- Leah Bracknell
Leah Bracknell (born 12 July 1964 in
London ) is an English actress, best known for her role as schizophrenic lesbianZoe Tate in the long-runningsoap opera , "Emmerdale ".Career
She came to public attention playing the role of vet and land owner,
Zoe Tate , in popularITV1 soap opera, "Emmerdale " for 16 years (with breaks, including two spells of maternity leave) until leaving the serial in 2005. Zoe was the first lesbian on a British soap and was one of the longest-featured gay characters on television.She won the 'Best Exit' award at the
British Soap Awards in May 2006 for her exit from the role ofZoe Tate , she was also part of the scene, which was nominated for 'Spectacular Scene of the Year'. In 2002 she was nominated for 'Most Popular Newcomer' at the "National Television Awards ". She is a member of theScreen Actors Guild .Since leaving "
Emmerdale " she has appeared in the TV dramas "Judge John Deed ", "Casualty 1907 " and in the daytime soap "Doctors". In June 2007, Leah joined the cast of new ITV1 daytime soap "The Royal Today ", in which she plays Matron Jenny Carrington.Before "
Emmerdale " she appeared in a TV series called "The Chiffy Kids", which was directed by her father, David.She joined the cast of The Royal Today, a spin off series of The Royal and Heartbeat in 2008.
DVD work
Whilst at "
Emmerdale " she was commissioned by Helen Parker at Universal Pictures to produce a DVD entitled "Yoga and You".Personal life
The daughter of film director David Bracknell, Bracknell is married to theatre critic Lyall Watson, and the have two daughters named Lily and Maya. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0102846/bio Leah Bracknell - Biography ] ] She is good friends with her former on-screen brother,
Peter Amory . [http://www.itv.com/Soaps/emmerdale/newsandgossip/FormerDalesstarsreunite/default.html]References
External links
* [http://www.leahbracknell.com/ Official website] where she promotes her fitness DVD.
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