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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
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
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 | The Interrogation of Olivia Donovan · as Sarah Hardy |
| 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 | Strictly Confidential (TV Series) |
| 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 | Heartbeat Chronicles · as Sharma |
| 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 | The Ku Klux Klan: A Secret History · as Narrator |
| 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 | |
| 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 |