Amy Walsh (actress)

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Amy Walsh
Born
Amy Victoria Walsh

(1987-03-27) 27 March 1987 (age 37)
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
OccupationActress
Years active1995, 2011–present
Known for Hollyoaks Later
Emmerdale
Celebrity MasterChef
Spouse
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(m. 2023)​
Children1
Family Kimberley Walsh (sister)

Amy Victoria Walsh (born 27 March 1987) is an English actress, known for her role as Tracy Metcalfe on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale .

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Early life

Walsh was born on 27 March 1987 in Bradford, West Yorkshire. [1] She is the youngest of four children born to John and Diane Walsh. [2] She is the younger sister of Kimberley Walsh, a member of the pop group Girls Aloud, and Sally Walsh, who played the character of Lyn Hutchinson on the soap opera Emmerdale between 1997 and 2000. [3] They were raised with brother Adam in Allerton. [4]

Career

As a child, Walsh appeared as Emily in the short film Past Memoirs (1995). Her first television role came in 2011, portraying the character Jennifique McQueen in the fourth series of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks spin-off, Hollyoaks Later . [5] [6] In January 2014, Walsh appeared on the ITV game show All Star Family Fortunes as a member of her sister Kimberley's family. [7]

In July 2014, Walsh joined the cast of the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Tracy Metcalfe. [8] [9] She was introduced as the girlfriend of established character Sam Dingle (James Hooton) and made her first appearance in the show on 7 July 2014. [10] Walsh had previously auditioned for the role of Rachel Breckle, which ultimately went to Gemma Oaten. [11] In June 2023, Walsh was announced as one of the contestants competing in the eighteenth series of Celebrity MasterChef . [12] [13] She eventually reached the Final of the show, which was won by Wynne Evans. [14]

Personal life

Walsh has been in a relationship with former EastEnders actor Toby-Alexander Smith since 2020. Their daughter was born in December 2021. [15] [16] They announced their engagement in August 2022. [17] [18] They married in August 2023. [19]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1995Past MemoirsEmilyShort film [10]
2011 Hollyoaks Later Jennifique McQueenMain role; series 4 [5]
2014 All Star Family Fortunes HerselfGuest [7]
2014–present Emmerdale Tracy Robinson Regular role [8]
2023 Celebrity MasterChef HerselfContestant; series 18 [12]
2024 Drama Queens Herself [20]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2016 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest FemaleEmmerdaleNominated [21]
2019I Talk Telly AwardsBest Soap PerformanceEmmerdaleNominated [22]
2020 25th National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceEmmerdaleNominated [23]
2021Inside Soap AwardsBest ActressEmmerdaleNominated [24]
2021I Talk Telly AwardsBest Soap PerformanceEmmerdaleNominated [25]
2024 National Film Awards UK Best Supporting Actress in a TV SeriesEmmerdalePending [26]

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