Dawn Hope

Dawn Hope is a British actress. She began her career with roles in movies such as Melody (1971) and Black Joy (1977). From 1983 to 1985, she played Ronnette in the UK stage production of Little Shop of Horrors. She played the role of Jenny in all five series of the British sitcom Waiting for God, which aired from 1990 to 1994. She received praise for her performance in the 2006 production of Porgy and Bess and for her singing voice in the 2007 theatre production of Rough Crossings. From 2012 to 2013, Hope played the recurring role of Alison Soames in the soap opera Coronation Street. From 2017 to 2018, she played Stella Deems in the Royal National Theatre's production of Follies and she later played Betty Currie in Devil with the Blue Dress at the Bunker in 2018 and General Cartwright in Guys and Dolls at the Crucible Theatre from 2019 to 2020. Since 2021, she has portrayed Pearl Anderson in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. She has also appeared in various other movies and television series, including The Fosters, Play for Today, Midnight Breaks, Hale and Pace, I Live with Models, Casualty, Pointless Celebrities and The Sorcerer's Apprentice.