{{short description|English actress (born 1975)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Emma Atkins | image = | caption = | birth_name = Emma Jayne Atkins | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|03|31|df=y}}<ref name="GivingMyAll">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Interview+Emma+Atkins%3a+Giving+my+all+to+Charity%3b+Emmerdale+star+Emma...-a074728737|title=Interview Emma Atkins: Giving my all to Charity|last=Cunningham|first=Tessa|date=19 May 2001|work=[[Daily Mirror]]|publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]]|access-date=25 January 2012}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Morecambe, Lancashire]], England | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1999–present | death_date = | death_place = | partner = | children = 1 | known_for = Role of '''[[Charity Dingle]]''' in ''[[Emmerdale]]'' (2000–2005, 2009–) }}
'''Emma Jayne Atkins''' (born 31 March 1975) is an English actress, best known for her role as [[Charity Dingle]] in the [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] soap opera ''[[Emmerdale]]''.
==Early life== Atkins grew up in the village of [[Silverdale, Lancashire]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thevisitor.co.uk/news/emmerdale-actress-emma-stars-in-silverdale-pub-opening-1-7905587|title=Emmerdale actress Emma stars in Silverdale pub opening|work=[[The Visitor (newspaper)|The Visitor]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227160202/https://www.thevisitor.co.uk/news/emmerdale-actress-emma-stars-in-silverdale-pub-opening-1-7905587 | archive-date=27 February 2017 | date=12 May 2016}}</ref> and then went to study at the [[University of Salford]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/emmerdale-has-faith-in-charity-928115.amp|title=Emmerdale has faith in Charity|work=[[Manchester Evening News]]|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref> Atkins' mother worked as a fabric & wallpaper designer under the name of Lilli Atkins
==Career== Atkins is known for portraying the role of [[Charity Dingle]] on the [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] soap opera ''[[Emmerdale]]'' since 2000.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/CHRISTMAS+SOAPS%3b+This+Christmas+is+going+to+be+a+real+cracker.-a080361381|title=This Christmas is going to be a real cracker|last=Brown|first=Merle|date=28 November 2001|work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]|publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]]|access-date=25 January 2012}}</ref> After first leaving ''[[Emmerdale]]'', Atkins appeared in episodes of the [[BBC]] series ''[[Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series)|Dalziel and Pascoe]]'', ''[[Mayo (TV series)|Mayo]]'', ''[[I'm with Stupid (TV series)|I'm with Stupid]]'', ''[[New Street Law]]'', ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' and ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''. In 2008 she played Lesley Ashton in Heartbeat series 17 episode 8
On 18 March 2009, it was revealed that Atkins would be returning to ''Emmerdale'', reprising her role of Charity,<ref name="Charity's coming back">{{cite news |title=Charity's coming back |url=http://www.itv.com/Soaps/emmerdale/newsandgossip/Charityscomingback159/default.html |publisher=ITV.com |date=18 March 2009 |access-date=3 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321100948/http://www.itv.com/Soaps/emmerdale/newsandgossip/Charityscomingback159/default.html |archive-date=21 March 2009 }}</ref> and she made her reappearance on 1 October 2009. She took a brief break in 2015 when she gave birth to her son, but returned shortly after.
==Awards and nominations== Atkins has been nominated for numerous awards for her work on ''Emmerdale''. She was nominated for Best Actress in 2010 and 2018 at the [[British Soap Awards]], and in September 2018, Atkins won Best Soap Actress at the [[TV Choice Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2018-09-11/emmerdales-emma-atkins-is-best-soap-actress/|title=Emmerdale's Emma Atkins is Best Soap Actress|website=ITV News}}</ref> She has also been nominated for several [[Inside Soap Awards|''Inside Soap'' Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a862268/inside-soap-awards-2018-full-longlist-coronation-street-eastenders-emmerdale-hollyoaks/|title=''Inside Soap'' Awards 2018 full longlist revealed|first=Megan|last=Davies|date=23 July 2018|website=Digital Spy}}</ref> In October 2018, she was named as the ''Inside Soap'' Awards Best Actress, and she was announced as Best Actress at the 2018 Daily Star Soap Awards on 26 December 2018. In January 2019, Atkins was nominated for the [[National Television Awards]] in the category of Serial Drama Performance.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mitchell |first1=Bea |title=EastEnders' Danny Dyer and Emmerdale's Emma Atkins are among the National Television Awards 2019 soap nominees |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a25774648/national-television-awards-2019-soap-nominees/ |access-date=9 January 2019 |work=[[Digital Spy]] |publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]] |date=7 January 2019}}</ref>
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