 She soon landed what may be her best-known role as Tricia Dingle on "Emmerdale", which she played from 1998 to 2004.It was announced in late 2003 that Murphy would leave "Emmerdale" in December 2003, so that she could spend more time with her family and two young children, and her character was duly killed off.Following a six-year career break to bring up her family, Murphy appeared in "The Royal" before winning the part of Eva Strong in "Hollyoaks".