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Emily Joyce | |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | Adam Astle (m. 2002) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Rachel Joyce |
Emily Sian Joyce is an English actress, known for playing the role of Janet Dawkins in the BBC comedy series My Hero between 2000 and 2006.
After drama school, Joyce joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her first television role was in the ITV drama Cracker , where she played the murderer in a 1995 episode. She also starred in another ITV1 drama series, Grafters , in 1999 and in 2003 played the part of DC Havers's new boss in The Inspector Lynley Mysteries .
Joyce appeared in the British comedy series My Hero. She played the character of Janet Dawkins, opposite superhero Thermoman, originally played by Ardal O'Hanlon and followed by James Dreyfus.
In 2003 she appeared in series 2 episode 6 of Ultimate Force, playing the part of Nicky Strong.
Also in 2003 Joyce played vengeful serial killer Anna Marchant/Sarah Herd in the two part BBC crime Drama Messiah 2: Vengeance is Mine starring Ken Stott
In 2007, she appeared in the light-hearted drama Hotel Babylon , playing the part of Estelle. She also played Kate in the comedy drama Little Devil.
In the first half of 2008, she appeared in Happy Now? , a new play by Lucinda Coxon at the National Theatre, London. Also in 2008, she appeared in the six-part BBC comedy drama series Mutual Friends as Martin's (Marc Warren) boss Sarah Fletcher.
In 2010, Joyce played the part of Dr Sandra Fleming in Universal Soldier: Regeneration . In the same year she appeared as the Prime Minister's special policy advisor, Claire Sutton, in Antony Jay's and Jonathan Lynn's stage version of Yes, Prime Minister , which premiered at the Chichester Festival in May 2010 and moved to the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End in September 2010. In 2011, Joyce appeared in Series 7, Episode 19 of the BBC school-based drama Waterloo Road as local superstar DJ Viv O'Donnell. In 2013, Joyce appeared in an episode Down Among the Fearful of the ITV drama Lewis as Jane Grace. In 2011, Joyce starred in the one-off BBC Christmas show, Lapland . [1] In 2024, she appeared in the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors as Katie Elton, the wife of established character Graham Elton (Alex Avery). [2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Woodlanders | Libby | |
| 2007 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | Palace Guide | |
| 2009 | Universal Soldier: Regeneration | Dr. Sandra Flemming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Cracker | Janice | 2 episodes: "True Romance: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1997 | Jane Eyre | Miss Temple | Television film |
| Wycliffe | Morna Petheric | 1 episode: "Seen a Ghost" | |
| Casualty | Lorraine Parker | 1 episode: "What Friends Are For" | |
| 1998 | In Exile | Ellen | 7 episodes |
| Grafters | Laura | 8 episodes | |
| 1999 | Trial by Fire | WDC. Scott | Television film |
| 2000 | Hero of the Hour | Sylvie | Television film |
| 2000–2006 | My Hero | Janet Dawkins | 51 episodes; main role |
| 2001 | Comic Relief: Say Pants to Poverty | Janet Dawkins | |
| The Glass | Emma Rice | 6 episodes; mini-series | |
| Midsomer Murders | Bernadette Sullivan | 1 episode: "A Worm in the Bud" | |
| 2003 | Messiah 2: Vengeance is Mine | Anna Marchent | 2 episodes; mini-series |
| The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Emily Barlow | 1 episode: "Deception on His Mind" | |
| Ultimate Force | Nicky Strong | 1 episode: "Dead Is Forever" | |
| 2006 | Doctor Who | Alien (voice) | 1 episode: "The Girl in the Fireplace" |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Natalie Lawson | 2 episodes: "Fallen Angel: Parts 1 & 2" | |
| 2007 | Hotel Babylon | Estelle | 1 episode: #2.4 |
| Little Devil | Katie Bishop | 3 episodes: #1.1, #1.2 & 1.3 | |
| 2008 | Fairy Tales | Joyce Fletcher | 1 episode: "Rapunzel" |
| Mutual Friends | Sarah | 6 episodes | |
| 2009 | My Almost Famous Family | Jill | 9 episodes |
| 2010 | Silent Witness | Muriel | 2 episodes: "Voids: Parts 1 & 2" |
| Doctors | Diana Hardcastle | 1 episode: "Mother's Help" | |
| The Bill | Jane Wallace | 1 episode: "Deadly Consequences" | |
| 2011 | Holby City | Kate Cahill | 3 episodes: "One of Those Days", "Broken" & "PS Elliot" |
| Waterloo Road | Viv O'Donnell | 1 episode: Series 7 Episode 19 | |
| Lapland | Miranda | "Lapland" | |
| 2013 | Lewis | Jane Grace | 1 episode: "Down Among the Fearful" |
| New Tricks | Daniella Yates | 1 episode: "Wild Justice" | |
| Midsomer Murders | Valerie Fergus-Johnson | 1 episode: "The Christmas Haunting" | |
| Casualty | Karen Rednall | 1 episode: "Garage Flowers" | |
| 2016 | EastEnders | Dr Janice May | 2 episodes |
| Agatha Raisin | Juliet | 1 episode: "Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage" | |
| Friday Night Dinner | Melissa | 1 episode: Series 4 Episode 6 "For Sale" | |
| Filcher & Crook | Evangeline De'Salle | TV Mini Series | |
| 2016-2017 | Jack and Dean of All Trades | Jack's Mum | 2 episodes: "Dad Men", "Karaoke" |
| 2017 | Vera | Caroline Andersen | 1 episode: Series 7 Episode 1 "Natural Selection" |
| Casualty | Sophia Frost | 1 episode: Series 32 Episode 9 [3] | |
| Sunset Dreams | Anne Tiller | ||
| Judge Rinder's Crown Court | Abby Fry - Defence Counsel | TV Mini Series | |
| 2020 | Father Brown | Edith Dobson | 1 episode: "The Wisdom of the Fool" |
| 2021 | McDonald & Dodds | Diane | 1 episode: "The War of Rose" |
| 2022 | Call the Midwife | Norma Johnson | 1 episode: Series 11 Episode 7 |
| 2024 | Doctors | Katie Elton | 1 episode: "Daddy's Little Girl" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-2008 | The Spaceship | Melissa Paterson | |
| 2009 | Accomplices | Hattie | Afternoon Play |
| 2013 | Shooting Animals | Fran | Pilot |
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