Eden Taylor-Draper (born 28 October 1997) is an English actress. She portrays

Belle Dingle Belle Dingle is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Eden Taylor-Draper. Belle made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 25 December 1998, originally played by twins Emily and James Ma ...

in the ITV soap opera ''

Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ...

'', a role she took over from Emily Mather in 2005.

Career

In 2005, at the age of eight, Taylor-Draper was cast in the role of

in the ITV soap opera ''

'', taking over from the previous portrayer, Emily Mather. One of Taylor-Draper's notable storylines in ''

'' was when Belle fell down a mineshaft on Christmas Day 2005. Alongside

Luke Tittensor Luke James Tittensor (born 3 November 1989) is an English actor best known for his role as Carl Gallagher in '' Shameless'' (a role he shared with his twin brother, Elliott Tittensor) and his role as Daz Eden in '' Emmerdale''. Career Tittens ...

, she won the Spectacular Scene of the Year award at the 2006

British Soap Awards The British Soap Awards (BSAs) are an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom which honours the best moments in British soap operas. The ceremony is televised on ITV and has been presented by Phillip Schofield since 2006. The trophies gi ...

for this storyline. In 2007, at the age of nine, she appeared in the short film ''The Cardiac Oak''. In 2013, she won the award for Best Young Performance at the British Soap Awards.

Personal life

On 11 September 2016, alongside her ''Emmerdale'' co-star

Matthew Wolfenden Matthew Wolfenden (born 5 May 1980) is an English actor best known for his role as David Metcalfe in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Early life Wolfenden was born in Norwood Green, West Yorkshire. He was educated at Brighouse High Sc ...

, Taylor-Draper took part in the

Great North Run The Great North Run (branded the Simplyhealth Great North Run for sponsorship purposes) is the largest half marathon in the world, taking place annually in North East England each September. Participants run between Newcastle upon Tyne and South ...

to raise funds for Bloodwise. Since 2016, she has been in a relationship with Ed Lewis.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor-Draper, Eden 1997 births Actresses from Yorkshire English child actresses English film actresses English soap opera actresses Living people People from Selby