Emma Stansfield
Encyclopedia
Emma Stansfield is a Welsh
actress.
Born Emma Thompson, her parents Colin and Gill Thompson trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama
, and run an amateur dramatics society in Monmouth, Wales. Raised in Much Birch
, England and wanting to act from aged three, aged 12 she took the lead role of Oliver Twist
in Monmouth Comprehensive School's production of Oliver! At Hereford Sixth Form College
she continued her acting career by taking on the role of Cherry Barnum in their production of "Barnum
."
In the week after graduating herself from the Central School of Speech and Drama in London
, she took the name Emma Stansfield under Equity rules (as actress Emma Thompson
had already registered the name), and landed a role in the teenage play "Sparkleshark
." Stansfield guest starred in the television series Holby City
and The Royal
, and then made her West End Theatre
debut in Andrew Lloyd Webber
's production of "Daisy Pulls It Off
."
Although having extensive theatre credits, Stansfield is most well known for her role of Veronica 'Ronnie' Clayton in the soap opera, Coronation Street
from 2005, leaving in 2006.
In 2007 she played prostitute Esther Davies in the BBC's adaptation of Fanny Hill
, and in April 2008 she portrayed Elaine Yates, wife of Jess Yates
and mother of Paula Yates
, in the BBC "Curse of Comedy" series episode, Hughie Green, Most Sincerely.
In 2008 she starred in the Irish drama Whistleblower
, documenting the defrocking of Michael Neary as an English nurse called Louise and screened in August. In 2010 she played Belinda in the BBC television pilot Reunited
. She also guest starred in the fourth season of Showtimes hit show The Tudors
as the Protestant preacher Anne Askew
.
In 2011 she appeared in a small role in Series 5 of Skins, in a topless scene.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
actress.
Born Emma Thompson, her parents Colin and Gill Thompson trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama
Central School of Speech and Drama
The Central School of Speech and Drama was founded in London in 1906 by Elsie Fogerty to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students...
, and run an amateur dramatics society in Monmouth, Wales. Raised in Much Birch
Much Birch
Much Birch is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye. The parish includes the settlements of Kings Thorn, Much Birch and parts of Wormelow....
, England and wanting to act from aged three, aged 12 she took the lead role of Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens, published by Richard Bentley in 1838. The story is about an orphan Oliver Twist, who endures a miserable existence in a workhouse and then is placed with an undertaker. He escapes and travels to...
in Monmouth Comprehensive School's production of Oliver! At Hereford Sixth Form College
Hereford Sixth Form College
Hereford Sixth Form College is a co-educational state funded sixth form college in Hereford, England.It offers some 40 subjects at A-Level and 10 at GCSE. It is on the A465 in Aylestone Hill, in the east of Hereford, opposite Wye Valley Nuffield Hospital and next to Hereford College of Arts and...
she continued her acting career by taking on the role of Cherry Barnum in their production of "Barnum
Barnum (musical)
Barnum is a musical with a book by Mark Bramble, lyrics by Michael Stewart, and music by Cy Coleman. It is based on the life of showman P. T. Barnum, covering the period from 1835 through 1880 in America and major cities of the world where Barnum took his performing companies. The production...
."
In the week after graduating herself from the Central School of Speech and Drama in 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 took the name Emma Stansfield under Equity rules (as actress Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson is a British actress, comedian and screenwriter. Her first major film role was in the 1989 romantic comedy The Tall Guy. In 1992, Thompson won multiple acting awards, including an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress, for her performance in the British drama Howards End...
had already registered the name), and landed a role in the teenage play "Sparkleshark
Sparkleshark
Sparkleshark is a theatre play by Philip Ridley that was originally commissioned for BT National Connections, the UK National Theatre's youth theatre scheme which ran from 1993-1999. Sparkleshark had a run at the Royal National Theatre followed by a tour in 2001.-Synopsis:High up on a tower block...
." Stansfield guest starred in the television series Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
and The Royal
The Royal
The Royal is a British medical drama series produced by ITV. The show comprises one hour episodes which were normally first aired on ITV in the Sunday early evening slot....
, and then made her West End Theatre
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...
debut in Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...
's production of "Daisy Pulls It Off
Daisy Pulls It Off
Daisy Pulls It Off is a comedy play by Denise Deegan. It is a parody of wholesome adventure stories about life in a 1920s girls' English boarding school, such as those by Angela Brazil...
."
Although having extensive theatre credits, Stansfield is most well known for her role of Veronica 'Ronnie' Clayton in the soap opera, Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
from 2005, leaving in 2006.
In 2007 she played prostitute Esther Davies in the BBC's adaptation of Fanny Hill
Fanny Hill (2007 serial)
Fanny Hill is a BBC adaptation of John Cleland's controversial novel, Fanny Hill, written by Andrew Davies and directed by James Hawes. This is the first television adaptation of the novel...
, and in April 2008 she portrayed Elaine Yates, wife of Jess Yates
Jess Yates
Jess Yates was a British television presenter and producer...
and mother of Paula Yates
Paula Yates
Paula Elizabeth Yates was a British television presenter and writer, best known for her work on two television programmes, The Tube and The Big Breakfast.-Early life:...
, in the BBC "Curse of Comedy" series episode, Hughie Green, Most Sincerely.
In 2008 she starred in the Irish drama Whistleblower
Whistleblower (TV series)
Whistleblower is a two-part IFTA-winning fact-based RTÉ drama which focuses on the Michael Neary scandal that erupted in the 1990s. Neary is a retired Irish consultant obstetrician/gynecologist who gained notoriety when it was discovered that he had performed what was considered an inordinate...
, documenting the defrocking of Michael Neary as an English nurse called Louise and screened in August. In 2010 she played Belinda in the BBC television pilot Reunited
Reunited (TV pilot)
Reunited is a British television pilot written by Mike Bullen and directed by Simon Delaney. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 30 June 2010.- Plot :Eight years after sharing a flat together while students at university, six friends reunite....
. She also guest starred in the fourth season of Showtimes hit show The Tudors
The Tudors
The Tudors is a Canadian produced historical fiction television series filmed in Ireland, created by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime...
as the Protestant preacher Anne Askew
Anne Askew
Anne Askew was an English poet and Protestant who was condemned as a heretic...
.
In 2011 she appeared in a small role in Series 5 of Skins, in a topless scene.
TV work
- Coronation StreetCoronation StreetCoronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
(2005–06) as Veronica Clayton - Fanny HillFanny HillMemoirs of a Woman of Pleasure is an erotic novel by John Cleland first published in England in 1748...
(2007) as Esther Davies - Hughie Green, Most Sincerely (2008) as Elaine Yates
- Tess of the d'Urbevilles (2008) as Mary
- 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...
(2009) as Rebecca Reed - ReunitedReunited (TV pilot)Reunited is a British television pilot written by Mike Bullen and directed by Simon Delaney. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 30 June 2010.- Plot :Eight years after sharing a flat together while students at university, six friends reunite....
(2010) as Belinda - The TudorsThe TudorsThe Tudors is a Canadian produced historical fiction television series filmed in Ireland, created by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime...
(2010) as Anne Askew - AccusedAccused (TV series)Accused is a British television anthology series. Written and created by Jimmy McGovern, it stars Christopher Eccleston, Benjamin Smith, Juliet Stevenson, Andy Serkis, Marc Warren and Naomie Harris as the accused in each episode. Filming for the series took place around Manchester between May and...
(2010) as Michelle Fensom - Skins (2011) as Pamela