Her television roles include playing Kirsty in EastEnders (2001), Melanie in Early Doors (2003–2004), Susie Ward in Heartbeat (2003), and Zoey Wyatt in Shameless (2006).

More recently she has starred in Fearless (2017), The End of the F***ing World (2017–2019), The Nest (2020), Back to Life (2019–2021), Domina (2021) and Sherwood (2024).

Christine Bottomley was born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester,[1] and grew up in a flat above the family's chemist shop.

[3] In 2010, she was nominated for Best New Actress at the London Film Critic's Circle Awards for her portrayal of Lisa Thompson in The Arbor.

[4] She is a three-times winner of Best Actress at the BBC Audio Drama Awards; in 2014 for My Boy;[5] 2017 for The Sky is Wider[6] and 2018 for Solitary.