Ursula Holden-Gill
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Ursula Holden-Gill is an English
actress best known for her role as cancer sufferer Alice Dingle
on ITV
's Emmerdale
.
Ursula graduated from St Martin's College
, Lancaster in 1996 with a BA Honours in Drama and Music before studying at LAMDA and at the Drama Studio London
.
Her television credits include The Bill
, Sex Chips and Rock and Roll, Mrs Merton and Malcolm
, Trial and Retribution, Dr Willoughby, The Wyvern Mystery
, People Like Us
, Teachers
and Emmerdale
.
Since then - intermittent with her work as a Television Actress, Ursula has guest lectured at The Royal Shakespeare Company
, Salford University, St Martin's College, Edge Hill College, UCLAN, Blackpool and the Fylde College, Thomas Whitham Sixth Form College and Calderdale College.
For eight years she was also a LAMDA tutor of Singing, Speech and Drama in the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen
. In 2007, Ursula underwent teacher training at Unity College, Burnley
as part of the Lancashire Consortium Graduate Teacher Programme and attained full QTS.
Ursula continues to tutor Singing
, Speech
and Drama
from her home in Calderdale
and has recently established herself as a Professional Storyteller.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress best known for her role as cancer sufferer Alice Dingle
Alice Dingle
Alice Edith Rose Dingle was a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She was played by Ursula Holden-Gill.-Introduction:The death of her father left Alice Wilson alone on the family farm, trying to make ends meet...
on 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...
's Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
.
Ursula graduated from St Martin's College
St Martin's College
St Martin's College was a British Higher Education College with campuses in Lancaster, Ambleside and Carlisle, as well as sites in Whitehaven, Barrow and London. It provided undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the arts, humanities, business studies, teacher training, health and social care...
, Lancaster in 1996 with a BA Honours in Drama and Music before studying at LAMDA and at the Drama Studio London
Drama Studio London
Drama Studio London is a drama school based in Ealing, London, England, United Kingdom. It is accredited by the National Council for Drama Training, London and is a Member of the Conference of Drama Schools...
.
Her television credits include 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...
, Sex Chips and Rock and Roll, Mrs Merton and Malcolm
Mrs Merton and Malcolm
Mrs Merton and Malcolm was a six episode BBC One sitcom produced by Granada and written by Caroline Aherne, Craig Cash and Henry Normal. It has never been repeated on the BBC although a DVD was released on 10 November 2008...
, Trial and Retribution, Dr Willoughby, The Wyvern Mystery
The Wyvern Mystery
The Wyvern Mystery is a 2000 BBC film starring Naomi Watts and Derek Jacobi. The film is based on Sheridan Le Fanu's novel.-Cast:*Naomi Watts as Alice*Derek Jacobi as Squire Fairfield*Jack Davenport as Harry*Iain Glen as Charles...
, People Like Us
People Like Us
People Like Us is a British comedy programme, a spoof on-location documentary written by John Morton, and starring Chris Langham as Roy Mallard, an inept interviewer...
, Teachers
Teachers (UK TV series)
Teachers is a British television sitcom, originally shown on Channel 4. The series follows a group of secondary school teachers in their daily lives....
and Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
.
Since then - intermittent with her work as a Television Actress, Ursula has guest lectured at The Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs 700 staff and produces around 20 productions a year from its home in Stratford-upon-Avon and plays regularly in London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and on tour across...
, Salford University, St Martin's College, Edge Hill College, UCLAN, Blackpool and the Fylde College, Thomas Whitham Sixth Form College and Calderdale College.
For eight years she was also a LAMDA tutor of Singing, Speech and Drama in the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn with Darwen is a unitary authority area in Lancashire, North West England. It consists of Blackburn, the small town of Darwen to the south of it, and the surrounding countryside.-Formation:...
. In 2007, Ursula underwent teacher training at Unity College, Burnley
Burnley
Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....
as part of the Lancashire Consortium Graduate Teacher Programme and attained full QTS.
Ursula continues to tutor Singing
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, Speech
Speech
Speech is the human faculty of speaking.It may also refer to:* Public speaking, the process of speaking to a group of people* Manner of articulation, how the body parts involved in making speech are manipulated...
and Drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
from her home in Calderdale
Calderdale
The Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England, through which the upper part of the River Calder flows, and from which it takes its name...
and has recently established herself as a Professional Storyteller.
Sources
- http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/article.html?in_article_id=39603&in_page_id=7&in_a_source=
- http://www.ursulaholdengill.co.uk
External links
- http://www.ursulaholdengill.co.uk