Background
Beecham was born in Manchester, Greater Manchester, the daughter of an English pilot and his American wife, who was from Arizona.
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Emily Beecham
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London Academy of Music and Dramatic Artist
Career
She is perhaps best known for her roles in the television series The Street and The Village. She is a citizen of both countries. In 2003, she enrolled at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), graduating in 2006.
In mid-2007, she was chosen by director January Dunn for the leading role in her independent film The Calling.
The film received mixed reviews, one of which commented that "newcomer Emily Beecham plays a young woman determined to take the veil and holds her own well against such stalwarts as Brenda Blethyn and Susannah York". In highlighting the impression made by Beecham, film columnist Hannah McGill, who served as the Edinburgh Festival"s artistic director from 2006 to 2010, decided that she should be one of the recipients of the coveted Skillset Trailblazer Award.
That same year, Beecham gave her first professional stage performance in Ian McHugh"s debut play, How to Curse, at the Bush Theatre in Shepherd"s Bush, London, directed by the theatre"s artistic director Josie Rourke. Beecham has appeared in numerous television series, including Mission Marple, Tess of The Doctorate"Urbervilles, and The Street.
She was listed by Nylon magazine"s "Young Hollywood" issue as one of 55 "Faces of the Future", with the photograph captioned "Young Hollywood London".
John Rankin, Esquire magazine"s veteran glamour photographer, was quoted as stating that she has "that something special, that thing you just feel about someone.. she"s one of the most exciting actresses out there". In 2013, Beecham starred as Caro Allingham in The Village. She currently stars as The Widow in the Administrative Management College martial arts action drama series Into the Badlands.
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United States