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Early life

Born in Yorkshire, England, McGregor attended the since defunct Bretton Hall College of Education.

Career

McGregor is best known for her role as Emily Kirk in the ITV soap opera ''

'', making her television debut in May 1999. She would continue to play Kirk for the next eight years, taking maternity leave between December 2005 and October 2006, until she chose to exit the series in December 2007. McGregor stated that she chose to leave as she felt that her character had run its course and that she wanted to spend more time with her family. However, she would later assume the role again for a single episode in March 2008. In 2007, McGregor took to the stage in the

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's second theatrical production of Tim Firth's '' The Flint Street Nativity'', portraying

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. In January 2008, McGregor launched the

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area's round of the

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's ''North West Learner Awards.''

Personal life

A very private person, McGregor is very rarely in the public eye; her family unit includes her male partner (who is a teacher) and more than one child. She was married to Edward from 1996 to 1998. She has displayed a fondness for

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, praising the beauty of the coasts of

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and holidaying with her family in the lakelands of

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. She is a fan of

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Filmography

Award nomination

References

External links

* 1972 births Alumni of Bretton Hall College English television actresses English soap opera actresses 21st-century English actresses Living people Actresses from Yorkshire {{UK-tv-actor-1970s-stub