Tania Emery
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Tania Merle Emery is a British
actress best known for her television role as DC Kate Spears in the ITV
police drama The Bill
.
Before joining The Bill
in 2000, she filmed a trilogy of films about London life all under the same director, Simon Rumley. These movies include; The Truth Game, Strong Language and Club Le Monde. Emery has appeared in various shorts such as Dolls and Makers where she played lead character Anne, and Commercial Hairdressing for director Andy Isaacs. And she also appeared in the Model Raj at Waterman's Arts Centre and played three different characters in BBC Radio 4
's — The Actress, The Writer and The Censor.
Before joining the cast of The Bill as a regular, she appeared in an episode of The Bill, in an episode called “Bad Habits”, playing a beaten-up prostitute named Dawn South. She joined the regular cast in 2000 as DC Kate Spears ("On The Hook - Part 1"). The start of the make over of the show with the addition of young, good-looking police officers and a whole new CID team. Emery describes Spears as: "a feisty kick ass kind of girl". After two years, Emery was given the sack by the new executive producer who killed off Spears along with several other under-used characters in "The Sun Hill Fire" (008).
After The Bill
, Emery made a guest appearance in an episode of the series Doctors and reprised her role as Kate Spears for a spoof skit show, Jon Culshaw
. She had roles in the films LD 50 Lethal Dose and Den of Lions
, and in 2004 appeared as Frida in a stage production of Luigi Pirandello
's Henry IV at the Donmar Warehouse
, London
.
Emery played a reporter in the 2005 mock documentary-style film Brothers of the Head
about conjoined twins who become a rock phenomenon, with one of whom her character has a relationship.
On 26 September 2008, Emery appeared in Robson Green
's Wire in the Blood
as Dr. Rachel White, who is murdered in her hotel room.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
actress best known for her television role as DC Kate Spears in the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
police drama 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...
.
Before joining 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...
in 2000, she filmed a trilogy of films about London life all under the same director, Simon Rumley. These movies include; The Truth Game, Strong Language and Club Le Monde. Emery has appeared in various shorts such as Dolls and Makers where she played lead character Anne, and Commercial Hairdressing for director Andy Isaacs. And she also appeared in the Model Raj at Waterman's Arts Centre and played three different characters in BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
's — The Actress, The Writer and The Censor.
Before joining the cast of The Bill as a regular, she appeared in an episode of The Bill, in an episode called “Bad Habits”, playing a beaten-up prostitute named Dawn South. She joined the regular cast in 2000 as DC Kate Spears ("On The Hook - Part 1"). The start of the make over of the show with the addition of young, good-looking police officers and a whole new CID team. Emery describes Spears as: "a feisty kick ass kind of girl". After two years, Emery was given the sack by the new executive producer who killed off Spears along with several other under-used characters in "The Sun Hill Fire" (008).
After 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...
, Emery made a guest appearance in an episode of the series Doctors and reprised her role as Kate Spears for a spoof skit show, Jon Culshaw
Jon Culshaw
Jonathan Peter Culshaw is an English impressionist and comedian. He was educated at St Bede's RC High School, Ormskirk and St John Rigby College, in Orrell, Wigan....
. She had roles in the films LD 50 Lethal Dose and Den of Lions
Den of Lions
Den of Lions is a 2003 American-Hungarian film, directed by James Bruce. It is a violent straight-to-video B-movie, starring relatively famous actors.-Plot:...
, and in 2004 appeared as Frida in a stage production of Luigi Pirandello
Luigi Pirandello
Luigi Pirandello was an Italian dramatist, novelist, and short story writer awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1934, for his "bold and brilliant renovation of the drama and the stage." Pirandello's works include novels, hundreds of short stories, and about 40 plays, some of which are written...
's Henry IV at the Donmar Warehouse
Donmar Warehouse
Donmar Warehouse is a small not-for-profit theatre in the Covent Garden area of London, with a capacity of 251.-About:Under the artistic leadership of Michael Grandage, the theatre has presented some of London’s most memorable award-winning theatrical experiences, as well as garnered critical...
, 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...
.
Emery played a reporter in the 2005 mock documentary-style film Brothers of the Head
Brothers of the Head
Brothers of the Head is a 2005 mockumentary featuring the story of Tom and Barry Howe , conjoined twins living in the United Kingdom...
about conjoined twins who become a rock phenomenon, with one of whom her character has a relationship.
On 26 September 2008, Emery appeared in Robson Green
Robson Green
Robson Green is an English actor, singer–songwriter and presenter.-Biography:Robson Golightly Green was born in Hexham, Northumberland, and baptised in Bethel Chapel, , and named in Northeast tradition as first son after family surnames: Robson is his grandmother's maiden surname, while Golightly...
's Wire in the Blood
Wire in the Blood
Wire in the Blood was a British crime drama television series, devised and produced by Coastal Productions for the ITV network that ran from 2002 to 2009. The series is based on characters created by Val McDermid; a university clinical psychologist, Dr Anthony "Tony" Valentine Hill , is teamed with...
as Dr. Rachel White, who is murdered in her hotel room.