Elizabeth Ann Berrington (born 3 August 1970) is an English actress, and graduate of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. She is best known for her roles as Mel Debrou in the ITV satirical comedy-drama series, "Moving Wallpaper", from 2008 to 2009; Ruby Fry in the BBC One school-based drama series, "Waterloo Road", from 2009 to 2011; Paula Kosh in the Sky 1 comedy-drama series, "Stella", from 2012 to 2013, and again from 2015 to 2017; and Dawn Stevenson in the BBC One drama series, "The Syndicate", during 2015. She has also acted in other British television series such as "The Bill", "Doc Martin", "Doctor Who", "The Office", "Casualty", "The Lakes", "The Grimleys", and "Rose and Maloney".