Lucy Pargeter
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Lucy Kate Pargeter is an English
actress. She is best known for playing Helen Raven in Crossroads and Chastity Dingle in Emmerdale
.
. She was a member of the band Paperdolls which toured with Boyzone
in the early 1990s and took part in Stars In Their Eyes
as Emma Bunton
.
, Dalziel and Pascoe
, and played the role of Brenda in the film Anita and Me
. However, it is for her roles as Helen Raven in Crossroads (2002–2003) and Chastity Dingle, who she currently plays in the long running soap Emmerdale
(2002, 2003, 2005-) that she is best known for. In January 2006, she appeared in the reality singing competition Soapstar Superstar
and finished in third place. In 2007, Irish channel TV3
hosted the TV Now magazine awards. Lucy and fellow Dales actor Tom Lister
won Best Couple for their portrayal of Chas and Carl. In the summer of 2011, she appeared on a celebrity edition of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, with on screen son, Aaron (Danny Miller).
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress. She is best known for playing Helen Raven in Crossroads and Chastity Dingle in Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
.
Early years
Lucy trained at the Central Junior Television WorkshopCentral Junior Television Workshop
The Central Junior Television Workshop is a British organization that offers free training for young people in performance skills for television, film, radio and theatre...
. She was a member of the band Paperdolls which toured with Boyzone
Boyzone
Boyzone are an Irish boy band comprising Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating,Shane Lynch, and formerly Stephen Gately. Boyzone have 19 singles in the top 40 UK charts and 21 singles in the Ire charts. The group currently have 6 UK number one singles and 9 number one singles in Ireland with 12...
in the early 1990s and took part in Stars In Their Eyes
Stars In Their Eyes
Stars in Their Eyes is a British television talent show that ran on Saturdays nights from 21 July 1990 until 23 December 2006 in which contestants impersonate showbiz stars...
as Emma Bunton
Emma Bunton
Emma Lee Bunton is an English pop singer/songwriter and TV and radio presenter. She was a member of the 1990s girl group, the Spice Girls, in which she was known as Baby Spice as she was the youngest member. In 2010, she joined the judging panel on ITV's Dancing on Ice...
.
Television career
She has appeared in Soldier SoldierSoldier Soldier
Soldier Soldier is a British television drama series. The title comes from a traditional song of the same name.Produced by Central Television and broadcast on the ITV network, it ran for a total of seven series and 82 episodes from 1991 to 1997...
, Dalziel and Pascoe
Dalziel and Pascoe (BBC TV series)
Dalziel and Pascoe is a popular British television crime drama based on the Dalziel and Pascoe books by Reginald Hill, which was first broadcast in March 1996. It is set in Yorkshire, and is about two detectives...
, and played the role of Brenda in the film Anita and Me
Anita and Me
Anita and Me is Meera Syal's debut novel, and was first published in 1996. It is a semi-autobiographical novel which won the Betty Trask Award....
. However, it is for her roles as Helen Raven in Crossroads (2002–2003) and Chastity Dingle, who she currently plays in the long running soap Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
(2002, 2003, 2005-) that she is best known for. In January 2006, she appeared in the reality singing competition Soapstar Superstar
Soapstar Superstar
Soapstar Superstar was a reality singing competition produced by Granada Television which first aired on British television station ITV in 2006. In the competition, ten soap opera actors perform in front of a celebrity panel, which included Cilla Black, Billy Sammeth and Chris Cowey...
and finished in third place. In 2007, Irish channel TV3
TV3 Ireland
TV3 is a free-to-air commercial television network in the Republic of Ireland. Launched on 20 September 1998 it was Ireland's first commercial broadcaster. The channel is owned by TV3 Group a subsidiary of Doughty Hanson & Co.-The TV3 Group:...
hosted the TV Now magazine awards. Lucy and fellow Dales actor Tom Lister
Tom Lister
Tom Lister is an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Carl King on the British soap opera Emmerdale.-Background:...
won Best Couple for their portrayal of Chas and Carl. In the summer of 2011, she appeared on a celebrity edition of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, with on screen son, Aaron (Danny Miller).
Personal life
She has one daughter, Lola (b. at Leeds General Hospital 29 June 2005), with fiancé Rudi Coleano.External links
- Lucy Pargeter's Emmerdale profile at What's on TV