- Antonia Campbell-Hughes
Antonia "Toni" Campbell-Hughes is an actress and fashion designer of English and Irish descent. She is best known for playing Sam in
Jack Dee 's sitcom "Lead Balloon ".She has also appeared in popular UK TV series such as "
Silent Witness ", "Casualty", and ""; in surrealChannel 4 drama "Scapegoat"; in Neil Jordan's film "Breakfast on Pluto"; and on stage in productions such as "Roberto Zucco".She ran a clothing line that sold internationally under her own name and a diffusion line for high street store
Topshop .Campbell-Hughes's performances in "Lead Balloon" and
Jennifer Saunders vehicle "The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle " have been particularly praised by Sam Wollaston of the "The Guardian ".She was featured on the cover of the "
Sunday Times "' "Style" supplement cover in December 2007, and models regularly for French fashion labelDevastee .She features in the 3rd series of "Lead Balloon", and the forthcoming Jane Campion feature "Bright Star".
Background
Campbell-Hughes's father is from
Liverpool . She was born in Ireland and lived in a number of countries during her childhood including, the U.S., Germany and Switzerland. She attendedSt Andrews College Blackrock, Dublin and then studied at Ireland'sNational College of Art and Design and later the Grafton Academy.According to her myspace page, she is dating
Drew McConnell of Indie bandBabyshambles .External links
* [http://www.antoniacampbellhughes.com/ Official site]
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