Eva Pope

Eva Rebecca Pope (born 16 November 1967) is an English actress and producer. She is best known for portraying the roles of Tanya Pooley in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (1993–1994), and Rachel Mason in the BBC school-based drama series Waterloo Road (2007–2010).

Eva Pope
Born
Eva Rebecca Pope

(1967-11-16) 16 November 1967 (age 56)
NationalityEnglish
Occupation
  • Actress
  • producer
Years active1990–present
Known forCoronation Street
Dream Team
Bad Girls
Waterloo Road
Hetty Feather
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Spouse(s)
Laurence Lassalle
(m. 1994; div. 2004)
Children1 daughter

Pope's other acting roles include Stephanie Jacobs in the Sky One drama series Dream Team (1997–1998), Frances Myers in the ITV prison drama series Bad Girls (2004), and Matron Gertrude Bottomly in the CBBC children's drama series Hetty Feather (2015–2020).

Early life and education

She trained to be an actress at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1988.

Personal life

Pope was married to graphic designer Laurence Lassalle, with whom she has a daughter Elise (born 1995).

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