Simviation Forum - Eastenders & one of the family

Mar 11^th, 2008 at 11:57am

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My Sister-in-law makes her first appearance in Eastenders tonight, playing a character called Marni Merick. Her name's Lisa Ellis (stage name, real name Taylor) and we're all dead chuffed for her, she's worked hard to get this part!

A very proud Rob

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Reply #1 - Mar 24^th, 2008 at 8:32pm

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Congratulations! I hope this leads to bigger things for her

I'm not surprised you're very proud Wink

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Reply #2 - Mar 25^th, 2008 at 5:10am

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My Sister-in-law makes her first appearance in Eastenders tonight, playing a character called Marni Merick. Her name's Lisa Ellis (stage name, real name Taylor) and we're all dead chuffed for her, she's worked hard to get this part!

A very proud Rob

Congratulations Rob, give it a few years and once she is a household name and has more wonga than she knows what to do with, maybe you can tap her to clear you mortgage for example............That's only if you wife was nice to her as a child of course Grin

In seriousness, one question though, and please don't misunderstand. A stage name of Lisa Ellis and real name Lisa Taylor, Taylor or Ellis, not exactly standing out in the manner of Peaches Geldof or Brooklyn Beckham. What is the reason for the name change for the stage?

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Reply #3 - Mar 25^th, 2008 at 2:17pm

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expat wrote on Mar 25^th, 2008 at 5:10am:

In seriousness, one question though, and please don't misunderstand. A stage name of Lisa Ellis and real name Lisa Taylor, Taylor or Ellis, not exactly standing out in the manner of Peaches Geldof or Brooklyn Beckham. What is the reason for the name change for the stage?

Matt

Equity membership? There may be another Lisa Taylor already, the same reason that "Little Britain's" David Walliams is not his real name, David Williams.

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Reply #4 - Mar 25^th, 2008 at 3:04pm

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It's equity as Charlie said. Ellis is her mother's maiden name.

She's my Brother-in-law's sister, does that actually make her my sister-in-law? Undecided

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Reply #5 - Mar 25^th, 2008 at 3:21pm

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She's my Brother-in-law's sister, does that actually make her my sister-in-law? Undecided

Technically no. She is your brother-in-law's sister.

I just found out that this also applies to my brother-in-law's wife. She is not technically my sister-in-law.

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Reply #6 - Mar 26^th, 2008 at 7:23am

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After a quick Google, and a visit to the Equity website, it explains why actors have to have a unique name.

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Reply #7 - Mar 26^th, 2008 at 2:15pm

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Harks back to the episode of "The Vicar of Dibley" when they cunningly hired Alice's musical cousin Reg Dwight to open the village fete...

...only to find it wasn't the Reginald Dwight.

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