Sheree Murphy

Sheree Murphy (born 22 August 1975) is an English actress and television presenter, best known for her roles as 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 place in the fifth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and is currently competing in the 2015 series of Celebrity MasterChef.

Early life

Born in Islington, north London, Murphy was the middle child and only girl in a family of five children. The family lived in a council house in Stoke Newington, and she was educated from aged 9 at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. Murphy then attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School.

Murphy's first part was in the musical The Rink at the Cambridge Theatre, aged 12. She didn't work professionally again until Emmerdale, working her way though school from aged 14 as a hairdressers assistant. She also worked front of house in various North London theatres.