Elisabeth Dermot Walsh (born 15 September 1974) is an English actress,
known for her roles as Rachel in the BBC sitcom Unfinished Business
and Zara Carmichael in the BBC soap opera Doctors. In 2015, she won
Best Female Acting Performance at the RTS Midlands Awards for her
portrayal of Zara.Born in Merton, Walsh is the daughter of Irish actor
Dermot Walsh and English actress Elisabeth Madeleine Annear. She has a
sister, Olivia, and, from her father's previous marriages, a
half-sister, Sally, and a half-brother, Michael. Walsh was educated at
West Heath School in Sevenoaks, Kent. She later then at Royal Academy
of Dramatic Art in London. Before pursuing a career in acting, Walsh
worked as an intern for an American Senator in Washington DC when she
was 17.Walsh made her television debut in the 1998 television film
Falling for a Dancer. She has also made appearances in television
series such as Love in a Cold Climate, Unfinished Business, Midsomer
Murders, Love Soup and Holby City. She also played the lead role of
Elinor Carlisle in the 2003 ITV adaptation of Agatha Christie's Sad
Cypress.
known for her roles as Rachel in the BBC sitcom Unfinished Business
and Zara Carmichael in the BBC soap opera Doctors. In 2015, she won
Best Female Acting Performance at the RTS Midlands Awards for her
portrayal of Zara.Born in Merton, Walsh is the daughter of Irish actor
Dermot Walsh and English actress Elisabeth Madeleine Annear. She has a
sister, Olivia, and, from her father's previous marriages, a
half-sister, Sally, and a half-brother, Michael. Walsh was educated at
West Heath School in Sevenoaks, Kent. She later then at Royal Academy
of Dramatic Art in London. Before pursuing a career in acting, Walsh
worked as an intern for an American Senator in Washington DC when she
was 17.Walsh made her television debut in the 1998 television film
Falling for a Dancer. She has also made appearances in television
series such as Love in a Cold Climate, Unfinished Business, Midsomer
Murders, Love Soup and Holby City. She also played the lead role of
Elinor Carlisle in the 2003 ITV adaptation of Agatha Christie's Sad
Cypress.
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