Eva Rebecca Pope (born 16 November 1967) is an English actress, best known for her portrayal of longest-serving headmistress

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in '' Waterloo Road'', and appearances in '' Coronation Street'', ''

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Early life and education

Eva Pope was born in Appley Bridge, Wigan,

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on 16 November 1967. She trained to be an actress at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1988.

Career

Pope's first major role was playing the villainous Tanya Pooley in the ITV

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'' Coronation Street'' from 1993 to 1994. Since then, she has made appearances in '' Cold Feet'', ''

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'', '' Heartbeat'', '' Peak Practice'' (as Claire Brightwell), '' Men of the World'', '' Holby City'', ''

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'', '' Strictly Confidential'', '' Adventure Inc.'', '' Vincent'' (as Cathy Gallagher), '' Bad Girls'' as prison governess Frances Myers, ''

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'', '' Sorted'', '' Spooks: Code 9'' and the film '' Shadow Man''. From November 2007 to July 2010, she appeared as headteacher

in the BBC One school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road''."Waterloo Road – Eva Pope plays Rachel Mason"
Press release at BBC web site 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 ''

'' 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. She played Matron "Gertie" Bottomly in CBBC's adaptation of ''

'', based on the book of the same name by

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, for five years. In 2019, Pope appeared in ''Deep Cuts'' as Bridget McFadden. Pope is also a noted voice-over artist whose credits include

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's ''Kitchen Secrets'' and a number of audiobooks.

Personal life

In 1994, Pope was married to graphic designer Laurence Lassalle, with whom she has a daughter. They divorced in 2004. Pope is a grandmother. She is a vegan.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Profile at Corrie.net
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pope, Eva 1967 births Living people Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art English stage actresses English television actresses English soap opera actresses People from Appley Bridge Actresses from Lancashire 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses