Elizabeth Bower (born 1 August 1976) is an English actress, known for her role as Dr Melody Bell in the

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soap opera ''

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'' from 2007 to 2009.UK screen – Elizabeth Bower : Actress, Presenter, Voice Over

Life and career

Bower was born in

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. Educated in

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, Bower attended Langley School, before undertaking

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in Theatre Studies, Geography and Biology at Solihull Sixth Form College. After graduating from the

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with a BA hons in Theatre Studies and Performing Arts, Bower gained her post graduate diploma in Acting and Musical Theatre from the

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. After an initial period solely on stage, Bower took a supporting cast role in '' The Ralf Little Show'' in 2002 and occasional turns presenting Five kids slot ''

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'' Probably best known, until recently, for starring in commercials for the UK celebrity magazine

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, in 2005 Bower starred in

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's comedy

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,'' and then took a guest lead role in British crime drama ''

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'' episode "

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" as DCI Helen Radley. After starring in the television adaptation of the children's book drama series '' The New Worst Witch,'' Bower won the Edinburgh Fringe Report award for Best Actress: TV Drama and Comedy 2006. Regarding her win, it was written: "The award reflects Elizabeth Bower's outstanding performances in the core cast of ''Spoons'' for Channel 4, as Miss Widget in ''The New Worst Witch'' for Granada, as Detective Chief Inspector Helen Radley in ''Silent Witness'', and in ''The Flat'' for the BBC. It also reflects her gifted theatre acting including ''NewsRevue'' in London and Edinburgh and the relationship drama ''Playing''." In 2007, Bower was cast as GP registrar Melody Bell on the

medical soap opera ''

'', who arrives in the series as a "scatty, very vocal and highly strung" doctor in training who has a lot of maturing to do. She departed from the series in 2009.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bower, Elizabeth 1976 births Living people Actresses from Leeds Actors from Solihull Alumni of the University of Warwick Alumni of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts English stage actresses English television actresses English soap opera actresses Actresses from the West Midlands (county)