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Dido Miles

Dido Miles
Born
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1990–present
TelevisionOscar Charlie
Doctors

Dido Miles is an English actress. She is known for her role as Emma Reid on the BBC soap opera Doctors, for which she has won two awards for at the RTS Midlands Awards. From 2001 to 2002, she starred in the CBBC children's series Oscar Charlie.

Career

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Miles trained at RADA and made her acting debut in an episode of the BBC anthology series Screenplay. Following this, she appeared in the 1994 film Black Beauty, and she later appeared in the 1995 film First Knight. Miles also starred in the 1996 film Emma as Isabella Knight.[1] Following this, she went on to appear in series such as The Bill, Making Waves, and Dani's House.[1] In May 2009, Miles portrayed the role of Viv Bates in three episodes of the BBC soap opera EastEnders. In October 2019, she reprised her role as Viv for one episode.[2]

In 2012, Miles made her first appearance as Emma Reid in the BBC soap opera Doctors.[3] Whilst on the series, her character's storylines have included dealing with her marriage breakdown, having a difficult relationship with her son as he goes toward criminality, almost killing her husband, medical malpractice, having a relationship with a married woman, suffering from depression and coming out as pansexual.[3][4][5][6] For her portrayal of Emma, Miles has garnered several nominations at the British Soap Awards in categories including Best On-Screen Partnership with Ian Kelsey at the 2016 ceremony,[7] and Best Dramatic Performance at the 2013 and 2017 ceremonies.[8] She took an extended break from the role at the end of 2023, being off-screen between December 2023 and October 2024, with two virtual guest appearances during the time.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 ScreenPlay Catalina Sises Episode: "Shoot the Revolution"
1994, 1996–1999,
2001, 2003 		The Bill Various 9 episodes
1994 Black Beauty Dinah Film
1995 First Knight Grateful Woman Film
1995 Wycliffe Professor Tynk Episode: "Wild Oats"
1995 Backup Joyce Episode: "Toleration Zone"
1995 Casualty Linda Fenner Episode: "Bringing It All Back Home"
1996 Frontiers Elsa Cooper Main role
1996 Emma Isabella Knightley Television film
1997 Holding the Baby Liz 1 episode
1997–1998 Men Behaving Badly Cath / Childbirth Instructor 2 episodes
1998 The Broker's Man Deb Illsley Episode: "Kith and Kin"
1999 Passion Killers Michelle Television film
1999 Touching Evil Clare Logan Episode: "Fiery Death: Part 2"
2000 EastEnders Di Baker 1 episode
2000 The 10th Kingdom Mrs. Merrypip 1 episode
2000 Holby City Natalie Hawkins Episode: "Taking It on the Chin"
2000 A Likeness in Stone Mrs. Wilson Television film
2000, 2004,
2007, 2009, 2011 		Doctors Various 6 episodes
2001 The Residents Tina Conan 1 episode
2001 Dumping Elaine Waitress Short film
2001–2002 Oscar Charlie Carol Spinner Main role
2002 Murder Theresa Recurring role
2003 Byron Six Mile Bottom Cook Television film
2004 Holby City Jill Spencer Episode: "Holding On"
2004 Making Waves Dr. Walker 1 episode
2004 Rosemary & Thyme Janice Alexander Episode: "The Italian Rapscallion"
2004 Denial Abigail Short film
2006 Silent Witness Lydia Carpenter Episodes: "Schism: Part 1" and "Schism: Part 2"
2006 Wire in the Blood Karen Berman Episode: "Wounded Surgeon"
2007 Hustle Lab Technician Episode: "Getting Even"
2008 Little Miss Jocelyn 1 episode
2008 Mum & Dad Mum Film
2008 A Bunch of Amateurs 2nd Airport Journalist Film
2009, 2019 EastEnders Viv Bates Recurring role
2009 Dani's House Helen Cranny Episode: "Use Your Noodle"
2010 The Guards Teacher Episode: "Brothers"
2011 The Red Bike Mum Short film
2012–2024 Doctors Emma Reid Regular role
2018 The Last Witness Foreign Office Telephone Operator (voice) Film
2023 Doctors Andrea Gardner Episode: "Darker Dimensions"[9]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2013 RTS Midlands Awards Best Female Acting Performance Won [10]
2013 British Soap Awards Best Dramatic Performance Nominated [11]
2014 British Soap Awards Best Actress Nominated [12]
2015 RTS Midlands Awards Best Female Acting Performance Nominated [13]
2016 British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership
(with Ian Kelsey) 		Nominated [14]
2017 National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Nominated [15]
2017 RTS Midlands Awards Best Acting Performance of the Year Won [16]
2017 British Soap Awards Best Female Dramatic Performance Nominated [17]
2020 Inside Soap Awards Best Daytime Star Nominated [18]
2022 British Soap Awards Best Leading Performer Nominated [19]
2023 British Soap Awards Best Leading Performer Nominated [20]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Doctors star Dido Miles faces YOUR questions!". Inside Soap. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. ^ Milan, Aidan. "Who is Terry Bates in EastEnders and why does Jay hate him?". Metro. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Doctors - Emma Reid - BBC One". BBC. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Doctors' Rob Hollins confesses all: 10 new spoiler pics". Digital Spy. 24 September 2017. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Doctors spoiler: 'The Silent Land'". Digital Spy. 29 January 2017. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Doctors spoiler: 'Hoops'". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  7. ^ Greenwood, Carl (29 May 2016). "British Soap Awards 2016 winners - full list". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  8. ^ "The British Soap Awards 2017: Full Winners List: Spoiler Alert". Hello. 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  9. ^ Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: Emma Reid meets a LOOKIE-LIKIE!". What to Watch. (Future plc). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Doctors". BBC. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  11. ^ "British Soap Awards 2013: the winners in full". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  12. ^ "British Soap Awards 2014: full list of winners revealed". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Doctors star Elisabeth Dermot Walsh lands RTS acting prize". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  14. ^ "British Soap Awards 2016 full winners list: Did your favourites take home prizes?". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  15. ^ "National Television Awards". National Television Awards. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  16. ^ "RTS Midlands Awards 2017". RTS Awards. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  17. ^ "British Soap Awards 2017: Full list of winners". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  18. ^ "Who will get YOUR vote in the Inside Soap Awards 2020?". Inside Soap. 15 September 2020. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  19. ^ Houghton, Rianne (21 April 2022). "British Soap Awards 2022 reveals longlist for viewer categories". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  20. ^ Cormack, Morgan (11 April 2023). "British Soap Awards 2023 longlist: EastEnders' Ravi vs Corrie's Stephen". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
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