Dido Miles

Eleanor Amy Dido Deloince, known professionally as Dido Miles, is an English actress. She is known for her role as Emma Reid on the BBC soap opera Doctors, for which she won two awards for at the RTS Midlands Awards. From 2001 to 2002, she starred in the CBBC children's series Oscar Charlie.

Life and career Miles was born Eleanor Amy Dido Deloince. She wanted to use the stage name Dido Deloince, but her mother, a fellow actress, believed that it sounded like the name of a sex worker. She instead opted to use her mother's maiden name, Miles, following her mother's death when she was a teenager. Her father, a former actor, was a teacher. Whilst growing up, her actor grandfather, Bernard Miles, founded the Mermaid Theatre. Her grandmother, Josephine Wilson, was also an actress. She spent a lot of time at the Mermaid Theatre as a child. Miles attended a comprehensive school in North London, where she dropped out aged 15. Her first job was as an usherette.

Aged 19, Miles auditioned for actress Pat Heywood at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She was nervous as she performed a monologue from Romeo and Juliet which Heywood had performed in a film. She was successful and was offered a scholarship. Following this, she went on to appear in series such as The Bill, Making Waves, and Dani's House.

In 2012, Miles made her first appearance as Emma Reid in the BBC soap opera Doctors. Whilst on the series, her character's storylines have included dealing with her husband's assisted suicide, having a miscarriage, suffering from depression, grieving the death of a partner, having an affair with a married woman, coming out as pansexual and being the victim of a homophobic assault. For her portrayal of Emma, Miles has garnered several nominations at the British Soap Awards in categories including Best On-Screen Partnership with Ian Kelsey at the 2016 ceremony, and Best Dramatic Performance at the 2013 and 2017 ceremonies. She took an unprompted and sudden extended break from the role at the end of 2023, to care for her dying father in real life. In the soap, Emma's absence was explained away by her caring for her son in Australia. In 2024, Doctors was cancelled by the BBC and Miles returned and remained in her role as Emma until its final episode. Following Doctors, she appeared in an episode of Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators. 2024 Bargain Hunt Herself Contestant 2025 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Hannah Volumnia Episode: "Destruction, Blood and Massacre"

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result 2013 RTS Midlands Awards Acting Performance – Female 2013 British Soap Awards Best Dramatic Performance 2014 British Soap Awards Best Actress 2015 RTS Midlands Awards Acting Performance – Female 2016 British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership (with Ian Kelsey) 2017 National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance 2017 RTS Midlands Awards Acting Performance of the Year 2017 British Soap Awards Best Female Dramatic Performance 2020 Inside Soap Awards Best Daytime Star 2022 British Soap Awards Best Leading Performer 2023 British Soap Awards Best Leading Performer