Vanessa Emme Explained

Vanessa Emme
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2010-
Television:The Chelsea Detective

Vanessa Emme is an Irish stage and television actress.

Early life

She graduated from The Lir Academy in 2014 with a Bachelor in Acting.[1]

Career

Stage

In 2015, she appeared on stage in an adaptation of Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin.[2] [3]

In 2018, she appeared in an adaptation of John Osbourne's Look Back in Anger at the Gate Theatre in Dublin.[4] [5]

Film & television

She appeared in Dublin Murders[6] and Bloodlands.[7] She also appeared in A Discovery of Witches in 2022 and long running crime series Midsomer Murders.[8]

She has a lead role alongside Adrian Scarborough in series two of The Chelsea Detective as no-nonsense police detective Layla Walsh.[9] [10]

Personal life

She has Filipina heritage through her mother, she told The Irish Examiner in 2018 that she is distantly related to Marcela Marcelo.[11]

Partial filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Dublin MurdersAbby Stone
2021Midsomer MurdersDanni1 episode
2022A Discovery of WitchesJoy
2022BloodlandsLeah Hardy
2023A Greyhound of a GirlDr. Heaney
2023The Chelsea DetectiveLayla WalshLead role

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vanessa Emme. The Lir. 3 April 2024.
  2. Web site: 28 August 2015. The Irish Times. Dancing at Lughnasa review: A thoughtful, adept 25th-anniversary revival . 3 April 2024.
  3. Web site: Theatre review: Dancing at Lughnasa, Gaiety Theatre. 17 October 2015. Padraic. Killeen. 3 April 2024. The Irish Examiner.
  4. Web site: New take on Look Back In Anger Should Delight Fans. Jordan. Upshaw . 20 February 2018 . Dublin Gazette.
  5. Web site: 18 February 2018. The Irish Times. Look Back In Anger review: Deconstructing a nasty piece of work. 3 April 2024.
  6. Web site: Peter. Crawley. The=Irish Times. On the set of Dublin Murders: Tana French’s crime novels come to TV. 5 October 2019. 3 April 2024.
  7. Web site: Meet Vanessa Emme’s ‘zero filter’ cop on ‘The Chelsea Detective’. New York Post. 4 April 2024. Michael. Starr. 28 March 2023.
  8. Web site: Who is Vanessa Emme: Rising Star in Hollywood. Bol News. 3 April 2024. 28 November 2023.
  9. Web site: Vanessa Emme: 'Chelsea Detective' cop Layla says what's on her mind. upi.com. 3 April 2024. Karen. Butler. September 18, 2023.
  10. Web site: ‘The Chelsea Detective’: ‘Dublin Murders’ Star Vanessa Emme Lands Co-Lead Role As Second Season Of Acorn TV And ZDF Drama Enters Production. Deadline Hollywood. 3 April 2024. Jesse . Whittock. October 12, 2022.
  11. Web site: A question of taste:Irish-Filipino actress Vanessa Emme. Irish Examiner. 4 April 2024. 25 January 2018.