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Name
  
Emma Cunniffe

Role
  
Film actress

Spouse
  
Rufus Jones


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Movies and TV shows
  
The Lakes, Place of Execution, Rabbit on the Moon, Great Expectations, Among Giants

Similar People
  
Jorge Ramirez‑Suarez, Julian Jarrold, Jimmy McGovern, Paul Green, Eric Styles

Emma Cunniffe (born 3 July 1973) is a British film, stage and television actress.

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Her television credits include The Lakes (BBC 1997, 1999), "Biddy" in a TV adaptation of Great Expectations, All the King's Men, Clash of the Santas, alongside Robson Green and Mark Benton, Clocking Off (BBC), and Flesh and Blood with Christopher Eccleston. She also appeared in the sixth series Doctor Who episode "Night Terrors", alongside the Eleventh Doctor played by Matt Smith. She appeared in the BBC documentary The Genius of Mozart as Constanze, Wolfgang's wife. In 2009, she played Carol Boynton in the ITV adaptation of Appointment with Death, in series 11 of Agatha Christie's Poirot. In mid-2014, she played DS Hawthorn in Coronation Street, investigating the circumstances of the attack on and subsequent death of Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan) and on 5 January 2015, she played Kenzie Calhoun's mother, Ailsa in Waterloo Road

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On stage she won the UK Theatre Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in The Master Builder in 2000. Her other stage work includes Tales from Hollywood, Losing Louis at the Trafalgar Studios in London and in 2006 Women Beware Women for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. She was nominated for "what's on stage" award in 2011 for her role as Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible at Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park.

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In 2015 she appeared as Mabel Grayson in the BBC TV series Father Brown episode 3.9 "The Truth in the Wine". The same year, she appeared as the eponymous monarch in the RSC's production of Helen Edmundson's Queen Anne.

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Selected theatre performances

  • Viola in Twelfth Night. Directed by Lucy Bailey at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (2003)
  • Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (2004)
  • Masha in Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov. Directed by Sarah Frankcom at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (2008)
  • Isabella in Edward II by Christopher Marlowe. Directed by Toby Frow at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (2011)
  • Title role in Queen Anne at the Swan Theatre, Stratford, directed by Natalie Abrahami (2015), with a West End transfer in July 2017.
  • Filmography

    Actress
    2022
    Grantchester (TV Series) as
    Maude Fitzgerald
    - Episode #7.1 (2022) - Maude Fitzgerald
    2021
    The Mezzotint (TV Movie) as
    Mrs. Filcher
    2021
    Agatha Raisin (TV Series) as
    Fran Tamworthy
    - Kissing Christmas Goodbye (2021) - Fran Tamworthy
    2021
    The Irregulars (TV Series) as
    Laura Machin
    - Chapter Two: The Ghosts of 221B (2021) - Laura Machin
    2020
    Roadkill (TV Mini Series) as
    Sydney
    - Episode #1.4 (2020) - Sydney
    - Episode #1.3 (2020) - Sydney
    - Episode #1.2 (2020) - Sydney
    - Episode #1.1 (2020) - Sydney
    2020
    Miss Marx as
    Laura Marx
    2020
    Endeavour (TV Series) as
    Rosemary Prince
    - Raga (2020) - Rosemary Prince
    2004
    Silent Witness (TV Series) as
    Jess Fisher / Rosa Christie
    - Deadhead: Part 2 (2020) - Jess Fisher
    - Deadhead: Part 1 (2020) - Jess Fisher
    - Body 21: Part 2 (2004) - Rosa Christie
    - Body 21: Part 1 (2004) - Rosa Christie
    2019
    Doctors (TV Series) as
    Dr. Janet Fielding
    - Through the Hourglass (2019) - Dr. Janet Fielding
    - Hope (2019) - Dr. Janet Fielding
    - Warts and All (2019) - Dr. Janet Fielding
    - Too Soon (2019) - Dr. Janet Fielding
    2017
    Unforgotten (TV Series) as
    Janet
    - Episode #2.6 (2017) - Janet
    - Episode #2.4 (2017) - Janet
    - Episode #2.3 (2017) - Janet
    - Episode #2.1 (2017) - Janet
    2016
    Their Finest as
    Ettie (uncredited)
    2016
    Doctor Who: Doom Coalition 2 (Podcast Series) as
    Caleera
    - Scenes from Her Life (2016) - Caleera (voice)
    2008
    Midsomer Murders (TV Series) as
    Rev. Melissa Ackers / Sally Fielding
    - Habeas Corpus (2016) - Rev. Melissa Ackers
    - Blood Wedding (2008) - Sally Fielding
    2015
    Inspector Lewis (TV Series) as
    Bryony Willet
    - One for Sorrow: Part 2 (2015) - Bryony Willet
    - One for Sorrow: Part 1 (2015) - Bryony Willet
    2006
    Holby City (TV Series) as
    Elaine Owen / Hazel Keel
    - Spiral Staircases (2015) - Elaine Owen
    - Just Another Day (2006) - Hazel Keel
    2015
    Inspector George Gently (TV Series) as
    Anita Magath
    - Gently Among Friends (2015) - Anita Magath
    2015
    Waterloo Road (TV Series) as
    Ailsa Calhoun
    - Episode #10.16 (2015) - Ailsa Calhoun
    - A New Start (2015) - Ailsa Calhoun
    2015
    Father Brown (TV Series) as
    Mrs Mabel Grayson
    - The Truth in the Wine (2015) - Mrs Mabel Grayson
    2014
    MOTH (Man of the House) (Short) as
    Ruth
    2014
    Coronation Street (TV Series) as
    D.S. Hawthorn
    2013
    Moving On (TV Series) as
    Louise
    - Hush Little Baby (2013) - Louise
    2013
    Southcliffe (TV Mini Series) as
    Annie Gould
    - All Souls (2013) - Annie Gould
    - Sorrow's Child (2013) - Annie Gould
    - Light Falls (2013) - Annie Gould
    2013
    Jo (TV Mini Series) as
    Anabelle
    - Place VendĂ´me (2013) - Anabelle (as Emma Cunnife)
    2013
    The Other Child (TV Series) as
    Emma Beckett
    2012
    Good Cop (TV Mini Series) as
    Eva Bays
    - Episode #1.1 (2012) - Eva Bays
    2011
    Doctor Who (TV Series) as
    Claire
    - Night Terrors (2011) - Claire
    2008
    Casualty (TV Series) as
    Det Insp Joanne Collins / Karen Clarkson
    - Boys Will Be Boys (2011) - Det Insp Joanne Collins
    - Someone's Lucky Night (2008) - Karen Clarkson
    1995
    The Bill (TV Series) as
    Maggie Reaney / Annie Barlow
    - Fall Out (2009) - Maggie Reaney
    - A Quiet Night In (1995) - Annie Barlow
    2008
    Clash of the Santas (TV Movie) as
    Alice
    2008
    Place of Execution (TV Mini Series) as
    Ruth Hawkin
    - Episode #1.3 (2008) - Ruth Hawkin
    - Episode #1.2 (2008) - Ruth Hawkin
    - Episode #1.1 (2008) - Ruth Hawkin
    2008
    Poirot (TV Series) as
    Carol Boynton
    - Appointment with Death (2008) - Carol Boynton
    2008
    Locked Up Abroad (TV Series documentary) as
    Camilla
    - Nightmare in Chechnya (2008) - Camilla
    2007
    John and Karen (TV Short) as
    Karen (voice)
    2006
    New Tricks (TV Series) as
    D.S. Tina Murray
    - Diamond Geezers (2006) - D.S. Tina Murray
    2005
    Cherished (TV Movie) as
    Claire Connolly
    2004
    Undone (Short) as
    Laura
    2004
    Conejo en la luna as
    Tania Bower
    2004
    The Genius of Mozart (TV Mini Series documentary) as
    Constanze Mozart
    - The First Romantic (2004) - Constanze Mozart
    - A Passion for the Stage (2004) - Constanze Mozart
    - A Miracle of Nature (2004) - Constanze Mozart
    2002
    Flesh and Blood (TV Movie) as
    Cath Broughton
    2002
    Plain Jane (TV Movie) as
    Jane
    2002
    The Cry (TV Movie) as
    Christine Rearden
    2002
    Clocking Off (TV Series) as
    Kim Anderson
    - Mack's Story (2002) - Kim Anderson
    - Alan's Story (2002) - Kim Anderson
    - Mark's Story (2002) - Kim Anderson
    2001
    Love or Money (TV Movie) as
    Samantha
    2001
    The Whistle-Blower (TV Movie) as
    Kathy Enfield
    2000
    Innocents (TV Movie) as
    Sharon Peacock
    2000
    Blue Murder (TV Movie) as
    Ness
    1999
    All the King's Men (TV Movie) as
    Peggy Batterbee
    1999
    Tube Tales as
    Drained Young Woman (segment "Steal Away")
    1999
    Dreaming of Joseph Lees as
    Red-Haired Girl
    1999
    Underground (TV Movie) as
    Caz
    1999
    Great Expectations (TV Movie) as
    Biddy
    1997
    The Lakes (TV Series) as
    Emma Kavanagh / Emma Quinlan
    1998
    Maisie Raine (TV Series) as
    Cheryl Slayburn
    - A Blast from the Past (1998) - Cheryl Slayburn
    1998
    Among Giants as
    Barmaid
    1998
    The Cruel Sea (Podcast Series) as
    Elaine
    - Open Boats (1998) - Elaine (voice)
    - Leave (1998) - Elaine (voice)
    1997
    The Ruby Ring (TV Movie) as
    Noreen / Nellie
    1997
    Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) as
    Karen Spillings
    - Exit Lines (1997) - Karen Spillings
    1996
    Cuts (TV Movie) as
    Karen
    1996
    Life After Birth (TV Series) as
    Alison
    - The Application (1996) - Alison
    - Life Class (1996) - Alison
    - View from the Balcony (1996) - Alison
    - The Name of the Game (1996) - Alison
    - Declaration of Independence (1996) - Alison
    - The Butterfly Effect (1996) - Alison
    1996
    Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... (TV Series) as
    Avril
    - Don't Dilly Dally on the Way (1996) - Avril
    1996
    Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (TV Series) as
    Chrissie
    - Safe as Houses (1996) - Chrissie
    1996
    A Touch of Frost (TV Series) as
    Michelle Robins
    - Paying the Price (1996) - Michelle Robins
    1995
    Dangerfield (TV Series) as
    Penny Noakes
    - The Norfolk Holiday: Part 2 (1995) - Penny Noakes
    1995
    The Upper Hand (TV Series) as
    Nurse
    - Second Thoughts (1995) - Nurse
    1994
    Cracker (TV Series) as
    Sarah Jennings
    - The Big Crunch: Part 3 (1994) - Sarah Jennings
    - The Big Crunch: Part 2 (1994) - Sarah Jennings (uncredited)
    - The Big Crunch: Part 1 (1994) - Sarah Jennings
    1994
    Woof! (TV Series) as
    Minicab Girl
    - Get Me to the Church (1994) - Minicab Girl
    1994
    The 10%ers (TV Series) as
    Vanessa (1996)
    Self
    2001
    This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary) as
    Self
    - Shaun Williamson (2001) - Self
    2000
    Autumn Nights (TV Short) as
    Self
    Archive Footage
    2017
    Unforgotten: Domestic Turmoil (Video short) as
    Janet (uncredited)

    References

    Emma Cunniffe Wikipedia