Emma Lowndes
{{Short description|English actress}}
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| birth_place = Irlam, Salford, England
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| years_active = 2001–present
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Emma Lowndes (born 1975) is an English actress, known for portraying Bella Gregson in Cranford, Mary Rivers in Jane Eyre and Margie Drewe in Downton Abbey.
Background
Brought up in Irlam, near Manchester, Lowndes attended Irlam Primary School and Urmston Grammar School,{{cite magazine |title=Why posh is not my voice choice |url=http://www.citylife.co.uk/news_and_reviews/news/9210_why__posh__is_not__my_voice_choice|author=Donohue, Simon|magazine=City Life |date=29 January 2004 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308092757/http://www.citylife.co.uk/news_and_reviews/news/9210_why__posh__is_not__my_voice_choice |archivedate=8 March 2012}} where she was Head Girl.[https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/talk-of-the-town-watch-this-face-emma-lowndes-1529072.html Talk of the Town: Watch this Face: Emma Lowndes] The Independent. Retrieved on 2009-08-18. She studied English at the University of York before training at RADA, graduating in 2000.[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/janeeyre/whos_who_text.html Masterpiece Theatre | Jane Eyre | Who's Who] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306003341/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/janeeyre/whos_who_text.html |date=6 March 2016 }} Retrieved on 2009-08-18. Her training was partly funded by the Salford Sports and Arts Trust, established by Albert Finney and Harold Riley to assist the city's young talent.
Lowndes is the eldest of three siblings born to Eric and Suzanne Lowndes. She has a younger brother, footballer Nathan Lowndes, and a sister, Katie Lowndes.
Lowndes lives in London with her partner, Jason Merrells and their daughter.
Career
Lowndes' television credits include Waking the Dead, Burn It, Afterlife, Doctors, Vera, Silent Witness, Heartbeat, Downton Abbey and Moving On. She also played Mary Rivers in the 2006 BBC adaptation of Jane Eyre and Bella Gregson in Cranford.
Lowndes has appeared in the films All or Nothing (2002), This Little Life (2003), Mother's Milk (2011) and Frozen (2005). She has lent her voice to the radio dramas Whitby Pier, Aperture and Hanging,[http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=21107 National Theatre: Company Members: Emma Lowndes] National Theatre. Retrieved on 2009-08-18. and played Sarah Badger in the 2001 The Tomorrow People audio drama, The New Gods.
Her theatre work includes Whose Life Is It Anyway?, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, The Seagull, Port and Cold Meat Party. She has also appeared in productions of Thérèse Raquin, Measure for Measure, Topless Mum and Three More Sleepless Nights.[http://www.ltdb.co.uk/node/637 Emma Lowndes | London Theatre Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724022547/http://www.ltdb.co.uk/node/637 |date=24 July 2011 }} Retrieved on 2009-08-18. She joined the cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre, London from 24 May 2017, playing the role of Ginny Potter.{{cite news |last=Longman |first=Will |date=30 March 2017 |title=Who are the new Harry Potter and the Cursed Child cast? |url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/new-harry-potter-cursed-child-cast-profiles_43247.html?cid=homepage_news|access-date=2017-03-31 }}
Awards
Lowndes won Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2003 Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards for productions of Port and The Seagull at the Royal Exchange Theatre.{{cite web |title=Comedy is king at M.E.N. Awards |url=http://www.citylife.co.uk/theatre_dance/news/9168_comedy_is_king_at_m_e_n__awards|author=Donohue, Simon|publisher=City Life |date=3 December 2003 |accessdate=2009-08-18}} Her role in The Seagull also earned her a nomination at the 2003 Ian Charleson Awards.
Filmography
=Television=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Show ! Episode ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan=2| 2002
| Lenny Blue | | DC Kerry Allen |
| Heartbeat
| A Girl's Best Friend (2002) | Teresa |
| rowspan=1| 2003
| Burn It | | Jane |
| rowspan=1| 2004
| Von Trapped | | Leisl 'Lee' Moogan |
| rowspan=2| 2005
| The Walk | | Gillian |
| Waking the Dead
| Straw Dog (parts one and two) (2005) | Young Grace Foley |
| rowspan=2| 2006
| Episode 1.4 (2006) | Mary Rivers |
| Afterlife
| A Name Written in Water (2006) | Zoe |
| rowspan=1| 2007
| Cranford | June 1842 (2007) | Bella Gregson |
| rowspan=3| 2008
| Doctors | Attack of the Centorts: Part 1 (2008) | Mia Arnell |
| The Royal
| Blood's Thicker Than Water (2008) | Penny Darnby |
| Heartbeat
| Missing Persons (2008) | Julie |
| rowspan=3| 2009
| The Rain Has Stopped (2009) | Alice |
| Cranford
| August 1844 (2009) | Bella Gregson |
| Paradox
| Episode 1.5 (2009) | Julie Hughes |
| rowspan=1| 2010
| Episode 2.4 (2010) | Sally |
| rowspan=2| 2011
| First Casualty: Parts 1 & 2 (2011) | Claire Lockford |
| Vera
| Renagh Salter |
| rowspan=1| 2014
| (Series 5, Downton Abbey series 6) | Mrs Margie Drewe |
| rowspan=1| 2015
| Emilie (episode 2.4) | Emilie |
| rowspan=1| 2020
| Episode 9.1 (2020) | Brenda Donnelly |
=Film=
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| Year
! Film ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan=1| 2002
| Party Girl | |
| rowspan=1| 2003
| Nurse Anne | |
| rowspan=1| 2005
| Frozen | Receptionist | Uncredited |
| 2019
| Annie | |
Selected theatre performances
- Rachel in Port by Simon Stephens . World premiere directed by Marianne Elliott at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. Lowndes won a MEN Award for her performance. (2002)
- Nina in The Seagull by Anton Chekov. Directed by Greg Hersov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. Lowndes won a MEN Award for her performance. (2003)
- Nancy in Cold Meat Party by Brad Fraser. World premiere directed by Braham Murray at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (2003)
- Little Voice in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice by Jim Cartwright. Directed by Sarah Frankcom at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (2004)
- May in The Accrington Pals by Peter Whelan. Directed by James Dacre at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (2013).
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|name=Emma Lowndes|id=1266378}}
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Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Category:Alumni of the University of York
Category:English film actresses
Category:English radio actresses
Category:English stage actresses
Category:English television actresses
Category:English voice actresses
Category:Actors from the City of Salford