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Emma Stansfield (born Emma Thompson on 7 January 1978 in
Monmouth Monmouth ( , ; cy, Trefynwy meaning "town on the Monnow") is a town and community in Wales. It is situated where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, from the Wales–England border. Monmouth is northeast of Cardiff, and west of London. ...
,
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, Wales) is a
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.


Life

Born Emma Thompson, her parents Colin and Gill Thompson trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and run an amateur dramatics society in Monmouth, Wales. Brought up in
Much Birch Much Birch is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye. The parish includes the settlements of Kings Thorn, Much Birch and parts of Wormelow. The village extends for about along the A49, a bus ...
, England and wanting to act from aged three, aged 12 she took the lead role of
Oliver Twist ''Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress'', Charles Dickens's second novel, was published as a serial from 1837 to 1839, and as a three-volume book in 1838. Born in a workhouse, the orphan Oliver Twist is bound into apprenticeship with ...
in Monmouth Comprehensive School's production of ''Oliver!'' At Hereford Sixth Form College she continued her acting career by taking on the role of Cherry Barnum in their production of "'' Barnum.''" In the week after graduating herself from the Central School of Speech and Drama in
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, she took the name Emma Stansfield under
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rules (as actress
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had already registered the name), and landed a role in the teenage play '' Sparkleshark''. Stansfield guest starred in the television series ''
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'' and '' The Royal'', and then made her
West End Theatre West End theatre is mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres in and near the West End of London.Christopher Innes, "West End" in ''The Cambridge Guide to Theatre'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998), pp. 1194� ...
debut in
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's production of ''
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''. Although having extensive theatre credits, Stansfield is most well known for her role of Veronica 'Ronnie' Clayton in the soap opera, ''
Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Orig ...
'' from 2005, leaving in 2006. In 2007 she played prostitute Esther Davies in the BBC's adaptation of '' Fanny Hill'', and in April 2008 she portrayed Elaine Yates, wife of Jess Yates and mother of Paula Yates, in the BBC "Curse of Comedy" series episode, ''Hughie Green, Most Sincerely''. In 2008 she starred as an English nurse called Louise in the Irish drama ''
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'', documenting the exposure and disbarring of Michael Neary, screened in August. In 2010 she played Belinda in the BBC television pilot '' Reunited''. She also guest starred in the fourth season of Showtime's show ''
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'' as the Protestant martyr Anne Askew. In 2011 she appeared in a small role in Series 5 of '' Skins''. In 2013 she played Audrey Gulliver in '' Privates''. In 2020 Stansfield and
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appeared in the music video for
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' previously unreleased song "Second".


TV work

* ''
Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Orig ...
'' (2005–2006) as Ronnie Clayton * '' Fanny Hill'' (2007) as Esther Davies * ''Hughie Green, Most Sincerely'' (2008) as Elaine Yates * '' Tess of the D'Urbevilles'' (2008) as Mary * '' Heartbeat'' (2008) as Kim * ''
The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused o ...
'' (2009) as Rebecca Reed * ''
Midsomer Murders ''Midsomer Murders'' is a British crime drama television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the '' Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series (created by Caroline Graham), and broadcast on two channels of ...
'' "Small Mercies" (2009) as Rebecca Rix * '' Reunited'' (2010) as Belinda * ''
The Tudors ''The Tudors'' is a historical fiction television series set primarily in 16th-century England, created and written by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime. The series was a collaboration among ...
'' (2010) as Anne Askew * '' Accused'' (2010) as Michelle Fensom * '' Skins'' (2011) as Pamela * '' Best Laid Plans'' (2012) as Lisa * '' Endeavour'' (2012) as Sharon Veelie * '' Privates'' (2013) as Audrey Gulliver * '' Father Brown'' (2014) as Violet Fernsley * '' Jamie Johnson'' (2016–20) as Karen Johnson * ''
The Coroner ''The Coroner'' is a BBC Birmingham drama series starring Claire Goose as Jane Kennedy, a coroner based in a fictional South Devon coastal town. Matt Bardock stars as Detective Sergeant Davey Higgins. On 2 March 2017, the BBC announced that t ...
'' (2016) as Ruby Hamilton, episode 2.9 "Pieces of Eight" * ''
EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...
'' (2019) as Olivia * '' The Salisbury Poisonings'' (2020) as Nurse Emma * '' Doctors'' (2021) as Rosie Statham


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stansfield, Emma 1978 births Living people People from Monmouth, Wales Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Welsh television actresses Welsh soap opera actresses