Vanessa Emme

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Vanessa Emme
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OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Television The Chelsea Detective

Vanessa Emme is an Irish stage and television actress.

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Early life

She graduated from The Lir Academy in 2014 with a Bachelor in Acting. [1]

Career

Stage

In 2015, she appeared on stage in an adaptation of Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. [2] [3]

In 2018, she appeared in an adaptation of John Osbourne's Look Back in Anger at the Gate Theatre in Dublin. [4] [5]

Film & television

She appeared in Dublin Murders [6] and Bloodlands . [7] She also appeared in A Discovery of Witches in 2022 and long running crime series Midsomer Murders . [8]

She has a lead role alongside Adrian Scarborough in series two of The Chelsea Detective as no-nonsense police detective Layla Walsh. [9] [10]

Personal life

She has Filipina heritage through her mother, she told The Irish Examiner in 2018 that she is distantly related to Marcela Marcelo. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2014The ShadowsFemale Shadow [12]
2017The Observer EffectMaeveShort film [13]
2023 A Greyhound of a Girl Dr. HeaneyVoice role [14]

Television

YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2016 The Fall Dr. DoyleEpisode: "Silence and Suffering" [15]
2017 Little Boy Blue Police Liaison OfficerMiniseries; 2 episodes [16]
2018 Holby City Rochelle PlymptonEpisode: "All Lies Lead to the Truth" [17]
2019 Manhunt VanessaEpisode: "The First Day" [18]
Dublin Murders Abby StoneMiniseries; 4 episodes [19]
2020 Doctors Ruth GarrodEpisode: "New Follower" [20]
2021 Three Families Rachel DonleavyMiniseries; 2 episodes [21]
Midsomer Murders Danni KarrasEpisode: "Happy Families" [22]
2022 A Discovery of Witches Joy ConnellyEpisode: "Series 3, Episode 2" [23]
Bloodlands Leah HardyRecurring role; 3 episodes [24]
2023 The Chelsea Detective DS Layla WalshSeries regular; 4 episodes [25]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Dancing at Lughnasa review: A thoughtful, adept 25th-anniversary revival". The Irish Times. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. ↑ Killeen, Padraic (17 October 2015). "Theatre review: Dancing at Lughnasa, Gaiety Theatre". The Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Upshaw, Jordan (20 February 2018). "New take on Look Back In Anger Should Delight Fans". Dublin Gazette.
  5. ↑ "Look Back In Anger review: Deconstructing a nasty piece of work". The Irish Times. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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  7. ↑ Starr, Michael (28 March 2023). "Meet Vanessa Emme's 'zero filter' cop on 'The Chelsea Detective'". New York Post. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
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  13. ↑ Porzio, Stephen (26 September 2017). "Irish Short Film Review: The Observer Effect". Film Ireland . Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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