Emily Head (born 15 December 1988) is an English actress. Her breakout role was as Carli D'Amato in E4's sitcom ''

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'' and she later played Rebecca White in ITV soap opera ''

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'' and Colette Andrews in BBC drama, '' The Syndicate''.

Early life

Head is the elder daughter of actor

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. She attended the

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, where she completed a BTEC course in acting and was a schoolmate of singers Katy B and

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Career

Head played a supporting role as Carli D'Amato in E4's sitcom, ''

'' from 2008 to 2010 as well as appearing in the follow-up 2011 film ''

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''. She also appeared in an episode of ''

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'', in which she played an evil mastermind involved in a bank scam. In 2011, she appeared alongside ''

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'' star

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in Jason Hall's play ''Third Floor''. In December 2011, she played Melissa Milcote in the

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production of

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's '' Coram Boy'' at the

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in Bristol. In 2013, it was announced she would be appearing in the

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drama ''Rita'', playing the title character's daughter. In 2014, she played Angela "Ange" in an in-the-round production of ''

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'' at

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''Emmerdale''

In September 2016, it was announced that Head would be joining the cast of the ITV soap opera ''

'', playing the role of Rebecca White. Rebecca is the daughter of Lawrence White ( John Bowe), half-sister of Chrissie White ( Louise Marwood) and aunt of Lachlan White (Thomas Atkinson). Head made her first appearance as Rebecca on 11 October 2016. Head's character left Emmerdale in the episode broadcast on 2 November 2018.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Head, Emily 1988 births Living people English television actresses Actresses from London Actors educated at the BRIT School Actors from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham English soap opera actresses English child actresses 21st-century English actresses People from Fulham