---
name: "Alphonsia Emmanuel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alphonsia-emmanuel"
fi1m_id: "alphonsia-emmanuel"
imdb_id: "nm0256456"
tmdb_id: 70507
wikidata_id: "Q28549730"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 November 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-07T11:48:26.606912+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Alphonsia Emmanuel

## Identity

Alphonsia Emmanuel

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alphonsia-emmanuel
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alphonsia-emmanuel
- **IMDb ID:** nm0256456
- **TMDB ID:** 70507
- **Wikidata ID:** Q28549730
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonsia_Emmanuel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28549730, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0256456/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/70507

Actor. Born 7 November 1956 in Pointe Michel, Dominica.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 November 1956, Pointe Michel, Dominica
- **Active:** 1989–1992
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonsia_Emmanuel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28549730, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0256456/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/70507

## Streaming the US now

- **BritBox:** [*House of Cards*](https://film.one/tv/house-of-cards.md) (84)
- **Apple TV:** [*Peter's Friends*](https://film.one/film/peters-friends.md) (72)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Alphonsia Emmanuel is a British actress. She was born Alphonsia Pamela Williams on 7 November 1956 in Pointe Michel, Dominica, in the British West Indies, and moved to London as a child. She studied at Kingston University, graduating with a Bachelor of Education in English and drama in 1980, and later trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, completing a postgraduate qualification in theatre techniques in 1983.

Emmanuel began her career in theatre, appearing in pantomime and touring with the Temba Theatre Company. She was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1983 to 1984 and performed with the Royal National Theatre. Her stage roles in the 1980s and early 1990s included work at the Royal Court Theatre, the Young Vic and the Almeida Theatre.

On screen, she is known for her role as Penny Guy in the BBC series *House of Cards* (1990). Her film credits include Selina in *Under Suspicion* (1991), Sarah Johnson in *Peter's Friends* (1992), Camille in *Still Crazy* (1998) and Miss James in *Peggy Su!* (1998). She has also appeared in television series such as *Rockliffe's Babies*, *Desmond's* and *Lovejoy*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Peter's Friends* (1992), Fi1m 72, as Sarah Johnson — [page](https://film.one/film/peters-friends.md)
- *House of Cards* (1990), Fi1m 84, as Penny Guy — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-of-cards.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Fields of Gold* (2002), as Karen Delage
- *Still Crazy* (1998), as Camille
- *Peggy Su!* (1997), as Miss James
- *The Demon Headmaster* (1996), series, as Hyperbrain (voice), The Lady
- *An Independent Man* (1995), series, as Sally Peyton
- *Look at the State We're In!* (1995), series, as Lisa Boon
- *Harry* (1993), series, as Cheryl
- *Trust Me* (1992), as Col
- *Peter's Friends* (1992), as Sarah Johnson — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/peters-friends.md)
- *Under Suspicion* (1991), as Selina
- *House of Cards* (1990), series, as Penny Guy — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-of-cards.md)
- *Making News* (1990), series, as Anita Markham
- *Screen One* (1989), series, as Col
- *Murder on the Moon* (1989), as Dr. Isabelle Klein
- *Desmond's* (1989), series, Actor
- *Teams from Hell* (1989), Actor
- *Colin's Sandwich* (1988), series, as Vicky
- *Sweetwater* (1988), as Mary Diamond
- *Rockliffe's Babies* (1987), series, as WPC Janice Hargreaves
- *Lovejoy* (1986), series, as Moira
- *Storyboard* (1983), series, as Anne

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/alphonsia-emmanuel