Anna Hope (born 1974) is an English writer and actress from

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

. She is perhaps best known for her '' Doctor Who'' role of Novice Hame, who first appeared in the webcast TARDISODE 1 - "New Earth" before appearing in the television episodes " New Earth" and "

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," and later as Senator Hame in the Big Finish Productions audio set ''Tales from New Earth.''. She has also appeared as the character of detective inspector Patricia Menzies in the 6th Doctor audio plays ''

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'', '' The Raincloud Man'', and ''

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''.

Early life and education

Hope grew up in the village of Edgworth,

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where she attended Edgworth Primary School and Turton High School before moving to

, aged 16, where she attended

William Hulme's Grammar School William Hulme's Grammar School is a mixed all-through school in Whalley Range, Manchester, England. History William Hulme (1631–1691) of Hulme Hall, Stockport, was the founder of "Hulme's Charity" later known as the Hulme Trust. Follow ...

. She was educated at

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, Oxford, The

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senat ...

, London, and Birkbeck College, London. She studied English at Wadham College and graduated in 2001 from Birkbeck College with an MA in Creative Writing.

Career

Acting

Hope began acting in small plays that she would put on with her sisters at home, before eventually joining the Octagon Youth Theatre, in

, aged 10. Hope auditioned alongside 20 different actresses for the role of Novice Hame, and admitted that, upon winning the part, she felt nervous that the role might demand complex cat choreography and gestures. Hope's other appearances include ''

Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Преступление и наказание, Prestupléniye i nakazániye, prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲɪje) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. ...

'', '' Waking the Dead'', and '' Coronation Street''. Hope is represented by Feast Management, based in

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, and Felicity Bryan Associates.

Writing

Hope's first novel, ''Wake'', was published in January 2014 by Doubleday UK and Random House USA. Hope was on the shortlist for the New Writer of the Year 2014 of the National Book Awards. The novel centred on three different women living through

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and the effect that it had on them back at home. Her second novel ''The Ballroom'' was published in 2016. Her third novel, ''Expectation'', was published in 2019.

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* * Living people Actresses from Manchester English television actresses 21st-century English novelists 1974 births Alumni of RADA 21st-century English women {{UK-screen-actor-stub