Anna Acton
Encyclopedia
Anna Acton is a British
actress who is best known for her role as Rochelle Barratt, the wife of a borough commander in the ITV
television series The Bill
. Prior to appearing in The Bill, Acton played the long-suffering yet bubbly Geri Evans in the soap opera
Family Affairs
for three and a half years.
Acton also appeared in two episodes of Doctors
as Rachel Cook (April 2006) and later as Keira Chesterton (Feb 2008) and Hollyoaks
(October 2006) as DC Mullins. In May 2007, she starred as Louise Martin in two episodes of Holby Blue for the BBC
. In August 2008 she appeared with Paul Nicholls in 'Harley Street' (ITV) and was most recently seen as Dorothy in the CGI Sketch Show for BBC The Wrong Door
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British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
actress who is best known for her role as Rochelle Barratt, the wife of a borough commander in the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
television series The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
. Prior to appearing in The Bill, Acton played the long-suffering yet bubbly Geri Evans in the soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Family Affairs
Family Affairs
Family Affairs was a British soap opera broadcast on Five, from 1997 to 2005. It was the second programme to be broadcast on the channel on 30 March 1997, the channel's launch night...
for three and a half years.
Acton also appeared in two episodes of Doctors
Doctors (BBC Soap Opera)
Doctors is a British daytime television soap opera, set in the fictional Midland town of Letherbridge, defined as being close to the City of Birmingham. It was created by Chris Murray; Mal Young drove its development, and Carson Black was the original producer. The first episode was broadcast on...
as Rachel Cook (April 2006) and later as Keira Chesterton (Feb 2008) and Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
(October 2006) as DC Mullins. In May 2007, she starred as Louise Martin in two episodes of Holby Blue for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. In August 2008 she appeared with Paul Nicholls in 'Harley Street' (ITV) and was most recently seen as Dorothy in the CGI Sketch Show for BBC The Wrong Door
The Wrong Door
The Wrong Door is a comedy sketch show, first aired on BBC Three on 28 August 2008. The programme is the first comedy show in which almost all of the sketches have a CGI element. As such, it was produced under the working title of The CGI Sketch Show...
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