Dido Miles


Dido Miles is an English actress, known for her role as Emma Reid on the BBC soap opera Doctors. From 2001 to 2002, she starred in the CBBC children's series Oscar Charlie.

Career

Miles trained at RADA and made her acting debut in an episode of the BBC anthology series Screenplay. Following this, she appeared in the 1994 film Black Beauty, and she later appeared in the 1995 film First Knight. Miles also starred in the 1996 film Emma as Isabella Knight.
Following this, she went on to appear in series such as The Bill, Making Waves, and Dani's House. In May 2009, Miles portrayed the role of Viv Bates in three episodes of the BBC soap opera EastEnders. In October 2019, she reprised her role as Viv for one episode.
In 2012, Miles made her first appearance as Emma Reid in the BBC soap opera Doctors, in the episode "Reports of My Death". Whilst on the series, her character's storylines have included dealing with her marriage breakdown, having a difficult relationship with her son as he goes toward criminality, almost killing her husband, medical malpractice, struggling with coming out as bisexual, having a relationship with a married woman and suffering from depression. For her portrayal of Emma Reid, Miles has garnered several nominations at The British Soap Awards under the category of "Best Onscreen Partnership" paired with Ian Kelsey at the 2016 awards, and "Best Dramatic Performance" at the 2013 and 2017 awards.