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Nicola Jane Cowper (born 21 December 1967) is a British actress. Cowper is the younger sister of twin actresses
Gerry Cowper
Geraldine Cowper (born 23 June 1958) is an English actress who is best known for playing Rowan Morrison in the 1973 horror film ''The Wicker Man'' and Rosie Miller in ''EastEnders''. In the mid-1980s she took the part of Clare France in ''Afte ...
and Jackie Cowper. Cowper made an impression as a film actress in her early career, but she is best known for her work on British television, in particular her role as D.S Helen Diamond in
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Career
Cowper's career began in the 1980s. She made early appearances on television in programmes such as ''
Break in the Sun
''Break in the Sun'' is a British television serial made by the BBC in 1981.
The series, written by Bernard Ashley, was considerably more gritty and controversial than standard BBC children's serial fare up until that time, dealing with a youn ...
'' (1981), ''S.W.A.L.K'' (1982), ''A Game of Soldiers'' (1983) and ''
Minder
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Government-appointed persons to accompany foreign visitors are of ...
'' (1984) and then went on to appear in several feature films. Her film credits include ''
Winter Flight'' (1984), ''
Dreamchild
''Dreamchild'' is a 1985 British drama film written by Dennis Potter, directed by Gavin Millar, and produced by Rick McCallum and Kenith Trodd. The film, starring Coral Browne, Ian Holm, Peter Gallagher, Nicola Cowper and Amelia Shankley, is ...
'' (1985); ''
Underworld
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'' (1985); ''
Lionheart'' (1987) and ''
Journey to the Center of the Earth
''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (french: Voyage au centre de la Terre), also translated with the variant titles ''A Journey to the Centre of the Earth'' and ''A Journey into the Interior of the Earth'', is a classic science fiction novel ...
'' (1989). Leading film directors
David Puttnam
David Terence Puttnam, Baron Puttnam, CBE, HonFRSA, HonFRPS, MRIA (born 25 February 1941) is a British film producer, educator, environmentalist and former member of the House of Lords. His productions include ''Chariots of Fire'', which wo ...
and
Francis Ford Coppola tipped Cowper "for the top" after she appeared in the American films ''Lionheart'' and ''Dreamchild''— her performance in ''Dreamchild'' has been described as "excellent" and "impressive".
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''Moria.co.nz'' (Retrieved: 6 September 2009) However, it has since been commented that Cowper "never went on to consolidate her career" and "fairly much vanished into occasional appearances on British television."
Cowper has since appeared in a variety of British television series, which includes: ''
Inspector Morse
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'' (1991); ''
Rides
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Rides are often perceived by many as being scary or more dangerous than they actually are. This ...
'' (1992–1993); ''
Casualty
Casualty may refer to:
*Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster
**Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare
* The emergency department of a hospital, also known as ...
'' (1992); ''
Holby City'' (2000); ''
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 on ...
''; ''Devices and Desires'' (1990); as Deborah Wade in the BBC's ''Real Men'' (2003); as Edith West in ''The Grand'' (1998) and ''
Judge John Deed
''Judge John Deed'' is a British legal drama television series produced by the BBC in association with One-Eyed Dog for BBC One. It was created by G.F. Newman and stars Martin Shaw as Mr Justice Deed, a High Court of Justice, High Court judge wh ...
'' (2007), among others. She has also played the recurring character
Gina Williams
Gina Williams is an Australian singer-songwriter from Western Australia. Williams has released five studio albums and is the recipient of seven West Australian Music Industry Awards.
Early life
Williams is a Ballardong, Noongar woman, one of ...
—the sister of
Cindy Beale
Cindy Beale (also Williams) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Michelle Collins. She first appeared 10 May 1988 and originally departed on 27 December 1990, before returning as one of the show's central ...
(
Michelle Collins
Michelle Danielle Collins (born 28 May 1962) is an English actress and TV presenter, best known for her roles in the British soap operas ''EastEnders'' and ''Coronation Street''.
Collins played Cindy Beale in the BBC soap ''EastEnders'' from ...
)—in BBC's ''
EastEnders
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'' on four occasions—she first appeared in 1998, then returned briefly in 1999 and 2007, before reprising the role for the latest time in 2014. However, Cowper is possibly best known for playing the abrasive D.S. Helen Diamond in four series of the
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