Emma Rigby
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Emma Catherine Rigby is an English actress, best known for her role in Hollyoaks
as Hannah Ashworth
.
In 2007, at the age of 17, Rigby was nominated for Best Actress in the British Soap Awards
, (just 1 year late to qualify for Best Dramatic Performance For A Young Actor/Actress) but did not make it to the final 4. She was also nominated for Most Popular Actress at the National Television Awards
. Just one year later, she won The British Soap Award for Best Actress and was nominated for Best Dramatic Performance but lost out to Jo Joyner
.
Rigby's portrayal of Hannah Ashworth's battle with anorexia attracted praise. The Daily Mail
TV critic, Jaci Stephen, wrote on 24 November 2007 that the Hollyoaks storyline had "taught her more than any drama or documentary on anorexia has ever done". Stephen also admitted some of Hannah's scenes had moved her to tears.
Rigby won best storyline for Hannah's eating disorder at the annual Hollyoaks awards. She was up against John Paul and Craig's affair, The 'Who pushed Clare?' storyline, and Kris and Jess's relationship.
At the All About Soap Bubble awards in April 2008, Rigby won an award for the 'I'm a Survivor - Bravest soul in soap' category.
Although it was previously announced she was due to leave Hollyoaks in June 2009, Rigby renewed her contract an extra six months. Her final episode was aired on 12 February 2010.
Rory Lewis Photographer Photoshoot With Emma Rigby
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
as Hannah Ashworth
Hannah Ashworth
Hannah Rose Ashworth is a fictional character from long-running Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, played by Emma Rigby. Hannah first appeared on-screen from October 3, 2005 until her exit on February 12, 2010....
.
Career
In February 2010 Emma Completed, published photoshoot with International Fashion Photographer Rory Lewis.Television
| Year | Show | Episode(s) | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011- | Fresh Meat | Rachel McDonald | |
| 2011 | Demons Never Die Demons Never Die Demons Never Die is a British 2011 slasher film starring Robert Sheehan, Ashley Walters, Emma Rigby, Tulisa Contostavlos and Reggie Yates it opened to 121 cinemas and made £47,536 in its first week ... |
(Filming) | Samantha |
| 2011- | Becoming Human Becoming Human Becoming Human is a British supernatural drama webisode series and a spin-off from the TV series Being Human. Created by Toby Whithouse, it was written by Brian Dooley, Jamie Mathieson and John Jackson) and stars Craig Roberts as the teenage vampire Adam , Leila Mimmack as the werewolf Christa and... |
Brandy Mulligan | |
| 2009 | Hollyoaks Later | (5 Episodes, 2009) | Hannah Ashworth |
| 2008 | Hole In The Wall Hole in the Wall (UK game show) Hole in the Wall was a game show that airs on BBC One in the United Kingdom. This game is an adaptation of the Japanese game Brain Wall in which players must contort themselves to fit through cutout holes of varying shapes in a large polystyrene wall moving towards them as they stand in front of a... |
(appearance) | Herself |
| 2008 | Living on the Edge Living on the Edge (TV series) Living On The Edge was a British reality television show that first aired on 14 October 2007 on MTV UK. It documented the lives of several teenagers in Alderley Edge in Cheshire, a wealthy village in the North West of England. It is noted for attempting, but often failing, to purvey 'drama all the... |
(appearance) | Herself |
| 2008 | Race Against Cancer Race Against Cancer is an international charity motorsport event held in Europe, conceived by Rick Osborn and Matt Roberts. Held for the first time in November 2007 in Hertfordshire, England, the concept behind the event is to bring a collection of star racing drivers and motorcyclists together to race purpose built... |
(1 Episode, 2008) | Herself |
| 2005–2010 | Hollyoaks Hollyoaks Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill... |
(Regular Cast) | Hannah Ashworth Hannah Ashworth Hannah Rose Ashworth is a fictional character from long-running Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, played by Emma Rigby. Hannah first appeared on-screen from October 3, 2005 until her exit on February 12, 2010.... |
| 2002 | Born and Bred Born and Bred Born and Bred is a light-hearted British drama series that aired on BBC One from 2002 to 2005. Created by Chris Chibnall and Nigel McCrery, Born and Breds cast was led by James Bolam and Michael French, who play a father and son who run a cottage hospital in Ormston, a fictional Lancashire village... |
(1 Episode, 2003) | Lisa Gunstone |
| 2002–2003 | Brookside Brookside Brookside is a defunct British soap opera set in Liverpool, England. The series began on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982, and ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003... |
(3 episodes, 2003) | Elena Jones |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Role | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Hannah Ashworth in Hollyoaks | Nominated for Most Popular Actress at the National Television Awards |
| 2008 | Hannah Ashworth in Hollyoaks | Winner for Best Actress at the British Soap Awards |
| 2008 | Hannah Ashworth in Hollyoaks | Nominated for Best Dramatic Performance at the British Soap Awards |
| 2008 | Hannah Ashworth in Hollyoaks | Nominated for Best Storyline for Hannah's Anorexia at the British Soap Awards |
| 2009 | Hannah Ashworth in Hollyoaks | Nominated for Sexiest Female at the British Soap Awards |
In 2007, at the age of 17, Rigby was nominated for Best Actress in the British Soap Awards
British Soap Awards
The British Soap Awards is an annual awards ceremony to honour the best of British soap operas.The first event took place in 1999 and takes place in May each year. Although it is an ITV production, the events were held at the BBC Television Centre, in London until 2010. The 2011 awards relocated to...
, (just 1 year late to qualify for Best Dramatic Performance For A Young Actor/Actress) but did not make it to the final 4. She was also nominated for Most Popular Actress at the National Television Awards
National Television Awards
The National Television Awards is a British television awards ceremony, broadcast by the ITV network and initiated in 1995. The National Television Awards are the most prominent ceremony for which the results are voted on by the general public. Because of the way the awards are decided, winners are...
. Just one year later, she won The British Soap Award for Best Actress and was nominated for Best Dramatic Performance but lost out to Jo Joyner
Jo Joyner
Joanne Mary Joyner is an English actress who is best known for her role as Tanya Branning in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, in which she has appeared since June 2006.-Career:...
.
Rigby's portrayal of Hannah Ashworth's battle with anorexia attracted praise. The Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
TV critic, Jaci Stephen, wrote on 24 November 2007 that the Hollyoaks storyline had "taught her more than any drama or documentary on anorexia has ever done". Stephen also admitted some of Hannah's scenes had moved her to tears.
Rigby won best storyline for Hannah's eating disorder at the annual Hollyoaks awards. She was up against John Paul and Craig's affair, The 'Who pushed Clare?' storyline, and Kris and Jess's relationship.
At the All About Soap Bubble awards in April 2008, Rigby won an award for the 'I'm a Survivor - Bravest soul in soap' category.
Although it was previously announced she was due to leave Hollyoaks in June 2009, Rigby renewed her contract an extra six months. Her final episode was aired on 12 February 2010.
External links
- Emma Rigby at Octagon UK
- emma-rigby.co.uk - fan web site
Rory Lewis Photographer Photoshoot With Emma Rigby