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Sheree Victoria Murphy (born 22 August 1975) is an English actress and television presenter, best known for her roles as Dawn in Only Fools and Horses, Tricia Dingle in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, Eva Strong in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks and Dakota Davies in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.
In 2005, Murphy came second in the fifth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and competed in the 2015 series of Celebrity MasterChef. In September 2016, she became the presenter of a Cooking programme on BBC One called Yes Chef!
Murphy's first part was in the musical The Rink at the Cambridge Theatre, aged 12. She did not work professionally again until Emmerdale, working her way through school from aged 14 as a hairdresser's assistant. She also worked front of house in various north London theatres.
Following a six-year career break to bring up her family, Murphy appeared in The Royal before winning the part of Eva Strong in Hollyoaks.
In November and December 2005, Murphy appeared on the ITV reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, finishing second to Carol Thatcher. She was noted for being "scared of everything", and for her sweet persona; as well as embarrassing her husband Harry Kewell with comments such as "he's got a peachy bum". Murphy presented the ITV spin-off series for series 6 with Phillip Schofield. In November 2007, she presented This Morning's coverage of the seventh series every weekday morning.
In 2005 and 2006, Murphy presented ITV2's coverage of the British Soap Awards. Murphy hosted Footballers' Cribs for MTV UK and VH1 UK, and was a regular on ITV's Loose Women (2006–2007), returning in 2012 for a single episode to celebrate 40 years of Emmerdale and a further single episode in July 2015.
In January 2007, Murphy co-hosted ITV2's Soapstar Superstar: Bonus Tracks with Mark Durden-Smith and also starred as the 'hidden' celebrity in a 2007 episode of the CBBC show Hider in the House.
Murphy joined the presenting team for Channel 5's Cowboy Builders. During the 2010 World Cup, Murphy fronted a 'World Cup Fever' campaign for Gala Bingo.
On 16 June 2014, it was announced that Murphy had joined the cast of the Australian soap opera Neighbours playing an old acquaintance of Paul Robinson called Dakota Davies.
In 2015, she participated in Celebrity MasterChef on BBC One. Since 2016, she has presented the daytime BBC One series Yes Chef! She is currently a DJ on Hits Radio UK
They have four children together: son Taylor (born 2001) and daughters Ruby (born 17 June 2003), Matilda (born 19 March 2008) and Dolly (born 14 January 2012).
Career
Her first TV appearance was a small but notable role as a mugger in Only Fools and Horses 1996 Christmas episode "Heroes and Villains". She soon landed what may be her best-known role as Tricia Dingle on Emmerdale, which she played from 1998 to 2004. It was announced in late 2003 that Murphy would leave Emmerdale in December 2003, so that she could spend more time with her family and two young children, and her character was duly killed off.
Filmography
1988 Salome’s Last Dance The Child Minor Role 1996 Only Fools and Horses Dawn Supporting Role (1 Episode) The Bill Laura Evans 1997 Lizzie 1998 Berkeley Square Florrie Smith Main Role (4 Episodes) 1998–2004 Emmerdale Tricia Dingle Regular Role (374 Episodes) 2000–2016 Loose Women Herself Recurring Panelist (44 Episodes) 2005 I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Participant (Runner-up) 2006 The Royal Tanya Willson 1 Episode 2006, 2015 The Wright Stuff Herself Panelist (2 Episodes) 2007 Soapstar Superstar: Bonus Tracks Presenter (9 Episodes) 2010–2011 Hollyoaks Eva Strong Regular Role (30 Episodes) 2014, 2018 Neighbours Dakota Davies Regular Role (13 Episodes) 2016–2017 Yes Chef Herself Presenter (40 Episodes) 2022 Morning Live Herself Presenter (3 Episodes)
Personal life
Murphy is married to footballer Harry Kewell. They met at the Majestyk nightclub, Leeds, in 2000 and were married on 25 May 2002 in Las Vegas.
Awards and nominations
2003 British Soap Awards Best Actress Emmerdale 2003 British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership (shared with Mark Charnock) Emmerdale 2004 British Soap Awards Best Exit Emmerdale 2010 TV Choice Best Soap Newcomer Hollyoaks
External links
Categories: 1975 Births, Living People, English Television Actresses, English Soap Opera Actresses, English Television Presenters, British Expatriates In Australia, English People Of Irish Descent, Alumni Of The Italia Conti Academy Of Theatre Arts, Alumni Of The Sylvia Young Theatre School, Actors From The London Borough Of Hackney, Actresses From London, People From Stoke Newington
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