Clare Michelle Calbraith (born 1 January 1974) is an English actress, born in Winsford, Cheshire, and raised in Liverpool and Cheshire, whose appearances include roles in the ITV period drama series '' Home Fires'' and ''

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'', together with the BBC2 drama '' The Shadow Line''.

Biography

Calbraith has appeared in many other television series including ''

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'', '' Silent Witness'', ''

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'', '' Holby City'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and Dr Tricia Summerbee in '' Heartbeat''. She joined '' Coronation Street'' in 2005 for a short time to play Robyn, girlfriend of

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. In 2007, she guest-starred in the '' Doctor Who'' audio dramas ''

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'' and '' Son of the Dragon''. In 2008 she guest-starred in the ''

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'' audio drama ''

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'' and ''Doctors''. In 2011, she played Laura Gabriel in the BBC TV series, '' The Shadow Line''. From 2011 to 2013 she played Shep in the ITV series '' Vera''.

Television and film work

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