Emma Ferguson is a British actress. She is best known for her starring role in the series ''

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'' and appearances in '' North and South'' and ''

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Early life

Emma Ferguson is from

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. She travelled regularly from a young age, living in countries such as

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and

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(in

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). During this time, she studied at military schools and learned three languages.

Career

On screen, Ferguson has appeared in TV commercials (particularly hair product advertising) and various television programmes including ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

''. She also provided the voice acting for the character Jessica in the

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version of the

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game '' Dragon Quest VIII''. In the theatre, Ferguson has appeared as Countess Florence/Antonescu in

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's '' Man and Boys 2004 tour and West End run, directed by

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; as Constanza, in the London Symphonia's 2003 production of '' Amadeus'', directed by Jonathan Best; and as Isabelle in a 2000 production of ''

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'', at the

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, directed by Phil Willmott. Ferguson starred in ''

'' as Emma Coyle, alongside Adam Sinclair, James W. Redmond, Jo Anne Knowles,

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, Naomi Ryan, Sarah Manners and Tom Wisdom.

Personal life

In 2006, Ferguson became engaged to her boyfriend,

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singer

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, with whom she had been in a relationship since 2004. On 8 November 2009, the pair married in

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Church, Scotland. In 2010, the couple separated after Owen publicly admitted to a drinking problem and having multiple affairs throughout their courtship. They reconciled after he went to rehab and completed his treatment.

Acting credits

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferguson, Emma British television actresses British voice actresses British soap opera actresses Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Actors from the London Borough of Wandsworth Actresses from London People from Wandsworth