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ORLESSA ALTASS
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Female actress
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Age 30s
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Urban London sound. Full, grounded, confident voice. Positive, bright and upbeat. Commands respect but not hard.
Superb African & Jamaican accents.
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ACCENTS
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West Indian *
(Jamaica)
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London *
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African
(Nigerian, West African, Ghanaian)
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Born & lived in Jamaica then moved to London. Very true and natural Jamaican accent but speaks with a cool London accent when in the UK. Does a reliable Ghanaian/West African. Samples of both Jamaican & Ghanaian in extra track. |
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CREDITS
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Coronation Street (TV, 2012) DC Grant (6 episodes.) ITV1.
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Emmerdale (TV, 2010-11) Midwife. ITV.
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Daughters (Theatre, 2010) Mum. Soho Theare.
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Law and Order (TV, 2010) Christina Douglas. ITV1.
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Forty (Theatre, 2009-10) Carol. Hackney Empire.
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Doctors (TV, 2006) Cheryl Patterson.
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Emmerdale (TV, 2006) Suzanne Carr. Yorkshire TV.
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Bad Girls (TV, 2005) Prison Officer Vicky Floyd. Series regular.
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Coronation Street (TV, 2004) Detective Constable Lee. Granada.
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Murder Prevention (TV, 2004) Jessica Buck. C5.
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Casualty (TV, 2003) Helen Hawkins. BBC.
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The Bill (TV, 2003) Shanay Edwards.
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Eastenders (TV, 2002 & 05) Flur & Sofi. Different roles. BBC1.
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Southwest 9 (Feature Film, 2001) Helen (lead).
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6th Mar 2012
Orlessa appears as DC Grant on Thursday and Friday, 7:30 ITV1.
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Commercial Montage 
