Rebecca Egan
Encyclopedia
Rebecca Egan is a British
actress known mostly for the role of Marilyn Tanner in the Second Sight
series, and has most recently been seen in the guest role of Kendra Hills-Smythe in the British
soap opera
EastEnders
.
The daughter of thespians Peter Egan
(born 1946) and Myra Frances
(born 1943), Egan followed in her parents' footsteps when she made her first television appearance in an episode of Cardiac Arrest
in 1996 as a doctor. After a few bit parts in television series', Egan was given the role of Marilyn Tanner for the television movie Second Sight in 1999. Its success brought on three sequels, all released in 2000, and led to Egan landing bigger parts in more well-known television series such as Murder in Mind, Holby City
, Midsommer Murders, Doctors, The Bill
and Casualty
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
actress known mostly for the role of Marilyn Tanner in the Second Sight
Second Sight (TV series)
Second Sight was a British television crime drama written by Paula Milne that aired on BBC One from 2000 to 2001.- Premise :Second Sight is the story of Detective Chief Inspector Ross Tanner , a maverick cop who finds out he has a rare disease and is going blind....
series, and has most recently been seen in the guest role of Kendra Hills-Smythe in the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
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The daughter of thespians Peter Egan
Peter Egan
Peter Egan is a British actor known for playing smooth neighbour Paul Ryman in 1980s sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles. He is married to retired actress Myra Frances.-Early life:...
(born 1946) and Myra Frances
Myra Frances
Myra Frances is a British actress.In the 1974 Second City Firsts episode "Girl", Frances performed, with Alison Steadman, the first lesbian kiss on British television....
(born 1943), Egan followed in her parents' footsteps when she made her first television appearance in an episode of Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac Arrest is a 1980 horror/thriller-film written and directed by Murray Mintz.-Plot:The city of San Francisco is pushed into a state of terror and fear as a deranged murderer stalks the city. The police are baffled by the case and are lead to extremes by a lunatic whose victims all have...
in 1996 as a doctor. After a few bit parts in television series', Egan was given the role of Marilyn Tanner for the television movie Second Sight in 1999. Its success brought on three sequels, all released in 2000, and led to Egan landing bigger parts in more well-known television series such as Murder in Mind, Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
, Midsommer Murders, Doctors, The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
and Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
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