Jennifer Lesley Ellison (born 30 May 1983) is an English actress,
former glamour model, television personality, dancer and singer.
Ellison is perhaps best known for playing Emily Shadwick in the
television soap opera Brookside until 2003, and as Meg Giry in the
2004 film adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera. Ellison also starred
on the reality TV show Dance Mums the UK version of the American
reality TV show, Dance Moms.Ellison studied dance from the age of
three, first at a dance school in Liverpool, then later[when?] at the
Elizabeth Hill School of Dancing in St Helens. She has achieved
examination passes with the Royal Academy of Dance and appeared on
instructional videos for the academy. She has also taken examinations
with the International Dance Teachers Association and won Ballet and
Modern Dance titles at the IDTA Theatre Dance Championships in 1996
and 1997, and in addition was awarded the Carl Alan Award for ballet
in 1998. Choosing to pursue a professional career in dance, she
successfully auditioned for the Royal Ballet Lower School. She left
dance to pursue acting.In 2012, Ellison was a contestant on Dancing On
Ice and made it to the semi-final stages. She hosted the UK version of
Dance Moms on Lifetime, Dance Mums with Jennifer Ellison in 2014-15.
former glamour model, television personality, dancer and singer.
Ellison is perhaps best known for playing Emily Shadwick in the
television soap opera Brookside until 2003, and as Meg Giry in the
2004 film adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera. Ellison also starred
on the reality TV show Dance Mums the UK version of the American
reality TV show, Dance Moms.Ellison studied dance from the age of
three, first at a dance school in Liverpool, then later[when?] at the
Elizabeth Hill School of Dancing in St Helens. She has achieved
examination passes with the Royal Academy of Dance and appeared on
instructional videos for the academy. She has also taken examinations
with the International Dance Teachers Association and won Ballet and
Modern Dance titles at the IDTA Theatre Dance Championships in 1996
and 1997, and in addition was awarded the Carl Alan Award for ballet
in 1998. Choosing to pursue a professional career in dance, she
successfully auditioned for the Royal Ballet Lower School. She left
dance to pursue acting.In 2012, Ellison was a contestant on Dancing On
Ice and made it to the semi-final stages. She hosted the UK version of
Dance Moms on Lifetime, Dance Mums with Jennifer Ellison in 2014-15.
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