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Emily Woof

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Emily Woof
Born
Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Alma materOxford University
Occupation(s)Actress and author
SpouseHamish McColl
Children2
ParentDr Robert Woof

Emily Woof is an English actress and author, best known for film and TV roles including Nancy in Oliver Twist, The Full Monty, an ITV adaptation of The Woodlanders, Velvet Goldmine, Wondrous Oblivion, Silent Cry and The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse.

Early life

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Woof was brought up in Newcastle upon Tyne. Her father was Wordsworth Trust Director Dr. Robert Woof. Woof went on to study at Oxford University.[1]

Acting

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Her first stage work was a trilogy of one-woman plays: Sex, Sex 2, and Sex 3.[2]

Parts in The Full Monty (1997), Photographing Fairies (1997), Velvet Goldmine (1998) and The Woodlanders (1998) established Emily Woof as one of Britain's leading young actresses.[2]

She has also appeared in several television roles, ranging from period dramas (Middlemarch; Oliver Twist) to contemporary drama (Killer Net) and comedy (The Ronni Ancona Show).[3] In 2016, she appeared in Coronation Street as the detective investigating the murder of Callum Logan (Sean Ward).

Author

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Scan of ticket stub and performance info for Emily Woof's Edinburgh production of Revolver.

For theatre she has written Sex, Sex II, Sex III,[4][5] and Revolver. For radio, she wrote Pianoman, Baby Love, and Home to The Black Sea. She has written and directed two short films, Between The Wars, and Meeting Helen.[5]

Her first novel, The Whole Wide Beauty (ISBN 9780571253999), was published in May 2010 by Faber & Faber.[6] Her second novel The Lightning Tree was also published by Faber, in March 2015.

Personal life

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Woof is married to fellow actor/writer Hamish McColl. The couple have two children and live in North London.[7]

Filmography

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Film
Year Film Role Notes
1997 The Full Monty Mandy
Photographing Fairies Linda
The Woodlanders Grace Melbury
1998 Velvet Goldmine Shannon
1999 This Year's Love Alice
Fast Food Letitia
Passion Karen Holten
2000 Pandaemonium Dorothy Wordsworth
2002 Silent Cry Rachel Stewart
2003 Wondrous Oblivion Ruth Wiseman
2004 School for Seduction Kelly
2005 The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse Lindsay
2021 Mothering Sunday Mrs. Sheringham
Television
Year Film Role Notes
1994 Middlemarch Lydgate's Maid 3 episodes
1995 Casualty WDC Dawn Morris Season 10, Episode 7 – "Turning Point"
1997 New Voices Jane Episode: "Dance for a Stranger"
1998 Killer Net Susie Miniseries – 4 episodes
1999–2000 Oliver Twist Nancy Miniseries – 3 episodes
1999–2000 Daylight Robbery Paula Sullivan 2 Miniseries – 8 episodes
2005 Nova Lise Meitner Season 33, Episode 3 "Einstein's Big Idea"
Ian Fleming: Bondmaker Ann Fleming BBC docudrama
2006 The True Voice of Rape Short television film
Born Equal Sandra Television film
Midsomer Murders Janet Bailey Season 10, Episode 2 "The Animal Within"
2007 Ronni Ancona & Co. Various roles Season 1, Episode 2
2009 Agatha Christie's Marple Rowena Waddy Season 3, Episode 4 – "Nemesis"
2012 Vera Janice Ronson Season 2, Episode 1 – "The Ghost Position"
2013 Jo Olivia Roquin Season 1, Episode 5 – "Place Vendôme"
2014 The Smoke Nina 2 episodes
2015 Inspector George Gently Tina Hall Season 7, Episode 1 – "Gently with the Women"
Short films
  • Going Going... as Anna (2000 short film – actor and writer)
  • Between the Wars (2002 short film – director)
  • Meeting Helen ... as Helen (2007 short film – actor, writer and director)

Awards and nominations

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References

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  1. ^ Woof, Emily (20 March 2010). "Once upon a life: Emily Woof". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Emily Woof – - guardian.co.uk Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  3. ^ http://www.hamiltonhodell.co.uk/page.asp?partid=69f[permanent dead link]>
  4. ^ "Emily Woof". Stellar Theatre. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Dramatist: Emily Woof". Alan Brodie Represen. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Faber & Faber : The Whole Wide Beauty [Emily Woof, 9780571253999]". Archived from the original on 28 July 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  7. ^ "One Minute With: Emily Woof – Features, Books – The Independent". London. 2 April 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
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