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Fay Ripley (born 26 February 1966)〔Ripley, Fay (25 February 2011). "(Don't tell me you are going to get my followers up to 5,000 for my birthday tomorrow...I say my birthday tomorrow )". Twitter. Retrieved 26 February 2011.〕 is an English actress and recipe author. She is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (1990). Her first professional role was in the chorus of a pantomime version of ''Around the World in 80 Days''. Ripley's early film and television appearances were limited, so she supplemented her earnings by working as a children's entertainer and by selling menswear door-to-door. After her scenes as a prostitute were cut from ''Frankenstein'' (1994), Ripley gained her first major film role playing Karen Hughes in ''Mute Witness'' (1995). In 1996, Ripley was cast in her breakthrough role of Jenny Gifford in the ITV series ''Cold Feet''. Initially a supporting role in the pilot episode, Ripley's character was expanded when a series was commissioned in 1998. She stayed with the show for three full series before leaving to take more varied roles and to spend more time with her family. She returned for a guest appearance in the fifth series. After leaving ''Cold Feet'', Ripley played a succession of leading roles in comedies and dramas including ''Green-Eyed Monster'' (2001), ''I Saw You'' (2002), ''The Stretford Wives'' (2002), and ''Dead Gorgeous'' (2002). Each role won her critical acclaim. In 2006, she filmed a leading role in the ITV drama ''Bon Voyage'', before taking time away from acting after the birth of her second child. Ripley returned to television in 2009, starring as human resources manager Christine Frances in the ITV comedy drama ''Monday Monday'', and Nicola Perrin alongside Martin Clunes in BBC One's ''Reggie Perrin''. Since 2009, Ripley has authored two recipe books; ''Fay's Family Food'' in 2009 and ''What's For Dinner?'' in 2012. She is married to actor Daniel Lapaine, with whom she has two children—a daughter and a son—and is an advocate of several charities and causes. == Early life == Ripley was born in Wimbledon, south-west London to Bev and Tina Ripley (née Forster) on 26 February 1966.〔〔The General Register Office records Ripley's birth as being registered between 1 January and 31 March 1966 in the London Borough of Merton. ''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005''. 5d: p. 907.〕〔Middlehurst, Lester (18 March 2006). "The Talented Miss Ripley". ''Daily Mail'' (Associated Newspapers): pp. 13–14 (''Weekend'' supplement).〕 Her father was a successful businessman, and brother of 1960s pop singer Twinkle, and her mother an antiques dealer.〔Cooke, Rachel (11 August 2002). "(The talented Miss Ripley )". ''The Observer'' (Guardian News & Media): pp. 3–4 (''Observer Review'' supplement).〕 They separated when Ripley was two years old and both remarried, so Ripley spent her childhood moving around Surrey between two families. She was the only child from her parents' marriage but had several half-brothers and sisters from their new relationships. In her early life, she lived in various Surrey towns, including Walton-on-Thames, Weybridge, Esher and Cobham.〔Steiner, Susie (23 March 2002). "(The accidental feminist )". ''The Guardian'' (Guardian News & Media): p. 34 (''Weekend'' supplement).〕 Her father wanted her to have a good education so, despite the family's Protestant religion, sent her to various Catholic convent schools around the county.〔Mackay, Neil (9 September 2001). "The talented Miss Ripley". ''The Sunday Herald'' (Newsquest Sunday Herald): p. 6.〕 One was St Maur's Convent School in Weybridge, which she attended with Liza Tarbuck. Ripley did not feel academically challenged there, and later declared the school mediocre.〔 At school, Ripley enjoyed drama lessons, spurred on by the positive remarks she received from her drama teacher Susan Ford.〔Nightingale, Julie (18 November 2001). "Why Fay has got Cold Feet". ''The Express on Sunday'' (Express Newspapers): p. 75.〕 She said of Ford, "When I was 15, one of the few people who said, 'Well done', was my drama teacher, and she was really brilliant. She was a powerful woman. Those women change your life. You always remember them. There was something about her. She basically made me feel very good about myself as a 15-year-old girl."〔 Abandoning her childhood ambition to become a nurse, Ripley decided to go into acting.〔 Her father wanted to send her to a finishing school in Switzerland but, in an effort to rebel from her middle class Home Counties background, Ripley instead went to a local state college in Surrey, where she took A-levels in communication studies, art, and drama.〔Ross, Deborah (29 April 2002). "(The Deborah Ross Interview: Cold Feet, hot property )". ''The Independent'' (Independent News & Media): pp. 4–5 (features section).〕 During her time at the college, Ripley performed her own small shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In an effort to "bring Brecht to the masses",〔 she performed ''The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui'' at the 1983 festival.〔Smith, Aidan (9 November 2000). "According to Ripley". ''The Scotsman'' (Scotsman Publications): p. 8.〕〔Staff (26 October 2003). "(My first crash: Fay Ripley )". ''The Sunday Times'' (Times Newspapers): p. 24 (''Driving'' supplement).〕 After completing her A-levels, Ripley sought entry to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. It took her three attempts before she was accepted onto an acting course at the age of 20.〔〔 While at drama school, Ripley lived in a flat in Streatham, South London, during a time she described as "horrible and penniless".〔 To support herself financially, she sold menswear door-to-door, timeshares on Kensington High Street and Oxford Street, worked as a receptionist at a health club, and spent five years as children's entertainer "Miss Chief the Clown".〔Grice, Elizabeth (6 October 2006). "'People cross the road to tell me how ridiculous I look'". ''The Daily Telegraph'' (Telegraph Media Group): p. 23 (''Woman'' section).〕〔Whitty, Fiona (20 May 2000). "'I haven't got cold feet about marrying Daniel, but we're in no hurry'". ''The Sun'' (News Group Newspapers): p. 36 (TV features section).〕 As Miss Chief, Ripley performed magic tricks and painted faces at children's parties.〔 The work paid off when she was able to get a mortgage on her first flat, stating clown as her occupation.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fay Ripley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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