Camilla Joy Cynthia Power (born 13 November 1976) is an Irish-born English actress. She is best known for her appearances in the television series Emmerdale and Waterloo Road.
Early life and education Power was born in Cork, Ireland, and is a distant cousin of the actor Tyrone Power. Her great-grandfather was Sir John Power, Member of Parliament for Wimbledon before the Second World War. She attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School in Marylebone, and started acting from an early age; her first TV appearance was on a chicken nuggets commercial, and an early screen role was as Sabina Halliday in A Summer Story (1988).
Career Power appeared in Channel 4’s The Manageress in 1990, and played Jill Pole in BBC Television's The Silver Chair (1990), an adaptation of the book by C. S. Lewis. She also had parts in Bonjour la Classe (1993), and Moonacre (BBC, 1993), the last calling for skill at horse-riding. From 1993 to 1995, she was a regular cast member playing Jessica McAllister on the Yorkshire Television soap Emmerdale.
From 1997 to 1998, she played teenager Adele Bannerman in The Grand, a series set at the "Grand hotel", Manchester in the 1920s. Power made her stage debut in a theatrical adaptation of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at the National Theatre in 1998. She had roles in the television drama series Murder in Mind (2002), and in the 2003 film Hornblower: Duty.
In 2006, she appeared in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road as English teacher Lorna Dickey, and returned for the second series in 2007, until her character committed suicide after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. In early 2008 she starred in the Torchwood, episode "From Out of the Rain" as Pearl, a circus star who escapes from an old cinema film and seeks revenge on those who put her out of business. Power was seen in the British action movie The Tournament, as the ruthless assistant to Liam Cunningham's Tournament Master. In 2012, she appeared in two episodes of ITV drama Whitechapel.
In 2013, she appeared in two episodes of Lewis, as Tara Faulkner, and in two episodes of Father Brown. In 2016, she appeared in "Shut Up and Dance", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror. In 2022, she appeared as Agatha Jack in Trigger Point.
Filmography Film YearFilmRoleNotes1988 A Summer Story Sabina Halliday Alice Alice English version Soft Soap Trace Television film 1989 Not the End of the World Ellen Television film 1991 Mystery of the Keys Alex Television film1996 The Treasure Seekers Dora Bastable Television film Throwaways Sky Television film 2000 The Calling Lynette Peterson2003 Duty Betsy Television film Byron Lady Caroline Lamb Television film 2004 Not Only But Always Judy Huxtable Television film 2009 The Tournament Sarah Hunter2016 The Other Side of Home Karen Short film Truck Alison Short film 2018 Final Score Mrs. Steed
Television YearTitleRoleNotes 1989 The Manageress Young Gabriella Episode: "A Man's Game" 1990 The Silver Chair Jill Pole Series regular; 6 episodes1993 The Bill Anna Burwell Episode: "Questionable Judgement" Bonjour la Classe Pamela Slotover Series regular; 6 episodes 10x10 Anna Episode: "Physics for Fish" 1993–1995 Emmerdale Jessica McAllister Series regular; 103 episodes 1994 Moonacre Maria Merryweather Miniseries; 6 episodes 1995 Casualty Angie Episode: "Hit and Run"1996 The Bill Shelley Harker Episode: "Separate Rooms" Beck Charity Recurring role; 3 episodes1997 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Lisa / Zoe Episode: "The Double" Scene Girl Episode: "Stone Cold" Underworld Gilda Smith Miniseries; 6 episodes 1997–1998 The Grand Adele Bannerman Recurring role; 10 episodes1998 Slap! - Love, Lies and Lipstick Annabel Series regular; 7 episodes The Echo Lisa Miniseries; 1 episode2000 Fish Jilly McVee Episode: "Another Shade of White" Up Rising Ariadne Miniseries; 5 episodes 2001 Perfect Strangers Martina Miniseries; 3 episodes2002 Manchild Scarlet Recurring role; 3 episodes Murder in Mind Emily Stapleford Episode: "Victim" The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Joanna Sydeham Episode: "Payment in Blood" Sparkhouse Becky Lawton Miniseries; 2 episodes 2003 Trevor's World of Sport Mariella Boden Episode: "Jason" 2005 The Brief Millie Marsh Recurring role; 4 episodes 2006 Brief Encounters Dorathy Episode: "All in a Day's Work" 2006–2007 Waterloo Road Lorna Dickey Series regular; 18 episodes2008 Torchwood Pearl Episode: "From Out of the Rain" Harley Street Lucy Episode: "Episode 4"2011 Doctors Elsa Atherton Episode: "Charade" Injustice Caroline Newall Miniseries; 2 episodes 2012 Whitechapel DI Mina Norroy Recurring role; 2 episodes2013 Father Brown Dominique Baxter Episode: "The Eye of Apollo" Lewis Tara Faulkner Episode: "The Ramblin' Boy" 2016 Black Mirror Sandra Episode: "Shut Up and Dance" 2021 Showtrial Cressida Campbell Recurring role; 3 episodes 2022 Trigger Point Agatha Jack Recurring role; 2 episodes
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