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) Appley Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Nationality	English
Occupations	Actress producer
Years active	1990–present
Known for	Coronation Street Dream Team Bad Girls Waterloo Road Hetty Feather
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Spouse	Laurence Lassalle ​ ​ (m. 1994; div. 2004)​
Children	1 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).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Holiday Romance	Victoria	Short film
2001	Denial	Doctor
2006	Shadow Man	Anya
	Splinter	Dr. Lexington
2007	Natasha	Elaine
2008	Searching	Lillian
2011	Being Sold	Lara Foster
	Gee Gee	Susan	Short film
2015	Route Canal	Caroline
2016	The Interrogation of Olivia Donovan	Sarah Hardy
2022	Camaleonte	Arabella

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993–1994	Coronation Street	Tanya Pooley	Regular role; 143 episodes
1995	Men of the World	Becky	5 episodes
1996	Ellington	Lara	Episode: "Matchmaker"
	Under the Skin	Lisa	Television film
	Casualty	Josie Barker	Episode: "Do You Believe in Fairies?"
1997	Heartbeat	Sharma	Episode: "Peace and Quiet"
	Peak Practice	Sally Gillespie	Episode: "Lost Feelings"
1997–1998	Dream Team	Stephanie Jacobs	Regular role; 64 episodes
1998	Grafters	Janice	2 episodes
	Cold Feet	Trixie	Series 1: Episode 3
	McCallum	Dr. Charley Fielding	Episode: "Beyond Good and Evil"
1999	Four Fathers	Kathy Starkie	Miniseries; all 3 episodes
2000	Peak Practice	Karen	Episode: "And Then There Were Two"
	The Bill	Geraldine/Linda	Episode: "Scoop"
	My Fragile Heart	Ruby Mason	Television film
2001–2002	Peak Practice	Claire Brightwell	Main role; 13 episodes
2002	Nice Guy Eddie	Susannah King	Series 1: Episode 3
2003	Adventure Inc.	Fiona Gray	Episode: "Legacy of a Pirate"
	The Eustace Bros.	Catherine	Series 1: Episode 2
	Holby City	Caroline Dewer	Episodes: "Love Nor Money" and "Just Getting By"
2004	Bad Girls	Frances Myers	Main role; 12 episodes
2005	Vincent	Cathy Gallagher	2 episodes
2006	Dalziel and Pascoe	Jane Caulfield	Episodes: "Guardian Angel: Parts 1 & 2"
	Sorted	Kathy	All 6 episodes
	Strictly Confidential	DS Angie Morton
2007	Life on Mars	Carol Twilling	Series 2: Episode 4
2007–2010	Waterloo Road	Rachel Mason	Regular role; 52 episodes
2008	Spooks: Code 9	Hamilton	Series 1: Episode 5
2010–2011	Raymond Blanc's Kitchen Secrets	Narrator	Cooking documentary series
2011	32 Brinkburn Street	Ellie	Miniseries; all 5 episodes
	Casualty	Simone Grayson	Episode: "Partners"
	Law & Order: UK	Renay Everett	Episode: "Line Up"
	Moving On	Michelle	Episode: "Punter"
2013	Holby City	Laura Edison	3 episodes
2015	New Tricks	Clara Bishop	Episode: "The Fame Game"
2015–2020	Hetty Feather	Matron Gertrude Bottomly	Regular role; 35 episodes
2016	The Dumping Ground		Episode: "Floss the Foundling"
2017	Silent Witness	DI Heather Ashton	Episodes: "Remembrance: Parts 1 & 2"
2019	Deep Cuts	Bridget McFadden	Miniseries; all 3 episodes
2022	Somewhere Boy	Angie	Series 1: Episode 2
2023	Maternal	Sally Thomason	Series 1: Episode 2
	The Venice Murders	Aunt Rosa	Television film
2024	Spent	Jemima	Series 1: Episode 1

Other websites

• Eva Pope on IMDb