Emily Symons
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Emily Symons as Louise in Emmerdale |
Emily Symons (born
10 August,
1969 in
Sydney,
New South Wales) is an
Australian actress.
Symons mother remarried when she was just four years old and Emily didn't see her real British father again until ten years later. She left school before finishing her exams and launched herself into the acting world. For nearly a year, she worked in shops before getting a break in a post office training video.
Her first high-profile role was in Australian soap opera
Richmond Hill (1988). Though moderately popular, the serial was cancelled after 12 months on air in Australia. After
Richmond Hill, Symons went to auditions for another Australian soap opera,
Home & Away, wearing a tight-fitting little white dress, stilettos, earrings and bangles. She scored the role of bouncy Marilyn Chambers in the show, starting in
1989, and continued in the role for many years. She also hosted the
Channel 7 music program
Video Smash Hits.
Her father is British. After an affair with
Southampton F.C. player
Matthew Le Tissier when she appeared in pantomime in Southampton, she moved to the UK permanently in 1999.
She is now best known for her role as brassy Australian barmaid
Louise Appleton in the
ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale.
Symons has been publicly linked to several romantic partners.
*Craig Simpson - a crew member on
Home & Away. Symons called off their engagement in
1990*
Nick Lipscombe - Symons married the British musician in 1992, they divorced in
1994*
Matthew Le Tissier - an affair after she played in pontomime in Southampton in
1997. Broke up his marriage, they broke up when she moved to the UK
*Lorenzo Smith - after a secret two year affair with the second son of Viscount Hambledon and descendant of English stationery tycoon W.H. Smith, the pair married in Henley-on-Thames on
5 July 2003. Now divorced.
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Matt Healy - married fellow Emmerdale actor, who plays
Matthew King, in January
2006*
At the IMDB.com*
At Opps! Celebs*
2000 interview re Emmerdale*
Bio and CV at Agents website
