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| occupation = Actress
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| years_active = 1997–present
| years_active = 1997–present
| notable_works = ''[[Bad Girls (TV series)|Bad Girls]]''<br />''[[Emmerdale]]''
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* ''[[Bad Girls (TV series)|Bad Girls]]'' (1999–2003)
* ''[[Emmerdale]]'' (2011–2015)
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'''Alicya Eyo''' (born 16 December 1975, [[Huyton]], [[Liverpool]]) is a British theatre, film and television actress, best known for playing [[Ruby Haswell]] in the [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] [[soap opera]], ''[[Emmerdale]]'' and, previously, for playing [[List of characters in Bad Girls#Denny Blood|Denny Blood]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.badgirls.co.uk/characters/denny.html| title=Bad Girls characters - Denny Blood| accessdate=29 October 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101105201543/http://www.badgirls.co.uk/characters/denny.html| archivedate= 5 November 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> in the prison drama series ''[[Bad Girls (TV series)|Bad Girls]]''.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.badgirls.co.uk| title=Bad Girls official site| publisher=badgirls.co.uk| accessdate=29 October 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101111175121/http://www.badgirls.co.uk/| archivedate= 11 November 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://larkhall.skyrock.com| title=Bad Girls site| publisher=larkhall.skyrock.com| accessdate=29 October 2010}}</ref>
| website = [http://alicyaeyo.net/ alicyaeyo.net]
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'''Alicya Eyo''' (born 16 December 1975) is an English actress, best known for her roles as Denny Blood in the [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] prison drama series ''[[Bad Girls (TV series)|Bad Girls]]'' and [[Ruby Haswell]] in the ITV soap opera ''[[Emmerdale]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Eyo was born on 16 December 1975 in [[Huyton|Huyton, Merseyside]]. Her mother, Sue, is a jazz singer. She grew up in the [[Toxteth]] area of [[Liverpool]].<ref name="Tox">{{cite web| url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/emmerdale-actress-alicya-eyo-talks-3332533 |title=Emmerdale actress Alicya Eyo talks about coming back to Liverpool and wanting a family |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=2012 }}</ref> 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, London|Courtyard Theatre School]].
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Eyo was brought up in [[Toxteth]], [[Liverpool]]. When she was fourteen, she moved to [[London]]. Eyo’s love of drama started when she was nine. She attended classes every Saturday, with dancing. She did her drama training in [[Kings Cross, London|King's Cross]], at the [[Courtyard Theatre, London|Courtyard Theatre School]].


==Career==
==Career==
===Early career===
Eyo's first television appearance was in 1997, in ''[[Casualty (TV series)|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]]''.
Eyo's first television appearance was in 1997, in ''[[Casualty (TV series)|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, in ''Bad Girls''. 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]]. Her agent told her that the production company, Shed, were looking for a 'shit, young, black, skinhead, tattoos with piercing'.
However, Eyo's big break came in 1998 when she was offered the part of [[List of characters in Bad Girls#Denny Blood|Denny Blood]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.badgirls.co.uk/characters/denny.html| title=Bad Girls characters – Denny Blood| accessdate=29 October 2010| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105201543/http://www.badgirls.co.uk/characters/denny.html| archivedate=5 November 2010| url-status=dead}}</ref> in ''Bad Girls''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.badgirls.co.uk |title=Bad Girls official site |publisher=badgirls.co.uk |accessdate=29 October 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111175121/http://www.badgirls.co.uk/ |archivedate=11 November 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://larkhall.skyrock.com| title=Bad Girls site| publisher=larkhall.skyrock.com| accessdate=29 October 2010}}</ref> 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''===
===''Bad Girls''===
At the end of the sixth series (in which Eyo did not appear), the character of [[List of characters in Bad Girls#Denny Blood|Denny Blood]] was voted the sixth favourite inmate on ''Bad Girls: Most Wanted''.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.shedproductions.com/programmes/prog-bgmw.html| title=Shed Productions: We Know Drama - Bad Girls Most Wanted| publisher=shedproductions.com| accessdate=29 October 2010}}</ref> 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]]). Eyo also met the love of her life [[List of characters in Bad Girls#Shaz Wiley|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.
At the end of the sixth series (in which Eyo did not appear), the character of [[List of characters in Bad Girls#Denny Blood|Denny Blood]] was voted the sixth favourite inmate on ''Bad Girls: Most Wanted''.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.shedproductions.com/programmes/prog-bgmw.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005073407/http://www.shedproductions.com/programmes/prog-bgmw.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=5 October 2008| title=Shed Productions: We Know Drama – Bad Girls Most Wanted| publisher=shedproductions.com| accessdate=29 October 2010}}</ref> 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 [[List of characters in Bad Girls#Shaz Wiley|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eightieskids.com/remember-cast-bad-girls-look-like-now/|title=Remember Shell Dockley From Bad Girls? This Is What She Looks Like Now!|date=2017-01-21|website=Eighties Kids|language=en|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref>


During this time, Eyo also appeared in the film ''The Low Down'', in an episode of ''[[Urban Gothic (TV series)|Urban Gothic]]'' and in ''[[Tube Tales]]''.
During this time, Eyo also appeared in the film ''The Low Down'', in an episode of ''[[Urban Gothic (TV series)|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 (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''. Eyo plays Gaynor Harvey in Shed Productions drama ''[[Bombshell (TV series)|Bombshell]]''. However, ''Bombshell'' still has not been shown in the UK, but has aired in New Zealand.

Since leaving ''Bad Girls'', Eyo appeared in ''[[Holby City]]'' twice, as two separate characters, and the [[BBC]] daytime drama ''[[Doctors (TV series)|Doctors]]''. Eyo plays Gaynor Harvey in Shed Productions drama ''[[Bombshell (TV series)|Bombshell]]''. However, ''Bombshell'' still has not been shown in the UK, but has aired in New Zealand.


===Theatre===
===Theatre===
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, Nothingham. She also performed in the critically acclaimed play ''Any Which Way''.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.isda-acting.com/acting.html| title=Alicya Eyo - Acting for Camera| publisher=isda-acting.com| accessdate=28 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/offwestend/?p=685| title=''Any Which Way'' review| publisher=whatsonstage.com| accessdate=28 October 2010}}</ref>
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''.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.isda-acting.com/acting.html| title=Alicya Eyo – Acting for Camera| publisher=isda-acting.com| accessdate=28 October 2010}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/offwestend/?p=685| title=''Any Which Way'' review| publisher=whatsonstage.com| accessdate=28 October 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615181854/http://www.whatsonstage.com/blogs/offwestend/?p=685| archive-date=15 June 2011| url-status=dead}}</ref>


===''Emmerdale''===
===''Emmerdale''===
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/british-actress-alicya-eyo-coming-out-and-being-lesbian-role-model111012/|title=British actress Alicya Eyo on coming out and being a lesbian role model|last=Morgan|first=Joe|date=2012-10-11|website=Gay Star News|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-04-13|archive-date=13 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413062131/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/british-actress-alicya-eyo-coming-out-and-being-lesbian-role-model111012/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2011/07/29/bad-girls-and-shameless-stars-alicya-eyo-and-kelli-hollis-join-emmerdale-to-play-lesbian-couple-96411/|title=Bad Girls and Shameless stars join Emmerdale to play lesbian couple|date=2011-07-29|website=Metro|language=en|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a27179005/alicya-eyo-clink-bad-girls/|title=Bad Girls star says her new prison drama Clink is "very different"|last=Jeffery|first=Morgan|date=2019-04-18|publisher=Digital Spy|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref>
Since October 2011, Eyo appears in ''[[Emmerdale]]'' as [[Ruby Haswell]], the lesbian partner of [[Ali Spencer]] ([[Kelli Hollis]]). Eyo's role in Emmerdale ended on 6 August 2015 when her character died as a result of a helicopter crash.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Eyo is a [[pescatarian]]. She is a supporter and patron of The Proud Trust, an [[LGBT]] charity that provides services and support for young people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lgbtyouthnorthwest.org.uk/about/our-patrons/alicya-eyo/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404121321/http://www.lgbtyouthnorthwest.org.uk/about/our-patrons/alicya-eyo/|archivedate=4 April 2016|title=Alicya Eyo|publisher=The Proud Trust}}</ref>
Eyo is a [[vegetarian]]. She described her mother, Sue, as "amazing" and says that she is her idol. "My mum is a wicked singer, I’ve rapped and done some backing vocals for her. She’s a jazz singer and she’s top. If I’m in Liverpool, I sometimes gig with her". Karen, Eyo's aunt and Sue's sister and have appeared as Eyo's mother and aunt in an episode she starred in on ''[[Moving On (TV series)|Moving On]]''.

Eyo is a strong supporter and patron of a north-west LGBT charity that provides services and support for young people, and in October 2012, she came out as a lesbian herself. She is in a relationship with Rebecca Greig and lives in London.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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|+Television
|- style="background:#CCCCCC;" align="center"
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Film
|- style="background:#CCCCCC;" align="center"
! Year
! Year
! Title
! Title
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! Notes
! Notes
|-
|-
| 1996
| 1999 || ''[[Everybody Loves Sunshine]]'' || Sandra || uncredited
| ''Theatreland''
| Herself
| Talk show
|-
|-
| 1997
| 1999 || ''[[G:MT - Greenwich Mean Time]]'' || Bobby ||
| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
| Julie
| Series 12, episode 2
|-
|-
| 1997
| 2000 || ''The Low Down'' || Paul Girl ||
| ''[[Hetty Wainthropp Investigates]]''
|-
| Tricia Grice
|- style="background:#CCCCCC;" align="center"
| Series 3, episode 1
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Television
|- style="background:#CCCCCC;" align="center"
|-|rowspan=2|1997 || ''[[Band of Gold (TV series)|Band of Gold]]'' || Jae || 2 Episodes
|-| || ''Theatreland'' || Herself ||
|-
|-
| 1998
| 1997 || ''[[Hetty Wainthropp Investigates]]'' || Trisha Grice || 1 episode - ''[[Hetty Wainthropp Investigates#Episodes|All Stitched Up]]''
| ''Dear Nobody''
| Ruthlyn
| TV movie
|-
|-
| 1999
| 1999 || ''Wing and a Prayer'' || Roz Cairnforth || 1 episode - ''Episode #2.1''
| ''[[Wing and a Prayer (TV series)|Wing and a Prayer]]''
| Roz Cairnforth
| Series 2, episode 1
|-
|-
| 1999–2003
| 1999 || ''[[Tube Tales]]'' || || TV movie, segment - ''[[Tube Tales#The films|Grasshopper]]''
| ''[[Bad Girls (TV series)|Bad Girls]]''
| Daniella 'Denny' Blood
| Series 1–5 (main role, 59 episodes)
|-
|-
| 2001
| 2001 || ''[[Urban Gothic (TV series)|Urban Gothic]]'' || Amber || 1 episodes - ''[[Urban Gothic#Episodes|Sandman]]''
| ''[[Urban Gothic (TV series)|Urban Gothic]]''
| Amber
| Series 2, episode 1
|-
|-
| 2003
| 2003 || ''[[Bad Girls (TV series)|Bad Girls]]'' || [[List of characters in Bad Girls|Denny Blood]] || 1999–2003; main cast
| ''[[Merseybeat (TV series)|Merseybeat]]''
| Kim Vale
| Series 4, episode 1
|-
|-
| 2004
| 2004 || ''[[Doctors (TV series)|Doctors]]'' || Dawn Fuller || 1 episode - ''Love Thy Neighbour''
| ''[[Holby City]]''
| Emma Bennet
| Series 6, episode 15
|-
|-
| 2004
| 2006 || ''[[Holby City]]'' || Emma Bennet/Rae Hollins || 2004–2006; 2 episodes - ''[[List of Holby City episodes|A Twist of Fate]]'', ''[[List of Holby City episodes|I'll Be Back]]''
| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| Dawn Fuller
| Series 6, episode 59
|-
|-
| 2006
| 2006 || ''[[Bombshell (TV series)|Bombshell]]'' || Gunner Gaynor Harvey || main cast
| ''[[Holby City]]''
| Rae Hollins
| Series 8, episode 17
|-
|-
| 2006
| 2006 || ''[[Spooks (TV series)|Spooks]]'' || Raoula || 1 episode - ''[[List of Spooks episodes|Gas and Oil, Part 2]]''
| ''[[Bombshell (TV series)|Bombshell]]''
| Gunner Gaynor Harvey
| Series 1 (main role, 7 episodes)
|-
|-
| 2006
| 2007 || ''[[The Bill]]'' || Daisy Driscoll || 1 episodes - ''[[List of The Bill episodes|Uncovered]]''
| ''[[Spooks (TV series)|Spooks]]''
| Raoula
| Series 5, episode 2
|-
|-
| 2007
| 2009 || ''[[Paradox (TV series)|Paradox]]'' || Jean Fellowes || 1 episode - ''[[Paradox (TV series)#Episodes|Episode #1.3]]''
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| Daisy Driscoll
| Series 23, episode 9
|-
|-
| 2008
| 2010 || ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || Claire Lomas/Julie/Lissa Burroes || 1997–2010; 3 episodes - ''[[List of Casualty episodes|Private Lives]]'', ''[[List of Casualty episodes|Is She Really Going Out With Him?]]'', ''[[List of Casualty episodes|Life Sentence]]''
| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
| Lissa Burrows
| Series 22, episode 41
|-
|-
| 2009
| 2011 || ''[[Silent Witness]]'' || Joanne McDermott || 2 episodes - ''First Casualty: Part 1'', ''First Casualty: Part 2''
| ''[[Paradox (British TV series)|Paradox]]''
| Jean Fellowes
| Series 1, episode 3
|-
|-
| 2010
| 2011 || ''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]'' || Sandi Mansfield || 1 episode - series 7 episode 5
| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
| Claire Lomas
| Series 24, episode 27
|-
|-
| 2011
| 2011 || ''[[Moving On (TV series)|Moving On]]'' || Ally || 1 episode - ''The Milkman'', series 3 episode 1
| ''[[Silent Witness]]''
| Joanne McDermott
| Series 14, episodes 5 & 6
|-
|-
| 2011
| 2011–15|| '' [[Emmerdale]] '' || [[Ruby Haswell]] || Main Cast
| ''[[Justice (2011 TV series)|Justice]]''
| Angie
| Series 1, episodes 3 & 5
|-
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]''
| Sandi Mansfield
| Series 7, episode 5
|-
| 2011–2015
| ''[[Emmerdale]]''
| Ruby Haswell
| (main role, 410 episodes)
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Moving On (TV series)|Moving On]]''
| Ally
| Series 3, episode 1
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Text Santa]]''
| Herself
| Aired on 19 December 2014
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Silent Witness]]''
| Jo Keating
| Series 19, episodes 7 & 8
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Little Boy Blue (TV series)|Little Boy Blue]]''
| Morgue Nurse
| Miniseries (episode 1)
|-
| 2017
| ''[[In the Dark (British TV series)|In the Dark]]''
| Davina
| Miniseries (episode 1)
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| Celia Skilton
| Series 19, episode 212
|-
| 2018
| ''Different for Girls''
| Jo
| Series 2, episode 1
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Clink (TV series)|Clink]]''
| Dominique Darby
| Series 1 (main role, 10 episodes)
|-
| 2021
| ''[[The Syndicate]]''
| Corinne
| Series 4, episode 4
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Help (2021 TV film)|Help]]''
| June
| TV movie
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
| Hannah Hargrove
| Series 36, episode 15
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]''
| Marie Lewis
| Series 11, episode 6
|}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Film
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Everybody Loves Sunshine]]''
| Sandra
| Uncredited
|-
| 1999
| ''[[G:MT – Greenwich Mean Time]]''
| Bobby
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Tube Tales]]''
| Shantel
| Segment: "Grasshopper"
|-
| 2000
| ''The Low Down''
| Paul Girl
|
|-
| 2015
| ''Chance''
| {{N/a|Non-acting work}}
| (Second unit director, executive producer)
|-
| 2015
| ''Brace''{{efn|''Brace'' was also featured on the anthology film ''[[Boys on Film|Boys on Film 14: Worlds Collide]]'', released in 2016.}}
| Nurse Gregory
| Short (also director)
|-
| 2018
| ''The Tables Turn''
| Grace
| Short
|-
| 2022
| ''1 in 200''
| Samantha Hutchinson
|
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.alicyaeyo.net Official Alicya Eyo Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111118211833/http://alicyaeyo.net/ Official Alicya Eyo Website]
*{{IMDb name|0264198}}
*{{IMDb name|0264198}}

*[http://www.tv.com/alicya-eyo/person/80660/summary.html Alicya Eyo] at [[TV.com]]
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Latest revision as of 03:19, 10 November 2024

Alicya Eyo
Born (1975-12-16) 16 December 1975 (age 48)
Huyton, Merseyside, England
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Notable work
Websitealicyaeyo.net

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.

Early life

[edit]

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.

Career

[edit]

Early 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

[edit]

Eyo 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

[edit]
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1996 Theatreland Herself Talk show
1997 Casualty Julie Series 12, episode 2
1997 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Tricia Grice Series 3, episode 1
1998 Dear Nobody Ruthlyn TV movie
1999 Wing and a Prayer Roz Cairnforth Series 2, episode 1
1999–2003 Bad Girls Daniella 'Denny' Blood Series 1–5 (main role, 59 episodes)
2001 Urban Gothic Amber Series 2, episode 1
2003 Merseybeat Kim Vale Series 4, episode 1
2004 Holby City Emma Bennet Series 6, episode 15
2004 Doctors Dawn Fuller Series 6, episode 59
2006 Holby City Rae Hollins Series 8, episode 17
2006 Bombshell Gunner Gaynor Harvey Series 1 (main role, 7 episodes)
2006 Spooks Raoula Series 5, episode 2
2007 The Bill Daisy Driscoll Series 23, episode 9
2008 Casualty Lissa Burrows Series 22, episode 41
2009 Paradox Jean Fellowes Series 1, episode 3
2010 Casualty Claire Lomas Series 24, episode 27
2011 Silent Witness Joanne McDermott Series 14, episodes 5 & 6
2011 Justice Angie Series 1, episodes 3 & 5
2011 Waterloo Road Sandi Mansfield Series 7, episode 5
2011–2015 Emmerdale Ruby Haswell (main role, 410 episodes)
2011 Moving On Ally Series 3, episode 1
2014 Text Santa Herself Aired on 19 December 2014
2016 Silent Witness Jo Keating Series 19, episodes 7 & 8
2017 Little Boy Blue Morgue Nurse Miniseries (episode 1)
2017 In the Dark Davina Miniseries (episode 1)
2018 Doctors Celia Skilton Series 19, episode 212
2018 Different for Girls Jo Series 2, episode 1
2019 Clink Dominique Darby Series 1 (main role, 10 episodes)
2021 The Syndicate Corinne Series 4, episode 4
2021 Help June TV movie
2021 Casualty Hannah Hargrove Series 36, episode 15
2023 Waterloo Road Marie Lewis Series 11, episode 6
Film
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Everybody Loves Sunshine Sandra Uncredited
1999 G:MT – Greenwich Mean Time Bobby
1999 Tube Tales Shantel Segment: "Grasshopper"
2000 The Low Down Paul Girl
2015 Chance Non-acting work (Second unit director, executive producer)
2015 Brace[a] Nurse Gregory Short (also director)
2018 The Tables Turn Grace Short
2022 1 in 200 Samantha Hutchinson

Notes

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  1. ^ Brace was also featured on the anthology film Boys on Film 14: Worlds Collide, released in 2016.

References

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