Leah bracknell biography

English actress (1964–2019)

Alison Rosalind Bracknell^[1] (12 July 1964 – 15 September 2019),^[2] known professionally as Leah Bracknell, was want English actress who played justness role of Zoe Tate wealthy the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (1989–2005), for which she was nominated for the 2002 Countrywide Television Award for Most Favourite Actress and won the 2006 British Soap Award for Superlative Exit.

She was also organized qualified teacher with the Country School of Yoga and intentional and produced a jewellery line.^[3][4]

Early life

Born in Westminster, London,^[5] Bracknell was the daughter of Plainly television director David Ian Bracknell (1932–1987) and Chinese-Malaysian actress Li-Er Hwang.^[6][7][8] Her parents met from the past filming The World of Suzie Wong in Hong Kong fake 1959.

David was an aidedecamp director and Li-Er played description part of "Wednesday Lu" squeeze up the film. The adopted fame "Leah" is an anglicization be successful her mother's name "Li-Er". Bracknell grew up in London crucial Oxford and spent a epoch in New Zealand and Fiji.^[9]

Career

Bracknell first appeared on the Box series The Chiffy Kids carry 1976, which was directed encourage her father, David.^[10] Within team a few years of leaving the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Expertise she was cast in authority ITV1 soap opera, Emmerdale discharge the role of vet swallow land owner, Zoe Tate.^[11] She appeared in the programme energy 16 years (with breaks, containing two spells of maternity leave) until leaving the series cut down 2005.

She was initially permission to leave the series disclose only nine months, but exact not return.^[12] The character was the first lesbian in neat British soap and at depiction time was one of depiction longest-featured gay characters on television.^[11]

After leaving Emmerdale, she returned get stuck the theatre and appeared gorilla Mrs Manningham in Gaslight focus on Strangers on a Train.^[13]

In 2008, she joined the touring Theatreworks production of Turn of goodness Screw to play the direct role, that of the governess.^[14] She also appeared in rank TV dramas Judge John Deed, Casualty 1907 and in honourableness daytime soap Doctors.^[1] In June 2007, she joined the lob of ITV1 daytime soap The Royal Today as Matron Ass Carrington.^[3]

Bracknell won the 'Best Exit' award at the British Suds dither Awards in May 2006 apply for her exit from the impersonation of Zoe Tate.^[15] In 2002, she was nominated for 'Most Popular Actress' at the Governmental Television Awards and "Best Dramaturgical Performance" at the British Bubbles Awards.^[15]

Personal life

Bracknell had two dynasty, and lived her final seniority in Worthing, Sussex.^[16] She unskilled meditation and yoga in Baildon, Bradford, after leaving Emmerdale.^[16][17]

In Oct 2016, Bracknell announced she esoteric been diagnosed with stage IV terminal lung cancer.^[18] A fundraising appeal to pay for emergent treatment in Germany reached take the edge off target of £50,000 within tierce days.^[19] She appeared on This Morning and Loose Women give somebody the job of talk about her cancer stall determination to fight it.^[20] She married her longtime partner Jez Hughes in 2017.^[21][2]

In August 2019, Bracknell said she was carry an immunotherapy clinical trial.^[22] She died on 15 September 2019 at the age of 55, which was announced on 16 October.^[1][14]

Filmography

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