Eva Pope

**Eva Rebecca Pope** (born 16 November 1967) is an English actress and producer. She is best known for portraying the roles of Tanya Pooley in the ITV soap opera _Coronation Street_ (1993–1994), and Rachel Mason in the BBC school-based drama series _Waterloo Road_ (2007–2010).

Pope's other acting roles include Stephanie Jacobs in the Sky One drama series _Dream Team_ (1997–1998), Frances Myers in the ITV prison drama series _Bad Girls_ (2004), and Matron Gertrude Bottomly in the CBBC children's drama series _Hetty Feather_ (2015–2020).

## Early life and education

She trained to be an actress at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1988.

## Personal life

Pope was married to graphic designer Laurence Lassalle, with whom she has a daughter Elise (born 1995).

### Film

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1998|_Holiday Romance_|Victoria|rowspan="2"|Short film|
|2001|_Denial_|Doctor|||
|rowspan="2"|2006|_Shadow Man_|Anya||
|_Splinter_|Dr. Lexington||||
|2007|_Natasha_|Elaine|||
|2008|_Searching_|Lillian|||
|rowspan="2"|2011|_Being Sold_|Lara Foster||
|_Gee Gee_|Susan|rowspan="4"|Short film||
|2015|_Route Canal_|Caroline|||
|2016|_The Interrogation of Olivia Donovan_|Sarah Hardy|||
|2022|_Camaleonte_|Arabella|||

### Television

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1993–1994|_Coronation Street_|Tanya Pooley|Regular role; 143 episodes||
|1995|_Men of the World_|Becky|5 episodes||
|rowspan="3"|1996|_Ellington_|Lara|Episode: "Matchmaker"|
|_Under the Skin_|Lisa|Television film|||
|_Casualty_|Josie Barker|Episode: "Do You Believe in Fairies?"|||
|rowspan="2"|1997|_Heartbeat_|Sharma|Episode: "Peace and Quiet"|
|_Peak Practice_|Sally Gillespie|Episode: "Lost Feelings"|||
|1997–1998|_Dream Team_|Stephanie Jacobs|Regular role; 64 episodes||
|rowspan="3"|1998|_Grafters_|Janice|2 episodes|
|_Cold Feet_|Trixie|Series 1: Episode 3|||
|_McCallum_|Dr. Charley Fielding|Episode: "Beyond Good and Evil"|||
|1999|_Four Fathers_|Kathy Starkie|Miniseries; all 3 episodes||
|rowspan="3"|2000|_Peak Practice_|Karen|Episode: "And Then There Were Two"|
|_The Bill_|Geraldine/Linda|Episode: "Scoop"|||
|_My Fragile Heart_|Ruby Mason|Television film|||
|2001–2002|_Peak Practice_|Claire Brightwell|Main role; 13 episodes||
|2002|_Nice Guy Eddie_|Susannah King|Series 1: Episode 3||
|rowspan="3"|2003|_Adventure Inc._|Fiona Gray|Episode: "Legacy of a Pirate"|
|_The Eustace Bros._|Catherine|Series 1: Episode 2|||
|_Holby City_|Caroline Dewer|Episodes: "Love Nor Money" and "Just Getting By"|||
|2004|_Bad Girls_|Frances Myers|Main role; 12 episodes||
|2005|_Vincent_|Cathy Gallagher|2 episodes||
|rowspan="3"|2006|_Dalziel and Pascoe_|Jane Caulfield|Episodes: "Guardian Angel: Parts 1 & 2"|
|_Sorted_|Kathy|rowspan="2"|All 6 episodes||
|_Strictly Confidential_|DS Angie Morton||||
|2007|_Life on Mars_|Carol Twilling|Series 2: Episode 4||
|2007–2010|_Waterloo Road_|Rachel Mason|Regular role; 52 episodes||
|2008|_Spooks: Code 9_|Hamilton|Series 1: Episode 5||
|2010–2011|_Raymond Blanc's Kitchen Secrets_|Narrator|Cooking documentary series||
|rowspan="4"|2011|_32 Brinkburn Street_|Ellie|Miniseries; all 5 episodes|
|_Casualty_|Simone Grayson|Episode: "Partners"|||
|_Law & Order: UK_|Renay Everett|Episode: "Line Up"|||
|_Moving On_|Michelle|Episode: "Punter"|||
|2013|_Holby City_|Laura Edison|3 episodes||
|2015|_New Tricks_|Clara Bishop|Episode: "The Fame Game"||
|2015–2020|_Hetty Feather_|rowspan="2"|Matron Gertrude Bottomly|Regular role; 35 episodes|
|2016|_The Dumping Ground_|Episode: "Floss the Foundling"|||
|2017|_Silent Witness_|DI Heather Ashton|Episodes: "Remembrance: Parts 1 & 2"||
|2019|_Deep Cuts_|Bridget McFadden|Miniseries; all 3 episodes||
|2022|_Somewhere Boy_|Angie|Series 1: Episode 2||
|rowspan="2"|2023|_Maternal_|Sally Thomason|Series 1: Episode 2|
|_The Venice Murders_|Aunt Rosa|Television film|||
|2024|_Spent_|Jemima|Series 1: Episode 1||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Eva Pope
- **birth name**: Eva Rebecca Pope
- **birth place**: Wigan, Appley Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire, England
- **nationality**: English people, English
- **years active**: 1990–present
- **known for**: _Coronation Street_
 _Dream Team_
 _Bad Girls (TV series), Bad Girls_
 _Waterloo Road (TV series), Waterloo Road_
 _Hetty Feather_
- **children**: 1 daughter