Casualty as Aisha Karim. She played the role of Carmen Howle in another The Dumping Ground spin-off, The Dumping Ground: I'm..., a webisode series. Hickman appeared as a recurring character in BBC's EastEnders as Linzi Bragg, a love interest for Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick). Hickman will play Nasreen in upcoming Channel 4 drama The ABC.
Stage
In 2014, Hickman played Princess Jasmine in her management’s version of Aladdin, which took place in Swansea, Wales. Hickman starred in another of her management's pantomime in late 2015, this time in Sleeping Beauty. Hickman appeared in Sleeping Beauty at the Sunderland Empire Theatre.
