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14 Facts About Rebecca Ryan

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Rebecca Ryan was born on 27 April 1991 and is a British actress from Manchester, England, best known for her roles as Carly Hope in Emmerdale and Debbie Gallagher in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series Shameless.

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Rebecca Ryan first followed her brother, Charlie Rebecca Ryan, onto the stage at the age of six in a production of The Who's Tommy at Manchester Opera House.

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Rebecca Ryan then starred as Debbie Gallagher in Shameless, which she began playing at the age of 11.

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Rebecca Ryan appeared on Celebrity Big Brother 6 as part of a task.

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Rebecca Ryan made her stage debut in Scarborough by Fiona Evans at London's Royal Court Theatre in 2008, and subsequently appeared in "Lost Monsters" at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool.

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In February 2011, Rebecca Ryan appeared in Let's Dance for Comic Relief, with fellow Waterloo Road cast member, Philip Martin Brown.

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Rebecca Ryan has appeared as Grace in Monroe, Erin Doyle in an episode of DCI Banks and Natalie Dixon in Doctors.

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In May 2014, Rebecca Ryan toured in the production of A Taste of Honey Derby Theatre.

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In February 2015, Rebecca Ryan starred in the Derby Theatre's Solace of the Road playing the characters Holly and Solace.

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In 2017, Rebecca Ryan began portraying hospital porter Gemma Dean in the BBC medical drama, Casualty.

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Rebecca Ryan confirmed she had departed Casualty on 10 August 2019.

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Rebecca Ryan confirmed that her exit would air in 2022 following the conclusion of Lydia's storyline.

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Rebecca Ryan married her partner Dan Acraman on 24 September 2022.

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Rebecca Ryan gave birth to their first child, a daughter, in May 2023.