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Biography
Emily Taaffe is an Irish actress. She grew up near Drogheda, Co. Louth and studied at Trinity College Dublin, where she received a first class honours degree, reading Drama & Theatre Studies. She then moved to London where she trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She has worked extensively in British theatre with leading roles on the Olivier and Lyttleton stages at the National Theatre and with the Royal Shakespeare Company amongst others. On screen she is known for her work in 'Atlantis', 'Call the Midwife' and 'Vera'.
Filmography18 titles

War & Peace
2016as Katya
2016as Katya

The Borgias
2011as Gabrielle Visconti / Sforza
2011as Gabrielle Visconti / Sforza

X Company
2015as Siobhan
2015as Siobhan

Call the Midwife
2012as Faye Rawle
2012as Faye Rawle

Death in Paradise
2011as Megan Colley / Emer Byrne
2011as Megan Colley / Emer Byrne

The Dig
2018as Roberta McKenna
2018as Roberta McKenna

Ripper Street
2012as Mary Tait
2012as Mary Tait

Vera
2011as Janna Jeffries
2011as Janna Jeffries

New Tricks
2004as Emma
2004as Emma

Little Disasters
2025as Mel
2025as Mel

Lucky Man
2016as Mel
2016as Mel

The Rising
2022as Maria Kelly
2022as Maria Kelly

Beast
2017as Tamara
2017as Tamara

His House
2020as Dr. Hayes
2020as Dr. Hayes

Atlantis
2013as Elpis
2013as Elpis

VS.
2018as Lisa
2018as Lisa

Paula
as Laurence
as Laurence

Rare Beasts
2019as Becky
2019as Becky