Angeline Ball

In 2018, Ball began work on her first solo music project. Her first two singles "Sinking" and "Holding On", taken from her forthcoming album On The Road are due for release in August 2019.

Throughout the 2000s Ball appeared in a number of UK TV series including Doc Martin, Shameless and Mr Selfridge. On May 26, 2008, Angeline made her debut as Maggie Townsend, Bradley Branning's boss in BBC TV drama series EastEnders.

Ball met her long time partner Patrice Gueroult in 1999. They have two children, Katie and Max. She speaks fluent French and is a trained pilates and yoga instructor.

In 1993, Ian La Frenais and Dick Clement wrote the short-lived TV series Over the Rainbow for her, for which she also wrote the music. In 1994 she played Vada's mother in My Girl 2 for which she sang a rendition of Charlie Chaplin's "Smile". She worked with Alan Parker again in 1996 when she sang backing vocals for the Evita soundtrack album. In 1997 she starred alongside Brendan Gleeson in John Boorman's The General where she portrayed the wife of Martin Cahill, Tina.

Her breakthrough role came in 1991 when she appeared as backing singer Imelda Quirke in Alan Parker's The Commitments.

Angeline Ball (born 28 June 1968) is an Irish actor and singer who resides in London, England. She is known for her roles as Imelda Quirke in Alan Parker's The Commitments (1991) and as Tina in John Boorman's The General (1998). She has appeared in films and television series both in the UK and in the US. She is also a stage actor.