Eileen Davies (born 23 September 1948) is an English actress, nominated for ''best supporting actress'' at the British Independent Film Awards 2012 for her performance in the film Sightseers, her roles have included “Flora McArdle” in the TV serial '' Coronation Street'' and as Joan Murfield in '' EastEnders'' and Molly in '' Allelujah'' (2022).

Acting career

Eileen Davies was born and lives in

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, East Sussex. Eileen is one of a small group actors that have made appearances on both '' EastEnders'' and '' Coronation Street'', the

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TV serials. Davies has played 3 characters in the ITV TV serial ''Coronation Street'', the role of Judge Anne Carmichael back in 2006, then as Celia Smethurst for 2 episodes in 2015, and more recently as Flora McArdle for a further 19 episodes in 2018. Davies also played the role of Joan Murfield in ''EastEnders'' for five episodes between 2017 and 2018. Elieen Davies was nominated for ''best supporting actress award'' at the British Independent Film Awards 2012 for her performance in the film Sightseers. However the award went to Olivia Colman. In 2022, Davies starred in '' Allelujah'', a film adaptation of

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's play of the same name with a cast which included

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, David Bradley,

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, and

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Filmography

TV

Awards and nominations

References

External links

IMDb biography for Eileen DaviesJames Foster Ltd Agent for - Eileen Davies
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