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Career

She was trained in acting at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in

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'' as Maria, in ''Annie'' (village production), the title role, in Whistle Down the Wind (West End production) and in '' Smike''. She got her first TV role in 2001, in an episode of the UK TV serial ''

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''. In 2002 she played in the Channel 5 TV serial '' Don't Blame Me'' (or ''Don't Blame the Koalas''), regularly appearing as Gemma King, a lovable and arrogant English girl who goes with her brother and mother to

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. In 2006 she was the voice of the soft puppet Cuddle in ''Softies'', a pre-school TV-series. ''Softies'' (aired since 2003) is a TV serial with 80 episodes. Each episode has a duration of 5 minutes. In 2006 she acted in two episodes of ''

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she plays Alice Carter (née Aldridge). In 2011 she played the character also in '' Ambridge Extra'', a spin-off about the radio drama's younger characters.The Telegraph. Ambridge Extra: it's the teenage Archers
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Filmography

* ''Holby City'' (2001) (Episode: Forgiveness of Sins) as Ruth Boul * ''Don't Blame Me'' (or Don't Blame the Koalas) (2002) as Gemma King * ''Softies'' (2006) as Cuddle (

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only) * ''Doctors'' (2006) (Episode: Marilyn, Sometimes) as Kirsty Wheeler * ''Doctors'' (2006) (Episode: Trust) as Kirsty Wheeler

References

External links

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The Archers - Characters - Alice Carter - Played by Hollie Chapman
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chapman, Hollie 1980s births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth uncertain English stage actresses English soap opera actresses Alumni of the Sylvia Young Theatre School People from the Borough of Melton