Elisabeth Dermot Walsh Explained

Elisabeth Dermot Walsh
Birth Date:1974 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Merton, London
Years Active:1998–present
Partner:Dylan Charles
Children:2
Television:Unfinished Business
Doctors
Father:Dermot Walsh

Elisabeth Dermot Walsh (born 15 September 1974) is an English actress, known for her role as Zara Carmichael in the BBC soap opera Doctors. In 2015, she won the award for Best Female Acting Performance at the RTS Midlands Awards for her portrayal of Zara.

Early life

Born in Merton on 15 September 1974, Walsh is the daughter of Irish actor Dermot Walsh and English actress Elisabeth Madeleine Annear.[1] [2] She has a sister, Olivia, and, from her father's previous marriages, a half-sister, Sally, and a half-brother, Michael.[2] Walsh was educated at West Heath School in Sevenoaks, Kent. She then studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.[3] Before pursuing a career in acting, Walsh worked as an intern for an American senator in Washington DC when she was 17.[4]

Career

Walsh made her television debut in the 1998 television film Falling for a Dancer.[5] She has also made appearances in television series such as Love in a Cold Climate, Unfinished Business,[6] 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.[7]

In June 2009, she joined the regular cast of the BBC drama Doctors, in the role of Zara Carmichael.[8] In an interview with OK! Magazine, Walsh talked about her character, saying: "I think it would be fair to call Zara a bit of a handful! She's quite the volatile personality, and I grabbed the character with both hands. She’s been a bit of a home-wrecker in the past, but I like her; even when you’re playing a baddie, you have to play a baddie like you’re playing a heroine. She behaves appallingly. I don’t think I’d particularly want her as a friend, but she’d be a great fun ride if you’re with Zara!".[9] For her portrayal of Zara, Walsh won the award for Best Female Acting Performance at the 2015 RTS Midlands Awards.[10] Walsh has expressed interest in writing episodes of Doctors, and since 2014, she has directed nine episodes.[11]

Personal life

Walsh lives in Birmingham with partner Dylan Charles.[12] The pair had a son born in 2012,[13] with a second child born in 2015. Walsh took maternity breaks from Doctors for each pregnancy, with her character's temporary exits being written into the series.[14]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Falling for a DancerElizabethTelevision film
1998–1999Unfinished BusinessRachelRecurring role; 9 episodes
1999CleopatraOctaviaTelevision film
2001Love in a Cold ClimateLinda RadlettMain role
2002Bertie and ElizabethLillibetTelevision film
2003Murphy's LawKate JenningsEpisode: "Electric Bill"
2003My HeroCharlotteEpisode: "It's All in the Mind"
2003Sad CypressElinor CarlisleTelevision film
2004The RivalsJulia MelvillePerformance at Bristol Old Vic, recorded for DVD
2005Twenty Thousand Streets Under the SkyMrs Sanderson-ChantryTelevision film
2005Love SoupRoberta SammsEpisode: "War is Heck"
2007The CommanderThelmaEpisode: "The Fraudster"
2008Midsomer MurdersBeth PorteousEpisode: "Blood Wedding"
2008Fiona's Story EmmaTelevision film
2009Holby CityElizabeth FarringtonEpisode: "Proceed with Caution"
2009–2024Doctors Zara CarmichaelRegular role
2009From Time to TimeJoanFilm
2009The WellEmilyEpisode: "Return to the Well"
2010For the Love of EliJenniferShort film
2010This Side of the AfterlifeLady ChatsworthShort film
2018Celebrity EggheadsHerselfContestant

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenue
2003The MisanthropeJenniferGate Theatre[15]
2004The RivalsJulia MelvilleBristol Old Vic
2005RebeccaMrs De WinterTour[16]
2006Life of GalileoVirginiaOlivier Theatre
2006The AlchemistDame PliantOlivier Theatre
2007–2008The Country WifeMs AlitheaTheatre Royal, Haymarket
2008Ring Round the MoonDianaPlayhouse Theatre

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResult
2010RTS Midlands AwardsBest Female Acting Performance[17]
2011Inside Soap AwardsBest Daytime Star[18] [19]
2012British Soap AwardsBest On-Screen Partnership[20]
2013RTS Midlands AwardsBest Female Acting Performance[21] [22]
2013British Soap AwardsBest Actress[23]
2013British Soap AwardsBest On-Screen Partnership
2013British Soap AwardsSexiest Female
2013Inside Soap AwardsBest Daytime Star[24] [25]
2014British Soap AwardsSexiest Female[26]
2014Inside Soap AwardsBest Daytime Star[27] [28]
2015British Soap AwardsBest Actress[29]
2015RTS Midlands AwardsBest Female Acting Performance
2017British Soap AwardsBest Comedy Performance[30]
2017British Soap AwardsBest On-Screen Partnership
2018RTS Midlands AwardsBest Female Acting Performance[31]
2018British Soap AwardsBest Actress[32]
2018British Soap AwardsBest On-Screen Partnership
2018Inside Soap AwardsBest Daytime Star[33]
2019National Television AwardsSerial Drama Performance[34]
2019British Soap AwardsBest Female Dramatic Performance[35]
2020National Television AwardsSerial Drama Performance[36]
2023British Soap AwardsBest Leading Performer[37]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Take three debutantes. Evening Standard. Phillips. Caroline. 8 April 2020. 7 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200407232041/http://www.carolinephillips.net/articles/archive/newspapers/evening-standard/take-three-debutantes.html. live.
  2. News: Obituary: Dermot Walsh. The Daily Telegraph. 3 July 2002. 3 July 2009. 16 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180316224328/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1399080/Dermot-Walsh.html. live.
  3. Web site: Elisabeth Dermot Walsh. RADA. 8 April 2020. 7 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200407232043/https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/elisabeth-dermot-walsh/. live.
  4. Web site: Zara Carmichael. BBC. 8 April 2020. 22 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200622031745/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/5d60jFxqMHRB8nBHlYgJDkF/zara-carmichael. live.
  5. News: Falling for a Dancer – what time is it on TV?. Radio Times. 8 April 2020. 18 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210118151452/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/fjpnfz/falling-for-a-dancer--series-1-episode-2/. live.
  6. Web site: Love in a Cold Climate. British Film Institute. 8 April 2020. 9 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200809034542/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b85aad3e4. dead.
  7. Web site: Sad Cypress (2003). British Film Institute. 8 April 2020. 24 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024005226/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8a096630. dead.
  8. News: Ten years of Birmingham's TV soap Doctors. Birmingham Post. 2 April 2010. 8 April 2020. 2 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121002082903/http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/2010/04/02/see-your-doctor-now-65233-26157108/2/. live.
  9. Web site: Interview with Matthew Chambers and ELisabeth Dermot Walsh. OK! Magazine. 8 April 2020. 12 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111212022639/http://www.ok.co.uk/posts/view/34883/Interview-Matthew-Chambers-and-Elisabeth-Dermot-Walsh-. live.
  10. News: Doctors star lands RTS acting prizedate=13 November 2015. Digital Spy. 8 April 2020. 14 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151114231853/http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/doctors/news/a773906/doctors-star-elisabeth-dermot-walsh-lands-rts-acting-prize/. live.
  11. Web site: Elisabeth Dermot Walsh Directs. BBC. 8 April 2020. 12 December 2014. 18 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210118151355/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02f3msr. live.
  12. News: Welch . Tricia . Doctors actress Elisabeth Dermot Walsh: 'I've got an emergency wedding dress' . 2 September 2023 . . 20 April 2014.
  13. News: Kilkelly . Daniel . 'Doctors' star Elisabeth Dermot Walsh reveals arrival of baby son . 2 September 2023 . . 8 June 2012.
  14. News: Dainty . Sophie . Kilkelly . Daniel . EastEnders attack, Emmerdale Charity return, Coronation Street newcomer, Hollyoaks stabbing . 9 April 2023 . . (Hearst Communications) . 28 February 2016.
  15. Web site: Archive for The Misanthrope at The Gate Theatre, Dublin. 2003. [DUBLIN] |website=Arts-archive.com|accessdate=14 February 2016].
  16. News: Theatre, dance, opera and cabaret reviews. The Stage. 14 February 2016. 29 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120929212316/http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/6657/rebecca. live.
  17. Web site: RTS Mids Centre Awards 2010 Nominations. RTS Awards. 8 April 2020. 10 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110810042411/http://rtsmids.wordpress.com/2010/10/19/rts-mids-centre-awards-2010-nominations/. live.
  18. Web site: Inside Soap Awards 2012 - longlist nominees in full. Kilkelly. Daniel. Digital Spy. 9 July 2012. 11 July 2012. 10 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120710232519/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/scoop/a392213/inside-soap-awards-2012-longlist-nominees-in-full.html. live.
  19. Web site: 'Coronation Street' leads Inside Soap Awards 2012 shortlist. Kilkelly. Daniel. Digital Spy. 17 September 2012. 17 September 2012. 18 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120918160352/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s3/coronation-street/news/a406244/coronation-street-leads-inside-soap-awards-2012-shortlist.html. live.
  20. News: British Soap Awards 2012 - winners in full. Digital Spy. 5 February 2020. 3 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190103011457/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a378918/british-soap-awards-2012-winners-in-full/. live.
  21. Web site: Awards -- Midlands. Royal Television Society. 18 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019123836/http://www.rts.org.uk/awards-midlands. 19 October 2013. dead.
  22. Web site: Doctors. BBC. 18 October 2013. 18 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131018164554/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/rts-midlands-awards.html. live.
  23. News: British Soap Awards 2013: the winners in full. Radio Times. 5 February 2020. 5 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200205101000/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/soaps/2013-05-18/british-soap-awards-2013-the-winners-in-full/. live.
  24. Web site: Inside Soap Awards 2013 - longlist nominees in full. Dainty. Sophie. Digital Spy. 22 July 2013. 22 July 2013. 14 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131014081808/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/scoop/a500154/inside-soap-awards-2013-longlist-nominees-in-full.html. live.
  25. Web site: 'Coronation Street' leads Inside Soap Awards 2013 shortlist. Rigby. Sam. Digital Spy. 15 October 2013. 15 October 2013. 20 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131020033457/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s3/coronation-street/news/a523569/coronation-street-leads-inside-soap-awards-2013-shortlist.html. live.
  26. News: British Soap Awards 2014: full list of winners revealed. Radio Times. 5 February 2020. 5 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200205101959/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/soaps/2014-05-24/british-soap-awards-2014-full-list-of-winners-revealed/. live.
  27. Web site: Inside Soap Awards 2014 longlist revealed. Dainty. Sophie. Digital Spy. 29 July 2014. 25 August 2014. 31 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140731233040/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a587117/inside-soap-awards-2014-longlist-revealed.html. live.
  28. Web site: Inside Soap Awards shortlist revealed: Who are the most popular stars?. Kilkelly. Daniel. Digital Spy. 23 September 2014. 25 September 2014. 24 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140924130304/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s13/hollyoaks/news/a598413/inside-soap-awards-shortlist-revealed-who-are-the-most-popular-stars.html. live.
  29. News: Who won at British Soap Awards 2015? See the winners list in full. Digital Spy. 5 February 2020. 19 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219045424/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a647772/who-won-at-british-soap-awards-2015-see-the-winners-list-in-full/. live.
  30. News: British Soap Awards 2017: Full list of winners. Belfast Telegraph. 5 February 2020. 5 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200205101955/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/british-soap-awards-2017-full-list-of-winners-35798453.html. live.
  31. Web site: RTS Midlands Awards 2018. RTS Awards. 8 April 2020. 21 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200921001749/https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-midlands-awards-2018-0. live.
  32. News: British Soap Awards 2018 winners list in full: Coronation Street named best soap. The Independent. 5 February 2020. 19 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219222137/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/british-soap-awards-2018-winners-list-coronation-street-eastenders-a8381081.html?amp. live.
  33. Web site: Inside Soap Awards 2018 full longlist revealed. Davies. Megan. 2018-07-23. Digital Spy. en-GB. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190709164211/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a862268/inside-soap-awards-2018-full-longlist-coronation-street-eastenders-emmerdale-hollyoaks/. 9 July 2019. 2019-10-11.
  34. News: Here are all the nominees for the National TV Awards 2019, including Strictly, Doctor Who and Ant & Dec. Digital Spy. 16 October 2019. Harp. Justin. 7 April 2020. 30 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190830040756/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/national-television-awards/a868526/national-tv-awards-2019-longlist-nominations/. live.
  35. News: Here are the British Soap Awards 2019 winners in full. Digital Spy. 5 February 2020. 25 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200425050404/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a27675823/british-soap-awards-2019-winners/. live.
  36. News: NTA nominations 2020: the full shortlist of National Television Awards nominees, and how to vote for the NTAs. i. 28 January 2020. 17 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117223531/https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/nta-nominations-2020-national-television-awards-shortlist-nominees-vote-ntas-when-date-time-382485/amp. live.
  37. News: Cormack . Morgan . British Soap Awards 2023 longlist: EastEnders' Ravi vs Corrie's Stephen . 11 April 2023 . . 11 April 2023.

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