Elaine Symons (born 4 December 1974) is an Irish actress who was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and who has had roles on television since 1995. She is known for her role as alcoholic mother-of-five Rose Kelly in the BBC One school TV drama Waterloo Road,[1] making her first appearance in the first episode of the show's fourth series, screened on 7 January 2009. Her earlier credits include roles in "Sinners" Totally Frank, Waking the Dead, As If, Custer's Last Stand-up and Touched by an Angel. In 2011, Symons played the role of Kerry Cadogan in the BBC One medical TV drama Holby City.

Elaine Symons
Born (1974-12-04) 4 December 1974 (age 49)
Ireland
OccupationActress[1]
Years active1995–present

Filmography

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Year Film Role Notes
2000 Touched by an Angel Maggie Episode: "Life Before Death"
2001 Custer's Last Stand-up Roxie Custer Series regular
2002 Sinners Brida Television film
As If Saffron 1 episode
2003 Conspiracy of Silence Marie McLaughlin
Bachelors Walk Mary 1 episode
2005 Waking the Dead Bryony Watts Episode: "Undertow: Part 1"
Totally Frank Sammi 2 episodes
2009–2011 Waterloo Road Rose Kelly Series regular; 39 episodes
2011 Holby City Kerry Cadogan Episode: "Culture Shock"

Theatre credits

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Symons portrayed Lyra Belacqua in the November 2004 revival of His Dark Materials at the Olivier, National Theatre.[citation needed] She has also appeared in Duck (Royal Court), The Seagull (Bristol Old Vic), Lovers (Young Vic), A Month in the Country (Abbey Theatre - nomination for Irish Times Award), and Richard III (Trinity, Dublin).[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "BBC One - Waterloo Road, Series 4, Episode 5". BBC. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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