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Tricia
Walsh-Smith is of British heritage, but was born in Gütersloh,
Germany.
Her father was in the Royal Air Force, so as a child she travelled
the world. Every two to three years clothes and toys were
packed into a wooden crate and sent on to the next Walsh abode.
At the age of 12 Trica returned to the UK with her mother
and two brothers, following her father's death in Germany.
Tricia studied at the Italia Conti Academy of Dramatic Arts.
She has appeared on television, stage, in films (including
the cult movie Terror) and over 500 television commercials
throughout her life.
As a writer, Tricia's first play was Bonkers which
premiered at The Man in the Moon Theatre to huge critical
acclaim before touring the UK.
Tricia's play, Addictions, has been used at a number
of benefit readings to raise awareness and generate charitable
giving for addicts. The reading of her play The Last Journey
broke box office records at Westport Country Playhouse, Connecticut,
and was scheduled to have it's world premier at the renowned
theatre on May 17th, 2008, but unfortunately personal upheaval
in Tricia's life caused the production to be postponed. She
has now teamed up with composer Simon Kay and written two
musicals Change the Day, and Arm Candy, the
latter a musical on the woes of divorce. She has previewed
some of the material from Arm Candy at some of London's
premier nightclubs and more recently at the O2.
Some of the songs were featured in the 12 part television
series "Pineapple Dance Studios", which aired on Sky1 in the
UK. Songs from the musical Change The Day are being
featured in various episodes of "Louie Spence's Showbusiness",
currently on Sky1. She has also completed her first novel,
The Devil's Hostage, which is now available online
here.
Tricia also has a weekly column in the News Of The World Online
which you can read here.
Tricia also supports The Wounded Warrior Project, and Help
4 Heroes -- organizations focused on helping the young men
and women wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq. She has co-written
the song, "A Warrior's Prayer", for the soldiers and intends
to release it as a charity single in 2011 with all proceeds
going to the brave warriors in the US and UK.
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