Ciara Charteris

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Ciara Charteris
Born
Ciara Charteris

(1995-08-03) 3 August 1995 (age 26)
Johannesburg, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Alma materNational Youth Theatre
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Height1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)

Ciara Charteris (born 3 August 1995), is a South Africa-born British actress.[1] She is best known for the role "Emma Tregirls" in the television serial Poldark.[2][3]

Personal life[]

Charteris was born on 3 August 1995 in Johannesburg, South Africa. In January 1998, she moved to Clapham, London with her family when she was just three years old.[4][3]

In December 2019, she revealed that she was raped by a close friend during a night out for her friend's birthday. However, she did not report it to the police but told her female friend in the next day.[5]

Career[]

She studied drama and acting from National Youth Theatre and Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama for two years.[2] She started acting career in 2010 where she appeared in the film Mum's List directed by Niall Johnson. In 2016, she acted in the British miniseries Close to the Enemy directed by Stephen Poliakoff ,where she played the role of "Lucy Lindsay Jones".[3] Then in 2017, she played a minor role as "nurse Flora Byron" in the film Endeavor. In 2017, she also participated in the film Mary Shelley directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour and played the role "Harriet Shelley". In 2018, she became a series regular after joined the cast of season 3 in the television series Poldark and played the role "Emma Tregirls".[6]

Filmography[]

Year Film Role Genre Ref.
2010 Mum's List Film
2016 Acres and Acres Olivia Film
2016 Close to the Enemy Lucy Lindsay Jones TV Mini Series
2017 Endeavour Nurse Flora Byron TV Series
2017 Poison Tree Phaedra Short film
2017 Grantchester Annie Towler TV Series
2017 Mary Shelley Harriet Shelley Film
2017 Poldark Emma Tregirls TV Series

References[]

  1. ^ "Poldark star Ciara Charteris opens up about past sexual assault". The Independent. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "CIARA CHARTERIS". Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Ciara Charteris on Poldark & South West London". www.theresident.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ Moore, Camille (22 August 2020). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Ciara Charteris". TVOvermind. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  5. ^ Trewhela, Lee (21 August 2020). "Poldark actress reveals she was raped by a friend". CornwallLive. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. ^ Vyas, Punam. "Spotlight On: Ciara Charteris". www.influencerintelligence.com. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

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