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Eva Pope

Actor, ProducerBorn November 16, 1967 (57 years)
Eva Rebecca Pope (born 16 November 1967) is an English actress, best known for her portrayal of longest-serving headmistress Rachel Mason in Waterloo Road, and appearances in Coronation Street, Dream Team, Bad Girls and Hetty Feather.

Eva Pope was born in Appley Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire on 16 November 1967. She trained to be an actress at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1988.

Pope's first major role was playing the villainous Tanya Pooley in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1993 to 1994. Since then, she has made appearances in Cold Feet, The Bill, Heartbeat, Peak Practice (as Claire Brightwell), Men of the World, Holby City, Casualty, Strictly Confidential, Adventure Inc., Vincent (as Cathy Gallagher), Bad Girls as prison governess Frances Myers, Life on Mars, Sorted, Spooks: Code 9 and the film Shadow Man. From November 2007 to July 2010, she appeared as headteacher Rachel Mason in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road.

Pope's theatre credits include roles in The Comedy of Errors, Turkey Time and Hobson's Choice. She is a regular performer and was part of the original cast of Seven Deadly Sins Four Deadly Sinners and in November 2007, appeared at the Théâtre Princesse Grace, Monte Carlo, directed by Marc Sinden, as part of his British Theatre Season, Monaco.

In March 2011, Pope starred as Ellie in the BBC One daytime drama 32 Brinkburn Street. She starred in Being Sold the Movie, which premiered on 19 June 2011. On 13 August 2011, Eva Pope starred as policewoman Simone Grayson on Casualty in the first episode of series 26. She appeared in the third series of Moving On on 16 November 2011 playing Michelle. In 2017, she appeared in Season 20 Episodes 5 and 6 of the BBC forensic drama series Silent Witness as DI Heather Ashton. From 2015 to 2020, she played Matron Gertrude Bottomly in CBBC's adaptation of Hetty Feather, based on the book of the same name by Jacqueline Wilson.

In 2019, Pope appeared in Deep Cuts as Bridget McFadden.

Pope is also a noted voice-over artist whose credits include Raymond Blanc's Kitchen Secrets and a number of audiobooks

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Coronation Street
  • Heartbeat
  • Peak Practice
  • Jimmy McGovern's Moving On
  • The Interrogation of Olivia Donovan

Known For

  • Shadow Man
  • Vincent
  • Hetty Feather
  • Natasha
  • Strictly Confidential
  • The Venice Murders
  • Being Sold

Filmography

2024
Spent (TV Series) · as Jemima
2023
The Venice Murders · as Aunt Rosa
2023
Maternal (TV Series) · as Sally Thomason
2022
Somewhere Boy (TV Series) · as Angie
2016
2015
Hetty Feather (TV Series) · as Matron
2013
The Dumping Ground (TV Series) · as Matron Bottomly
2011
Being Sold · as Lara Foster
2011
32 Brinkburn Street (TV Series) · as Ellie
2009
Jimmy McGovern's Moving On (TV Series) · as Michelle
2009
Law & Order: UK (TV Series) · as Renay Everett
2008
Spooks: Code 9 (TV Series) · as Hamilton
2007
Natasha · as Elaine
2006
2006
Sorted (TV Series) · as Kathy
2006
Shadow Man · as Anya
2006
Waterloo Road (TV Series) · as Rachel Mason
2006
Life on Mars (TV Series) · as Carol Twilling
2006
Splinter · as Dr. Lexington
2005
Vincent (TV Series) · as Cathy Gallagher
2003
New Tricks (TV Series) · as Clara Bishop
2002
Adventure Inc. (TV Series) · as Fiona Gray
2001
Denial · as Doctor
2000
My Fragile Heart · as Ruby Mason
1999
1999
Bad Girls (1999) (TV Series) · as Frances Myers
1999
Holby City (TV Series) · as Laura Edison
1998
Grafters (TV Series) · as Janice
1998
Women of Coronation Street · as Tanya Pooley
1998
1997
Dream Team (TV Series) · as Stephanie Jacobs
1997
Cold Feet (TV Series)
1996
Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) · as Jane Caulfield
1996
Silent Witness (TV Series) · as Di Heather Ashton
1995
McCallum (TV Series) · as Dr. Charley Fielding
1994
Men of the World (TV Series) · as Becky
1993
Peak Practice (TV Series) · as Claire Brightwell
1992
Heartbeat (TV Series) · as Sharma
1987
Dispatches (TV Series) · as Narrator
1986
Casualty (TV Series) · as Simone Grayson
1984
The Bill (TV Series) · as Geraldine
1960
Coronation Street (TV Series) · as Tanya Pooley

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