person

Eva Pope

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1967-11-16

Place of Birth

Appley Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire

Eva Pope

Biography

Eva Rebecca Pope (born 16 November 1967) is an English actress, best known for her portrayal of longest-serving headmistress Rachel Mason in Waterloo Road, and appearances in Coronation Street, Dream Team, Bad Girls and Hetty Feather. Eva Pope was born in Appley Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire on 16 November 1967. She trained to be an actress at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1988. Pope's first major role was playing the villainous Tanya Pooley in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1993 to 1994. Since then, she has made appearances in Cold Feet, The Bill, Heartbeat, Peak Practice (as Claire Brightwell), Men of the World, Holby City, Casualty, Strictly Confidential, Adventure Inc., Vincent (as Cathy Gallagher), Bad Girls as prison governess Frances Myers, Life on Mars, Sorted, Spooks: Code 9 and the film Shadow Man. From November 2007 to July 2010, she appeared as headteacher Rachel Mason in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road. Pope's theatre credits include roles in The Comedy of Errors, Turkey Time and Hobson's Choice. She is a regular performer and was part of the original cast of Seven Deadly Sins Four Deadly Sinners and in November 2007, appeared at the Théâtre Princesse Grace, Monte Carlo, directed by Marc Sinden, as part of his British Theatre Season, Monaco. In March 2011, Pope starred as Ellie in the BBC One daytime drama 32 Brinkburn Street. She starred in Being Sold the Movie, which premiered on 19 June 2011. On 13 August 2011, Eva Pope starred as policewoman Simone Grayson on Casualty in the first episode of series 26. She appeared in the third series of Moving On on 16 November 2011 playing Michelle. In 2017, she appeared in Season 20 Episodes 5 and 6 of the BBC forensic drama series Silent Witness as DI Heather Ashton. From 2015 to 2020, she played Matron Gertrude Bottomly in CBBC's adaptation of Hetty Feather, based on the book of the same name by Jacqueline Wilson. In 2019, Pope appeared in Deep Cuts as Bridget McFadden. Pope is also a noted voice-over artist whose credits include Raymond Blanc's Kitchen Secrets and a number of audiobooks

Also Known For

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Shadow Man

Sep 05, 2006

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Holiday Romance

Jan 01, 1998

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38

The Venice Murders

Oct 08, 2023

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Gee Gee

Jan 01, 2011

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My Fragile Heart

Sep 17, 2000

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47

Natasha

Nov 06, 2007

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NA

Camaleonte

Feb 02, 2022

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77

Cold Feet

Nov 15, 1998

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Waterloo Road

Mar 09, 2006

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Heartbeat

Apr 10, 1992

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Bad Girls

Jun 01, 1999

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Life on Mars

Jan 09, 2006

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70

Vincent

Oct 10, 2005

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85

Adventure Inc.

Sep 30, 2002

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100

Strictly Confidential

Nov 16, 2006

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NA

Nice Guy Eddie

Jun 16, 2002

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NA

32 Brinkburn Street

Mar 28, 2011

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71

Moving On

May 18, 2009

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61

Peak Practice

May 10, 1993

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61

Peak Practice

May 10, 1993

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61

Peak Practice

May 10, 1993

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61

Casualty

Sep 06, 1986

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61

Casualty

Sep 06, 1986

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82

Hetty Feather

May 11, 2015

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60

Somewhere Boy

Oct 16, 2022

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50

Men of the World

Mar 14, 1994

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Ellington

Apr 11, 1996