Biography

WINNER - BEST ACTOR - London Pub Theatre Awards October 2025.

Emma is an award-winning actress of dual Roma/British heritage and a RADA graduate. She is based in London. She recently won BEST ACTOR with London Pub Theatre Awards 2025, where she was also a finalist for BEST SOLO SHOW. Finalist for BEST COMEDY SHORT with Performance Film Awards in November 2025.

"STANDOUT" - The Guardian, Mark Lawson (The Last Days of Liz Truss?)

‘A brilliant performance’ (Theatre and Tonic, The Last Days of Liz Truss?)

‘A fascinating and entertaining production’ (UK Theatre Web)

1/2 ‘Satirical comical tragedy at its best - Wilkinson Wright has a storming presence as Liz Truss’ (London Born & Bred)

‘Wilkinson Wright’s bravura and mesmerising performance is a superbly pitched and accurately delivered recreation of a curious period in our history’ (Londontheatre1)

‘Gripping...remarkable’ (Libby Purves, Theatre Cat)

‘Biting, ironic, and deeply funny - deftly captures the contradictions at the heart of British politics’ (Plays to See)

"An incredible performance. Wilkinson Wright is mesmerising to watch. Rika’s Rooms, based on Louw’s own mother’s life and brought to life by Wilkinson Wright, is a one-woman show which should not be missed." (Theatre and Tonic)

"Wilkinson Wright is a revelation as Rika" (North West End)

"A superb one-woman show" (The Spectator - THE MITFORDS)

"An incredible actress" Peter Hain speaking on BBC Radio 4 Today Programme about Wilkinson Wright’s performance as his mother, Adelaine Hain in "The Only White"

"There’s some talented acting in this show especially by Wilkinson Wright as Ad Hain, Peter’s mother. She is totally believable in her anxious decency" Sardines Magazine.
- IMDb mini biography by: Emma Wilkinson Wright