Scottish actress
Zoë Eeles |
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Born | 1975 (age 48–49)
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Nationality | British |
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Occupation | Actor |
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Zoë Eeles (born 1975) is a British actress from Dumfries, Scotland.
Eeles was born in Dumfries and moved to Glasgow at the age of five. Her father Bert was a film editor[1] and her mother Donalda was an actress. She received a Higher National Certificate in theatre arts and a degree in drama from Queen Margaret College in Edinburgh.[2]
Eeles moved to London to pursue an acting career, and gained a few bit parts in film and theatre, including a small role as a nurse in the Charlie Sheen film Obit. Her breakthrough came when she was cast in a leading role in the BBC sitcom All Along the Watchtower.[2] In 2000, Eeles and Justin Pierre played two supporting characters (DC Sam Phillips and DS Dave Summers) to Christopher Ellison's DCI Frank Burnside in Burnside, a spin-off from police drama The Bill. Other major television roles followed, including the roles of Karen in Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married, Tina in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet,[3] and Annie Craig in Rockface.[4]
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