Emma Atkins

Emma Atkins
Born Emma Jayne Atkins
(1975-03-31) 31 March 1975[1]
Morecambe, Lancashire, England
Occupation Actress
Years active 2000-present
Notable work Emmerdale
Children Albert [2] (son)

Emma Jayne Atkins (born 31 March 1975 in Morecambe) is an award winning English actress, best known for her roles as Charity Dingle in Emmerdale and Lesley Ashton in Heartbeat.

Career

Atkins grew up in the village of Silverdale, Lancashire[3] and attended Our Lady's R.C. High School in Lancaster, before going on to study at Salford University.

Television

Atkins is best known for playing the role of Charity Tate on the ITV1 Soap Opera Emmerdale from the year 2000. This role was her first appearance on British television. After first leaving Emmerdale, Atkins appeared in episodes of the BBC series Dalziel and Pascoe, Mayo, I'm with Stupid, New Street Law, Doctors and Casualty.

Atkins is an experienced Voice-over artiste as well as a television and stage actress. Atkins made an appearance in Heartbeat, in the episode 'Only Make Believe' aired on 6 January 2008 playing Lesley Ashton, a mentally ill woman obsessed with PC Don Wetherby.

On 18 March 2009, it was revealed that Atkins would be returning to Emmerdale, reprising her role of Charity,[4] and she made her reappearance on 1 October 2009. She took a brief break in 2015 when she gave birth to her son, but returned shortly after.

Emma has been nominated for numerous awards for her work on Emmerdale. She was nominated for Best Actress in 2010 and 2018 at the British Soap Awards. On 10 September 2018 Emma Atkins won Best Soap Actress at the TV Choice Awards for her portrayal of Charity Dingle.[5] She is also nominated for several Inside Soap Awards[6], including Best Actress, Best Bad Girl and Best Partnership with her co-star Michelle Hardwick. The recent flashback episode to Charity's past is also nominated for Best Showstopper.

Radio

Atkins has most recently been heard playing the role of "Amy" in Murder in the Afternoon - The Longest Journey, an Afternoon Play by Peter Whally broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

Atkins has been heard on BBC Radio 3 in Dead Code - Ghosts of the Digital Age by Jeff Noon for BBC Radio 3.

Stage

In 2005, Atkins appeared in a revival of Two by Jim Cartwright at Octagon Theatre, as the "special guest star" in a touring run of The Play What I Wrote and in the summer of 2006, Atkins appeared in an open air run of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Stafford Castle to much acclaim and over Christmas of the same year, the pantomime Dick Whittington at Stafford Gatehouse. Her role as Joan Sims in the West End show 'Stop Messing About' drew critical acclaim.

References

  1. ↑ Cunningham, Tessa (19 May 2001). "Interview Emma Atkins: Giving my all to Charity". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  2. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0040588/?ref_=nv_sr_1
  3. ↑ http://www.thevisitor.co.uk/news/emmerdale-actress-emma-stars-in-silverdale-pub-opening-1-7905587
  4. ↑ "Charity's coming back". ITV.com. 18 March 2009. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  5. ↑ http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2018-09-11/emmerdales-emma-atkins-is-best-soap-actress/
  6. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/news/a862268/inside-soap-awards-2018-full-longlist-coronation-street-eastenders-emmerdale-hollyoaks/
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