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Emma Catherwood is a Actor born on 7 december 1981
Emma Catherwood (born 7 December 1981) is a Welsh actress and former model best known for her role as Jo in My Kingdom and for her role in Holby City. Catherwood studied the Meisner technique in London, and has degrees in English literature and Art History.
Catherwood began her career with Models 1, where she modelled for short time before quitting after a family crisis. Soon after, she made her first major television appearance in Little Bird for ITV, playing a downtrodden Mancunian mother of five. At the same time Catherwood made her feature film debut in Large for FilmFour. This led to a role starring opposite Richard Harris in My Kingdom'. Harris has been quote as saying "Emma is one of the best actresses I've worked with in my very long career". My Kingdom is based upon the Shakespeare play King Lear. It was one of the last projects made by Harris. Catherwood played Joe his daughter (Cordellia), an ex-heroin addict. In preparation for this role the young actress spent time in Liverpool, where she worked on the accent and visited recovery centres. Catherwood appeared as a young prostitute, Sandra, in the ITV series The Vice. Catherwood starred opposite Ken Stott and James Frain. For the thriller Spirit Trap Catherwood lost weight and cut a severe fringe to portray the drug abusing, narcissistic character of Adele. Catherwood also starred in another thriller as Mel in The Reeds, which is part of the After Dark Horrorfest.
Catherwood played Dr Penny Valentine in the BBC medical drama series Holby City. A well-educated junior doctor, Penny Valentine arrived in Holby with her brother during the show's eleventh series. Executive producer Tony McHale and series producer Diana Kyle announced the arrival in May 2009, with Kyle describing Penny as "full of energy and enthusiasm", assessing she would have an "instant impact on the wards at every level". McHale described them as "a great addition to the gang", explaining that "They both want to achieve and although one is more naturally gifted than the other, they're both very talented doctors. Work and private lives are bound to collide in their quests to climb their respective career ladders." Catherwood observed several bypass operations to prepare for the role, which she described as a "wonderful experience", feeling both humbled and privileged to attend,
“I’m not squeamish so I had no problems with them,” she said. “I watched various bypass operations and was completely fascinated. I felt so privileged to be in there with the amazing doctors, who do such a brilliant job."
“To watch someone crack open a chest is a wonderful experience. It makes you realise that’s all we are underneath. It was a great way of introducing me to the world of medicine. I really appreciate what they do.
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Birth 7 december 1981 (43 years)
Catherwood began her career with Models 1, where she modelled for short time before quitting after a family crisis. Soon after, she made her first major television appearance in Little Bird for ITV, playing a downtrodden Mancunian mother of five. At the same time Catherwood made her feature film debut in Large for FilmFour. This led to a role starring opposite Richard Harris in My Kingdom'. Harris has been quote as saying "Emma is one of the best actresses I've worked with in my very long career". My Kingdom is based upon the Shakespeare play King Lear. It was one of the last projects made by Harris. Catherwood played Joe his daughter (Cordellia), an ex-heroin addict. In preparation for this role the young actress spent time in Liverpool, where she worked on the accent and visited recovery centres. Catherwood appeared as a young prostitute, Sandra, in the ITV series The Vice. Catherwood starred opposite Ken Stott and James Frain. For the thriller Spirit Trap Catherwood lost weight and cut a severe fringe to portray the drug abusing, narcissistic character of Adele. Catherwood also starred in another thriller as Mel in The Reeds, which is part of the After Dark Horrorfest.
Catherwood played Dr Penny Valentine in the BBC medical drama series Holby City. A well-educated junior doctor, Penny Valentine arrived in Holby with her brother during the show's eleventh series. Executive producer Tony McHale and series producer Diana Kyle announced the arrival in May 2009, with Kyle describing Penny as "full of energy and enthusiasm", assessing she would have an "instant impact on the wards at every level". McHale described them as "a great addition to the gang", explaining that "They both want to achieve and although one is more naturally gifted than the other, they're both very talented doctors. Work and private lives are bound to collide in their quests to climb their respective career ladders." Catherwood observed several bypass operations to prepare for the role, which she described as a "wonderful experience", feeling both humbled and privileged to attend,
“I’m not squeamish so I had no problems with them,” she said. “I watched various bypass operations and was completely fascinated. I felt so privileged to be in there with the amazing doctors, who do such a brilliant job."
“To watch someone crack open a chest is a wonderful experience. It makes you realise that’s all we are underneath. It was a great way of introducing me to the world of medicine. I really appreciate what they do.
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Grace Unplugged (2013)
, 1h42Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Musical films
Actors Amanda Michalka, James Denton, Kevin Pollak, Shawnee Smith, Michael Welch, Emma Catherwood
Roles Kendra Burroughs
Rating60%
"Grace Unplugged" is the story of an 18-year-old girl who leads worship on Sundays at church, but decides to leave her family and Christianity to pursue fame in the music industry.
Against the Dark (2009)
, 1h34Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Vampires in film, Zombie films, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Steven Seagal, Linden Ashby, Emma Catherwood, Skye Bennett, Keith David, Daniel Percival
Roles Amelia
Rating32%
An epidemic disease has overwhelmed humanity, turning nearly everyone into blood-thirsty infected who resemble vampires and zombies. There is no known cure and very few survivors left fighting "against the dark".
Senseless (2008)
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror
Actors Jason Behr, Emma Catherwood, Sean O'Kane
Roles Nim
Rating57%
In the Spider's Web (2007)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films
Actors Lance Henriksen, Emma Catherwood, Michael Smiley, Lisa Livingstone
Roles Gina
Rating36%
In India, American backpacker friends Gina, John, Stacy, Geraldine and Phil hike in the woods with their guide Brian. When Geraldine is bitten by a venomous spider, the group decides to seek an American doctor who lives with a tribe in the jungle. Dr. Lecorpus treats the girl and while Gina, John and Phil return to the village in the civilization, Brian and Stacy stay with the natives. They decide to visit a temple in the forest while waiting for Stacey to recover; however, they find that Dr. Lecorpus is hiding a dark secret.
Spirit Trap (2005)
, 1h30Directed by David Smith
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors Billie Piper, Sam Troughton, Luke Mably, Emma Catherwood, Chiké Okonkwo
Roles Adele
Rating44%
When five unsuspecting students move into a dilapidated mansion, a mysterious spirit clock, long since disused, is set into motion. As the walls of reality slowly fall away, and dark secrets are revealed, the group are thrown headlong into a downward spiral of paranoia, murderous intent and supernatural horror.
My Kingdom (2002)
Directed by Don Boyd
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Films about royalty
Actors Richard Harris, Jimi Mistry, Lorraine Pilkington, Reece Noi, Lynn Redgrave, Tom Bell
Roles Jo
Rating59%