Selina Chilton
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Selina Chilton is an English
actress who has appeared in theatre and television productions. Chilton is best known for her role as Ruth Pearce
in the BBC
soap opera; Doctors, which began in April 2008 and ended on the 17 December 2010.
to Michael and Karen Chilton, and, as a child, trained to be a dancer. At sixteen, she embarked on an Arts Educational Schools course studying acting, singing and dancing. She began her professional career at age nineteen. She is married to actor Dominic Marsh
, who has appeared in Doctors as Smithey, Ruth's boyfriend. Chilton & Marsh currently live in London
's adaption of Marianne Dreams
at the Almeida Theatre
. Chilton most recently left the role of Ruth Pearce
in BBC Birmingham
's daytime soap Doctors.
In The British Soap Awards 2009 Chilton was nominated, but did not win, the Best Newcomer, for her role as Ruth Pearce.
Chilton was nominated for her role as Best Newcomer at the National Television Awards
2010, but came fifth, 8 votes behind Hollyoaks
actress Bronagh Waugh.Source: ITV
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 who has appeared in theatre and television productions. Chilton is best known for her role as Ruth Pearce
Ruth Pearce
Ruth Pearce is a fictional character in the soap opera Doctors. She is played by Selina Chilton and made her first appearance on 18 April 2008...
in the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
soap opera; Doctors, which began in April 2008 and ended on the 17 December 2010.
Personal life
Chilton was born in LeicesterLeicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
to Michael and Karen Chilton, and, as a child, trained to be a dancer. At sixteen, she embarked on an Arts Educational Schools course studying acting, singing and dancing. She began her professional career at age nineteen. She is married to actor Dominic Marsh
Dominic Marsh
Dominic Marsh is an English actor, best known for his role as Smithy in the BBC soap opera, Doctors-Career:He appeared in eight episodes of Doctors playing the character Noah 'Smithy' Smithson, a mentally ill patient who was the love interest of receptionist Ruth Pearce...
, who has appeared in Doctors as Smithey, Ruth's boyfriend. Chilton & Marsh currently live in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
Career
She has had several stage roles most notably playing the lead in Moira BuffiniMoira Buffini
Moira Buffini is an English dramatist, director and actor.-Career:Buffini was born in Cheshire to Irish parents, and trained as an actor at the Welsh College of Music and Drama. For Jordan, co-written with Anna Reynolds in 1992, she won a Time Out Award for her performance and Writers' Guild Award...
's adaption of Marianne Dreams
Marianne Dreams
Marianne Dreams is a children's fantasy novel by Catherine Storr.-Plot introduction:Marianne is a young girl who is bedridden with a long-term illness. She draws a picture to fill her time, and finds that she spends her dreams within the picture she has drawn...
at the Almeida Theatre
Almeida Theatre
The Almeida Theatre, opened in 1980, is a 325 seat studio theatre with an international reputation which takes its name from the street in which it is located, off Upper Street, in the London Borough of Islington. The theatre produces a diverse range of drama and holds an annual summer festival of...
. Chilton most recently left the role of Ruth Pearce
Ruth Pearce
Ruth Pearce is a fictional character in the soap opera Doctors. She is played by Selina Chilton and made her first appearance on 18 April 2008...
in BBC Birmingham
BBC Birmingham
BBC Birmingham is one of the oldest regional arms of the BBC, located in Birmingham, West Midlands. It was the first region outside of London to start broadcasting both the corporation's radio and television transmissions, the latter from the Sutton Coldfield television transmitter...
's daytime soap Doctors.
In The British Soap Awards 2009 Chilton was nominated, but did not win, the Best Newcomer, for her role as Ruth Pearce.
Chilton was nominated for her role as Best Newcomer 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...
2010, but came fifth, 8 votes behind 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...
actress Bronagh Waugh.Source: ITV
External links
- Selina Chilton at the London Theatre Database.