Leah Bracknell
Leah Bracknell (born 12 July 1964 in London) is an English actress, best known for her role as Zoe Tate in the long-running soap opera, Emmerdale.
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[edit] Career
She came to public attention playing the role of vet and land owner, Zoe Tate, in popular ITV1 soap opera, Emmerdale for 16 years (with breaks, including two spells of maternity leave) until leaving the serial in 2005. Initially, she was only due to leave for nine months but has not returned since.[1] Zoe was the first lesbian on a British soap and was one of the longest-featured gay characters on television, as well as a lead actress on the show.
She won the 'Best Exit' award at the British Soap Awards in May 2006 for her exit from the role of Zoe Tate, she was also part of the scene, which was nominated for 'Spectacular Scene of the Year'. In 2002 she was nominated for 'Most Popular Actress' at the National Television Awards and "Best Dramatic Performance" at the British Soap Awards. She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild.
Since leaving Emmerdale she has appeared in the TV dramas Judge John Deed, Casualty 1907 and in the daytime soap Doctors. In June 2007, Leah joined the cast of new ITV1 daytime soap The Royal Today, in which she plays Matron Jenny Carrington.
Before Emmerdale she appeared in a TV series called The Chiffy Kids, which was directed by her father, David.
After leaving Emmerdale she returned to the theatre appearing as Mrs Manningham in "Gaslight" and in "Strangers on a Train" Also in 2008, she joined the touring Theatreworks production of 'Turn of the Screw' to play the lead role of the Governess. She is currently filming the last episodes of 'A touch of frost'.
[edit] DVD work
Leah is a qualified Yoga teacher. Whilst at Emmerdale she was commissioned by Helen Parker at Universal Pictures to produce a DVD entitled Leah Bracknell -Yoga and You".
Her latest DVD "YOGA for LIFE" was released in October 2010. It was filmed on location in Paradise Bay, Turkey.
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[edit] External links
- leahbracknellyoga.com for information about all aspects of Leah's Yoga teaching.
- Official website where she promotes her fitness DVD.
- Leah Bracknell at the Internet Movie Database
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