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name: "Lesley Dunlop"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 March 1956"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:13:34.920720+00:00"
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# Lesley Dunlop

Actor. Born 10 March 1956 in Newcastle, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 March 1956, Newcastle, England, UK

## Biography

Lesley Dunlop is an English actress. She was born on 10 March 1956 in Newcastle upon Tyne. The daughter of television writer Pat Dunlop, she trained at the Arts Educational Schools and began her career as a child actress in the 1970s.

Her early screen roles include appearances in *Tess* (1979) and *A Little Night Music* (1977). In 1980 she played Nora in *The Elephant Man*. She also appeared in *The Monster Club* (1981) and had guest roles in *Doctor Who*.

Dunlop is known for her long-running television work, including *Emmerdale* as Brenda Walker (2008–2025), *Where the Heart Is* and *May to December*. She married actor Chris Chittell in 2016.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Elephant Man* (1980), Fi1m 84, as Nora — [page](https://film.one/film/the-elephant-man.md)

## Also known for

- *Tess* (1979), Girl in Henhouse
- *The Monster Club* (1981), Luna
- *Silent Witness* (1996), Marion Wallace
- *Emmerdale* (1972), Brenda Walker
- *Thirteen at Dinner* (1985), Alice Bennett
- *Casualty* (1986), Angela Hartshorne

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