Emily Winter, a film actress in1920s-eraHollywood, travelled with theTenth Doctor as hiscompanion after an incident in which her mind was taken over. (COMIC:Silver Scream) LikeCharlotte Pollard before her, she was a companion whose death had been averted by the Doctor, even though her death was afixed point in time. (COMIC:Fugitive) Formerly a meek and mild actress, following this event she became hardened, with violent tendencies. She insisted the Doctor give her a weapon. He refused. (COMIC:Tesseract)

Emily continued to travel with the Doctor, even afterMatthew Finnegan had left withthe Advocate. (COMIC:Don't Step on the Grass) They travelled and had adventures together for a short while, including one where the Doctor metBarnaby Edwards, a man who would be his companion in the future. (COMIC:Old Friend)

Under the alias Annabel Spring, Emily tearfully watchesthe Doctor's first encounter with her previous self

After having an adventure on a planet, she helped defeat the Advocate, and metTorchwood operativeAnnabella Primavera before she died. Emily decided to take her place onEarth (since Annabella's continued existence on Earth was a fixed point). Therefore, she leftthe TARDIS to take up this new life, discoveredArchie Maplin and eventually set upUnited Actors in Hollywood, leading to the events of her first adventure with the Doctor. (COMIC:Final Sacrifice)