Vicky Longley is a British actress and singer. She stars as Emma Norton in the children's comedy Genie in the House

Genie In The House

Genie in the House is a British situation comedy broadcast on Nickelodeon about a widowed father with two teenage daughters who find a dusty old golden lamp while exploring the loft of their new home. A quick rub of the lamp releases Adil, a trainee genie from Balamkadaar who has been confined to...

, screened in the UK and The Netherlands on Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon (TV channel)

Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...

, and in France on Canal J

Canal J

Canal J is a French television network dedicated to children's programming. It is available through digital terrestrial television service 'TNT' and is aimed at children aged between 4 and 16 years old.-History:...

, and is currently studying performing arts

Performing arts

The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...

 at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts

Italia Conti Academy

The Italia Conti Academy is a theatre arts training school based in London. It was founded in 1911 by actress Italia Conti...

.

Background and early life

Longley trained at the Italia Conti Academy in London for 8 years - starting when she was 11 years old. She is a trained gymnast and has high level grades in all elements of dance and Longley received her first professional role at the age of 13, when she joined the cast of 'Chitty Bang Bang' at the London Palladium.

Longley took the starring role in Cinderella in Bristol's 2008/9 pantomime 'Cinderella' at the Hippodrome alongside Bobby Davro, Michelle Collins and Mickey Rooney.

Television and further work

She has now played 'Emma Norton' in 'Genie in the house' for three seasons and is currently touring as a member of girlband Phacebook who are the supporting act for JLS.

In 2009 Longley was a dancer in the Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?

Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?

Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? is the debut album by British singer Paloma Faith. It was released on 28 September 2009 by Epic Records. The first single "Stone Cold Sober" was released on 5 June 2009. The second single "New York" was released on 13 September 2009...

 video by Paloma Faith

Paloma Faith

Paloma Faith is a British singer-songwriter and actress. In 2009, she released her debut single "Stone Cold Sober", then her debut album, Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?, which was certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. Her debut album stayed within the top 40 album...

. She was also recently in the sky 1 show 'Pineapple dance studios' when Paloma Faith's video was featured on the show.

In 2011, Longley appeared as a supporting cast member in the BBC Comedy White Van Man

White Van Man (TV series)

White Van Man is a British sitcom created by Adrian Poynton and first broadcast on BBC Three and BBC HD in 2011. Will Mellor plays Ollie, a man with business dreams who has to put them on hold while he takes over the family handyman business from his father Tony played by Clive Mantle. It was...

playing the role of "Joanne".

External links

• Vicky Longley website
• Genie in the House website