Alexandra Mardell

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Alexandra Mardell
Born (1993-07-27) 27 July 1993 (age 31)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Education Guildford School of Acting
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present
Television Coronation Street
Awards British Soap Award for Best Newcomer (2019)

Alexandra Mardell (born 27 July 1993) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Emma Brooker in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street . In 2019, for her portrayal of the role, she won the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer, and was nominated for Newcomer at the National Television Awards.

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Early and personal life

Mardell was born in Leeds on 27 July 1993. [1] She was born to parents Janet and Michael; her father Michael died in 2016 from cardiomyopathy. [2] She attended Batley Grammar School between 2004 and 2009. Mardell studied acting at the Guildford School of Acting (GSA), graduating in 2018. [3] In 2015, while attending GSA, Mardell met fellow actor Joe Parker, with whom she began a relationship in 2017. [4] In April 2021, she announced her engagement to Parker. [5]

Career

In 2017, Mardell made her professional acting debut in an episode of the ITV crime drama series Vera . [6] Later that year, she starred in the short film Chocolate Pieces. [2] In 2018, she was cast in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as series regular Emma Brooker. [7] For her portrayal of the role, she was longlisted for Best Newcomer at the 2018 Inside Soap Awards, [8] nominated for Newcomer at the 24th National Television Awards, [9] and was later awarded the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer at the 2019 British Soap Awards. [10]

In 2022, she took the title role in BBC Radio 4's production of English Rose, about a British vampire taking a job as a nanny in Manhattan. [11]

On 30 November 2022, it was announced she would dance with Kai Widdrington for the 2022 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special, which she later went on to win.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017Chocolate PiecesElleShort film
2018 Walk Like a Panther Cliff's Daughter

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Vera Kelly HortonSeries 7; Episode 2: "Dark Angel"
2018–2022 Coronation Street Emma Brooker Series regular; 339 episodes
2019 Celebrity Catchphrase Herself - ContestantSeries 3; Episode 4
2021–2024 Fireman Sam Ellie Phillips (voice)Series 13–16; 41 episodes
2022 Strictly Come Dancing Herself - ContestantSeries 20; Episode 26: "Christmas Special" (winner)
2023The Family PileGaynorEpisodes 1–6
2024 Daddy Issues KeeleyEpisode 1: "Happy Tears"
Smoggie QueensLucinda5 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2018 Inside Soap Awards Best NewcomerLonglisted [8]
Digital Spy Reader Awards Best Soap NewcomerFifth [12]
2019 24th National Television Awards NewcomerNominated [9]
The British Soap Awards Best Newcomer Won [13]
2020 25th National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceNominated [14]
2024UK Pantomime Awards Barbara Windsor Award for Best Principal LeadWon [15]

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