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Eva Pope

Eva Pope

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 16, 1967 (57)
Birthplace Appley Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Eva Rebecca Pope (born 16 November 1967) is an English actress, best known for her portrayal of longest-serving headmistress Rachel Mason in Waterloo Road, and appearances in Coronation Street, Dream Team, Bad Girls and Hetty Feather. Eva Pope was born in Appley Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire on 16 Nove ... mber 1967. She trained to be an actress at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1988. Pope's first major role was playing the villainous Tanya Pooley in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1993 to 1994. Since then, she has made appearances in Cold Feet, The Bill, Heartbeat, Peak Practice (as Claire Brightwell), Men of the World, Holby City, Casualty, Strictly Confidential, Adventure Inc., Vincent (as Cathy Gallagher), Bad Girls as prison governess Frances Myers, Life on Mars, Sorted, Spooks: Code 9 and the film Shadow Man. From November 2007 to July 2010, she appeared as headteacher Rachel Mason in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road. Pope's theatre credits include roles in The Comedy of Errors, Turkey Time and Hobson's Choice. She is a regular performer and was part of the original cast of Seven Deadly Sins Four Deadly Sinners and in November 2007, appeared at the Théâtre Princesse Grace, Monte Carlo, directed by Marc Sinden, as part of his British Theatre Season, Monaco. In March 2011, Pope starred as Ellie in the BBC One daytime drama 32 Brinkburn Street. She starred in Being Sold the Movie, which premiered on 19 June 2011. On 13 August 2011, Eva Pope starred as policewoman Simone Grayson on Casualty in the first episode of series 26. She appeared in the third series of Moving On on 16 November 2011 playing Michelle. In 2017, she appeared in Season 20 Episodes 5 and 6 of the BBC forensic drama series Silent Witness as DI Heather Ashton. From 2015 to 2020, she played Matron Gertrude Bottomly in CBBC's adaptation of Hetty Feather, based on the book of the same name by Jacqueline Wilson. In 2019, Pope appeared in Deep Cuts as Bridget McFadden. Pope is also a noted voice-over artist whose credits include Raymond Blanc's Kitchen Secrets and a number of audiobooks

Known For

Filmography

The Venice Murders

The Venice Murders

2023

as Aunt Rosa

Gee Gee

Gee Gee

2011

as Susan

Natasha

Natasha

2007

as Elaine

Shadow Man

Shadow Man

2006

as Anya

My Fragile Heart

My Fragile Heart

2000

as Ruby Mason

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Waterloo Road

as Rachel Mason

Episodes: 60

First Aired: Mar 09, 2006

Hetty Feather

as Matron

Episodes: 57

First Aired: May 11, 2015

Peak Practice

as Claire Brightwell

Episodes: 13

First Aired: May 10, 1993

Bad Girls

as Frances Myers

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Jun 01, 1999

Men of the World

as Becky

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 14, 1994

32 Brinkburn Street

as Ellie

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 28, 2011

Vincent

as Cathy Gallagher

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 10, 2005

Heartbeat

as Sharma

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 10, 1992

Life on Mars

as Carol Twilling

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 2006

Adventure Inc.

as Fiona Gray

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2002

Moving On

as Michelle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 18, 2009

Peak Practice

as Sally Gillespie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 10, 1993

Peak Practice

as Karen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 10, 1993

McCallum

as Dr. Charley Fielding

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 13, 1997

Casualty

as Josie Barker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

Casualty

as Simone Grayson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

Somewhere Boy

as Angie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 2022

Strictly Confidential

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 16, 2006

Cold Feet

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 15, 1998

Nice Guy Eddie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 16, 2002

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2024 6 7 15 4
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2024 12 4 7 2
2025 1 6 17 2
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2025 5 1 1 1
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2025 8 2 8 0
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