Alison Rosalind Bracknell (12 July 1964 â€" 15 September 2019), known
professionally as Leah Bracknell, was an English actress, known for
her role as Zoe Tate in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (1989â€"2005),
for which she was nominated for the 2002 National Television Award for
Most Popular Actress and won the 2006 British Soap Award for Best
Exit. She was also a qualified teacher with the British School of Yoga
and designed and produced a jewellery line.Born in Westminster,
London, Bracknell was the daughter of English television director
David Ian Bracknell (1932â€"1987) and Chinese-Malaysian actress Li-Er
Hwang. Her parents met while filming The World of Suzie Wong in Hong
Kong in 1959. David was an assistant director and Li-Er played the
part of "Wednesday Lu" in the film. The adopted name "Leah" is an
anglicization of her mother's name "Li-Er". Bracknell grew up in
London and Oxford and spent a year in New Zealand and Fiji.Bracknell
first appeared on the TV series The Chiffy Kids in 1976, which was
directed by her father, David. After leaving Emmerdale, she returned
to the theatre and appeared as Mrs Manningham in Gaslight and
Strangers on a Train. Leah Bracknell Biography, Weight & Height, Age, Nationality & Ethnicity
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