Emerald O'Hanrahan explained

Emerald O'Hanrahan
Birth Place:	Cambridgeshire, England
Nationality:	British
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	2009-present

Emerald O'Hanrahan (born 1986) is an English actress best known for playing Emma Grundy in The Archers on BBC Radio 4.

Early life

She was born and raised in Cambridgeshire. Educated at St Mary's School, Cambridge, until 2002, where she took part in school and amateur productions, playing Susan in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Juliet in a tour of Romeo and Juliet around East Anglia, and at the Cambridge Arts Theatre as Miranda in The Tempest.^[1] She studied for A Levels at the Long Road Sixth Form College, then took a BA in Acting at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where she won the Carleton Hobbs Bursary.

Career

After graduation in July 2009, she joined the BBC's Radio Drama Company for five months,participating in more than 40 productions for BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 4 Extra, bringing her to the attention of the producers of The Archers who were looking to recast the role of Emma Grundy following Felicity Jones's decision to depart.^{[2] [3] [4]}

O’Hanrahan has taken to the stage in productions such as Birmingham Repertory Company 2011 double-production of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest and Tom Stoppard’s Travesties.^[5]

In 2014, she voiced Nina Taylor in Creative Assembly's survival horror game .

In 2015, she starred in Martin Delaney's short film Queen's Mile.^[6]

In 2017, she appeared in the BBC Television series Father Brown as Victoria Nicholson in episode 5.10, "The Alchemist's Secret".

Radio

Date	Title	Role	Director	Station
2009 –	The Archers	Emma Grundy		BBC Radio 4
	The Milk Race^[7]	[Other parts]		BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
	Those Hard to Reach Places^[8]	Phone voice		BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
	The Loop^[9]	Dolores		BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
–	Matilda^[10]	Miss Honey	Claire Grove	BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial
November 2010	Wives and Daughters^[11]	Molly Gibson	Peter Leslie Wild	BBC Radio 4 Extra
	Take Me to the Necropolis^[12]	Alice		BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play

External links

• Emma Grundy @ The Archers

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archers actress visits her old school. ITV Anglia. 28 November 2013. 24 February 2014.
2. Web site: Emma Grundy. BBC Radio 4. 24 February 2014.
3. Web site: The Grundys of Rickyard Cottage. Keri Davies. BBC Radio 4. 17 July 2011. 24 February 2014.
4. Web site: The hottest star in Hollywood – who owes it all to Ambridge. The Independent. 31 January 2011. 24 February 2014.
5. Web site: Rep is the perfect setting for Emerald O'Hanrahan. Diane Parkes. Birmingham Post. 9 Sep 2011. 24 February 2014.
6. Web site: Queen's Mile. IMDb. 4 November 2016.
7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mlxfk BBC – Afternoon Play – The Milk Race
8. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n8b3n BBC – Afternoon Play – Those Hard to Reach Places
9. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nvtzn BBC – Afternoon Play – The Loop
10. https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/bd13a291f9eb4f42bc126ed6ba0317ee BBC – Classic Serial – Matilda
11. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03xzzcm BBC - Wives and Daughters Omnibus
12. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04xs4b2 BBC – Afternoon Play – Take Me to the Necropolis