Fionnuala Ellwood (born 3 July 1964 in
Dublin
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, Ireland) is an actress best known for portraying
Lynn Whiteley in the
ITV soap ''
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 ...
'' between 1989 and 1994.
Early life
She attended
Wilmslow County Grammar School for Girls.
Career
Other appearances include ''
Doctors'', ''
Grange Hill
''Grange Hill'' is a British Children's television series, children's television drama series, originally produced by the BBC and portraying life in a typical Comprehensive school (England and Wales), comprehensive school. The show began its ru ...
'', ''
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 '' ...
'' and ''
Casualty''.
Following a successful career in theatre and television, Ellwood raised a family in the 1990s and is now a specialist drama teacher and Advanced Drawing & Talking therapeutic practitioner, working with children and young people.
References
External links
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1964 births
Living people
Irish television actresses
Actresses from Dublin (city)
Actors from Wilmslow
Actresses from Cheshire
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