Emma Francesca Sidi (born February 1991) is an English actress, comedian and writer for radio, stage and screen.

Early life

Sidi was born to British parents in the United States, where her father, who had previously played professional rugby for Harlequins, was working in banking at the time. The family returned to England when Sidi was three, and after a career in the City, her father would retrain as a physiotherapist in

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. Sidi was brought up and schooled near

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, before studying French and Spanish at

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, which included studying abroad in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico.

Career

Stand-up

Sidi was a finalist for the NATYS: New Act of the Year Show in 2016. Her solo shows have often included Sidi playing many different characters. Sidi's

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show ‘Character Breakdown’, in 2015, saw her play six different roles, including a feminist professor who delivers a lecture entirely in Spanish. Sidi's 2016 show, ‘Telenovela’, a Mexican soap opera and a European woman who dreams of a life as a TV presenter. In 2018 her show '‘Faces of Grace'’ included an American fresh from a bizarre blind date and a tearful wannabe ''

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'' contestant. There was also an aspiring nurse described as having “a clench-jawed

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style drawl”.

Television and radio

Sidi appeared in '' W1A'' and as Vlogger Millipede in BAFTA-nominated ''

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''. Sidi's other television appearances include in ''

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'', ''

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'', '' King Gary'', ''

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'' and in '' Starstruck'' with real life housemate Rose Matafeo. Sidi has also written and performed on '' The Now Show'' In June 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic Sidi released ''La Princesa de Woking'', a web pilot based on a character from her 2016

show in which a Spanish-language soap opera is set in a British

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. In July 2021 she appeared as Natalie, Secretary to ex-Prime Minister Henry Tobin, on the BBC radio comedy ''Party's Over''.

Personal life

Sidi was a member of the Cambridge Footlights. She is in a relationship with Al Roberts, also her on-screen husband in TV series '' Starstruck''.

Partial filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sidi, Emma Living people 1991 births Actresses from Surrey Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge British women screenwriters Comedians from Surrey English comedy writers English stand-up comedians English women comedians Actors from Woking Writers from Surrey Date of birth missing (living people)