Annabelle Dowler (born 1974) is an English actress. She was born and raised in

Formby Formby is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England, which had a population of 22,419 at the 2011 Census. Historically in Lancashire, three manors are recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 under "Forn ...

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, and attended Holy Family High School. She studied Spanish and Drama at the

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before touring Spain with a bilingual drama group. She has worked on the stage including at the National Theatre, Liverpool Everyman,

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and the Creation Theatre in Oxford. Dowler appeared in the Channel 4 adaptation of '' The Six Wives of Henry VIII'' as Catherine of Aragon, in a 40-minute episode. She also appeared in the '' Lewis'' episode "The Quality of Mercy" and in the ITVITV programme ''

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''. In addition, Dowler has performed radio drama, including BBC Radio 4's productions of

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's ''The Mysterious Affair at Styles'' and Monica Dickens's ''

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''. Since 2001, she has played Kirsty Miller in the

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soap opera ''

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''. Dowler also provided the voice for May, one of the two main protagonists in the 2021 video game '' It Takes Two'' by

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References

External links

Annabelle Dowler's page on The Archers website
* * 1974 births Living people Actresses from Merseyside English radio actresses People from Formby {{england-actor-stub