Emma Davies | |
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Born |
Emma-Kate Davies 7 March 1970 England |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1987 – present |
Spouse(s) | Ross Allen |
Children | Camille |
Parent(s) |
Geoffrey Davies Ann Davies |
Emma-Kate Davies, known as Emma Davies, (born 7 March 1970) is an English actress. She is the daughter of actor Geoffrey Davies, from the television comedy series Doctor in the House. She is most notably recognised for her role of Anna De Souza in the ITV soap Emmerdale and for her portrayal of Diana Mitford-Guinness (later Lady Diana Mosley) in the Channel 4 mini series Mosley. She currently resides in Barnes, South-West London with her husband Ross Allen, a garden designer and their daughter Camille.
Her father, the stage and television actor Geoffrey Davies, influenced her choice of career immensely. He would often let her watch his stage performances from the wings as a child. She says that she "watched his plays nearly every night" and "knew all the lines.".
He also landed Emma her first television role at the age of 18 months on the 1970s sitcom, The Fenn Street Gang. She says, "I was in a pram and had to stuff an ice cream cone into someone's face!". She also appeared in a television advert for Colgate toothpaste when she was 14.
She trained at the Corona Theatre School in London, and has been acting in small TV roles since the mid-1980s. In that time she has appeared in television series Heartbeat, Doctors and Sky One's Dream Team.
Her first television role was as teenager Jo Daly in Central Television's Midlands based drama Boon between 1987 and 1989. She later played Juliette Bannerman in the ITV soap Families in 1993.