"Astrid Peth Astrid Peth is a fictional character played by Kylie Minogue in the long-running British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". She is a one-off companion of the Tenth Doctor who appears in the episode ""Voyage of the Damned"", which was first broadcast in the UK on 25 December 2007. Minogue's casting in the role was a major coup for ""Doctor Who"", her fame attracting much publicity for ""Voyage of the Damned"". Subsequently, much of the episode's success in terms of viewing figures was attributed to Minogue's appearance in the role. Russell T Davies announced that Astrid Peth would"
"Grammy Awards for Best Electronic/Dance Album. As part of the promotion of her album, Minogue was featured in """", a documentary filmed during 2006 and 2007 as she resumed her Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour. She also appeared in ""The Kylie Show"", which featured her performances as well as comedy sketches with Mathew Horne, Dannii Minogue, Jason Donovan and Simon Cowell. She co-starred in the 2007 ""Doctor Who"" Christmas special episode, ""Voyage of the Damned"", as Astrid Peth. The episode was watched by 13.31 million viewers, which was the show's highest viewing figure since 1979. In May 2008, Minogue embarked on"
"be the next companion after Martha Jones (played by Freema Agyeman) on 14 August 2007. Astrid's surname, Peth, was confirmed in the Christmas edition of ""Radio Times"". Davies has stated that the character was always going to be a ""one-off"" even before Minogue was cast and that Astrid would demonstrate ""a whole new take – again – on what a companion can be"". The name Astrid Peth generated some speculation before the episode's broadcast over the findings that ""Astrid"" is an anagram of ""TARDIS"", and that ""Peth"" means ""thing"" in Welsh. However, the episode established no such connection. On ""Doctor"
"of the following: """"A Cinderella’s Christmas"""" with Fred Willard, Morgan Fairchild, Veronica Dunne, Freddie Stroma, Alex Newell and Broadway’s Shoshana Bean, ""A Snow White Christmas"" with Ariana Grande, Erich Bergen, Curt Hansen and Neil Patrick Harris as the on-screen Magic Mirror. """"Aladdin’s Winter Wish"""" with Ben Vereen, Jordan Fisher, Richard Karn and Bruce Vilanch, """"Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Knight"""" with Olivia Holt, Lucy Lawless, Jolie Fisher and Garrett Clayton, and """"Peter Pan and Tinkerbell"""" starring Sabrina Carpenter, John O'Hurley, and Chrissie Fit. Becky Baeling Becky Baeling Lythgoe (born May 1, 1977) is an American singer-recording artist, actress, producer and television host."
"appeal, particularly in light of a naked photoshoot in the magazine ""Girl Illustrated"" with a Dalek prop which Chapman states ""gave her an extra-diegetic significance in the popular history of ""Doctor Who"""". Lester Haines from the British technology news and opinion website, ""The Register"", stated in light of a similar (clothed) photoshoot Kylie Minogue did in 2007 to promote her role as Astrid Peth that she was ""unlikely to replace Katy Manning in veteran fans' affections"". With reference to Manning's appearance on the cover of ""Girl Illustrated"", British tabloid newspaper ""The Daily Star"" described Jo Grant as the Doctor's ""sauciest"
"preacher) in the Church of England. Adjoa Andoh Adjoa Andoh (born 14 January 1963) is a British film, television, stage and radio actress. She is known on the UK stage for lead roles at the RSC, the National Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre and the Almeida Theatre, and is a familiar face on British television, notably in two series of ""Doctor Who"" as companion Martha's mother Francine Jones, 90 episodes of the BBC's long-running medical drama ""Casualty"" as Staff Nurse (later Sister) Colette Griffiths (née Kierney) and a year in the BBC's ""EastEnders"". Andoh is the voice of Alexander McCall"
"Amanda Palmer Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer (; born April 30, 1976), sometimes known as Amanda Palmer (AFP), is an American singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist, pianist, and lyricist of the duo The Dresden Dolls. She performs as a solo artist, and was also one-half of the duo Evelyn Evelyn, and the lead singer and songwriter of Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra. Palmer was born Amanda MacKinnon Palmer in New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital, and grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts. Her parents divorced when she was one year old, and as a child she rarely saw her"
"released featuring Hill singing from the Grinch's mountaintop home, interspersed with clips from the film and a cameo appearance by Taylor Momsen as Cindy Lou Who. As of December 2018, total digital sales of the Faith Hill recording had reached 977,000 downloads according to Nielsen SoundScan. It was placed seventh on the list of all-time best-selling Christmas/holiday digital singles in SoundScan history. In 2008, the song was performed by Kaitlyn Maher in a live show at The White House, at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree on December 4, 2008 which was attended by President George W. Bush. In"
"on the ARIA Urban Albums Chart. The following week, ""Amazing Grace: Songs for Christmas"" peaked at number 70 on the ARIA Albums Chart, and at number seven on the ARIA Urban Albums Chart. Amazing Grace: Songs for Christmas Amazing Grace: Songs for Christmas is the first extended play (EP) by Australian recording artist Paulini, released on 26 November 2004 by Sony BMG Australia. The EP was produced by Audius Mtawarira and features cover versions of popular Christmas songs, as well as guest vocal appearances by Darlene Zschech and Human Nature. ""Amazing Grace: Songs for Christmas"" peaked at number 70 on"
"her on the set of ""Doctor Who"" as Tennant had done. ""The Sun""'s selection of top TV babes of 2007 included Minogue as Astrid Peth as well as Agyeman for her Martha Jones ""Doctor Who"" role and Piper for her role as Belle de Jour in ""Secret Diary of a Call Girl"". In reference to Minogue's appearance in ""Voyage of the Damned"", actor John Barrowman, who portrays companion Captain Jack Harkness, suggested he would love for Kylie's sister, Dannii to appear in ""Doctor Who"" spin-off series ""Torchwood"". Character Options has produced an action figure of Astrid for inclusion in a"
"Who Magazine"" promoting ""Voyage of the Damned"". The shoot paid homage to actress Katy Manning's (who portrayed Jo Grant) famous nude photo shoot with a Dalek. Tenth Doctor actor David Tennant interviewed Minogue about her role as Astrid Peth on BBC Radio 2 in ""X-Amining Kylie"" first broadcast on 27 November 2007. Lengthier discussion about her involvement in ""Voyage of the Damned"" was included in the extended repeat of ""X-Amining Kylie"", entitled ""Re-X-Amining Kylie"", broadcast on Boxing Day 2007. It was leaked to ""The Sun"" and other media outlets that Astrid would kiss the Doctor. The episode was seen by"
"orchestra performing many of the music themes from Doctor Who, including the Dalek music and Rose's theme. The clip was leaked online shortly after the event and the concert and clip were shown earlier before the episode officially aired on Christmas Day on a ""Doctor Who Confidential"" special at 1:00 p.m. Sarah Parish has co-starred with David Tennant in two other BBC One dramas: ""Blackpool"" (2004) and ""Recovery"" (2007). Catherine Tate co-starred with Tennant in a sketch for Comic Relief (2007) which made several ""Doctor Who"" references. Catherine Tate returned in series 4, reprising her role as Donna Noble as"
"Sophie Aldred Sophie Aldred (born 20 August 1962) is an English actress and television presenter. She portrayed the Doctor's companion Ace in the television series ""Doctor Who"" during the late 1980s. Aldred was born in Greenwich, London, but grew up in nearby Blackheath. She sang in the church choir of St James', Kidbrooke and attended Blackheath High School from 1973 until 1980, before enrolling as a drama student at University of Manchester. She graduated in 1983 and decided to embark on a career in children's theatre. She also sang in working men's clubs around Manchester. In 1987, she was cast"
"Amazing Grace: Songs for Christmas Amazing Grace: Songs for Christmas is the first extended play (EP) by Australian recording artist Paulini, released on 26 November 2004 by Sony BMG Australia. The EP was produced by Audius Mtawarira and features cover versions of popular Christmas songs, as well as guest vocal appearances by Darlene Zschech and Human Nature. ""Amazing Grace: Songs for Christmas"" peaked at number 70 on the ARIA Albums Chart, and at number seven on the ARIA Urban Albums Chart. On 6 December 2004, the EP debuted at number 82 on the ARIA Albums Chart, and at number eight"
"Allison Fischer Allison Fischer (born October 19, 1988) is an American singer and actress. Originally from northern New Jersey, Fischer had her first professional performance in the Off-Broadway musical ""King Island Christmas"" in 2000. Also in 2000, Fischer performed on Broadway at Madison Square Garden as Grace Smythe in ""A Christmas Carol"", alongside Frank Langella and Tim Curry. She played Lady Jane in the Off-Broadway musical version of ""The Prince and the Pauper"" from 2002–2003, and briefly performed at Playwrights Horizon in January 2003 in Jeanine Tesori's musical, ""Violet"". In 2004 she was an understudy in the off-Broadway show ""Children's"
"Karen Gillan Karen Gillan (born 28 November 1987) is a Scottish actress, director, screenwriter and model. She played the role of Amy Pond, companion to the Eleventh Doctor, in the BBC One science fiction series ""Doctor Who"" (2010–2013). She has received wide recognition for portraying Nebula in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films ""Guardians of the Galaxy"" (2014), ""Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2"" (2017), """" (2018) and """" (2019) and also played Martha in """" (2017). In 2018, she released her first featured film as a writer and director, titled ""The Party's Just Beginning"". Gillan was born and raised in"
"Rosanna Munter Rosanna ""Rosie"" Bella Victoria Mirsch (nee: Eriksdotter-Munter) (born 26 September 1987) is a Swedish actress, model, recording artist and singer-songwriter. She is most known as a former member of the Swedish girl group Play and has recently undertaken a new collaborative project with White Lies bassist Charles Cave titled K.I.D.S. Rosanna's first introduction to stardom, prior to joining Play, was at the age of 11, with the supporting role of """"Petra"""" in the hugely successful Swedish film """"Eva & Adam - Fyra Födelsedagar och ett Fiasko"""", directed by Catti Edfeldt which was a film based on the popular"
"in with ""Doctor Who"", but decided that this ""would lead to using the big sci-fi tracks from the likes of """", which would make the concert feel too much like a 'film and TV soundtrack day'."" Instead, the producers chose ""the Doctor's love of humanity"" as a theme, and selected pieces which they felt connected with that theme. The concert was conducted by Ben Foster and Stephen Bell, featuring the BBC Philharmonic and the London Philharmonic Choir, with solo performances by Tim Phillips and Melanie Pappenheim. Foster also arranged Gold's compositions for the performance. Freema Agyeman, who played Martha Jones"
"which was featured on an episode of the series ""Queer as Folk"". In May 2005, Menard was one of the headliners of a special command performance for Queen Elizabeth II to mark the 100th anniversary of Saskatchewan becoming a province of Canada. Menard's second CD, ""Simple Steps"", was released on December 3, 2005. In the fall of 2005, she could also be seen in television advertisements for SaskTel's Internet service. Her third album, a collection of Christmas/winter songs entitled ""Sparkle"", was released in 2008. Andrea Menard Andrea Menard (born 1971) is a Canadian actress, playwright, and jazz singer. Menard was"
"material for the third Pretty Reckless album. On September 29, 2016, the band released the single ""Take Me Down"", which reached number two on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart. The third album, ""Who You Selling For"" was released in October 2016. Taylor Momsen Taylor Michel Momsen (born July 26, 1993) is an American musician, singer, model, and former actress. She is known for portraying the character of Jenny Humphrey on The CW's teen drama series ""Gossip Girl"" (2007–2012) and Cindy Lou Who in the film ""How the Grinch Stole Christmas"" (2000). She is also known for being the lead singer"
"Lemons"" starring Rakel Wärmländer and Sverrir Gudnason. As GIRL she wrote and produced the music and soundtrack for several TV commercials such as McDonald's, BMW, Burger King and Coop along with the soundtrack to Kanal5 TV series Gåsmamman. She released her second album, ""Thou Shall Not Be A Pussy"", in 2014. Redig has performed on television shows such as SVT (Det kungliga bröllopet), TV4 (Nyhetsmorgon), SR (Musikhjälpen) and ZTV. She has toured with Marit Bergman. Ida Redig Ida Carolina Redig (born 10 July 1987), also known as GIRL, is a Swedish singer, actress, music producer and songwriter. She participated in"
"blog, ""Those Girls Are Wild"", which includes comedic skits performed by the two. On September 20, 2005, her first album, ""Float Away"", was released in Canada only. On October 10, 2010, Lewis released a second album, ""5-4-3-2-1"", free via her website. Andrea Lewis Andrea Desiree Lewis (born August 15, 1985) is a Canadian actress and singer, best known for her portrayal of Hazel Aden in the long-running TV series """". Lewis appeared with Diahann Carroll in the biopic ""The Natalie Cole Story"". She also acted with Naomi Judd in ""A Holiday Romance"", which was a television Christmas special. In 1998,"
"Sheryl Lee Sheryl Lynn Lee (born April 22, 1967) is a German-born American film, stage, and television actress. After studying acting in college, Lee relocated to Seattle, Washington to work in theater, where she was cast by David Lynch as Laura Palmer and Maddy Ferguson on the 1990 cult TV series ""Twin Peaks"" and in the 1992 film """". After completing ""Twin Peaks"", she returned to theater, appearing in the title role of ""Salome"" on Broadway opposite Al Pacino. Her film roles include as Astrid Kirchherr in ""Backbeat"" (1994), as well as a lead role in the drama ""Mother Night"""
"at Cirkus in Stockholm and Scandinavium in Gothenburg. She did the role of Sophie almost 60 times and played against stars such as Gunilla Backman, Reuben Sallmander and Bengt Bauler. Sara Dahlgren also participated in the backing vocals of the movie ""Mamma Mia!"" starring Meryl Streep in the role as ""Donna"". In the year of 2010 she released her album ""Angels cry when heroes lie"". Sara Dahlgren Sara Dahlgren is a Swedish singer, actress and musical artist. She was born in 1980 and got her first role at Borås Stadsteater in the play ""A Christmas Carol"" by Charles Dickens. She"
"Adjoa Andoh Adjoa Andoh (born 14 January 1963) is a British film, television, stage and radio actress. She is known on the UK stage for lead roles at the RSC, the National Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre and the Almeida Theatre, and is a familiar face on British television, notably in two series of ""Doctor Who"" as companion Martha's mother Francine Jones, 90 episodes of the BBC's long-running medical drama ""Casualty"" as Staff Nurse (later Sister) Colette Griffiths (née Kierney) and a year in the BBC's ""EastEnders"". Andoh is the voice of Alexander McCall Smith's ""No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency"";"
"White and the Seven Dwarfs at Eastbourne's Devonshire Park Theatre, from 12 December 2008 to 11 January 2009, alongside Stefan Booth and Niamh Perry from BBC's ""I'd Do Anything"". She repeated this role at The Place theatre, Oakengates in Telford, in the pantomime Snow White, from 8 December 2015 to 3 January 2016, alongside Jeremy Edwards and Amy Reader. She sang solo with Frank Renton's Concert Brass on 10 December 2009 and again in December 2012 at the Royal Albert Hall at a charity Concert with the Stars for TV Times in aid of Leukaemia Research. She regularly performs her"
"also voted as two of the 25 Sexiest New Yorkers by the NY POST. Tastiskank performed their act at the 2008 TBS Comedy Festival in Las Vegas. Reinders and Litzsinger co-starred opposite Constantine Maroulis in an independent TV pilot called Teachers which aired at the fourth annual New York Television Festival. In 2010, Litzsinger received a Wilde Award ""Best Actress in a Musical"" for her portrayal of Mrs. Lovett in ""Sweeney Todd"", and most recently played 'Peter Pan' in ""Peter Pan"" at Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Sarah Litzsinger Sarah Elizabeth Litzsinger (born October 22, 1971) is an American actress and singer,"
"Cynthia Preston Cynthia Preston (born May 18, 1968), sometimes credited as Cyndy Preston, is a Canadian television and film actress. Preston was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Best known internationally for playing Faith Rosco on the American soap opera ""General Hospital"" from 2002 to 2005, and also for providing the voice of Princess Zelda in ""The Legend of Zelda"" segments that aired as part of ""The Super Mario Bros. Super Show"" in 1989. She has also appeared in episodes of ""The Outer Limits"", ""Total Recall 2070"", ""Neon Rider"", ""Street Legal"", ""Katts and Dog"", ""Lost Girl"" and """". She has also"
"TV presenter Aled Jones and his English wife Claire Fossett. Jones' acting career began in 2010, aged 8 years old, when she appeared as Jasmine in the film ""One Day"". She also portrayed Alice in the Channel 4 drama ""Utopia"", and later that year played the young Queen of Years Merry Gejelh in the British television series ""Doctor Who"" episode ""The Rings of Akhaten"" (2013). The ""Boston Standard"" lauded Jones for ""carr[ying] off her scenes with aplomb"" and for ""really sell[ing] Merry’s mixture of naivety, knowledge and childlike fear,"" while the website Zap2It praised Jones' performance for being ""spot on."""
"guitar in the all-female band The She Trinity. Pauline Moran Pauline Moran (born 26 August 1947) is an English actress, presenter, and astrologer, best known for her role as Miss Lemon in the British television series ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"". She trained at several schools, including the National Youth Theatre and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She has also been a professional astrologer since 1987. Although primarily a stage actress, Moran has appeared in films such as ""The Good Soldier"" (1981), ""The Woman in Black"" (1989) and ""A Little Chaos"" (2014), as well as the 1983 television series ""The Cleopatras""."
"Christine Allado Christine Marie Allado (born July 15, 1995) is a Filipino-British actress and singer. She is best known for her performance in the role of Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds in the multi Tony and Olivier award winning West End Production of ""Hamilton: An American Musical"" and for starring as Vanessa in the multi Olivier award winning West End production of ""In The Heights"", both by Lin Manuel Miranda. Her television credits include starring in the BBC's 60th anniversary production of West Side Story as the lead role of Maria as Jasmine in Hallmark Channel's TV film Royal Hearts,"
"A. J. Bridel A. J. Bridel (born 1992 or 1993) is a Canadian actress and singer. Born in Calgary, Alberta and raised in Kitchener, Ontario, her credits include playing Peter Pan in ""Peter Pan: The Panto"" and Dorothy in ""The Wizard of Oz"", both produced by Drayton Entertainment. She also played the title role in Ross Petty's production of ""Sleeping Beauty"". She has also starred in the title role in ""Anne of Green Gables"" at the 2017 and 2018 Charlottetown Festival. She also performs in the ensemble of Jesus Christ Superstar at the 2018 Charlottetown Festival. Bridel won the 2016"
"aired weekly until 29 September 2012. Six episodes were broadcast in 2012, including the 2012 Christmas special, ""The Snowmen"", which aired separately from the main series. The remaining eight episodes began broadcasting on 30 March 2013. ""The Snowmen"" introduced a new TARDIS interior, title sequence, theme tune, and outfit for the Doctor. ""Doctor Who""s seventh series was the show's third and final series to feature Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill. They reprised their roles of the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams, from the previous series. Gillan and Darvill departed the series in the fifth episode, after"