Emily Symons

Born - Aug 10, 1969 in Sydney, Australia  |   Genres - Drama, Romance

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  • When she was four years old, her mother remarried and she did not see her English father for ten years.
  • In 1988, made her TV debut as Anne Costello in Australian soap Richmond Hill.
  • Joined the cast of Home and Away in 1989, playing Marilyn Chambers-Fisher on and off over twenty-nine years.
  • Hosted Channel 7 music show Video Smash Hits.
  • Moved to the UK in 1999.
  • Starred as Louise Appleton in British soap Emmerdale between 2001 and 2008.
  • Competed in the 2007 UK series of Dancing on Ice.
  • Returned to Australia in 2009 and reprised her role in Home and Away.
  • Gave birth to her first child in 2015 at the age of 45 after years of IVF treatment.