Anna Brecon (born 1971), or Anna Juliet Davis, is an English

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, best known for portraying Tara Reynolds ('Lady Tara') in the ITV

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''.

Early life

Born in

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,“DAVIS Anna Juliet / PRITCHARD / Salisbury 7c 2413” in ''General Index to Births in England and Wales'' (1971, 1st quarter), ancestry.com Paul Marston

“I kept thinking about my little boy and that I might not see him again” in

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, 8 February 2005, accessed 5 August 2009 Brecon attended South Wilts Grammar School for Girls in Salisbury. While at school, she was a contestant on the teen quiz show '' Blockbusters'' and did three "Gold runs". She went on to train at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.

Career

Brecon played the part of Tara in ''

'' between 1997 and 2002, with a year away from the show in 1999. She returned briefly to the role on 28 May 2007. Her other television work includes ''

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'', '' Crime Traveller'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Brecon has also appeared in two advertising campaigns for Ferrero Rocher. On 17 October 2000, while on her way from London to the

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Studios in

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, Brecon was a victim of the Hatfield rail disaster, suffering a minor injury, cuts and bruises. Her film credits include '' Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis'' (1997), '' FairyTale: A True Story'' (1997), ''Only Darkness'' (1999), and ''Mixed Up'' and the

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''Exposé'' (both 2009).Anna Brecon biography
at the

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; URL accessed 2009-08-05 Brecon's theatre work includes '' Sugar Daddies'', the title role in '' Miss Julie'' (2002), '' The Children's Hour'', ''Between the Gods and the Gutter'' and '' Woman in Mind''.

Personal life

In February 2000, Brecon met the actor Stephen Beckett, in the rehearsals for a production of '' The Blue Room'' at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton, in which they had both been cast. They soon became a couple, going on holiday together to Italy.Steven Smith
“Showbiz People: Stephen Beckett - My favourite things”
thefreelibrary.com, September 2000 They were engaged to be married in January 2003Soap doc's Octagon love affair
theboltonnews.co.uk, 28 January 2003 and have a daughter, Nancy, born in 2005, and a son, Wilfred, born in 2006. In 2018 they were living in

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Awards

Brecon won the Most Popular Newcomer Award at the 1998

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, and Best Soap Newcomer at the TV Quick Awards in the same year. At the 2000 Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards, she was the Best Actress winner for her performance in ''The Blue Room''.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brecon, Anna Actresses from Salisbury English television actresses English soap opera actresses English film actresses English stage actresses 1971 births Living people People educated at South Wilts Grammar School for Girls Alumni of the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses