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Emily Bruni (born 1975 in
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,
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) is an English
actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...
. She trained at the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a conservatoire and drama school located in the City of London, United Kingdom. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz ...
in London. In 2000, she played Tanya in the drama Metropolis by Peter Morgan. She starred alongside
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in the sitcom ''
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'' as Dr. Hannah Awkward (a professor of pedantics). The series was written by
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and Laurence Marks. In 2002 she appeared alongside
Bill Nighy William Francis Nighy (; born 12 December 1949) is an English actor. Nighy started his career with the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool and made his London debut with the Royal National Theatre starting with ''The Illuminatus! Trilogy, The Illuminatu ...
in the return of ''
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''. In 2004 she played Alice in Passer By by Tony Marchant, directed by
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. Bruni portrayed the Empress
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in the 2005
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documentary ''Catherine the Great''. She also played the role of Sarah Woodruff in the
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version of ''
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'', narrated by
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and repeated on
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in February 2009. From 2009 to 2012 she played Gail, the girlfriend of Jeremy's love interest, in Series 6, 7 and 8 of Channel 4's ''
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.'' In theatre, Bruni spent three years at the
Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, St ...
where roles included Esmeralda in '' Camino Real'', directed by Steven Pimlott. Bruni starred as
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in The Shared Experience production After Mrs Rochester (Sydney Theatre). She played Lady India in ''
Ring Round The Moon ''Ring Round the Moon'' is a 1950 adaptation by the English dramatist Christopher Fry of Jean Anouilh's ''Invitation to the Castle'' (1947). Peter Brook commissioned Fry to adapt the play and the first production of ''Ring Round the Moon'' was ...
'' (Playhouse Theatre), choreographed by
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. In 2013 she played Claire in ''Yes, Prime Minister'' (
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) written and directed by
Jonathan Lynn Jonathan Lynn (born 3 April 1943) is an English stage and film director, producer, writer, and actor. He is known for directing the comedy films such as '' Clue'', '' Nuns on the Run'', ''My Cousin Vinny'', and '' The Whole Nine Yards''. He als ...
. In 2015, Bruni performed in Donkey Heart and the one woman show ''Before You Were Born'', both by Moses Raine, directed by
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at the Trafalgar Studios. In 2016, she starred in the Steven Berkoff double bill ''Lunch'' and ''The Bow of Ulysses'' (Trafalgar Studios), directed by
Nigel Harman Nigel Derek Harman (born 11 August 1973) is an English actor, best known for his role as Dennis Rickman in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders''. He has worked mostly in theatre. He starred in the final series of '' Hotel Babylo ...
. The following year, Bruni appeared as
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in a production of ''
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'' in the Globe Theatre. Bruni played the iconic role of Debbie / Deborah in
Laurence Boswell Laurence Boswell (born 1959) is a theatre director, whose credits include Ben Elton's Popcorn, Madonna in her London stage debut, Eddie Izzard in a revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, and Matt Damon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hayden Christensen, Fr ...
's production of the
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play The Model Apartment at the Bath Ustinov theatre. She was then reunited with writer director Will Bridges with whom she collaborated on the short film Shallow (co'- starring Dan Stevens) appearing as Kim in the ABC show Soul Mates. In 2021 Bruni played Actress in Psychodrama : a one woman show about an actress under investigation for the murder of an auteur theatre director, whilst rehearsing a production of
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's Psycho. The play was written and directed by
Matt Wilkinson Matthew Wilkinson is a British actor, playwright and director. Acting Wilkinson trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and has performed in theatre, film, television and animation. Early theatre work included Alan Bennett's ''The Wind ...
. Sound by Gareth Fry. Lighting by Elliot Griggs. Both Gareth Fry and Bruni were nominated for Offie awards for their part in the production. Bruni is a regular contributor to Radio Four drama


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruni, Emily 1975 births Living people English people of Italian descent Actors from Exeter Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama English television actresses People educated at Hele's School, Exeter Actresses from Devon