Daniela Denby-Ashe
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| Daniela Denby-Ashe | |
 Daniela Denby-Ashe in My Family |
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| Birth name | Daniela Denby-Ashe |
| Born | 9 August 1978 London, England |
| Notable roles | Sarah Hills in EastEnders Janey Harper in My Family |
Daniela Denby-Ashe (born 9 August 1978) is an English actress best known for her roles as Sarah Hills in EastEnders and as Janey Harper in My Family.
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[edit] Early life
Daniela Denby-Ashe was born in London in 1978 of exclusively Polish descent. Her father, Miroslaw Pszkit (pronounced "Shkeet"), was born in Poland and came to Britain aged 12[1]. Denby-Ashe's mother, who was born in Britain, raised in France, but had Polish parents. When her parents were getting married, they used the telephone directory to search for a suitable English-sounding surname, as most local people refused to learn how to pronounce Pszkit. One found "Denby", the other "Ashe" and as they couldn't decide which to use, they decided to double-barrel the two surnames [2].
Denby-Ashe begun studying ballet at the age of two and a half, and from the ages of 10 to 16, she attended a theatre school[3]. Her early career included television adverts and playing Saffy's daughter in an episode of Absolutely Fabulous in 1995. Other early appearances included The Bill and the Channel 4 sitcom Desmond's.
[edit] Career
Daniela Denby-Ashe got her big break when, in 1995, she got the role of Sarah Hills in EastEnders. She played this character until 1999. The following year, she got the role of Janey Harper in a new sitcom called My Family. Denby-Ashe took a break from My Family for the fourth series in 2003, but returned to this role in 2004.
In 2004, she took the lead female role of Margaret Hale in BBC drama North & South, and in 2006 played Mary in the Torchwood episode Greeks Bearing Gifts. Her other television roles include Is Harry on the Boat?, Office Gossip, Rescue Me and The Afternoon Play. In 2005, she appeared in a Radio 4 comedy called Ring Around the Bath [4]. Denby-Ashe has also performed at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre and Criterion Theatre, London in The Countess[5] and in Motortown at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre[6].
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Interview with Daniela Denby-Ashe".
- ^ "Interview with Daniela Denby-Ashe".
- ^ "Interview with Daniela Denby-Ashe".
- ^ "Ring Around the Bath", Global British Comedy Collaborative, 27 March 2005.
- ^ "Daniela Denby-Ashe Biography, Filmography, Trivia", celebarazzi.com.
- ^ "London Theatre Guide", London Theatre Guide.
