Gemma Oaten

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Gemma Oaten
Born (1984-05-08) 8 May 1984 (age 40)
Kingston upon Hull, England
Education Drama Studio London
OccupationActress
Television Emmerdale

Gemma Oaten (born 8 May 1984) is an English actress. She is known for playing the role of Rachel Breckle in Emmerdale from 2011 to 2015, for which she received a nomination for the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer. Since leaving Emmerdale, Oaten has made appearances in various television series and films, including Rise of the Footsoldier: The Pat Tate Story , Holby City and Coronation Street . As well as her onscreen roles, Oaten has also starred in various theatre productions across the UK, including stints in Bedroom Farce and Up 'n' Under .

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Early and personal life

Oaten was born on 8 May 1984 in Kingston upon Hull, England, to Marg and Dennis Oaten. [1] [2] She developed anorexia at the age of 10 and endured a thirteen-year-long battle with the illness, which left her close to death on several occasions. [2] [3] She studied acting and graduated from the Drama Studio London. [4] Oaten is a patron and charity manager of the eating disorder charity Seed, and in 2022, she launched her own recovery programme. [2] [5] In April 2022, she was diagnosed with milk-alkali syndrome. [6]

Career

Oaten made her acting debut in January 2011 when she appeared in two episodes of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Sam Doyle. [7] [8] Six months later, she was cast as Rachel Breckle in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale . [9] [10] Oaten decided to leave the soap in October 2013 and made her on-screen exit in January 2014. [11] She returned to the soap in January 2015 and departed once again in August. The character was later killed off in 2019, ruling out a return for Oaten. [12] For her role as Rachel, Oaten received nominations in the Newcomer categories at the TV Quick Awards and British Soap Awards. [13] [14] In April 2015, she played Stacey Bayton in an episode of the BBC medical drama series Casualty . [15] Between 2017 and 2018, she joined the cast of Holby City and played the role of Sydney Somers in four episodes. [16] [17] In 2021, Oaten portrayed Isla Haywood in two episodes of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street . [18] Outside of acting, Oaten has appeared on Celebrity Antiques Road Trip , and several daytime television shows such as This Morning and Lorraine where she has openly discussed her experiences with anorexia. [19] [20] [21]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Doctors Sam Doyle2 episodes
2011–2015 Emmerdale Rachel Breckle Series regular
2015 Casualty Stacey BaytonEpisode: "Something Borrowed, Something Blue"
2015Pick UpGirlShort film
2017 Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool PatientFilm
2017 Rise of the Footsoldier: The Pat Tate Story LucyFilm
2017–2018 Holby City Sydney Somers4 episodes
2021 Coronation Street Isla Haywood 3 episodes

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
2016 Bedroom Farce Jan Gordon Craig Theatre [22]
2017 Up 'n' Under HazelGordon Craig Theatre [23]
2018Going ApeUn­knownDance Attic Studios [24]
2019Ten Times TableSophieUK tour [4]
2024Dick Whittington meets the Pirates from the CaribbeanFairy BowbellsGrimsby Auditorium

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2012 TV Quick Awards Best Soap NewcomerEmmerdaleNominated [13]
2012 The British Soap Awards Best Newcomer EmmerdaleNominated [14]

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