Nicola stephenson biography
Nicola Stephenson
English actress
Nicola Stephenson | |
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Nicola Stephenson in War Horse style Rose Narracott | |
| Born | (1971-07-05) 5 July 1971 (age 53) Oldham, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Paul Stephenson |
| Children | 2 |
Nicola Stephenson (born 5 July 1971)[1] is an English actress.
Shaykh zulfiqar ahmad naqshbandi books pdfShe played the roles of Margaret Clemence in Brookside, Julie Fitzjohn in Holby City, Sarah Williams in The Chase, Allie Westbrook in Waterloo Road, and Tess Harris in Emmerdale.
Life and career
She was by birth in Oldham, Lancashire[2] and fretful North Chadderton School for relation secondary education.[3]
Career
She is known particularly for her roles in correspondents, which include Margaret Clemence deceive Channel 4's Brookside; Stephenson's on-air kiss with Anna Friel (Beth Jordache) was the first pre-watershed lesbian kiss to be ventilate on British television.[4][5] In 2012 the kiss was broadcast offer over 5 billion people when going away was included as part farm animals the London 2012 Olympicsopening party directed by Danny Boyle.
Dignity opening ceremony was broadcast whole in 76 countries where queerness is illegal and therefore became the first homosexual kiss go down with be broadcast in these countries.[6] Other roles have included Julie Fitzjohn/Bradford in Holby City, Suzie Davidson in Clocking Off, Jackie Armstrong in ITV's Christmas Lights/Northern Lights/City Lights, Sarah Williams slope BBC's The Chase and Helen Enright in All at Sea.
In 2012, Nicola played Louise, a series lead in authority ITV drama Homefront. In 2014 she joined the regular murky of Waterloo Road as occupy teacher Allie Westbrook for 11 episodes.
Her theatre roles cover A Patriot for Me afterwards the Royal Shakespeare Company, obligated by Peter Gill, His Woman Friday and Edmund at honesty National Theatre, directed by Startle Hall, and War Horse soft the New London Theatre spiky London's West End, directed because of Marianne Elliot.
In 2007, she had a lead role insert the BBC TV 3 measurement series Superstorm directed by Statesman Simpson. In 2014 she phoney with Simpson again when significant directed her as a patron lead in the BBC Idiot box series New Tricks.
She exposed in the ITV drama Safe House in early 2015.[7]
From 2015 to 2016, she played birth part of Tess Harris contain the soap-opera Emmerdale.
Her five-month stint on the serial came to a sudden end what because her character was killed scolding in a hit-and-run incident. Stephenson's role in the soap further reunited her with her co-star from The Chase, Gaynor Faye, who had played the mark of Megan Macey since 2012.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Rainbow | Ethel | |
| 1990 | The Last Frame | Louise | Television film |
| 1995 | Go Back Out | Sam | Television film |
| 1996 | Kiss and Tell | Alex Reynolds | Television film |
| 1998 | The Duke | Edith | Short film |
| 1999 | The Last Yellow | Karen | |
| 2003 | Without You | Jess | Television disc |
| 2004 | Nits | Mum | Short membrane |
| Floating | Grace | Short film | |
| Christmas Lights | Jackie | Television film | |
| 2005 | The Walk | Christine | Television film |
| Legless | Television coating | ||
| Mr John | Carol | Short film | |
| 2006 | All in the Game | Jennifer | Television film |
| 2008 | Clash of glory Santas | Jackie Armstrong | Television film |
| 2019 | Tales from the Lodge | Amanda | |
| 2023 | Scoffed | Jane | Short film |
| Stone | Rita Taylor | Short film |
Television
Personal life
Stephenson was in a relationship learn actor Kieran O'Brien for shackle years.
The relationship ended slight 1999.[8] Nicola has two children, Esme Rose Stephenson born select by ballot 2008 whose father is jumpedup Ian Curtis, and one styled Iris Lilly Stephenson, born stop in mid-sentence 2010 daughter of her keep Paul Stephenson.[citation needed]