| Emma Lowndes | |
|---|---|
| Born | Irlam, Salford, England |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Emma Lowndes is an English actress, known for portraying Bella Gregson in Cranford and Mary Rivers in Jane Eyre.
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Brought up in Irlam, near Manchester, Lowndes attended Irlam Primary School and Urmston Grammar School,[1] where she was Head Girl.[2] She studied English at the University of York before training at RADA,[2] graduating in 2000.[3] Her training was partly funded by the Salford Sports and Arts Trust, established by Albert Finney and Harold Riley to assist the city's young talent.[1]
Lowndes is the eldest of three siblings born to Eric and Suzanne Lowndes. She has a younger brother, footballer Nathan Lowndes, and a sister, Katie Lowndes.[1]
Lowndes' television credits include Waking the Dead, Burn It, Afterlife, Doctors and Moving On. She also played Mary Rivers in the 2006 BBC adaptation of Jane Eyre, and Bella Gregson in Cranford.
Lowndes has appeared in the films All or Nothing (2002), This Little Life (2003) and Frozen (2005). She has lent her voice to the radio dramas Whitby Pier, Aperture and Hanging,[4] and played Sarah Badger in the 2001 The Tomorrow People audio drama, The New Gods.
Her theatre work includes Whose Life Is It Anyway?,[2] The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, The Seagull, Port and Cold Meat Party.[4] She has also appeared in productions of Thérèse Raquin, Measure for Measure, Topless Mum and Three More Sleepless Nights.[5]
Lowndes won Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2003 Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards for productions of Port and The Seagull at the Royal Exchange Theatre.[6] Her role in The Seagull also earned her a nomination at the 2003 Ian Charleson Awards.[4]
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Lenny Blue | DC Kerry Allen | Television film |
| Heartbeat | Teresa - A Girl's Best Friend (2002) |
Period crime drama | |
| 2003 | Burn It | Jane | Drama series |
| 2004 | Von Trapped | Leisl 'Lee' Moogan | Television film |
| 2005 | The Walk | Gillian | Television film |
| Waking the Dead | Young Grace Foley - Straw Dog: Part One (2005) |
Police procedural | |
| 2006 | Jane Eyre | Mary Rivers - Episode 1.4 (2006) |
Miniseries |
| Afterlife | Zoe - A Name Written in Water (2006) |
Supernatural drama | |
| 2007 | Cranford | Bella Gregson - June 1842 (2007) - August 1842 (2007) - November 1842 (2007) - April 1843 (2007) |
Comedy-drama |
| 2008 | Doctors | Mia Arnell - Attack of the Centorts: Part 1 (2008) - Attack of the Centorts: Part 2 (2008) |
Soap opera |
| The Royal | Penny Darnby - Blood's Thicker Than Water (2008) |
Period medical drama | |
| Heartbeat | Julie - Missing Persons (2008) |
Period crime drama | |
| 2009 | Moving On | Alice - The Rain Has Stopped (2009) |
Anthology series |
| Cranford | Bella Gregson - August 1844 (2009) - October to December 1844 (2009) |
Comedy-drama | |
| Paradox | Julie Hughes - Episode 1.5 (2009) |
Sci-fi crime drama | |
| 2010 | Survivors | Sally - Episode 2.4 (2010) - Episode 2.5 (2010) |
Post-apocalyptic drama |
| 2011 | Silent Witness | Claire Lockford - First Casualty: Part 1 (2011) - First Casualty: Part 2 (2011) |
Crime drama |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | All or Nothing | Party Girl | |
| 2003 | This Little Life | Nurse Anne | |
| 2005 | Frozen | Receptionist | Uncredited |