Carmen Pieraccini
Encyclopedia
Carmen Pieraccini is a Scottish actress, who has appeared in the BBC
television shows River City
and Dear Green Place
.
, Scotland
, and attended Castlehead and Johnstone High Schools. She has worked in Glasgow
's South Side. Her family owns a well known business in Paisley. Carmen attended Scottish Youth Theatre
.
In addition to playing Kelly Marie Adams in River City, and Tina in Dear Green Place, she has also appeared in the video for "Jonathan David
" by Belle & Sebastian
. She appeared as an army private in the play An Advert For The Army.
.
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...
television shows River City
River City
River City is a Scottish television soap opera, first broadcast in Scotland on BBC Scotland on 24 September 2002. River City storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional district of Shieldinch in Glasgow...
and Dear Green Place
Dear Green Place
Dear Green Place is a Scottish comedy programme set in a park in central Glasgow. It first aired on 19 October 2007 on BBC One Scotland. The second series has just finished airing on the same channel....
.
Biography
Carmen Pieraccini was born in PaisleyPaisley
Paisley is the largest town in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland and serves as the administrative centre for the Renfrewshire council area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, and attended Castlehead and Johnstone High Schools. She has worked in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
's South Side. Her family owns a well known business in Paisley. Carmen attended Scottish Youth Theatre
Scottish Youth Theatre
Scottish Youth Theatre is Scotland's national youth theatre company for ages 3–25. It is core funded by the Scottish Arts Council.Scottish Youth Theatre has headquarters in Glasgow but work throughout Scotland...
.
In addition to playing Kelly Marie Adams in River City, and Tina in Dear Green Place, she has also appeared in the video for "Jonathan David
Jonathan David
"Jonathan David" is a single released by Belle & Sebastian on Jeepster in 2001. The lead track gets its name from the biblical duo of Jonathan and David, while "The Loneliness of a Middle Distance Runner" is a reference to Alan Sillitoe's short story "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner."...
" by Belle & Sebastian
Belle & Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian are an indie pop band formed in Glasgow in January 1996. Belle and Sebastian are often compared with influential indie bands such as The Smiths, as well as classic acts such as Love, Bob Dylan and Nick Drake. The name Belle & Sebastian comes from Belle et Sébastien, a 1965...
. She appeared as an army private in the play An Advert For The Army.
Personal life
Carmen's father Joe is also an actor. Her sister Sita sang in the Scots ElectroPop band Futuristic Retro ChampionsFuturistic Retro Champions
Futuristic Retro Champions were a Scottish indie band from Edinburgh and Glasgow who sang and played Electropop with a Scottish brogue. They played support for such headliners as Kate Nash, Ladyhawke, The Vaselines, Bombay Bicycle Club, Charlotte Hatherley, Friendly Fires and Glasvegas, before...
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