Emma Jayne Atkins (born 31 March 1975) is an English actress, best known for her role as Charity Dingle in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.
Atkins is known for portraying the role of Charity Dingle on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale since 2000.
[4] After first leaving Emmerdale, Atkins appeared in episodes of the BBC series Dalziel and Pascoe, Mayo, I'm with Stupid, New Street Law, Doctors and Casualty.
In 2008 she played Lesley Ashton in Heartbeat series 17 episode 8 On 18 March 2009, it was revealed that Atkins would be returning to Emmerdale, reprising her role of Charity,[5] and she made her reappearance on 1 October 2009.
In January 2019, Atkins was nominated for the National Television Awards in the category of Serial Drama Performance.