Zoe Dawson

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Zoe Dawson
Born
Zoe Dawson

(1979-01-30) 30 January 1979 (age 44)
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present

Zoe Dawson is an English actress. Best known for minor roles in the BBC soap opera, Doctors .

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Career

Dawson started her career in 1999 as Susie in Oklahoma! , and then moved to International Docu-drama series, Mayday in 2004, where she played the British Airways stewardess Sue Gibbons. In 2006 Dawson had a one-off role playing Sally in The Bill , and after that she moved to UK soap opera. In 2006 and 2008 Dawson had one-off roles on the BBC popular soap opera, Doctors . In 2006 she played Louise Meecham, and in 2008 she played a hotel receptionist. Dawson also had a one-off role of playing another receptionist in the ITV soap, Coronation Street , in 2008.

Specialist accents

Dawson can perform in many dialects and accents of the United Kingdom. They are;

Personal life

Dawson was born and brought up in the Black Country town of Walsall, just north of Birmingham. Dawson currently still lives in Walsall.

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