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 Verity at the stage door of the Shaftesbury Theatre after a showing of Hairspray, April 2009 |
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| Born | Verity Charlotte Rushworth 12 August 1985 Bradford, England |
Verity Rushworth (born 12 August 1985 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is an English actress who is best known for her role as Donna Windsor-Dingle in the ITV1 soap Emmerdale, having taken over the role from Sophie Jeffery in 1998.
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Biography
Verity trained at the SLP College, Leeds. In 1997 Verity had minor roles in ITV programmes such as Heartbeat.
In 1998, at the age of 12, she went on to play her most notable role of Donna Windsor in the ITV1 soap Emmerdale, having taken over the role from Sophie Jeffery who played the part from 1993-1997. In an interview, she stated that Mark Charnock (Marlon Dingle) is her closest friend from the show. [1] In January 2007 she was a contestant on the celebrity singing contest, Soapstar Superstar, in which she came 9th.
In September 2007 she appeared on 'Ghosthunting With The Dingles' alongside other members of her on-screen family.
After appearing on the show for over 10 years she filmed her final scenes at the end of 2008 which were later aired in January 2009.
From 2 February 2009, she made her West End debut by playing the role of Penny Pingleton in hit musical Hairspray, taking over the role from Elinor Collett.[2]
Soapstar Superstar
Verity came 9th in the second series of Soapstar Superstar. Whilst on the show she performed the following songs:
- Day 1: Runaway (The Corrs)
- Day 2: I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair) (Sandi Thom)
- Day 3: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston)
Filmography
Theatrical
- Hairspray - Penny Pingleton (2009)
References
External links
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