Emily Hamilton

For the Australian politician, see Emily Hamilton (politician).

Emily Miranda Hamilton (née Beevers; born 24 May 1971) is a British actress.

Emily Hamilton
Hamilton at IFFI, 2006
Born	(1971-05-24) 24 May 1971 (age 54) Hammersmith, London, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Oxford University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1994–present
Spouse	Tristan Gemmill
Children	3

Early life

Daughter of actor Vincent Ball, of Chittaway Point, New South Wales, Australia,^[1][2] Hamilton was born in Hammersmith, London, and grew up with her mother in Ealing, West London, where she attended Notting Hill & Ealing High School GDST. While at school, she appeared in a regular photo story for the teen magazine My Guy. She was originally planning to study at St Andrew's University, but after achieving better-than-expected A-Level results, she took a year out and re-applied to Wadham College, University of Oxford, where she won a place to study English Literature.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Hamilton's notable roles include:

• The Queen ... Princess Diana; 2009
• The Bill ... Dr. Julia Bickham:
  • "Reaching Out" (#25.50); 20 August 2009, ITV1
  • "Psychiatric Help" (#25.49); 13 August 2009, ITV1
  • "Line of Fire: Part 2" (#23.78); 24 October 2007, ITV1
  • "Line of Fire: Part 1" (#23.77); 18 October 2007, ITV1
• Midsomer Murders ... Leonie Charteris in "They Seek Him Here"; 27 April 2008, ITV1
• The Memsahib ... Grace; 2006^[3]
• Making Waves ... Lt. Cdr. Jenny Howard; 2004
• He Died with a Felafel in His Hand ... Sam; 2001
• David Copperfield ... Agnes Wickfield; 2000
• The Grand ... Christina Lloyd-Price; 1998
• The Ruby Ring ... Lucy; 1997
• Holding On ... Tina; 1997
• Catherine Cookson's The Girl ... Margaret Thornton; 1996
• The Ruth Rendell Mysteries' ... Sophie Riding; 1996
• The Buccaneer' ... Lady Georgina; 1995
• Wycliffe ... Jean Lander; 1994

Personal life

Hamilton and actor Tristan Gemmill married in September 2001. He is best known for playing Adam Trueman in BBC One's long-running medical drama series Casualty.^[4] The couple have a son and a daughter together.^[5]