Emma Chambers

Emma Chambers was an English actress and comedienne from Doncaster. She began her career on the British stage in 1987, performing with the company at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre. She drew early critical attention for teenage roles in the world premieres of two Alan Ayckbourn plays, Henceforward and Invisible Friends; she later brought both parts to London's West End. On television, she became best known for the role of Alice Tinker on the BBC sitcom The Vicar of Dibley, which she played from 1994 to 2007. That performance won the 1998 British Comedy Award for Best Actress, after a nomination in 1995. Her screen work also included the comedy Notting Hill (1999), where she appeared as the sister of Hugh Grant's character, and the animated adaptation The Wind in the Willows (1995). She returned to the stage in 2002, touring in Michael Frayn's Benefactors opposite Neil Pearson.