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| Popular As | Lesley Dunlop |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Age | 68 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Born | March 10, 1956 ( Newcastle, England, United Kingdom) |
| Birthday | March 10 |
| Town/City | Newcastle, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
Lesley Dunlop’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Lesley Dunlop was born in the Year of the Monkey. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Monkey thrive on having fun. They’re energetic, upbeat, and good at listening but lack self-control. They like being active and stimulated and enjoy pleasing self before pleasing others. They’re heart-breakers, not good at long-term relationships, morals are weak. Compatible with Rat or Dragon.
Daughter of the television Writer Pat Dunlop, she began as a child Actress in the 1970s featuring in a BBC version of the classic A Little Princess and as Lydia Holly in the ITV adaptation of South Riding. She studied at the Arts Educational Schools
Her transition to adult roles began by playing Lizzie Hexam in a BBC version of Charles Dickens' Our Mutual Friend in 1976 and featuring in the very first series of the long-running hospital drama Angels.
Throughout this time and indeed throughout her career, she has regularly appeared on British TV including Murder Most English (1977), Red Shift (1977) and the film Deadly Game (1982), and made two guest appearances in Doctor Who - in Frontios in 1984 and The Happiness Patrol in 1988. She also starred opposite Oliver Tobias in Smuggler (1981), and Peter Ustinov in the TV film Thirteen at Dinner (1985). In 1986 she appeared as the very pregnant Pattie in the TV version of the Alan Aykbourn play "Seasons Greetings". In the 1990s she starred in the long-running BBC sitcom May to December as Zoe Callender alongside screen husband Anton Rodgers.
In 1995, she starred in the two part Gurinder Chadha directed drama Rich Deceiver as Ellie Freeman, a Liverpudlian housewife who secretly wins the pools and uses the money to covertly help her husband's career. She also starred in the ITV series Wokenwell (1997) and appeared in a long-running series of TV commercials for Kleenex directed by Mike Leigh.
In 2000, Lesley joined the cast of the ITV series Where the Heart Is playing Anna Kirkwall.
Since 2008, she has played the role of Brenda Walker in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. In 2013 after her character on Emmerdale was diagnosed with a Brain tumour, Dunlop shaved her head especially for the part.
Lesley Dunlop has two daughters—Rosie and Actress Daisy Guard—both with actor Christopher Guard. She is married to Emmerdale co-star Chris Chittell who plays Eric Pollard.
