Samantha Power (born in 1973 in Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland) appeared in Coronation Street in September 1995 as Emma Baxter, a potential purchaser of No. 9 from the Duckworths. She returned to the programme in June 2015 as Dev Alahan's "friend" Talisa Grady. Her initial role in Coronation Street was one of her first parts but she has since built up a long CV including A Prince Among Men, Peak Practice, City Central, Where the Heart Is, a regular role in Little Britain and The Cup, Waterloo Road and several parts in Doctors.