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Anna De Souza
Anna Catherine De Souza is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale'', played by Emma Davies. She made her first appearance on 8 July 2008 and left on 6 January 2009. Character creation and development Anna De Souza's arrival was announced in June 2008. ''Emmerdale'' producer Anita Turner said, "Anna is a really interesting character. She seeks her father’s approval but everyone else must dance to her tune. Anna sees opportunities and goes for them. The King Brothers won't know what's hit them!" and "She's very much harping back to the history of the show... she has hidden depths – it's all about the complexities." Actress Emma Davies described Anna as an "extremely fun and confident woman" who also has a "vulnerability", and due to her love for the country, is "more Kim Tate than Sadie King." In spite of the "superbitch" tag, Davies said Anna was "not a snob" and "not an obvious bitch." In October 2008, Anita Turner announced that Emma Davies would be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Davies (actress)
Emma-Kate Davies (born 7 March 1970) is an English actress. She is the daughter of actor Geoffrey Davies, of the television comedy series ''Doctor in the House''. She is notably recognised for her role of Anna De Souza in the ITV soap ''Emmerdale'' and for her portrayal of Diana Mitford-Guinness (later Lady Diana Mosley) in the Channel 4 mini series ''Mosley (TV serial), Mosley''. She currently resides in Barnes, London, Barnes, South-West London with her husband Ross Allen, a garden designer and their daughter Camille. Early life and career Davies' father, the stage and television actor Geoffrey Davies, influenced her choice of career immensely. He would often let her watch his stage performances from the wings as a child. She says that she "watched his plays nearly every night" and "knew all the lines." He also landed Emma her first television role at the age of 18 months on the 1970s sitcom, ''The Fenn Street Gang''. She says, "I was in a pram and had to stuff an ice cream co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl King
Carl Thomas King is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale'', played by Tom Lister. The character and casting were announced in January 2004 when it was announced that producers were bringing "four new single 'hunks'" into the show, one of them being Carl. Lister made his first appearance on the show on 6 February 2004. Throughout the course of his story arc, Carl establishes a relationship with Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) – which contributes to his storylines that include the pair having an ill-fated wedding after Chas exposes Carl's affair with her best friend Eve Jenson (Suzanne Shaw). During his time on the show, Carl has accidentally caused the death of local postman Paul Marsden ( Matthew Booth); killed his own father Tom (Ken Farrington) in the events surrounding the Who Killed Tom King? storyline, which he ultimately confessed to his brothers Jimmy (Nick Miles) and Matthew (Matt Healy) on the show's 500th village anniversary episode – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region (within which it forms an enclave) and the Walloon Region. Brussels is the most densely populated region in Belgium, and although it has the highest GDP per capita, it has the lowest available income per household. The Brussels Region covers , a relatively small area compared to the two other regions, and has a population of over 1.2 million. The five times larger metropolitan area of Brusse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solicitor
A solicitor is a legal practitioner who traditionally deals with most of the legal matters in some jurisdictions. A person must have legally-defined qualifications, which vary from one jurisdiction to another, to be described as a solicitor and enabled to practise there as such. For example, in England and Wales a solicitor is admitted to practise under the provisions of the Solicitors Act 1974. With some exceptions, practising solicitors must possess a practising certificate. There are many more solicitors than barristers in England; they undertake the general aspects of giving legal advice and conducting legal proceedings. In the jurisdictions of England and Wales and in Northern Ireland, in the Australian states of New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland, Hong Kong, South Africa (where they are called '' attorneys'') and the Republic of Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers (called ''advocates'' in some countries, for example Scotland), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Farrington
Kenneth William Farrington (born 18 April 1936) is a retired English actor. He first came to fame playing the role of Billy Walker, wayward son of publican Annie, in ITV's long-running soap opera, ''Coronation Street''. Following a brief period as a film actor, Farrington secured the role of power-hungry Tom King in ''Emmerdale''. After the character's high-profile death in December 2006, Farrington largely retired from acting, although he has appeared in occasional TV roles since then. Personal life Farrington was born in Dulwich, South London, and attended Alleyn's School. He was married to actress Patricia Heneghan from 1961 to 1981; they have two children. He was taught by Michael Croft, who advised him not to take up acting as a professional. Career (1960–2000) Farrington's first major role was as Jack Marvel in the 1960 series, ''The Splendid Spur'', but he came to prominence playing the role of Billy Walker, wayward son of publican Annie, in ITV's long-running soap o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom King (Emmerdale)
Tom King is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', who appeared on the show from 29 February 2004 before being killed off on 25 December 2006 in a long-running "whodunit" storyline dubbed, "Who Killed Tom King?". He was last seen on 27 December 2006 as a dead body in a morgue. Throughout his time on the show he was portrayed by Kenneth Farrington. Farrington decided to leave the show in 2006 but reprised the role briefly as a ghost in a "''Text Santa''" special on 20 December 2013. Storylines Backstory Born into a family of successful businessmen, Thomas Albert King grew up in Emmerdale where his father Albert ran a successful business. As an adult, Tom grew away from the family business and founded his own haulage firm, becoming familiar with fellow businessmen such as Frank Tate (Norman Bowler) and Alan Turner (Richard Thorp). Tom fell in love with a Scottish woman named Mary, and he went on to marry her. From their marriage they produced f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Oliver
Sally Oliver (born 26 December 1983) is an English actress who appeared in British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' from July 2007 to August 2009, playing the character of Lexi, the daughter of Carrie Nicholls (played by Linda Lusardi) and the sister of Scarlett Nicholls (played by Kelsey-Beth Crossley). ''Emmerdale'' was Sally's first television role. As a theatre actress, Sally made her professional London debut playing the role of Catherine in '' Proof'' at the Arts Theatre The Arts Theatre is a theatre in Great Newport Street, in Westminster, Central London. History It opened on 20 April 1927 as a members-only club for the performance of unlicensed plays, thus avoiding theatre censorship by the Lord Chamber ... in February/March 2007. The role was originally played in London by Gwyneth Paltrow. Sally grew up in Dagenham, East London, and attended William Bellamy Junior and Infants Schools, St Edwards Secondary School, before later moving to Havering Sixth Form Colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lexi King
Lexi Nicholls (also King) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' played by Sally Oliver. She appeared from 2007 to 2009. Casting Oliver's casting was announced in June 2007. Lexi was initially introduced as the younger sister of the established Carrie Nicholls (Linda Lusardi). Oliver said "I’m thrilled to have been offered this fantastic opportunity, I’m so excited to be joining such an established show and I can’t wait for Lexi to make her mark on the village". Emmerdale series producer Kathleen Beedles says: "We’re delighted to welcome Sally to the cast and viewers can look forward to some explosive storylines after Lexi’s arrival. Oliver described Lexi as "a loose cannon" In August 2009, after two years on the serial Oliver made an unannounced exit.: "I have loved every minute of playing Lexi but felt the time was right to move on. Oliver told the ''Daily Mirror'' "It was very emotional filming my last scenes due to the nature of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Healy
David James "Matt" Healy (born 16 July 1970) is an English actor born in Scotland. He is best known for his roles as Matthew King in ''Emmerdale'' from 2004 to 2008 and in ''The Bill'' as Alan Morton. Background When he was three years old his family moved from Paisley to Oldham, Lancashire, where he was brought up. He attended Oldham College and the University of Salford. After leaving college he travelled abroad until deciding to take up acting as a full-time career, but admits that he spent a lot of time "resting" and taking on manual jobs between finding roles. When he started acting he used the stage name Matt Healy because there was already an actor named David Healy. In 1997, he toured in the stage play ''Girls' Night Out'', playing a gay stripper. He briefly played the part of a policeman in ''Coronation Street''. He has also been in ''The Bill'', ''Playing the Field'' and ''Holby City''. He was almost considering giving up acting when, in 2004, he auditioned for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Baxter (actor)
James William Baxter (born 3 August 1990) is an English actor known for his roles as Jake Doland in ''Emmerdale'', Anthony in ''Alma's Not Normal'', Leroy in ''Still Open All Hours'', and Jesus in ''Red Dwarf''. Since 2023, he has portrayed deputy head teacher Joe Casey in '' Waterloo Road''. Early life Baxter was born and brought up in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear and educated at Farringdon Community Sports College. He attended weekly classes at NADA (the Northern Academy Of Dramatic Arts) held at the city's Royalty Theatre. Whilst there he appeared in various productions including ''Some Like It Hot'' and the pantomime ''Aladdin'' (Christmas 2006). Career Stage In the Fiona Evans stage play ''Scarborough'' at the 2007 Edinburgh Festival, his performance as a teenager embarking upon an illicit affair with his PE Teacher won him a best-actor nomination for a Festival Fringe Award, and favourable reviews. He has played in the North East musical ''Fine Fine Fine'' based on a stor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Emmerdale Characters (2007)
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 2007, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the soap's executive producer, Keith Richardson. Jackie Stiles Jackie Stiles is the mother of Jo Stiles (Roxanne Pallett). She appeared in 2007. Cathy Hope Catherine "Cathy" Hope is the daughter of Bob Hope (Tony Audenshaw) and Viv Hope (Deena Payne). She first appeared in February 2007. Since Bob and Viv's remarriage in 2006 they had both wanted a child together. However, plans changed when Bob's daughter Dawn Woods (Julia Mallam) died in a show home explosion in July 2006. On the day of Dawn's funeral, Viv collapses and was found by her daughter Donna Windsor (Verity Rushworth). At the hospital, doctors revealed that Viv was pregnant. News spread quickly as Donna tells her brother and Viv's son Scott Windsor ( Ben Freeman) and her husband Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) and Scott tells Dawn's ex-husband Ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
