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Carmen Pieraccini (born 1979) is a Scottish actress and
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, who has appeared in the
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'' since 2003, until her departure in 2007. She returned full-time to the Soap in 2010 and again in 2019 for a short stint. Her other screen appearances include the
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'' (2006–08), and the films ''
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'' (1996) and ''
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'' (2001).


Biography

Carmen Pieraccini was born in Paisley, Scotland, and attended
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and Johnstone High Schools. She has worked in
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's South Side. She attended
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. Pieraccini appeared briefly in the 1996
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film ''
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'', the 2001
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film ''
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'', and the 2001 music video for the
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", before taking on the role of Kelly Marie Adams in ''
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'' from 2003. She also played Tina in the comedy series ''
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'' (2006–08), opposite
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. On stage, she appeared as an army private in the 2008 play ''An Advert for the Army'' and played the part of Margrit in the 30th anniversary touring production of Tony Roper's ''
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'' in the Autumn of 2017.''The Steamie'' Souvenir Programme, Autumn 2017 She studied clowning in Barcelona under French clown
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and worked as a clown part-time for around 12 years. By 2022, she had become a full-time
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.


Personal life

Her sister Sita sang in the Scots ElectroPop band
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* 1979 births Scottish television actresses Actresses from Paisley, Renfrewshire Living people Scottish people of Italian descent Scottish soap opera actresses Scottish clowns {{scotland-actor-stub