Eva Alexander
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Eva Alexander (born Sara Jane Alexander[1], 9 August 1976[2]) is a British actress and a children's TV presenter. Eva is pronounced "Ava".
Until October 2006, she was a continuity presenter on the BBC preschool television channel CBeebies, joining as a replacement for Nicole Davis, who left in February 2006. Alexander left CBeebies Presentation in October 2006 due to her pregnancy and gave birth to baby Sammy in November[3].
Alexander has had a variety of small parts in television dramas such as Waking The Dead, The Brief and Casualty, in addition to a range of theatre and radio work. She also starred in the BBC children's programme The Mysti Show as Ella, a stubborn teenager who is helped by Mystical Rainbowfrost (aka Mysti), a fairy who can change into a human. In 1993 she appeared (under her real name) in Franco Zeffirelli's film Storia di una capinera (aka Sparrow)[2][4].
She attended the University of Bristol, graduating in 1997, and also attended The Drama Studio London where she gained a postgraduate diploma in acting[1][2]. She is married to American actor Cory English[5].
[edit] References
- ^ a b Bristol University Alumni Newsletter (October 2003). Retrieved on 2007-02-14. “DRAMA AT THE WICKHAM THEATRE. 11 October Two Sisters and a Piano. Havana, Cuba, 1991. Two sisters under house arrest take refuge in their art, but they must decide on a dangerous chance of freedom. European premiere of the award-winning play written by Pulitzer Prize-winning Nilo Cruz and co-starring Eva Alexander, a Bristol Drama graduate (1997, as Sara Jane Alexander).”
- ^ a b c Eva's ukscreen.com profile
- ^ Pregnant Pause modelling agency website
- ^ IMDB listing for Storia di una capinera
- ^ theatre.com interview with Cory English
