High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Maisie Wylde (previously Foster) is a fictional character in the British ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale, played by Alice Coulthard. The character was introduced by series producer Anita Turner and first appeared in 2009. It was announced on 30 June 2010 that Alice Coulthard had quit the show and her character would be written out later in the year.