Emma Rigby

Emma Rigby at Comic-Con 2013

Emma Catherine Rigby (born September 26, 1989 in St Helens , Merseyside ) is a British actress . She is known for her role as Hannah Ashworth in the series Hollyoaks and for the role of Gemma Roscoe in the BBC One series Prisoners' Wives .

Career

Rigby initially worked mainly in British television productions. In 2013 she appeared in the series spin-off Once Upon a Time in Wonderland . She became known to the German public in the same year for her portrayal of Rebecca in the German production Der Medicus .

Awards and nominations

year	Award	category	Movie	Result
2007	British Soap Awards	Best Actress	Hollyoaks	Nominated
2007	National TV Awards	Most popular actress	Hollyoaks	Nominated
2008	British Soap Awards	Best Actress	Hollyoaks	Won
		Best dramatic performance	Hollyoaks	Nominated
		Best Storyline (for Hannah's Anorexia)	Hollyoaks	Nominated
2009	British Soap Awards	Sexiest Female	Hollyoaks	Nominated
2012	TV Choice Awards	Best Actress	Prisoners' Wives	Nominated

Filmography (selection)

Rigby at the 2009 British Soap Awards

Movie

• 2009: A Kingdom without a King (short film)
• 2010: Talk (short film)
• 2011: Analogue Love (short film)
• 2011: Demons Never Die
• 2013: The Counselor
• 2013: The Medicus (The Physician)
• 2014: Endless Love
• 2014: Plastic - Someone Always Pays (Plastic)
• 2016: A Cinderella Christmas (TV movie)
• 2016: Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? (TV movie)
• 2017: American Violence
• 2017: Actors Anonymous
• 2017: Fabio D'Andrea - The Sleeping Beauty (short film)
• 2017: Hollywood Dirt
• 2019: The Protector
• 2019: A Guide to Second Date Sex

watch TV

• 2002–2003: Brookside (3 episodes)
• 2003: Born and Bred (an episode)
• 2007-2010: Hollyoaks (196 episodes)
• 2009: Hollyoaks Later (5 episodes)
• 2011: Becoming Human (5 episodes)
• 2011: Fresh Meat (an episode)
• 2012: Prisoners Wives (6 episodes)
• 2012: Pramface (an episode)
• 2013: Ripper Street (an episode)
• 2013: The Job Lot - Das Jobcenter ( The Job Lot , one episode)
• 2013-2014: Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (13 episodes)
• 2016: Death in Paradise (an episode)
• 2017: omg hi (an episode)
• 2017: Inspector George Gently (an episode)
• 2018: Bulletproof (2 episodes)

Web links

Commons : Emma Rigby  - Collection of Images

• Emma Rigby in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Emma Rigby in the German dubbing file