Camilla Joy Cynthia Power (born 13 November 1976) is an Irish-born English actress. She is best known for her appearances in the television series '' Emmerdale'' and '' Waterloo Road''.

Early life and education

Power was born in

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, and is a distant cousin of the actor

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. Her great-grandfather was Sir John Power, Member of Parliament for

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before the

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. She attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School in

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, and started acting from an early age; her first TV appearance was on a chicken nuggets commercial, and an early screen role was as Sabina Halliday in ''

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'' (1988).

Career

Power appeared in

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’s ''

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'' in 1990, and played Jill Pole in

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’s '' The Silver Chair'' (1990), an adaptation of the book by

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. She also had parts in ''Bonjour la Classe'' (1993), and ''Moonacre'' (BBC, 1993), the last calling for skill at horse-riding. From 1993 to 1995, she was a regular cast member playing

Jessica McAllister ''Emmerdale'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 1993, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by either Morag Bain or Nicholas Prosser, ...

on the Yorkshire Television soap '' Emmerdale''. From 1997 to 1998, she played teenager Adele Bannerman in ''

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'', a series set at the "Grand hotel", Manchester in the 1920s. Power made her stage debut in a theatrical adaptation of '' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' at the National Theatre in 1998. She had roles in the television drama series '' Murder in Mind'' (2002), and in the 2003 film '' Hornblower: Duty''. In 2006, she appeared in the

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school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road'' as English teacher Lorna Dickey, and returned for the second series in 2007, until her character committed suicide after being diagnosed with

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. In early 2008 she starred in the '' Torchwood'', episode "

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" as Pearl, a circus star who escapes from an old cinema film and seeks revenge on those who put her out of business. Power was seen in the British action movie '' The Tournament'', as the ruthless assistant to Liam Cunningham's Tournament Master. In 2012, she appeared in two episodes of ITV drama '' Whitechapel''. In 2013, she appeared in two episodes of '' Lewis'', as Tara Faulkner, and in 2 episodes of ''

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''. In 2016, she appeared in " Shut Up and Dance", an episode of the

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series '' Black Mirror''. In 2022, she appeared as Agatha Jack in ''

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''.

Personal life

Power is a supporter of 'ERA (Equal Representation for Actresses)', a movement devoted to gender equality for actresses, within the stage, television and film industry.

Filmography

References

External links

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Living people 1976 births 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Cork (city) Alumni of the Sylvia Young Theatre School English people of Irish descent English television actresses {{England-actor-stub