Liz White (actress)

Elizabeth White (born 5 November 1979)[1] is an English actress, known for her roles as Annie Cartwright in the BBC series Life on Mars and Emma Keane in the Channel 4 drama series Ackley Bridge.

Liz White
Born
Elizabeth White

(1979-11-05) 5 November 1979
Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
Alma materLiverpool Institute for Performing Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
Known forLife on Mars (2006–2007)
Ackley Bridge (2017–2019)

Television and theatre

White's other prominent TV roles were in series 1 of the ITV drama The Fixer, playing Jess Mercer, the sister of John Mercer. She also played Shannon in The Empresses' New Clothes, an episode of Fairy Tales, which were the BBC's modern takes on classic children's stories. In April 2011, she appeared in the BBC adaptation The Crimson Petal and the White.

She featured in the music video for Bush's final single "Inflatable", and starred in the Hammer Films 2012 adaptation of The Woman in Black as the eponymous woman.[2] In July 2014, White starred as Melissa in episodes 1 and 2 of the original audio drama 'Osiris' by Everybodyelse Productions, and in 2014 as Lizzie Mottershead in BBC One's Our Zoo, a drama series about the man who created Chester Zoo and the effect it had on his family.

On stage, she starred in the lead role of Heavenly Critchfield in Tennessee Williams' Spring Storm at the National Theatre in London in 2010, transferred from The Royal & Derngate Northampton production where it premiered in 2009. In 2011, she appeared in A Woman Killed with Kindness by Thomas Heywood at the Lyttelton at the National Theatre in 2011, where she appeared in 2013 again in a double role in Simon Stephens' play Port. In October 2014, she appeared as Chrysothemis in Electra by Sophocles opposite Kristin Scott Thomas at the Old Vic Theatre in London, which also starred Peter Wight who played her father-in-law in the BBC series Our Zoo.

In 2017, it was announced that White would appear in a revival of Jim Cartwright's play Road at the Royal Court Theatre[3] Later that year, she began appearing in the Channel 4 drama series Ackley Bridge as Emma Keane, a role she portrayed until 2019.[4][5]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Lorraine 2 episodes
Always and Everyone Mandy Episode #4.1
2002–2003 Ultimate Force Beth Dow 3 episodes
2003 Teachers Eileen 4 episodes
2004 Ten Minute Movie 1st Girl in Bar Short
Vera Drake Pamela Barnes Film
Blue Murder Vicki Swift Episode: "Lonely"
Nathan Barley Cashier Pilot episode
A Thing Called Love Paula Roberts All 6 episodes
2005 Angell's Hell Sarah Television film
2006 The Street Eileen Harper Episode: "The Accident"
Vincent Laura Morris Episode #2.2
2006–2007 Life on Mars Annie Cartwright Main role, all 16 episodes
2008 The Fixer Jess Mercer 6 episodes
Fairy Tales Shannon Episode: "The Empress's New Clothes"
Franklyn Laura Film
New Town Killers Alice Kelly
Agatha Christie's Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye Jennifer Fortescue Television film
2009 A Short Stay in Switzerland Sophie
2010 Garrow's Law Isabella Jasker Episode #2.2
Blind Eye Gillian Short
Desire Kristen
2011 The Crimson Petal and the White Caroline 4 episodes
Wild Bill Roxy Film
The Send Off Unnamed Short
2012 The Woman in Black Jennet Humfrye / The Woman in Black Film
Doctor Who Alice Episode: "The Snowmen" – Series 7
2013 The Paradise Lucille Ballentine Episode #2.6
Uwantme2killhim? Janet (MI5 agent) Film
2014 From There to Here Joanne[6] All 3 episodes
Line of Duty Jo 2 episodes
Our Zoo Lizzie Mottershead All 6 episodes
New Tricks Julia Kane Episode: "Romans Ruined"
Pride Margaret Donovan Film
2016 Grantchester Vivian Whitaker Episode #2.3
2016–2017 Call the Midwife Rhoda Mullucks 3 episodes
2017 The Halcyon Peggy Taylor All 8 episodes
Eric, Ernie and Me Dee Braben Television film
2017–2019 Ackley Bridge Emma Keane Main role, 19 episodes (series 1–3)
2019 Brexit: The Uncivil War Mary Wakefield Television film
Moving On Ali Reda Episode #10.5
2020 Our Girl Emma Episode #4.5
Pavement Katie Short film
Unforgotten TBA Main role, 6 episodes

References
  1. "Liz White". btvguide.net. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  2. "The Woman in Black – Cast – Hammer". Hammerfilms.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  3. "Royal Court Theatre announces cast for Jim Cartwright's play Road". British Theatre. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  4. Houghton, Rianne (21 August 2018). "Channel 4 confirms a third series of Ackley Bridge after emotional final episode". Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  5. Spencer, Samuel (22 August 2018). "Ackley Bridge series 3 release date: Will there be another series?". Daily Express. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. "Joanne played by Liz White". From There to Here. BBC One. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  • Liz White at IMDb 
  • Liz White at bbc.co.uk's official Life on Mars website, with an interview and career overview.
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