Selina Chilton (born 1981) is an English actress. After making appearances in various stage productions including ''

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'', '' Can-Can'' and '' Marianne Dreams'', she was cast in the

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''. She appeared in the soap as

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from 2008 to 2011.

Life and career

Chilton was born in

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and trained in acting and dance at a young age. In 2006, she began her stage career with appearances in theatre productions such as ''

'', ''

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'' and '' The Boy Friend''. In 2007, she was cast in the lead role of a production of '' Marianne Dreams'' at the

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. A year later, she was cast in the

soap opera ''

''. She appeared as series regular

from 2008 to 2011. For her portrayal of the role, she received two nominations at the 2009

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, for both

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and Best Newcomer. She then won the Acting Performance award at the 2009

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, as well as garnering another Best Actress nomination at the 2010 British Soap Awards, a Best Daytime Star nomination at the 2010 ''Inside Soap'' Awards and a Most Popular Newcomer nomination at the

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Stage

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chilton, Selina 1981 births Living people Actresses from Leicestershire English soap opera actresses English television actresses English musical theatre actresses English stage actresses People from Leicester