Emily Head

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British actress

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::summary British actress ::

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FieldValue
nameEmily Head
imageEmilyhead.jpg
image_captionHead's image in her United Agents profile
birth_date
birth_placeFulham, London, England
alma_materBRIT School
occupationActress, presenter
years_active2003–present
fatherAnthony Head
relatives
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| name = Emily Head | image = Emilyhead.jpg | image_caption = Head's image in her United Agents profile | birth_date = | birth_place = Fulham, London, England | alma_mater = BRIT School | occupation = Actress, presenter | years_active = 2003–present | father = Anthony Head | relatives = Emily Head (born 15 December 1988) is an English actress. Her breakout role was as Carli D'Amato in E4's sitcom The Inbetweeners, and she later played Rebecca White in ITV soap opera Emmerdale and Colette Andrews in BBC drama The Syndicate.

Early life

Head is the elder daughter of actor Anthony Head. She attended the BRIT School in Croydon, where she completed a BTEC course in acting and was a schoolmate of singers Katy B and Adele.

Career

Head played a supporting role as Carli D'Amato in E4's sitcom The Inbetweeners from 2008 to 2010 and appeared in the follow-up 2011 film The Inbetweeners Movie. She also appeared in an episode of M.I. High, in which she played an evil mastermind involved in a bank scam.

In 2011, she appeared alongside Coronation Street star Craig Gazey in Jason Hall's play Third Floor. In December 2011, she played Melissa Milcote in the Bristol Old Vic production of Helen Edmundson's Coram Boy at the Colston Hall in Bristol.

In 2013, it was announced she would be appearing in the Bravo drama Rita, playing the title character's daughter. In 2014, she played Angela "Ange" in an in-the-round production of Abigail's Party at Leicester's Curve.

''Emmerdale''

In September 2016, it was announced that Head would be joining the cast of the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, playing the role of Rebecca White. Rebecca is the daughter of Lawrence White (John Bowe), half-sister of Chrissie White (Louise Marwood) and aunt of Lachlan White (Thomas Atkinson). Head made her first appearance as Rebecca on 11 October 2016. Head's character left Emmerdale in the episode broadcast on 2 November 2018.

Filmography

::data[format=table] | Year | Title | Role | Notes || Ref(s) | |---|---|---|---| | 2005 | Trial & Retribution: The Lovers | Natalie Franke | 1 episode | | 2007 | Doc Martin | Poppy, "Movement" | | | 2008 | The Invisibles | Grace Riley | Supporting role | | 2008–2010 | The Inbetweeners | Carli D'Amato | Main role; 11 episodes | | 2010 | MI High | Bre (Waitress) | 1 episode | | Doctors | Liz Wates | | | | 2011 | The Inbetweeners Movie | Carli D'Amato | Film | | My Piece of the Pie | Baby-sitter Londres | | | | William & Catherine: A Royal Romance | Cynthia | Hallmark movie | | | 2012 | Robot Chicken | Mary Poppins / Wife | Voice role; 1 episode | | 2015 | Doctors | Paula Dowling | 1 episode | | 2016–2018 | Emmerdale | Rebecca White | Regular role; 280 episodes | | 2019 | The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited | Herself | 1 episode (special) | | 2020 | Life | Julia | 1 episode | | 2021 | The Syndicate | Colette Andrews | Main role | ::

Awards and nominations

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YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
201722nd National Television AwardsNewcomer
2017Inside Soap AwardsBest Newcomer
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References

References

  1. (9 September 2016). "Anthony Head: 'I didn't go down that well with my brother'".
  2. "The Official Emily Head Site".
  3. "Emily Head {{!}} United Agents".
  4. Masters, Tim. (4 October 2011). "Corrie star Craig Gazey heads for Third Floor". BBC.
  5. (31 May 2018). "Bristol Old Vic Theatre".
  6. Eames, Tom. (17 June 2013). "'Inbetweeners' star Emily Head joins US drama 'Rita'". Digital Spy.
  7. (17 June 2013). "Emily Head aiming to crack America". TV Guide (UK).
  8. (3 September 2014). "Cast announced for Abigail's Party at Leicester Curve {{!}} WhatsOnStage".
  9. (17 October 2014). "Theatre review: Abigail's Party at Curve Theatre, Leicester".
  10. "Emily Head joins Emmerdale to play Rebecca White".
  11. (2 November 2018). "Rebecca exits with Ross – Emily Head leaves Emmerdale".
  12. "Emily Head - United Agents".
  13. "Doc Martin - Series 3 - Episode 2".
  14. (22 April 2008). "BBC - Press Office - The Invisibles: Emily Head plays Grace Riley".
  15. "The Invisibles - Episode 2 of 6".
  16. "The Inbetweeners - S3 - Episode 1: The Fashion Show".
  17. (January 27, 2010). "TELEVISION REVIEW; Together, Misfits Find Their Ways To Get By".
  18. (12 September 2016). "Inbetweeners star Emily Head joins Emmerdale as Chrissie White's sister Rebecca".
  19. "An Unexpected Arrival - Series 12 Episode 149 of 230".
  20. (2011). "The Inbetweeners Movie – review {{!}} cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online".
  21. (Aug 19, 2011). "The Inbetweeners Movie". The Irish Times.
  22. Griffiths, Eleanor Bley. (13 April 2021). "Meet the cast of The Syndicate season 4".
  23. Brown, Nancy. (29 November 2022). "Whitstable Pearl on Acorn TV: Emily Head joins the cast as Mike's girlfriend Kat!". Entertainment Daily.
  24. "Robot Chicken: Season 6 Blu-ray Review - Page 1 of 2".
  25. "Doctors, Series 17 - In the Midst of Life".
  26. (22 October 2016). "Actress Emily Head new role on Emmerdale: My dad was thrilled for me".
  27. (24 December 2018). "Inbetweeners Fwends Reunited: Everything you need to know".
  28. Shillcock, Francesca. (21 October 2020). "Did you spot this Inbetweeners star in BBC's Life?".
  29. (30 March 2021). "The Syndicate series 4: Start time, cast, and what happened in season 3?".
  30. Deene, Sarah. (11 October 2016). "This is the BBC's last chance to bag an National Television Award for The Great British Bake Off/". [[Metro (British newspaper).
  31. (22 August 2017). "Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks all make the ''Inside Soap'' Awards longlist". [[Digital Spy]].

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