Angela Lonsdale

Angela Lonsdale née Smith 13 October 1967 is an English actress Born to a policeman father Lonsdale trained at Brewery Youth Theatre at the Brewery Arts Centre Kendal Whilst there she took part in many amateur productions including plays by local playwrights John NewmanHolden and Tim Bull After initial rejection Lonsdale then graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Lonsdale is best known for her portrayal of police officer Emma Watts née Taylor on the longrunning ITV soap opera Coronation Street First appearing in April 2000 her storylines included a longlasting feud with neighbour Les Battersby and a tempestuous marriage to Curly Watts with whom she departed Weatherfield in September 2003 upon securing a job promotion Next Lonsdale began appearing as DI Eva Moore in the daytime BBC drama Doctors She left the programme in October 2008 when her character was shot and presumed dead but made a brief return in September 2011 Between 2012 and 2013 Lonsdale played the matriarch of a family of wolves in the childrens television series Wolfblood Her other notable credits have included All Quiet on the Preston Front The Bill Casualty Holby City Joe Maddisons War This Is England 90 Scott Bailey Vera Our Girl The Syndicate and Hollyoaks