Camilla Power

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Camilla Power
Born
Camilla Joy Cynthia Power

(1976-11-13) 13 November 1976 (age 48) [1]
Cork, Ireland
Education Sylvia Young Theatre School
OccupationActress
Years active1988–present
Known for Emmerdale
Waterloo Road
The Silver Chair
Children1
Relatives Tyrone Power (distant cousin)
Sir John Power (great-grandfather)

Camilla Joy Cynthia Power (born 13 November 1976) [2] is an Irish-born English actress. She is best known for her appearances in the television series Emmerdale and Waterloo Road . [3]

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Early life and education

Power was born in Cork, Ireland, and is a distant cousin of the actor Tyrone Power. [1] Her great-grandfather was Sir John Power, Member of Parliament for Wimbledon before the Second World War. [1] She attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School in Marylebone, [3] and started acting from an early age; her first TV appearance was on a chicken nuggets commercial, [3] and an early screen role was as Sabina Halliday in A Summer Story (1988). [3]

Career

Power appeared in Channel 4’s The Manageress in 1990, [4] and played Jill Pole in BBC Television's The Silver Chair (1990), [5] an adaptation of the book by C. S. Lewis. She also had parts in Bonjour la Classe (1993), [4] and Moonacre (BBC, 1993), [4] the last calling for skill at horse-riding. From 1993 to 1995, she was a regular cast member playing Jessica McAllister on the Yorkshire Television soap Emmerdale . [3]

From 1997 to 1998, she played teenager Adele Bannerman in The Grand , [5] a series set at the "Grand hotel", Manchester in the 1920s. Power made her stage debut in a theatrical adaptation of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at the National Theatre in 1998. [4] She had roles in the television drama series Murder in Mind (2002), [2] and in the 2003 film Hornblower: Duty . [5]

In 2006, she appeared in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road [5] as English teacher Lorna Dickey, and returned for the second series in 2007, until her character committed suicide after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. In early 2008 she starred in the Torchwood , [5] episode "From Out of the Rain" as Pearl, [4] a circus star who escapes from an old cinema film and seeks revenge on those who put her out of business. Power was seen in the British action movie The Tournament , [4] as the ruthless assistant to Liam Cunningham's Tournament Master. In 2012, she appeared in two episodes of ITV drama Whitechapel . [2]

In 2013, she appeared in two episodes of Lewis , [4] as Tara Faulkner, and in two episodes of Father Brown . [4] In 2016, she appeared in "Shut Up and Dance", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror . [4] In 2022, she appeared as Agatha Jack in Trigger Point . [2]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
1988 A Summer Story Sabina Halliday
Alice Alice English version
Soft SoapTraceTelevision film
1989Not the End of the WorldEllenTelevision film
1991Mystery of the KeysAlexTelevision film
1996 The Treasure Seekers Dora BastableTelevision film
ThrowawaysSkyTelevision film
2000 The Calling Lynette Peterson
2003 Duty Betsy Television film
Byron Lady Caroline Lamb Television film
2004 Not Only But Always Judy Huxtable Television film
2009 The Tournament Sarah Hunter
2016The Other Side of HomeKarenShort film
TruckAlisonShort film
2018 Final Score Mrs. Steed

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 The Manageress Young GabriellaEpisode: "A Man's Game"
1990 The Silver Chair Jill PoleSeries regular; 6 episodes
1993 The Bill Anna BurwellEpisode: "Questionable Judgement"
Bonjour la Classe Pamela SlotoverSeries regular; 6 episodes
10x10AnnaEpisode: "Physics for Fish"
1993–1995 Emmerdale Jessica McAllister Series regular; 103 episodes
1994 Moonacre Maria MerryweatherMiniseries; 6 episodes
1995 Casualty AngieEpisode: "Hit and Run"
1996 The Bill Shelley HarkerEpisode: "Separate Rooms"
Beck CharityRecurring role; 3 episodes
1997 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Lisa / ZoeEpisode: "The Double"
Scene GirlEpisode: "Stone Cold"
UnderworldGilda SmithMiniseries; 6 episodes
1997–1998 The Grand Adele BannermanRecurring role; 10 episodes
1998Slap! - Love, Lies and LipstickAnnabelSeries regular; 7 episodes
The EchoLisaMiniseries; 1 episode
2000 Fish Jilly McVeeEpisode: "Another Shade of White"
Up RisingAriadneMiniseries; 5 episodes
2001 Perfect Strangers MartinaMiniseries; 3 episodes
2002 Manchild ScarletRecurring role; 3 episodes
Murder in Mind Emily StaplefordEpisode: "Victim"
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Joanna SydehamEpisode: "Payment in Blood"
Sparkhouse Becky LawtonMiniseries; 2 episodes
2003 Trevor's World of Sport Mariella BodenEpisode: "Jason"
2005 The Brief Millie MarshRecurring role; 4 episodes
2006Brief EncountersDorathyEpisode: "All in a Day's Work"
2006–2007 Waterloo Road Lorna DickeySeries regular; 18 episodes
2008 Torchwood PearlEpisode: "From Out of the Rain"
Harley Street LucyEpisode: "Episode 4"
2011 Doctors Elsa AthertonEpisode: "Charade"
Injustice Caroline NewallMiniseries; 2 episodes
2012 Whitechapel DI Mina NorroyRecurring role; 2 episodes
2013 Father Brown Dominique BaxterEpisode: "The Eye of Apollo"
Lewis Tara FaulknerEpisode: "The Ramblin' Boy"
2016 Black Mirror SandraEpisode: "Shut Up and Dance"
2021 Showtrial Cressida CampbellRecurring role; 3 episodes
2022 Trigger Point Agatha JackRecurring role; 2 episodes

References

  1. 1 2 3 Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, vol. 3 (2003), p. 3198
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Camilla Power". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "School-based drama Waterloo Road comes to BBC ONE, Thursday 9 March 2006". bbc.co.uk. 9 March 2006. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Camilla Power". unitedagents.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Camilla Power". tvguide.com. Retrieved 19 November 2023.


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