Elisabeth Dermot Walsh | |
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Born | Elisabeth Clare Louise Walsh 15 September 1974 London, England |
Other names | Elisabeth Dermot Walsh |
Years active | 1998–present |
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh (born 15 September 1974)[1] is an English actress, known for portraying Elizabeth in Falling for a Dancer and Dr Zara Carmichael in Doctors.
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Born in London,[1] Elisabeth Dermot Walsh is the daughter of Irish actor Dermot Walsh and his third wife, actress Elisabeth Knox (1944–1993).[2][3] She has a sister Olivia and also a half-sister Sally and half-brother Michael from her father’s previous marriages.[3]
She attended West Heath School, and later trained at RADA.[2] She is the fifth generation to act in her family.[4]
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh made her television debut in the television film Falling for a Dancer. She has also appeared in Love in a Cold Climate, Unfinished Business, Midsomer Murders and Holby City. In 2009 she joined the regular cast of BBC soap opera Doctors, playing Dr Zara Carmichael.
Her theatre credits include Ring Round the Moon, The Country Wife, The Misanthrope, The Life of Galileo and Rebecca, opposite Nigel Havers.[5]
Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Falling for a Dancer | Elizabeth | Television film |
1999 | Unfinished Business | Rachel (9 episodes) | Sitcom |
Cleopatra | Octavia | Television film | |
2001 | Love in a Cold Climate | Linda Radlett | Television miniseries |
2002 | Bertie and Elizabeth | Lillibet | Television film |
2003 | Murphy's Law | Kate Jennings - Electric Bill (2003) |
TV series |
My Hero | Charlotte - It's All in the Mind (2003) |
Sitcom | |
Agatha Christie's Poirot: Sad Cypress | Elinor Carlisle | Television film | |
2004 | The Rivals | Julia Melville | Performance at Bristol Old Vic, recorded for DVD |
2005 | Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky | Mrs Sanderson-Chantry | Television film |
Love Soup | Roberta Samms - War Is Heck (2005) |
Sitcom | |
2007 | The Commander | Thelma - The Fraudster (2007) |
Police drama |
2008 | Midsomer Murders | Beth Porteous - Blood Wedding (2008) |
Police drama |
Fiona's Story | Emma | Television film | |
2009 | Holby City | Elizabeth Farrington - Proceed with Caution (2009) |
Medical drama |
Doctors | Dr Zara Carmichael (2009–present) | Soap opera |
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2009 | From Time to Time | Joan - Tolly's mother |