Alicya Eyo (born 16 December 1975) is an English actress, best known for her roles as Denny Blood in the ITV prison drama series Bad Girls and Ruby Haswell in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.
Eyo was born on 16 December 1975 in Huyton, Merseyside. Her mother, Sue, is a jazz singer. She grew up in the Toxteth area of Liverpool.[1] Her love of drama started when she was nine, and she attended drama and dance classes every Saturday. When she was 14, she moved to London with her family. She trained at the Courtyard Theatre School.
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Eyo's first television appearance was in 1997, in Casualty, which was filmed earlier. She also made an appearance on Hetty Wainthropp Investigates and appeared in Gold the follow-up drama series to Band of Gold as a young prostitute involved with Yardie gangsters who come over to Bradfords red light district from Leeds to clear up the Lane. In 1999, Eyo appeared with Goldie in the David Bowie film Everybody Loves Sunshine known as B.U.S.T.E.D., internationally. She also starred in the movie G:MT – Greenwich Mean Time. However, Eyo's big break came in 1998 when she was offered the part of Denny Blood,[2] in Bad Girls.[3][4] The series was broadcast in June the following year when the UK viewing public first saw Eyo as Denny Blood in a pink PVC suit dancing to the N-Trance remix of Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees.
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At the end of the sixth series (in which Eyo did not appear), the character of Denny Blood was voted the sixth favourite inmate on Bad Girls: Most Wanted.[5] Denny's tragic upbringing, lead to the touching and tragic storylines with her mother, Jessie Devlin (played by Denise Black), and the relationship with stand-in mother Yvonne Atkins (Linda Henry). Blood also met the love of her life Shaz Wiley (Lindsey Fawcett), who died at the end of Series 4. Denny was devastated but found comfort in painting and was last seen being transferred to an open prison to serve the rest of her sentence. Just before Bad Girls was axed, the Bad Girls' creators were going to ask Eyo to reprise her role as Denny.[6]
During this time, Eyo also appeared in the film The Low Down, in an episode of Urban Gothic and in Tube Tales. Since leaving Bad Girls, Eyo appeared in Holby City twice, as two separate characters, and the BBC daytime drama Doctors. Eyo plays Gaynor Harvey in Shed Productions drama Bombshell. However, Bombshell still has not been shown in the UK, but has aired in New Zealand.
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Eyo has studied at the Court Theater Training Company and has been working professionally for 14 years. Eyo has also performed at various theatres including the Royal Court Theatre, Nottingham. She also performed in the critically acclaimed play Any Which Way.[7][8]
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Alicya Eyo news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Alicya Eyo born 16 December 1975 is an English actress best known for her roles as Denny Blood in the ITV prison drama series Bad Girls and Ruby Haswell in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale Alicya EyoBorn 1975 12 16 16 December 1975 age 48 Huyton Merseyside EnglandOccupationActressYears active1997 presentNotable workBad Girls 1999 2003 Emmerdale 2011 2015 Websitealicyaeyo net Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Early career 2 2 Bad Girls 2 3 Theatre 2 4 Emmerdale 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editEyo was born on 16 December 1975 in Huyton Merseyside Her mother Sue is a jazz singer She grew up in the Toxteth area of Liverpool 1 Her love of drama started when she was nine and she attended drama and dance classes every Saturday When she was 14 she moved to London with her family She trained at the Courtyard Theatre School Career editEarly career edit Eyo s first television appearance was in 1997 in Casualty which was filmed earlier She also made an appearance on Hetty Wainthropp Investigates and appeared in Gold the follow up drama series to Band of Gold as a young prostitute involved with Yardie gangsters who come over to Bradfords red light district from Leeds to clear up the Lane In 1999 Eyo appeared with Goldie in the David Bowie film Everybody Loves Sunshine known as B U S T E D internationally She also starred in the movie G MT Greenwich Mean Time However Eyo s big break came in 1998 when she was offered the part of Denny Blood 2 in Bad Girls 3 4 The series was broadcast in June the following year when the UK viewing public first saw Eyo as Denny Blood in a pink PVC suit dancing to the N Trance remix of Stayin Alive by the Bee Gees Bad Girls edit At the end of the sixth series in which Eyo did not appear the character of Denny Blood was voted the sixth favourite inmate on Bad Girls Most Wanted 5 Denny s tragic upbringing lead to the touching and tragic storylines with her mother Jessie Devlin played by Denise Black and the relationship with stand in mother Yvonne Atkins Linda Henry Blood also met the love of her life Shaz Wiley Lindsey Fawcett who died at the end of Series 4 Denny was devastated but found comfort in painting and was last seen being transferred to an open prison to serve the rest of her sentence Just before Bad Girls was axed the Bad Girls creators were going to ask Eyo to reprise her role as Denny 6 During this time Eyo also appeared in the film The Low Down in an episode of Urban Gothic and in Tube Tales Since leaving Bad Girls Eyo appeared in Holby City twice as two separate characters and the BBC daytime drama Doctors Eyo plays Gaynor Harvey in Shed Productions drama Bombshell However Bombshell still has not been shown in the UK but has aired in New Zealand Theatre edit Eyo has studied at the Court Theater Training Company and has been working professionally for 14 years Eyo has also performed at various theatres including the Royal Court Theatre Nottingham She also performed in the critically acclaimed play Any Which Way 7 8 Emmerdale edit In October 2011 Eyo began appearing in Emmerdale as Ruby Haswell the lesbian partner of Ali Spencer Kelli Hollis Eyo s role ended on 6 August 2015 when her character died in a helicopter crash 9 10 11 Personal life editEyo is a pescatarian She is a supporter and patron of The Proud Trust an LGBT charity that provides services and support for young people 12 Filmography editTelevision Year Title Role Notes1996 Theatreland Herself Talk show1997 Casualty Julie Series 12 episode 21997 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Tricia Grice Series 3 episode 11998 Dear Nobody Ruthlyn TV movie1999 Wing and a Prayer Roz Cairnforth Series 2 episode 11999 2003 Bad Girls Daniella Denny Blood Series 1 5 main role 59 episodes 2001 Urban Gothic Amber Series 2 episode 12003 Merseybeat Kim Vale Series 4 episode 12004 Holby City Emma Bennet Series 6 episode 152004 Doctors Dawn Fuller Series 6 episode 592006 Holby City Rae Hollins Series 8 episode 172006 Bombshell Gunner Gaynor Harvey Series 1 main role 7 episodes 2006 Spooks Raoula Series 5 episode 22007 The Bill Daisy Driscoll Series 23 episode 92008 Casualty Lissa Burrows Series 22 episode 412009 Paradox Jean Fellowes Series 1 episode 32010 Casualty Claire Lomas Series 24 episode 272011 Silent Witness Joanne McDermott Series 14 episodes 5 amp 62011 Justice Angie Series 1 episodes 3 amp 52011 Waterloo Road Sandi Mansfield Series 7 episode 52011 15 Emmerdale Ruby Haswell main role 410 episodes 2011 Moving On Ally Series 3 episode 12014 Text Santa Herself Aired on 19 December 20142016 Silent Witness Jo Keating Series 19 episodes 7 amp 82017 Little Boy Blue Morgue Nurse Miniseries episode 1 2017 In the Dark Davina Miniseries episode 1 2018 Doctors Celia Skilton Series 19 episode 2122018 Different for Girls Jo Series 2 episode 12019 Clink Dominique Darby Series 1 main role 10 episodes 2021 The Syndicate Corinne Series 4 episode 42021 Help June TV movie2021 Casualty Hannah Hargrove Series 36 episode 152023 Waterloo Road Marie Lewis Series 11 episode 6Film Year Title Role Notes1999 Everybody Loves Sunshine Sandra Uncredited1999 G MT Greenwich Mean Time Bobby1999 Tube Tales Shantel Segment Grasshopper 2000 The Low Down Paul Girl2015 Chance Non acting work Second unit director executive producer 2015 Brace a Nurse Gregory Short also director 2018 The Tables Turn Grace Short2022 1 in 200 Samantha HutchinsonNotes edit Brace was also featured on the anthology film Boys on Film 14 Worlds Collide released in 2016 References edit Emmerdale actress Alicya Eyo talks about coming back to Liverpool and wanting a family Liverpool Echo 2012 Bad Girls characters Denny Blood Archived from the original on 5 November 2010 Retrieved 29 October 2010 Bad Girls official site badgirls co uk Archived from the original on 11 November 2010 Retrieved 29 October 2010 Bad Girls site larkhall skyrock com Retrieved 29 October 2010 Shed Productions We Know Drama Bad Girls Most Wanted shedproductions com Archived from the original on 5 October 2008 Retrieved 29 October 2010 Remember Shell Dockley From Bad Girls This Is What She Looks Like Now Eighties Kids 21 January 2017 Retrieved 13 April 2020 Alicya Eyo Acting for Camera isda acting com Retrieved 28 October 2010 permanent dead link Any Which Way review whatsonstage com Archived from the original on 15 June 2011 Retrieved 28 October 2010 Morgan Joe 11 October 2012 British actress Alicya Eyo on coming out and being a lesbian role model Gay Star News Archived from the original on 13 April 2020 Retrieved 13 April 2020 Bad Girls and Shameless stars join Emmerdale to play lesbian couple Metro 29 July 2011 Retrieved 13 April 2020 Jeffery Morgan 18 April 2019 Bad Girls star says her new prison drama Clink is very different Digital Spy Retrieved 13 April 2020 Alicya Eyo The Proud Trust Archived from the original on 4 April 2016 External links editOfficial Alicya Eyo Website Alicya Eyo at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alicya Eyo amp oldid 1197896637, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
