Career
She is best known for her roles in British television series such as her recurring role as Rita Brannigan in soap opera Emmerdale and the sitcom The Gemma Factor. Emma trained at Manchester Metropolitan Capitol School of and has appeared in several theatre productions throughout her acting career. Between 2001 and 2003 she starred in productions at the Capitol in Manchester including Love"s Labour"s Lost, The Cherry Orchard, The Good Person of Sezcuan, Raspberry, The Provok"d Wife, The Taming of the Shrew,The Cassalis Engagement, Head Rot Holiday, and Dancing at Lughnasa.
In 2003, she appeared in Translations at the Library.
She appeared in three plays in 2006, the first was Separate Tables at the Royal Exchange, and the others, The Mortal Ash, and Midden at the Oldham Coliseum. In 2009, she appeared in the touring play Pack of Lies at the Devonshire Park.