Lesley Dunlop
| Lesley Dunlop | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Lesley Jane Dunlop 10 March 1956 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Television | Emmerdale |
| Spouse(s) | Chris Chittell (m. 2016) |
| Children | 2 |
Lesley Jane Dunlop (born 10 March 1956 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Anna Kirkwall in Where the Heart Is and her current role as Brenda Walker in Emmerdale.
Daughter of the television writer Pat Dunlop, she began as a child actress in the 1970s featuring in a BBC version of the classic A Little Princess and as Lydia Holly in the ITV adaptation of South Riding. She studied at the Arts Educational Schools
Her transition to adult roles began by playing Lizzie Hexam in a BBC version of Charles Dickens' Our Mutual Friend in 1976 and featuring in the very first series of the long-running hospital drama Angels.
She was cast alongside Diana Rigg and Elizabeth Taylor in the film version of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music (1977), and appeared in Roman Polanski's Tess (1979). The following year she played Nora, the nurse who is at first terrified by The Elephant Man and then befriends John Hurt's character in David Lynch's 1980 Oscar nominated film. She also appeared in the horror anthology film The Monster Club (1981) as Luna, the human ghoul who befriends Stuart Whitman.
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