Emma Ferguson
Encyclopedia
Emma Ferguson is a British actress. She is perhaps best known for her starring role in the series Mile High
with co-stars Naomi Ryan
and Jo Anne Knowles, but Ferguson has also had major roles in the TV movie The Brides in the Bath
and in the miniseries
North and South
.
, London
. She travelled regularly from a young age, living in countries such as Hong Kong
, Germany
and The UAE
(in Dubai
). During this time, she studied at military schools and learned three languages.
, The Bill
and Mile High
. She also provided the voice acting for the character Jessica in the English language
version of the Playstation 2
game Dragon Quest VIII
as well as Eris in the English language
version of the PlayStation 2
game Drakengard 2
.
In the theatre, Ferguson has appeared as Countess Florence/Antonescu in Man and Boy
s 2004 tour and West End
run, directed by Maria Aitken
; as Constanza, in the London Symphonia
's 2003 production of Amadeus
, directed by Jonathan Best; and as Isabelle in a 2000 production of Ring Round the Moon
, at the King's Head Theatre, directed by Phil Willmott
.
along with Adam Sinclair
, James W. Redmond, Jo Anne Knowles, Matthew Chambers
, Naomi Ryan
, Sarah Manners
and Tom Wisdom
. Her character was called Emma Coyle.
, London. In 2006 she became engaged to her boyfriend, singer Mark Owen
, with whom she had been in a relationship since 2004. On 8 November 2009, the pair married in Cawdor
Church, Scotland. They have two children, a son Elwood (born August 2006) and a daughter Willow Rose (born November 2008). In March 2010, Mark revealed he had been unfaithful from 2004 until October 2009.
Mile High
Mile High is a British television drama based on the lives of the cabin crew members of "fresh!", a budget airline based in London. The name of the show comes from the "Mile High Club". The show was broadcast on Sky1 from 2003 to 2005.-Background:...
with co-stars Naomi Ryan
Naomi Ryan
Naomi Ryan is a British actress who has appeared in Dream Team as Ashleigh King, Mile High as Lehann Evans and Coronation Street where she played Underworld factory worker Bobbi Lewis.-Naomi Russell:...
and Jo Anne Knowles, but Ferguson has also had major roles in the TV movie The Brides in the Bath
The Brides in the Bath
The Brides in the Bath is a 2003 Yorkshire Television film based on the life and Old Bailey trial of British serial killer and bigamist George Joseph Smith, the "Brides in the Bath Murderer". Martin Kemp plays the role of Smith, and Richard Griffiths plays barrister Sir Edward Marshall-Hall...
and in the miniseries
Miniseries
A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
North and South
North and South (2004 TV serial)
North & South is a British television drama serial, produced by the BBC and originally broadcast in four episodes on BBC One between November and December 2004. It follows the story of Margaret Hale , a young woman from southern England who has to move to the North after her father decides to leave...
.
Biography
Emma Ferguson is from WandsworthWandsworth
Wandsworth is a district of south London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-Toponymy:...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. She travelled regularly from a young age, living in countries such as Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and The UAE
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
(in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
). During this time, she studied at military schools and learned three languages.
Career
On screen, Ferguson has appeared in TV commercials (particularly hair product advertising) and various television programmes including DoctorsDoctors (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...
, 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...
and Mile High
Mile High
Mile High is a British television drama based on the lives of the cabin crew members of "fresh!", a budget airline based in London. The name of the show comes from the "Mile High Club". The show was broadcast on Sky1 from 2003 to 2005.-Background:...
. She also provided the voice acting for the character Jessica in the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
version of the Playstation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
game Dragon Quest VIII
Dragon Quest VIII
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, known in Japan as and in PAL regions as Dragon Quest: The Journey of the Cursed King, is a role-playing video game developed by Level-5 and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2...
as well as Eris in the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
version of the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
game Drakengard 2
Drakengard 2
Drakengard 2, or in Japan, is an action RPG for the PlayStation 2 system and is a direct sequel to the original Drakengard. Like the original, Drakengard 2 combines on-foot hack and slash with aerial combat stages reminiscent of Sega's Panzer Dragoon...
.
In the theatre, Ferguson has appeared as Countess Florence/Antonescu in Man and Boy
Man and Boy
Man and Boy is a play by Terence Rattigan.It was first performed at The Queen's Theatre, London, and Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York, in 1963. It was poorly received, but revived in 2005 at the Duchess Theatre, London, with David Suchet as the lead part, Gregor Antonescu, to great acclaim...
s 2004 tour and West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
run, directed by Maria Aitken
Maria Aitken
Maria Penelope Katharine Aitken is an English actress, writer, producer and director.Aitken was born in Dublin, the daughter of Sir William Aitken, a Conservative MP, and socialite Penelope Aitken, whose father was John Maffey, 1st Baron Rugby. She is a great-niece of newspaper magnate and...
; as Constanza, in the London Symphonia
London Symphony Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...
's 2003 production of Amadeus
Amadeus
Amadeus is a play by Peter Shaffer.It is based on the lives of the composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, highly fictionalized.Amadeus was first performed in 1979...
, directed by Jonathan Best; and as Isabelle in a 2000 production of Ring Round the Moon
Ring Round the Moon
Ring Round the Moon is a 1950 adaptation by the English dramatist Christopher Fry of Jean Anouilh's Invitation to the Castle . Peter Brook commissioned Fry to adapt the play and the first production of Ring Round the Moon was given at the Globe Theatre...
, at the King's Head Theatre, directed by Phil Willmott
Phil Willmott
Phil Willmott is a British director, playwright, arts journalist, teacher, and founder of London based theatre production company, The Steam Industry.He was the Artistic Director of the Finborough Theatre in London's Earl's Court from 1994 to 1999....
.
Mile High
Emma Ferguson starred in Mile HighMile High
Mile High is a British television drama based on the lives of the cabin crew members of "fresh!", a budget airline based in London. The name of the show comes from the "Mile High Club". The show was broadcast on Sky1 from 2003 to 2005.-Background:...
along with Adam Sinclair
Adam Sinclair (actor)
Adam Sinclair is a Scottish film and television actor. Sinclair is originally from East Kilbride but now lives near Venice Beach, California with his disc jockey wife Michelle Kath, and son Hamish.- Filmography :*Boyz Unlimited as Jason Jackson...
, James W. Redmond, Jo Anne Knowles, Matthew Chambers
Matthew Chambers
Matthew Chambers is an English actor and director. He is most well known for playing the role of Dr. Daniel Granger in the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors.-Early life:...
, Naomi Ryan
Naomi Ryan
Naomi Ryan is a British actress who has appeared in Dream Team as Ashleigh King, Mile High as Lehann Evans and Coronation Street where she played Underworld factory worker Bobbi Lewis.-Naomi Russell:...
, Sarah Manners
Sarah Manners
Sarah Manners is an English actress best known for her work on British television. She was born in Birmingham and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.-Career:...
and Tom Wisdom
Tom Wisdom
Tom Wisdom is an English actor of theatre, film and television. His film roles includes the downtrodden hero of Danny Patrick's Hey Mr DJ and Astinos in 300 , based on Frank Miller's graphic novel about the Battle of Thermopylae.-Personal life:Wisdom was born in Swindon, Wiltshire, England...
. Her character was called Emma Coyle.
Personal life
Emma lives in WandsworthWandsworth
Wandsworth is a district of south London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-Toponymy:...
, London. In 2006 she became engaged to her boyfriend, singer Mark Owen
Mark Owen
Mark Anthony Patrick Owen , is an English singer-songwriter. He is a member of pop band Take That. The band were hugely successful during the 1990s and have enjoyed even more success since their reunion in 2005...
, with whom she had been in a relationship since 2004. On 8 November 2009, the pair married in Cawdor
Cawdor
Cawdor is a village and parish in Nairnshire, Highland council area, Scotland. The village is situated 5 miles south south west of Nairn, and 12 miles from Inverness.-History:The village is the location of Cawdor Castle, the seat of the Earl Cawdor....
Church, Scotland. They have two children, a son Elwood (born August 2006) and a daughter Willow Rose (born November 2008). In March 2010, Mark revealed he had been unfaithful from 2004 until October 2009.
Select filmography
- North and SouthNorth and South (2004 TV serial)North & South is a British television drama serial, produced by the BBC and originally broadcast in four episodes on BBC One between November and December 2004. It follows the story of Margaret Hale , a young woman from southern England who has to move to the North after her father decides to leave...
2004 season 1 episode 1,3 as Edith Shaw Lennox - The Brides in the BathThe Brides in the BathThe Brides in the Bath is a 2003 Yorkshire Television film based on the life and Old Bailey trial of British serial killer and bigamist George Joseph Smith, the "Brides in the Bath Murderer". Martin Kemp plays the role of Smith, and Richard Griffiths plays barrister Sir Edward Marshall-Hall...
2003 as Alice Burnham - The BillThe BillThe 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...
- 136 as Kim Bradley
- 135 as Kim Bradley
- 134 as Kim Bradley
- Say It with Flowers as Nurse
- Mile HighMile HighMile High is a British television drama based on the lives of the cabin crew members of "fresh!", a budget airline based in London. The name of the show comes from the "Mile High Club". The show was broadcast on Sky1 from 2003 to 2005.-Background:...
2003 as Emma Coyle - DoctorsDoctors (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...
- Beating the Odds as Angela Ramsden
- Fortysomething 2003 season 1 episode 6 as Laura Proek
- BarbaraBarbara (TV series)Barbara is a British sitcom starring Gwen Taylor in the title role. A pilot aired in 1995, and three series then aired from 1999 to 2003. It was made by Central Television, and filmed at their Lenton Lane studios in Nottingham in front of a live studio audience...
2000,2001 season 1 episode 2,3 - HardwareHardwareHardware is a general term for equipment such as keys, locks, hinges, latches, handles, wire, chains, plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts. Household hardware is typically sold in hardware stores....
2003 season 1 episode 4 as nurse - Murder Investigation TeamMurder Investigation TeamMurder/Major Investigation Teams are the specialised homicide squads of the Metropolitan Police in London, England. Forming part of the Homicide and Serious Crime Command, itself part of the Specialist Crime Directorate, there is one MIT for each Borough Operational Command Unit...
2005 season 1 episode3 as Lisa Reynolds