Anna Acton

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Anna Acton
Born (1977-01-29) 29 January 1977 (age 45)
Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present
Known forGeri Evans in Family Affairs (2002–2005)
Rochelle Barratt in The Bill (2005)
DC Emma Summerhayes in EastEnders (2014–2015)
Spouse(s)Ben Hull

Anna Acton (born 29 January 1977) is an English actress who is best known for her roles as Rochelle Barratt, the wife of a borough commander, in the ITV television series The Bill, and DC Emma Summerhayes in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders.[1] Prior to appearing in The Bill, Acton played the long-suffering yet bubbly Geri Evans in the soap opera Family Affairs for three and a half years.[2]

Acton also appeared in two episodes of Doctors as Rachel Cook (April 2006) and later as Keira Chesterton (February 2008) and Hollyoaks (October 2006) as DC Mullins. In May 2007, she starred as Louise Martin in two episodes of HolbyBlue for the BBC. In August 2008 she appeared with Paul Nicholls in Harley Street (ITV) and was also seen as Dorothy in the CGI Sketch Show for BBC The Wrong Door.

From 2013 to 2015, Acton played the role of Joy in the CBeebies programme Topsy and Tim. From 21 April 2014 to 2 January 2015, she portrayed DC Emma Summerhayes, the police officer investigating Lucy Beale's (Hetti Bywater) murder, in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders.[3]

From 2015 to 2016, Acton appeared in the BBC One medical soap Casualty as Nikki Chisom.[4] In 2018, she appeared in Birches, a UK-based feature based on the novel Silver Birches published in 2009 by Adrian Plass. Birches was turned into a film directed by Randall Stevens, with screenplay by Mark Freiburger. It starred Natasha Little and Todd Carty.[5][6] In May 2021, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Vicki.[7]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2009 The Killers Danielle
2010 Little Deaths Annabel
2018 Degenerates Susan Moore
2019 Mapped Izzy Short film
Birches Jessica
2020 Shapes Ms Roberts
2021 Smudged Smmile Laura Short film

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2001 EastEnders Jane 2 episodes
2002-2004 Family Affairs Geri Evans Series regular, 135 episodes
2005 The Bill Rochelle Barratt Series regular, 20 episodes
2006 Doctors Rachel Cook 1 episode
2007 HolbyBlue Louise Martin 2 episodes
2008 Harley Street Claudia 1 episode
The Wrong Door Various role 1 episode
Doctors Kira Chesterton 1 episode
2010 The Little House Ruth's Mother 1 episode
2011 Casualty Alex Scotton 1 episode
2012 Crime Stories Polly Andrews 1 episode
2013 Doctors Dorothy Bale 1 episode
2013-2015 Topsy and Tim Joy Series regular, 57 episodes
2014-2015 EastEnders Emma Summerhayes Series regular
2015 Casualty Nikki Chisom 3 episodes
2016 Doctors Colette Pendleton 1 episode
2019 Brassic Lydia McCann 1 episode
2020 Roadkill Stella Faber 1 episode
2021 Doctors Vicki 1 episode

References[]

  1. ^ Kris Green (20 May 2005). "315: Scott confesses all". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ^ Kris Green (28 April 2005). "Ex-'Family Affairs' actress joins 'The Bill'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ^ "21/04/2014, EastEnders - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ^ Dainty, Sophie (5 January 2016). "Casualty spoilers: New pictures show Dixie putting her life in danger during explosive episode". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  5. ^ "'Silver Birches' Feature Film Coming to Theaters in 2017". christiancinema.com. 19 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Adrian and Bridget Plass Day with Film Premiere Wednesday 16th May". baylink.org. 29 March 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  7. ^ Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: Is there romance in store for Al Haskey?". What's on TV. Future plc. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

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