Elizabeth Rider is an English actress. Her career is marked by diverse roles in numerous television dramas.

Education

She trained at the

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, where she was awarded its

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. From there, Elizabeth joined the Radio Drama Company after winning the Carleton Hobbs Bursary, which gave her a contract for six months.

Career

Rider's first television acting job was as Nora in the 1979 series '' Testament of Youth''. In 1997, she landed the role of Sheila Thwaite in ''The Lakes''. In 1999, she appeared in ITV soap opera ''

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'' as Ashley Peacock's biological mother. In 2004, she had a ten-episode role playing Jill Green in ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...

''. Rider appeared in Series Two and Three of the drama '' At Home with the Braithwaites'' in 2001 and 2002, as Helen Braithwaite. She also voiced Atris in the video game '' Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords''. She appeared in five episodes in Series 23 of the long-running medical drama series ''Casualty'', playing troubled mum Cathy Malone. She has also appeared in '' Heartbeat'', ''

Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British television soap opera that is broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a List of fictional towns and villages, fict ...

'', ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' ...

'', ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes h ...

'', '' The Street'', '' The Accused'', '' The Tunnel'', ''

Call the Midwife ''Call the Midwife'' is a British period drama television series about a group of nurse midwives working in the East End of London in the late 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The principal cast of the show has included Jessica Raine, Miranda Hart, ...

'', ''

Marchlands ''Marchlands'' is a British television series developed from the American television drama pilot '' The Oaks'', written and created by David Schulner, and broadcast on ITV in 2011. A follow-up series, '' Lightfields'', was broadcast in 2013. ...

'', ''

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'' and the 2013 ''Doctor Who'' Christmas Special, " The Time of the Doctor", among many other dramas. From 2009 to 2017, Rider portrayed the recurring role of DCI Lynette Driver on the

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soap opera ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* Living people 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama English film actresses English soap opera actresses English television actresses English video game actresses English voice actresses Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{england-actor-stub