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Debbie Arnold (born in Sunderland, County Durham) is an English actress and voice artist. She is best known for her work on British television, which includes portraying April Branning in soap opera ''EastEnders'' between 1995 and 1996. She is also a veteran stage actor. She is one of the top voiceover artists in the United Kingdom.〔"(Debbie Arnold voice work )", ''Debbiearnold.com''. URL last accessed on 2007-01-25.〕 ==Career== Arnold was born into showbusiness. Her father was the impressionist Eddie Arnold and her mother, Mary Arnold, was a theatrical agent. She began her career on television, such as the BBC comedy ''The Liver Birds''. She inherited her father's mimicry talents and when she was 18 years old she was given a job impersonating Marilyn Monroe on ''Now Who Do You Do?''.〔"(Debbie Arnold Bio )", ''Debbiearnold.com''. URL last accessed on 2007-01-25.〕 She then focused on acting but she has continued to use her vocal talents and has spearheaded many advertising campaigns for well-known brands. She specialises in British and American dialects.〔 In 1978 she was a regular on the then popular ITV gameshow: 3-2-1. She has had roles in many successful television programmes including: ''Shoestring'', ''Terry and June'', ''Minder'', ''The Two Ronnies'', ''C.A.T.S. Eyes'', ''Rockliffe's Babies'', ''The Bill'', ''The Russ Abbot Show'', ''The Jim Davidson Show'', ''Miss Marple'' (in ''The Body in the Library''), ''All Creatures Great and Small'', ''Virtual Murder'', ''Birds of a Feather'', ''Jonathan Creek'', ''M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team'', ''Footballers' Wives: Extra Time'', ''Holby City''; ''Doctors'' among many others. She has also appeared in such features as ''Minder on the Orient Express'', 'Oliver Twist' and in 2009 she won an award for best actress starring opposite John Altman in the feature film ''Photoshoot''. Arnold has also played regular characters in several major British soap operas. She played Sylvie Hicks and Carole Evans in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', Debbie Wilson in ''Emmerdale'', April Branning in EastEnders, Janice Bolton in ''Hollyoaks'' and she also appeared in its spin off ''Hollyoaks: In the City'' Her theatre credits include ''The Sleeping Prince'' at the Haymarket Theatre in London and the festival theatre in Chichester playing opposite Omar Sharif, for which she won many awards and accolades. Other West End appearances include ''Hollywood Babylon'', ''Woman Behind Bars'', ''Four in a Million'' and ''Last of the Red Hot Lovers'' at the Strand. She has appeared in many fringe productions and numerous national and international tours. She turns up occasionally in the touring play ''Seven Deadly Sins'' and is currently touring in the 2010 version of 'Keeping Up Appearances' as Rose. Arnold has formed her own production company, Debbie Arnold Productions which has produced numerous radio and TV productions. She has also been the face of the clothing company Etam UK and the hair company Goldwell. Debbie is also founder and face of the online beauty recommendation service Looking Gorgeous. She has written many beauty articles for top magazines and is writing a book on self-development.〔(Looking Gorgeous )", URL last accessed on 2009-01-25〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Debbie Arnold」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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