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name: "Emma Pierson"
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born: "30 April 1981"
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updated: "2026-09-17T15:55:41.910766+00:00"
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# Emma Pierson

Actor. Born 30 April 1981 in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 April 1981, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
- **Also known as:** Emma Jane Pierson
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Pierson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2402622, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0682753/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28475

## Streaming the US now

- **BritBox:** [*Little Dorrit*](https://film.one/tv/little-dorrit.md) (76)

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## Biography

Emma Pierson is an English actress. Born on 30 April 1981 in Plymouth, Devon, she is known for her role as Fanny Dorrit in the 2008 BBC adaptation of *Little Dorrit*. Other television credits include Anna Thornton-Wilton in *Hotel Babylon* (2006–2009), Jennifer in *Coupling* (2002), Gemma in *Killing Eve* (2018–2019), and Anna Jones in *Death in Paradise* (2011).

Pierson began acting in the late 1990s, appearing in *Guest House Paradiso* (1999) and the children's series *Grange Hill*. She has also featured in *The Worst Week of My Life* (2004), *Cuckoo* (2012–2016), *SunTrap* (2015), and provided a voice in *Barbie in A Mermaid Tale* (2010). Film roles include *Absolutely Anything* (2015).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, test.bbc.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Little Dorrit* (2008), Fi1m 76, as Fanny Dorrit — [page](https://film.one/tv/little-dorrit.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

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

- *Killing Eve* (2018), series, as Gemma — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/killing-eve.md)
- *The Kennedys* (2015), series, as Jenny
- *SunTrap* (2015), series, as Melody
- *Absolutely Anything* (2015), as Miss Pringle
- *Downhill* (2014), as Jen
- *Up the Women* (2013), series, as Eva
- *Cuckoo* (2012), series, as Jess
- *The Engagement* (2011), as Rita
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), series, as Anna Jones
- *Nancy, Sid and Sergio* (2011), as Nancy
- *Money* (2010), series, as Selina Street
- *Barbie in A Mermaid Tale* (2010), as Kayla (voice)
- *Little Dorrit* (2008), series, as Fanny Dorrit — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/little-dorrit.md)
- *MeeBOX* (2008), as Co-star
- *Who Gets the Dog* (2007), as Tara Walker
- *Talk to Me* (2007), series, as Ally
- *Blood on Benefits* (2007), as Charlotte
- *Lives of the Saints* (2007), as Tina
- *Hotel Babylon* (2006), series, as Anna Thornton-Wilton
- *Riot at the Rite* (2005), as Romola
- *Bloodlines* (2005), series, as Justine Hopkin
- *Twisted Tales* (2005), series, as Jane
- *The Last Chancers* (2004), series, as Kirby
- *The Legend of the Tamworth Two* (2004), as Jenny West
- *The Worst Week of My Life* (2004), series, as Sophie Cook
- *Charles II: The Power and The Passion* (2003), series, as Nell Gwynn
- *Spine Chillers* (2003), series, as Emma
- *Stranded* (2002), series, as Sarah Robinson
- *Stranded* (2002), as Sarah Robinson
- *Dumping Elaine* (2001), as Waitress
- *Bedtime* (2001), series, as Sapphire
- *Time Gentlemen Please* (2000), series, as Connie
- *Coupling* (2000), series, as Jennifer
- *My Hero* (2000), series, as Chelsea Williams
- *Beast* (2000), series, as Jade
- *Guest House Paradiso* (1999), as Saucy Wood Nymph
- *Virtual Sexuality* (1999), as Fiona
- *Days Like These* (1999), series, Acting
- *Armstrong and Miller* (1997), series, Acting
- *A Touch of Frost* (1992), series, as Alice Thompson
- *Absolutely Fabulous* (1992), series, as Kasha — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/absolutely-fabulous.md)

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