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Emily Head
Head's image in her United Agents profile
Born (1988-12-15) 15 December 1988 (age 36)
Fulham, London, England
Alma materBRIT School
Occupation(s)Actress, presenter
Years active2003–present
FatherAnthony Head
Relatives

Emily Head (born 15 December 1988) is an English actress. Her breakout role was as Carli D'Amato in E4's sitcom The Inbetweeners and she later played Rebecca White in ITV soap opera Emmerdale and Colette Andrews in BBC drama, The Syndicate.

Early life

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Head is the elder daughter of actor Anthony Head.[1] She attended the BRIT School in Croydon, where she completed a BTEC course in acting and was a schoolmate of singers Katy B and Adele.

Career

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Head played a supporting role as Carli D'Amato in E4's sitcom, The Inbetweeners from 2008 to 2010 as well as appearing in the follow-up 2011 film The Inbetweeners Movie.[2] She also appeared in an episode of M.I. High, in which she played an evil mastermind involved in a bank scam.[3]

In 2011, she appeared alongside Coronation Street star Craig Gazey in Jason Hall's play Third Floor.[4] In December 2011, she played Melissa Milcote in the Bristol Old Vic production of Helen Edmundson's Coram Boy at the Colston Hall in Bristol.[5]

In 2013, it was announced she would be appearing in the Bravo drama Rita, playing the title character's daughter.[6][7] In 2014, she played Angela "Ange" in an in-the-round production of Abigail's Party at Leicester's Curve.[8][9]

Emmerdale

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In September 2016, it was announced that Head would be joining the cast of the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, playing the role of Rebecca White.[10] Rebecca is the daughter of Lawrence White (John Bowe), half-sister of Chrissie White (Louise Marwood) and aunt of Lachlan White (Thomas Atkinson). Head made her first appearance as Rebecca on 11 October 2016. Head's character left Emmerdale in the episode broadcast on 2 November 2018.[11]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2005 Trial & Retribution: The Lovers Natalie Franke 1 episode [12]
2007 Doc Martin Poppy, "Movement" [13]
2008 The Invisibles Grace Riley Supporting role [14][15]
2008–2010 The Inbetweeners Carli D'Amato Main role; 11 episodes [16][17]
2010 MI High Bre (Waitress) 1 episode [18]
Doctors Liz Wates [19]
2011 The Inbetweeners Movie Carli D'Amato Film [20][21]
My Piece of the Pie Baby-sitter Londres [22]
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance Cynthia Hallmark movie [23]
2012 Robot Chicken Mary Poppins / Wife Voice role; 1 episode [24]
2015 Doctors Paula Dowling 1 episode [25]
2016–2018 Emmerdale Rebecca White Regular role; 280 episodes [26]
2019 The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited Herself 1 episode (special) [27]
2020 Life Julia 1 episode [28]
2021 The Syndicate Colette Andrews Main role [29]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2017 22nd National Television Awards Newcomer Nominated [30]
2017 Inside Soap Awards Best Newcomer Nominated [31]

References

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  1. ^ "Anthony Head: 'I didn't go down that well with my brother'". the Guardian. 9 September 2016.
  2. ^ "The Official Emily Head Site". Archived from the original on 9 May 2008.
  3. ^ "Emily Head | United Agents". www.unitedagents.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  4. ^ Masters, Tim (4 October 2011). "Corrie star Craig Gazey heads for Third Floor". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Bristol Old Vic Theatre". Bristol Old Vic. 31 May 2018.
  6. ^ Eames, Tom (17 June 2013). "'Inbetweeners' star Emily Head joins US drama 'Rita'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Emily Head aiming to crack America". TV Guide (UK). 17 June 2013. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  8. ^ Donn, Rebecca (3 September 2014). "Cast announced for Abigail's Party at Leicester Curve | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  9. ^ Leigh, Mike (17 October 2014). "Theatre review: Abigail's Party at Curve Theatre, Leicester". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Emily Head joins Emmerdale to play Rebecca White". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  11. ^ Hughes, Johnathon (2 November 2018). "Rebecca exits with Ross – Emily Head leaves Emmerdale". Radio Times. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Emily Head - United Agents".
  13. ^ "Doc Martin - Series 3 - Episode 2". RadioTimes. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  14. ^ "BBC - Press Office - The Invisibles: Emily Head plays Grace Riley". www.bbc.co.uk. 22 April 2008.
  15. ^ "The Invisibles - Episode 2 of 6". BBC Online. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  16. ^ "The Inbetweeners - S3 - Episode 1: The Fashion Show". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  17. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (27 January 2010). "TELEVISION REVIEW; Together, Misfits Find Their Ways To Get By". New York Times. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  18. ^ Lewis, Rebecca (12 September 2016). "Inbetweeners star Emily Head joins Emmerdale as Chrissie White's sister Rebecca". Metro. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  19. ^ "An Unexpected Arrival - Series 12 Episode 149 of 230". BBC Online. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  20. ^ Palmer, Ben (2011). "The Inbetweeners Movie – review | cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". Radio Times. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  21. ^ Clarke, Donald (19 August 2011). "The Inbetweeners Movie". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  22. ^ Griffiths, Eleanor Bley (13 April 2021). "Meet the cast of The Syndicate season 4". Radio Times. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  23. ^ Brown, Nancy (29 November 2022). "Whitstable Pearl on Acorn TV: Emily Head joins the cast as Mike's girlfriend Kat!". Entertainment Daily. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  24. ^ "Robot Chicken: Season 6 Blu-ray Review - Page 1 of 2". www.dvdizzy.com. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Doctors, Series 17 - In the Midst of Life". BBC Online. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  26. ^ Crawford, Sue (22 October 2016). "Actress Emily Head new role on Emmerdale: My dad was thrilled for me". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  27. ^ ROSSEINSKY, KATIE (24 December 2018). "Inbetweeners Fwends Reunited: Everything you need to know". Evening Standard. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  28. ^ Shillcock, Francesca (21 October 2020). "Did you spot this Inbetweeners star in BBC's Life?". Hello! Magazine. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  29. ^ Pearce, Tilly (30 March 2021). "The Syndicate series 4: Start time, cast, and what happened in season 3?". Metro. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  30. ^ Deene, Sarah (11 October 2016). "This is the BBC's last chance to bag an National Television Award for The Great British Bake Off/". Metro. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  31. ^ Harp, Justin (22 August 2017). "Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks all make the Inside Soap Awards longlist". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
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