Emma Pierson

Emma Pierson The God of Soho

2011-09-05T23:42:00.004+01:00

But Hannan conceals that soppiness beneath a clipped, aggressive, scatological language that invites winningly vivacious performances, not least from Emma Pierson as the conflicted Natty, Edward Hogg as the posturing Baz and Iris Roberts as the questing Clem.

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Emma Pierson Oxglam Squad

2011-03-01T15:18:00.003Z

Emma Pierson is an actress who has appeared in over 35 productions on both the big and the small screen, and is perhaps best known for her comedic performance as Anna Thornton-Wilton in Hotel Babylon:

"To be able to run the marathon wearing Oxfam's lime green tabard is indeed an honour and fills me with such pride. The incredible work being done by this charity leaves one feeling very humble."

Sara, Emma's younger sister, is also running the marathon for Oxfam. Working for the family business, Pierson Surgical, managing the sales into London Hospitals and training surgical teams on new and innovative medical devices, allowing her to work with amazing teams of people and see how new technology is changing and assisting surgery throughout the UK.

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Emma Pierson Photoshoot

2011-02-20T23:22:00.002Z

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Emma Pierson London Marathon

2011-02-20T23:18:00.003Z

Top model Agyness Deyn is swapping her designer shoes for trainers to run the London marathon in aid of charity.

She is part of a team put together by fashion photographer Rankin and his wife Tuuli Shipster who will run the course for Oxfam.

The Oxglam Squad as they are known also includes model David Gandy, designer Henry Holland and Hotel Babylon actress Emma Pierson.

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Emma Pierson Hotel Babylon

2011-02-17T21:24:00.004Z

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Emma Pierson Coupling

2011-01-28T23:53:00.004Z

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Emma Pierson Sven Arnstein Photoshoot

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Emma Pierson Money

2010-05-25T23:48:00.003+01:00

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Emma Pierson Money

2010-05-22T19:01:00.003+01:00

The BBC adaptation of Money enables him to flex his dramatic muscles (“I don't want to sound arrogant, but to a certain extent, being funny is easy”). He's refreshingly dismissive of the idea that the Eighties are newly relevant again (“all that looking back is just a way of filling the TV schedules”).

He is frank about his bleak love scenes in Money with Emma Pierson and Tamsin Egerton. “I'm working my way through the St Trinian's girls, much to my wife's annoyance,” he says. Yes, love scenes are as embarrassing for him as they are for anyone. “But I'm not shy about doing a scene in just my pants. I know lots of actors who are skinnier and better looking than me who have more of a problem doing that. I think it's good that a big guy can be the romantic lead. I'm doing it for the big guys.”

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Emma Pierson to star in Money

2009-11-14T10:37:00.005Z

Emma Pierson is to star in BBC2 adaptation of Martin Amis's Money

The Two-part drama also features Mad Men's Vincent Kartheiser, Emma Pierson, Jerry Hall and Nick Frost

Frost, the long-time collaborator of Simon Pegg who starred in Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and Channel 4 sitcom Spaced, will play Money's anti-hero John Self in Amis's 1980s tale of greed and flawed ambition. Money will also star Vincent Kartheiser, who plays Pete Campbell in Mad Men, Little Dorrit's Emma Pierson and Jerry Hall. The two-part drama has been adapted by Tom Butterworth and Chris Hurford.

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Emma Pierson Destroy/Rankin View

2009-11-12T15:56:00.005Z

Emma Pierson attends the Destroy/Rankin private view at Phillips De Pury and Company on the 9th November 2009 in London.

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Little Dorrit makes Emma Famous

2009-09-22T06:54:00.002+01:00

“Little Dorrit” has won seven Emmy awards, defeating “30 Rock” and “Mad Men.” Among the awards received I can mention the ones for directing, writing, art direction, costumes and cinematography.

“Little Dorrit” tells the story of the Dorrit family, who will find out about their rights to a great deal of money. Emma Pierson’s character is Fanny Dorrit, a worldly and extremely determined dancer. From this point of view there’s no big difference between the actress and her character.

Pierson lives in London and comes from a family of adventurers, according to Wikipedia. Her father was a lieutenant-commander on submarines, her elder brother is a former snowboarding champion, and James, her younger brother, does free running, meaning he jumps between buildings. They all live in Islington, where the actress has a long-term relationship with Damian Village.

Her hobbies include rock climbing and photography. Rock climbing has lots of benefits like full-body workout, improving body’s coordination, balance, and flexibility. It also helps keep mental and physical focus and dynamic muscle strength. This activity can bring lots of fun and joy.

Many climbers admit they show more independence and self-confidence since they climb rocks and successfully complete the challenging climbs. They quickly develop their finger, arm, back, and core strength.

Emma Pierson likes scuba diving too. Now this is something that anyone can practice. All you need is your doctor’s approval. Besides the feeling that you’re flying and the beautiful aquatic life, here are other benefits brought by scuba diving: it helps your emotional well-being and teaches you new skills.

This sport allows you build great friendships at the scuba diving classes or at the club, increases your environmental awareness, and above all, it is a great way to stay in shape.

Emma Pierson is another example of fit and physical active person. She has found interesting hobbies that keep her in shape and allow her to have fun and enjoy life.

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Emma Pierson Hotel Babylon

2009-09-20T10:49:00.001+01:00

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Emma Pierson Interview

2009-08-31T12:29:00.002+01:00

Disarmingly charming, Emma Pierson - Anna the receptionist from Hotel Babylon - talks to Giles McMullen.

She gives us some hints as to what happens between her and boss Charlie in the new series, as well as who might appear in it.

She struggles to recall her time on Grange Hill when she was 16 but lets slip it was full of "razzle-dazzle-tap-shoes stage school children". She says she only stayed for one series because she felt she didn't fit in.
On the subject of fame, Emma admits she has ambitions to act across the pond but adds that you don't normally hear actors talking about life-changing roles they didn't get. She explains how she picks herself up after rejection - just what is the piggy bank technique?

Soon to be married, Emma reassures us that making people laugh is a great way to earn her living.

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Emma Pierson Rankin Live

2009-07-30T04:13:00.002+01:00

Emma Pierson attends the private view of Rankin Live!, at The Truman Brewery on the 19th July, 2009 in London, England.

Emma Pierson Hotel Babylon S04

2009-07-25T01:40:00.006+01:00

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Hotel Babylon Series 4 iPlayer

2009-07-18T12:44:00.005+01:00

Anna Thornton-Wilton (Emma Pierson)

Head Receptionist Anna is 27 and... let's say... aspirational. She works in the luxury hotel business because she feels completely at home there – but really working there is the only way she can afford to be a part of it. She's gorgeous and knows it and, as far as she's concerned, it's only a matter of time before she bags a wealthy and eligible man. Her ambitions need re-evaluating when she finds herself pregnant. The gang want to know who the dad is.

Sadly for fans of Hotel Babylon the kittenish, foxy and oft-times infuriating head of reception, Anna Thornton Wilton, will be leaving the hotel for good this season as actress Emma Pierson leaves the show to concentrate on other projects.

"It's heart-breaking in a way to be leaving Hotel Babylon as I have adored playing Anna but there comes a time when you have to move on from a show and this is my time. I can guarantee a great departure for her but all I'm prepared to say is that all her dreams come true."

When episode one opens we meet a very pregnant Anna Thornton Wilton who appears to be weirdly in denial of her predicament. She refuses to tell her Babylon colleagues who the father is. In true Babylon style the staff resort to running a book and no one is safe from speculation.

"Anna is incredibly vulnerable and hasn't really gotten over the departure of Charlie so has decided to ignore what is happening to her by going about her daily business – heels and all," says Emma.

"When she finds out that her friends are running a bet on the identity of the father she is absolutely horrified and randomly picks out hotel waiter, Darren, from the staff canteen and tells them that he's the dad. However, her confidence takes a serious knock when she is forced to look after the son of a guest couple and she begins to have serious doubts about her ability to bring up children alone," she recalls.

"Meanwhile, poor innocent Darren has begun to fall hopelessly in love with Anna and it all becomes a bit much when he starts talking nappies and paternity leave," she laughs

Emma Pierson has loved playing the part of the foxy and outspoken Anna mostly because she has been able to develop, contribute and create opportunities to take Anna to the extremes of comedy within the drama.

"I feel like I've created a character that audiences connect with and enjoy and I hope I've made people laugh with and at her," she says. "I've played all of my own stunts throughout the series and there have been some interesting ones like hanging upside down from the ceiling last year."

Anna has always loved her glamour and one can imagine her sitting at home in fluffy kitten-heel slippers, surrounded by Balenciaga and Gucci. However, in series three we saw a new dimension to Anna's character as her role became more prominent and her character more central. Unfortunately, in series four audiences will see Anna depart Hotel Babylon for good in what promises to be a tear-jerker.

"Anna fell for quite a few handsome men during her time at the hotel but none more than Charlie Edwards, the hotel's former General Manager played by my good friend Max Beesley,” she recalls.

"She definitely grew up a lot over the years and changed a little but she is still naughty and irreverent underneath. Despite being uncomfortably pregnant she still manages her witty one-liners and put-downs."

"As an actor who is in a returning show with great ratings, the audience know what they want from the characters and they expect to see on screen what they know and love and have invested in," she explains.

Emma went straight from the set of Hotel Babylon to play Fanny Dorrit in Andrew Davies' adaptation of Little Dorrit on BBC One before heading off on a four-month trip travelling to Korea, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

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Watch the new series of Hotel Babylon on BBC iPlayer

Drama series set in the sexy world of the luxury five star hotel, on a journey beyond the facade of the smiling faces and glittering chandeliers and into the frenetic, non-stop world of the staff

Episode 1
Hotel Babylon is closing. Tony desperately pitches the hotel to an Asian businessman, but the deal goes into freefall when Tony refuses to meet his demands.

Meanwhile, a terror alert throws Central London into chaos, and a crowd seek refuge in the hotel. The team pull together fantastically, and a millionaire caught up in the bedlam is so impressed that he decides to buy Babylon, securing its future.

Elsewhere, Anna is nearly eight months pregnant, but is in total denial, not least about the baby's father...

Episode 2
A celebrity TV couple are busy with their joint 40th birthday celebrations at the hotel. Anna assumes they are perfect together, but uncovers a very different story behind closed doors.

Meanwhile, Sam learns the hard way that it is not easy running a hotel when he ignores Juliet's advice and allows rival boxers to stay at Babylon, and the staff rumble a corrupt environmental standards inspector.

Episode 3
The team joins a treasure hunt around the hotel searching for valuable emeralds claimed to be hidden at Babylon. Anna takes the lead despite being so close to having her baby.

Elsewhere, Gino gets duped by a dangerous con man staying at the hotel and Tony is tasked to look after a fading film star who isn't everything she seems.

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Charlie and Anna share a moment, whilst being serenaded by Olivia(Ruby Turner).

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Bonnets in Fashion

2009-07-16T13:13:00.000+01:00

Bonnets in fashion as Little Dorrit claims 11 Emmy nominations

BBC costume drama Little Dorrit puts in strong performance on shortlist for Emmy awards, with 11 nominations

Bonnets and breeches may be going out of favour at the BBC, but its costume drama Little Dorrit has proved a critical hit in the US, winning a total of 11 nominations for this year's Emmy awards.

Some of the UK's best known actors featured in the nominations, announced today, including Kenneth Branagh, Hugh Laurie and Sir Ian McKellen.

Irish actor Brendan Gleeson and Janet McTeer were nominated for their roles as Winston and Clementine Churchill in the BBC co-production Into The Storm, which aired in the US on HBO and won a total of 14 nominations but is yet to be seen in the UK.

Little Dorrit, which was co-produced by the BBC and WGBH Boston, will do battle with David Simon's Iraq war drama Generation Kill for the outstanding mini-series prize.

Two of Little Dorrit's stars, Tom Courtenay and Andy Serkis, are in the running for a best supporting actor prize, while veteran screenwriter Andrew Davies was nominated for his adaptation of the Dickens novel.

The BBC has recently signalled a move away from lavish 19th century costume dramas in favour of dramas set in more recent historical periods such as The Diary of Anne Frank and The 39 Steps.

One of the BBC's contemporary dramas was recognised, with a best actor nomination for Branagh in the title role of Wallander, adapted from the best-selling novels by Swedish author Henning Mankell.

Laurie was nominated for his role in the long-running US medical drama House while McKellen was nominated for the TV adaptation of his West End staging of King Lear, co-produced by Channel 4.

Generation Kill, which gained a total of 11 nominations, was co-produced by the UK-based Company Pictures and there was a outstanding director nomination for its British director, Susanna White.

The comedy 30 Rock, which stars Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey, led the field with a total of 22 nominations for the Emmys, which will take place on 20 September in Los Angeles. It has won best comedy for the past two years and will this year go up against The Office, Family Guy, and Flight of the Conchords, the second series of which has just finished on BBC4.

The 1960s advertising drama Mad Men, which won the best drama prize last year, will compete for the award for the second year running, against six other shows including Damages, Dexter, House, Lost and controversial polygamy series Big Love.

Mad Men's Jon Hamm is also nominated for best leading actor in a total of 16 nominations for the show.

Glenn Close, who won the award for best actress in a drama last year for her role in the legal drama Damages, is nominated for the same award this year. The Tudors, which aired in the UK on BBC2, received five nominations.

There were also three nominations for another BBC co-production, the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, adapted from the novels by Alexander McCall Smith and directed by the late Anthony Minghella. Little Britain USA, starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams, was nominated for two awards.

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Emma Pierson Hotel Babylon

2009-07-03T18:14:00.009+01:00

Emma Pierson shows off her cleavage in the new series of Hotel Babylon on the 3rd July.

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Emma Pierson This Morning

2009-07-02T18:19:00.004+01:00

Emma Pierson is interview on This Morning on the 2nd July.

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Emma Pierson Hotel Babylon S4E1

2009-06-13T01:43:00.005+01:00

Hotel Babylon Series 4 Episode 1

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Friday, 21:00 on BBC One

Synopsis

Hotel Babylon is closing. Tony desperately pitches the hotel to an Asian businessman, but the deal goes into freefall when Tony refuses to meet his demands.

Meanwhile, a terror alert throws Central London into chaos, and a crowd seek refuge in the hotel. The team pull together fantastically, and a millionaire caught up in the bedlam is so impressed that he decides to buy Babylon, securing its future.

Elsewhere, Anna is nearly eight months pregnant, but is in total denial, not least about the baby's father...

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1. Fri 19 Jun 2009 / 21:00 / BBC One
2. Fri 19 Jun 2009 / 21:00 / BBC HD

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Emma Pierson 5 Stars Appeal

2009-06-01T16:43:00.003+01:00

Emma Pierson attends the 5 Stars Scanner Appeal on June 1st 2009 in Sutton Coldfield, United kingdom.

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2009-05-29T15:08:00.004+01:00

Emma Pierson for Britains Got Talent

2009-04-13T13:39:00.003+01:00

Simon Cowell has confirmed that he first considered hiring Emma Pierson to be the fourth judge on the new series of Britain's Got Talent.

Simon Cowell has confirmed that he first considered hiring Emma Pierson to be the fourth judge on the new series of Britain's Got Talent.

The 49-year-old told The Star that he had approached the Hotel Babylon actress to see if she was interested in joining him, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan on the judging panel.

Cowell said: "She's very sexy and talented so I went to meet her in LA.

"I guess it was kind of a job interview."

He added: "Emma is first and foremost an actress but I really wanted her to come on the show. I wanted to move her to the next step.

"Of course it didn't work out - we got Kelly (Brook) and then we had to let her go.

"I don't know what would have happened if Emma had joined."

Cowell recently admitted that he was "personally responsible" for the fiasco surrounding the hiring and firing of Kelly Brook.

The entertainment mogul asked the 29-year-old model to join the judging panel of the hit talent show in January but she was asked to leave after only three days in the post.

Simon claimed that the format of the show was "confused" with four judges as there was the possibility of voting decisions ending in a deadlock.

He told The Sun: "The decision was made very quickly, we probably didn't consult enough people in hindsight.

"It took forever to film and it really was one person too many for the show. We made a mistake.

"Kelly was absolutely incredible about the whole thing, really understanding, she didn't lash out or play the victim.

"We've spoken since and we're planning to meet up in LA. She's a really nice girl."

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