Camilla Power facts for kids

Camilla Joy Cynthia Power (born 13 November 1976) is an actress from Ireland and England. She is well-known for her roles in the TV shows Emmerdale and Waterloo Road.

About Camilla Power's Early Life

Camilla Power was born in Cork, Ireland. She is a distant cousin of the famous actor Tyrone Power. Her great-grandfather, Sir John Power, was a Member of Parliament before the Second World War.

Camilla went to the Sylvia Young Theatre School in Marylebone, London. She started acting when she was very young. Her first TV appearance was in a chicken nuggets commercial. One of her first acting roles was as Sabina Halliday in the movie A Summer Story in 1988.

Camilla Power's Acting Career

Camilla Power has had many roles in television and film. In 1990, she appeared in Channel 4’s The Manageress. She also played Jill Pole in the BBC Television series The Silver Chair. This show was based on a book by C. S. Lewis.

She also had parts in Bonjour la Classe (1993) and Moonacre (BBC, 1993). For Moonacre, she needed to be good at horse-riding. From 1993 to 1995, she was a regular actress on the soap opera Emmerdale. She played the character Jessica McAllister.

From 1997 to 1998, Camilla played Adele Bannerman in The Grand. This series was set in a hotel in Manchester in the 1920s. In 1998, she performed on stage for the first time. This was in a play called The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at the National Theatre. She also had roles in the TV drama Murder in Mind (2002) and the film Hornblower: Duty (2003).

In 2006, she joined the BBC One school drama Waterloo Road. She played Lorna Dickey, an English teacher. She returned for the second series in 2007. Her character's storyline ended after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. In 2008, she appeared in an episode of Torchwood called "From Out of the Rain". She played Pearl, a circus star.

Camilla Power was also in the British action movie The Tournament (2009). She played Sarah Hunter, an assistant to the Tournament Master. In 2012, she appeared in two episodes of the ITV drama Whitechapel.

In 2013, she was in two episodes of Lewis as Tara Faulkner. She also appeared in two episodes of Father Brown. In 2016, she was in "Shut Up and Dance", an episode of the show Black Mirror. More recently, in 2022, she played Agatha Jack in Trigger Point.

Camilla Power's Film Roles

Camilla Power has acted in several films. Here are some of her movie roles:

• 1988: A Summer Story as Sabina Halliday
• 1988: Alice as Alice (English version)
• 1988: Soft Soap as Trace (TV film)
• 1989: Not the End of the World as Ellen (TV film)
• 1991: Mystery of the Keys as Alex (TV film)
• 1996: The Treasure Seekers as Dora Bastable (TV film)
• 1996: Throwaways as Sky (TV film)
• 2000: The Calling as Lynette Peterson
• 2003: Duty as Betsy (TV film)
• 2003: Byron as Lady Caroline Lamb (TV film)
• 2004: Not Only But Always as Judy Huxtable (TV film)
• 2009: The Tournament as Sarah Hunter
• 2016: The Other Side of Home as Karen (Short film)
• 2016: Truck as Alison (Short film)
• 2018: Final Score as Mrs. Steed

Camilla Power's Television Roles

Camilla Power has also appeared in many television shows:

• 1989: The Manageress as Young Gabriella
• 1990: The Silver Chair as Jill Pole (6 episodes)
• 1993: The Bill as Anna Burwell
• 1993: Bonjour la Classe as Pamela Slotover (6 episodes)
• 1993: 10x10 as Anna
• 1993–1995: Emmerdale as Jessica McAllister (103 episodes)
• 1994: Moonacre as Maria Merryweather (6 episodes)
• 1995: Casualty as Angie
• 1996: The Bill as Shelley Harker
• 1996: Beck as Charity (3 episodes)
• 1997: The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Lisa / Zoe
• 1997: Scene as Girl
• 1997: Underworld as Gilda Smith (6 episodes)
• 1997–1998: The Grand as Adele Bannerman (10 episodes)
• 1998: Slap! - Love, Lies and Lipstick as Annabel (7 episodes)
• 1998: The Echo as Lisa
• 2000: Fish as Jilly McVee
• 2000: Up Rising as Ariadne (5 episodes)
• 2001: Perfect Strangers as Martina (3 episodes)
• 2002: Manchild as Scarlet (3 episodes)
• 2002: Murder in Mind as Emily Stapleford
• 2002: The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Joanna Sydeham
• 2002: Sparkhouse as Becky Lawton (2 episodes)
• 2003: Trevor's World of Sport as Mariella Boden
• 2005: The Brief as Millie Marsh (4 episodes)
• 2006: Brief Encounters as Dorathy
• 2006–2007: Waterloo Road as Lorna Dickey (18 episodes)
• 2008: Torchwood as Pearl
• 2008: Harley Street as Lucy
• 2011: Doctors as Elsa Atherton
• 2011: Injustice as Caroline Newall (2 episodes)
• 2012: Whitechapel as DI Mina Norroy (2 episodes)
• 2013: Father Brown as Dominique Baxter
• 2013: Lewis as Tara Faulkner
• 2016: Black Mirror as Sandra
• 2021: Showtrial as Cressida Campbell (3 episodes)
• 2022: Trigger Point as Agatha Jack (2 episodes)

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