Selina Chilton

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Selina Chilton
Born1981 (age 4142) [1]
Leicester, England
OccupationActress
Years active2006–2011
Notable work Marianne Dreams
Doctors

Selina Chilton (born 1981) is an English actress. After making appearances in various stage productions including The Taming of the Shrew , Can-Can and Marianne Dreams , she was cast in the BBC soap opera Doctors . She appeared in the soap as Ruth Pearce from 2008 to 2011.

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Life and career

Chilton was born in Leicester and trained in acting and dance at a young age. [1] In 2006, she began her stage career with appearances in theatre productions such as The Taming of the Shrew , A Midsummer's Night Dream and The Boy Friend . [2] In 2007, she was cast in the lead role of a production of Marianne Dreams at the Almeida Theatre. [3] A year later, she was cast in the BBC soap opera Doctors . She appeared as series regular Ruth Pearce from 2008 to 2011. [4] For her portrayal of the role, she received two nominations at the 2009 British Soap Awards, for both Best Actress and Best Newcomer. [5] [6] She then won the Acting Performance award at the 2009 RTS Midlands Awards, [7] as well as garnering another Best Actress nomination at the 2010 British Soap Awards, a Best Daytime Star nomination at the 2010 Inside Soap Awards and a Most Popular Newcomer nomination at the 15th National Television Awards. [8] [9]

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenue
2006 The Taming of the Shrew Servant Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
2006 A Midsummer's Night Dream 1st FairyRegent's Park Open Air Theatre
2006 The Boy Friend DulcieRegent's Park Open Air Theatre
2007 The Drowsy Chaperone Kitty Novello Theatre
2007 Can-Can Claudine Lilian Baylis Theatre
2007–2008 Marianne Dreams Marianne Almeida Theatre

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 The Royal Marjorie TrentEpisode: "Loved and Lost"
2008–2011 Doctors Ruth Pearce Series regular
2010For the Love of EliLolaShort film

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2009 The British Soap Awards Best Actress DoctorsLonglisted [5]
2009The British Soap Awards Best Newcomer DoctorsNominated [5]
2009 RTS Midlands Awards Acting PerformanceDoctorsWon [10]
2010 National Television Awards Most Popular NewcomerDoctorsLonglisted [7]
2010 Inside Soap Awards Best Daytime StarDoctorsNominated [8]

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