Alice Coulthard
{{Short description|English actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2009}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Alice Coulthard
| birth_place = London, England
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1983|11|18}}
| years_active = 1993–present
| occupation = Actress
| spouse = Owen Dyke (m. 2010)
| children = 2}}
Alice Coulthard (born 18 November 1983) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Maisie Wylde in ITV soap opera Emmerdale.
Education
Alice Coulthard attended Fortismere School, Muswell Hill, N10 and later graduated in English Literature from University of Liverpool.
Career
Coulthard has played a number of roles on British television, including The Bill, Holby City, Sex, the City and Me, and the lead role in drama short Goodbye, Hello. Coulthard also starred in the 1993 film The Cement Garden, and the stageplay Keeler in the title role of Christine Keeler. More recently she has played Kelly Tophet in the US TV series The Last Ship and the title role in independent film Josephine.
She played Maisie Wylde, introduced to the ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale by series producer Anita Turner,{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s12/emmerdale/news/a143529/wylde-kids-cast-in-emmerdale.html|title=Wylde kids cast in 'Emmerdale'|publisher=Digital Spy|author=Green, Kris|date=19 January 2009|accessdate=19 January 2009}} from February 2009 to January 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s12/emmerdale/news/a235740/alice-coulthard-quits-emmerdale.html|title=Alice Coulthard quits 'Emmerdale'|work=Digital Spy|date=2010-06-30}}
She was a voice and motion capture actress for the virtual reality game Lone Echo{{'s}} main character Cpt. Olivia Rhodes.{{cite web|url=https://www.roadtovr.com/lone-echo-echo-arena-interview-ready-at-dawn-ru-weerasuriya-behind-the-scenes/2|title='Lone Echo' Behind-the-Scenes – Insights & Artwork from Ready At Dawn|publisher=Road to Vr|author=Matthew Magee|accessdate=25 June 2017}} In a March 2019 article in Upload VR, Jamie Feltham{{Cite web |date=2023-07-10 |title=Jamie Feltham |url=https://www.uploadvr.com/writer/jfeltham/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=UploadVR |language=en}} referred to Cpt. Olivia Rhodes as the best non-player character in a virtual reality game to date.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-08 |title=Why Lone Echo's Olivia Rhodes Is VR's Best NPC Yet |url=https://www.uploadvr.com/lone-echo-olivia-rhodes/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=UploadVR |language=en}}
Personal life
Coulthard married Owen Dyke, bassplayer of White Rose Movement on 1 August 2010.{{cite web | url=http://www.ok.co.uk/food/view/17259/Interview-Emmerdale-s-James-Sutton-and-Alice-Coulthard | title='Interview with James Sutton and Alice Coulthard | author=OK Magazine | date=22 December 2009 | accessdate=15 January 2010 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108191318/http://www.ok.co.uk/food/view/17259/Interview-Emmerdale-s-James-Sutton-and-Alice-Coulthard | archivedate=8 January 2010 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all | author-link=OK Magazine }}{{cite web | url=https://twitter.com/AliceCoulthard1/status/495034573664030720 | title='Alice Coulthard on Twitter}}
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Award ! Category ! Result ! scope=col class=unsortable | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| 2010
| Sexiest Female | {{nom}} | align="center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/news/a217728/british-soap-awards-2010-the-winners.html|title=British Soap Awards 2010: The Winners|last=Green|first=Kris|author2=Kilkelly, Daniel|date=9 May 2010|work=Digital Spy|publisher=Hachette Filipacchi UK|access-date=19 March 2012}} |
| 2010
| Best Soap Newcomer | {{nom}} |
| 2010
| Sexiest Female | {{nom}} | align="center" | {{cite web|last=Wightman|first=Catriona|title=In full: Inside Soap Awards 2010 nominees|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a242852/in-full-inside-soap-awards-2010-nominees.html|website=Digital Spy|date=13 July 2010}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0183553|name=Alice Coulthard}}
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Category:Actresses from London
Category:Alumni of the University of Liverpool
Category:English child actresses