Eva Alexander
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Eva Alexander (born Sara Jane Alexander, [1] 9 September 1976) [2]) is a British actress and a children's TV presenter.
Until October 2006, she was a presenter on the BBC preschool television channel CBeebies, joining as a replacement for Nicole Davis who left in February 2006. Eva left CBeebies in October 2006 due to her pregnancy and gave birth to baby Sammy in November. [3]
Eva (pronounced "Ava") has had a variety of small parts in television dramas such as Waking The Dead, The Brief and Casualty, in addition to a range of theatre and radio work. She also starred in the BBC children's programme The Mysti Show as Ella, a stubborn teenager who is helped by Mystical Rainbowfrost (aka Mysti), a fairy who can change into a human. In 1993 she appeared (under her real name) in Franco Zeffirelli's film Storia di una capinera (aka Sparrow). [2] [4]
She attended the University of Bristol, graduating in 1997, and also attended The Drama Studio London where she gained a postgraduate diploma in acting. [1] [2] She is married to American actor Cory English. [5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Bristol University Alumni Newsletter (October 2003). Retrieved on 2007-02-14. “DRAMA AT THE WICKHAM THEATRE. 11 October Two Sisters and a Piano. Havana, Cuba, 1991. Two sisters under house arrest take refuge in their art, but they must decide on a dangerous chance of freedom. European premiere of the award-winning play written by Pulitzer Prize-winning Nilo Cruz and co-starring Eva Alexander, a Bristol Drama graduate (1997, as Sara Jane Alexander).”
- ^ a b c Eva's ukscreen.com profile
- ^ Pregnant Pause modelling agency website
- ^ IMDB listing for Storia di una capinera
- ^ theatre.com interview with Cory English
