# Emily Woof

Emily Woof (born January 1, 1967) is an English actress and author, best known for film and TV roles including Nancy in Oliver Twist, The Full Monty, an ITV adaptation of The Woodlanders, Velvet Goldmine, Wondrous Oblivion, Silent Cry and The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse.

## Early life

Woof was brought up in Newcastle upon Tyne. Her father was Wordsworth Trust Director Dr. Robert Woof. Woof went on to study at Oxford University.

## Acting

Her first stage work was a trilogy of one-woman plays: Sex, Sex 2, and Sex 3.
Parts in The Full Monty (1997), Photographing Fairies (1997), Velvet Goldmine (1998) and The Woodlanders (1998) established Emily Woof as one of Britain's leading young actresses.
She has also appeared in several television roles, ranging from period dramas (Middlemarch; Oliver Twist) to contemporary drama (Killer Net) and comedy (The Ronni Ancona Show). In 2016, she appeared in Coronation Street as the detective investigating the murder of Callum Logan (Sean Ward).

## Author

For theatre she has written Sex, Sex II, Sex III, and Revolver. For radio, she wrote Pianoman, Baby Love, and Home to The Black Sea. She has written and directed two short films, Between The Wars, and Meeting Helen.
Her first novel, The Whole Wide Beauty (ISBN 9780571253999), was published in May 2010 by Faber & Faber. Her second novel The Lightning Tree was also published by Faber, in March 2015.

## Personal life

Woof is married to fellow actor/writer Hamish McColl. The couple have two children and live in North London.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Film | Role |
| 1997 | The Full Monty | Mandy |
| 1997 | Photographing Fairies | Linda |
| 1997 | The Woodlanders | Grace Melbury |
| 1998 | Velvet Goldmine | Shannon |
| 1999 | This Year's Love | Alice |
| 1999 | Fast Food | Letitia |
| 1999 | Passion | Karen Holten |
| 2000 | Pandaemonium | Dorothy Wordsworth |
| 2002 | Silent Cry | Rachel Stewart |
| 2003 | Wondrous Oblivion | Ruth Wiseman |
| 2004 | School for Seduction | Kelly |
| 2005 | The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse | Lindsay |
| 2021 | Mothering Sunday | Mrs. Sheringham |

### Television

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Middlemarch | Lydgate's Maid | 3 episodes |
| 1995 | Casualty | WDC Dawn Morris | Season 10, Episode 7 – "Turning Point" |
| 1997 | New Voices | Jane | Episode: "Dance for a Stranger" |
| 1998 | Killer Net | Susie | Miniseries – 4 episodes |
| 1999–2000 | Oliver Twist | Nancy | Miniseries – 3 episodes |
| 1999–2000 | Daylight Robbery | Paula Sullivan | 2 Miniseries – 8 episodes |
| 2005 | Nova | Lise Meitner | Season 33, Episode 3 "Einstein's Big Idea" |
| 2005 | Ian Fleming: Bondmaker | Ann Fleming | BBC docudrama |
| 2006 | The True Voice of Rape | — | Short television film |
| 2006 | Born Equal | Sandra | Television film |
| 2006 | Midsomer Murders | Janet Bailey | Season 10, Episode 2 "The Animal Within" |
| 2007 | Ronni Ancona & Co. | Various roles | Season 1, Episode 2 |
| 2009 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Rowena Waddy | Season 3, Episode 4 – "Nemesis" |
| 2012 | Vera | Janice Ronson | Season 2, Episode 1 – "The Ghost Position" |
| 2013 | Jo | Olivia Roquin | Season 1, Episode 5 – "Place Vendôme" |
| 2014 | The Smoke | Nina | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Inspector George Gently | Tina Hall | Season 7, Episode 1 – "Gently with the Women" |

### Short films

* Going Going... as Anna (2000 short film – actor and writer)
* Between the Wars (2002 short film – director)
* Meeting Helen ... as Helen (2007 short film – actor, writer and director)

## Awards and nominations

* Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (won) – The Full Monty (shared with cast)
* American Film Institute Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (nomination) – Passion
* London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Supporting Actress of the Year (nomination) – Wondrous Oblivion