Elizabeth Rider

Elizabeth Rider is an English actress. who appeared in Emmerdale in 3 roles. In 2008, she appeared as Fiona MacPherson for 2 episodes. She appeared as a Doctor for 2 episodes in 2010, and also a Solicitor for 1 episode in 2015.

Training
She trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where she was awarded their Gold Medal. She won the Carleton Hobbs Award for Best Student Actress and spent six months with the BBC Radio Rep.

Career
Elizabeth's first ever acting job was as Norah in the 1979 mini series Testament of Youth.

In the late 1990s she landed the role of Sheila Thwaite in The Lakes. In 1999, she landed the role of playing in Coronation Street as Ashley Peacock's biological mother. Also she had a ten episode role playing Jill Green EastEnders.

Rider appeared in series two and three of the drama At Home with the Braithwaites in 2001 and 2002, as Helen Braithwaite. She also voiced Atris in the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. She also appeared in five episodes in series 23 of the long-running medical drama series Casualty playing troubled mum Cathy Malone. She has also appeared in Heartbeat, Emmerdale, Holby, Hollyoaks, The Street, The Accused, The Tunnel, Call the Midwife, Marchlands, 2013 Dr Who Christmas Special among many other dramas. She has just completed two episodes of Lewis.