Emma Amos (born 18 August 1964 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire) is an English actress. She played Yvonne Sparrow in the last three series and 2016 special of time travel sitcom '' Goodnight Sweetheart'' alongside

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, replacing original actress

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who held the role from 1993-96. In 1992, she played Sherbet Gravel in

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's controversial stage play '' The Fastest Clock in the Universe''.

Life

Emma Amos trained at the

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from 1982 to 1989, and in 1991 she landed a part in the British film '' Buddy's Song''. Designed as a vehicle for the rising pop-singer

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, the film also starred

Roger Daltrey Roger Harry Daltrey (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer, musician and actor. He is a co-founder and the lead singer of the rock band The Who. Daltrey's hit songs with The Who include " My Generation", " Pinball Wizard", " Won't Get Fooled ...

of rock band

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as Terry, Buddy's dad. Amos was cast as Dawn, Terry's girlfriend, but only featured in a few brief scenes. Amos's first television role was playing 'Phoebe' the talking phone in the children's series

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. She starred in 8 episodes in 1991 for Oxford Press before the series was picked up by ITV and Phoebe was re-introduced as a model phone. She started in an episode of long-running sit-com ''

Men Behaving Badly ''Men Behaving Badly'' is a British sitcom that was created and written by Simon Nye. It follows the lives of Gary Strang (Martin Clunes) and his flatmates Dermot Povey (Harry Enfield; series 1 only) and Tony Smart (Neil Morrissey; series 2 on ...

'', playing the part of Mandy, the annoying girlfriend of Tony's brother, in the episode " People Behaving Irritatingly". Following a variety of supporting-part roles, Amos eventually landed a starring role alongside

in the time-travel sitcom '' Goodnight Sweetheart''. Replacing

midway through the show's 6 series run, Emma took on the role of time-travelling bigamist Gary Sparrow's 1990s wife, Yvonne. It was in the final three series that the character developed considerably, Emma's performance focusing on Yvonne's increasing success as a high-powered business woman. The show's creators also made the character a far sexier proposition than previously. She was often dressed in smart business suits with short skirts or seen exercising in tight-fitting lycra. In one episode, "The 'Ouses in Between", Amos took on the additional role of Marie Lloyd, a music hall singer in

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who meets

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, when her husband's time-travelling takes him further back in time than usual. Since then, Amos has appeared in a range of British television series, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Midsomer Murders'', ''

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'', '' Heartbeat'', ''

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'' and '' Doctors''. She has also been seen in the feature films ''

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'' and ''

Bridget Jones's Diary ''Bridget Jones's Diary'' is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Sharon Maguire and written by Richard Curtis, Andrew Davies, and Helen Fielding. A co-production of the United Kingdom, United States and France, it is based on Fielding's 1 ...

''. Amos played Julie Davies in ''

The Last Detective ''The Last Detective'' is a British TV comedy drama series, broadcast on ITV between 7 February 2003 and 31 May 2007, starring Peter Davison as the title character, Detective Constable " Dangerous Davies". The series is based on the "Dangero ...

''. In January 2009, she appeared in a Churchill Insurance TV commercial. In 2016 it was announced that Amos, as well as her daughter Esme Coy, would appear in a one-off special return of '' Goodnight Sweetheart''. On 26 April 2017, it was announced that Amos would be appearing in the

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production of ''

Sweet Bird of Youth ''Sweet Bird of Youth'' is a 1959 play by Tennessee Williams which tells the story of a gigolo and drifter, Chance Wayne, who returns to his home town as the companion of a faded movie star, Alexandra del Lago (travelling incognito as Princess ...

'' by

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from 2–24 June 2017.Full casting announced for Sweet Bird of Youth
Chichester Festival Theatre. Accessed 2 May 2017. Amos is married to the actor

Jonathan Coy Jonathan Coy (born 24 April 1953, in Hammersmith, London) is a British actor. He has worked since 1975 largely in television, notably as Henry in the long-running legal series '' Rumpole of the Bailey'' and as Bracegirdle in the television ser ...

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amos, Emma 1964 births Living people English television actresses People from Newcastle-under-Lyme Alumni of the Royal College of Music