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Michelle Holmes (born Corinne Michelle Cunliffe; 1 January 1967)[1] is an English actress who has appeared in several television serials.
Michelle Holmes | |
|---|---|
| Born | Corinne Michelle Cunliffe 1 January 1967[1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Early life
editHolmes was born in Rochdale, Lancashire.[1]
Career
editHolmes performed in a pop band called the Dunky Dobbers. She changed her professional name to gain entry to the actors' union Equity.[citation needed] Holmes' first acting role was in the ITV soap The Practice as Susan Turner the receptionist.[2] Originally she was given a part as an extra, but after pestering the producers at Granada with multiple phone calls, she was given an audition for Susan which was successful.[2][1]
Holmes came to prominence as Sue, one of the babysitters in Rita, Sue and Bob Too who are seduced by an older man.[1] A year later she appeared as Goth Jenny in Damon and Debbie,[1] and as Tina Fowler in Coronation Street.[1] Holmes played Yvonne Sparrow in the first three series of Goodnight Sweetheart,[1] and Maggie Coles in Firm Friends.[1] She appeared as Marie in two series of Common as Muck.[1] Holmes has appeared in Emmerdale twice: first in 1992 as Lindsay Carmichael,[1] and in 1995 as bar manager Britt Woods.[1]
In 2001, she played Connie Harper in Merseybeat,[1] and guest starred in the BBC One school drama, Waterloo Road as Lindsey Woodham.[3] From July 2006 to August 2006, Holmes played Claudie Williams in The Chase, a BBC One drama. Holmes also stars as Genevieve in the ITV drama Life Begins.[1] She played Theresa in the 2008 series of Shameless[1] and DC Barbara Maddox in the 2009 production of Lynda La Plante's ITV crime drama Above Suspicion.[1] In January 2001, Holmes played Pamela Fairbrother and in August 2010 she played Eileen Needham in Heartbeat.[4]
In March 2017, Holmes played Jude, a neonatal nurse, in the BBC1 hospital drama series Casualty and, in April, she played Maggie Kinsella in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. More recently, she has played café owner Mary in seasons 8 and 9 of Cold Feet.[5] In October 2022, she portrayed Dora Booth in the BBC soap opera Doctors.[6]
Selected credits
edit- Rita, Sue and Bob Too as Sue (1987)
- Coronation Street as Tina Fowler (1989–1990)
- Goodnight Sweetheart as Yvonne Sparrow (1993–1996)
- Emmerdale as Britt Woods (1995)
- Merseybeat as Connie Harper (2001)
- The Chase as Claudie Williams (2006)
- Shameless as Theresa (2008)
- Above Suspicion as DC Barbara Maddox (2009-2012), TV Series, 8 episodes
- The Road to Coronation Street as Brenda (2010)
- Midsomer Murders as Trina Nevins (2016), S18E6: “Harvest of Souls”
- Hollyoaks as Maggie Kinsella/Greta (2017–2018), TV Series 28 episodes
- Cold Feet as Mary (2019)
- Doctors as Dora Booth (2022)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Michelle Holmes". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 May 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Radio Soundsfamiliar - TVTimes". issuu.com. 23 February 1985. p. 41. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ Fitzpartick, Kate (22 March 2022). "Rita Sue and Bob Too cast: What happened to the stars of the 80s comedy from Corrie and Benidorm to sad death". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ McLennan, Patrick (28 July 2010). "Domestic dispute makes the heart beat stronger". What's on TV. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ Rainbird, Ashleigh (10 February 2019). "Cold Feet's David Marsden is bedding cast of cult movie Rita, Sue and Bob Too". Daily Mirror. Reach plc. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: Will Valerie Pitman and Al strike a deal?". What to Watch. (Future plc). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
External links
edit- Michelle Holmes at IMDb
- Michelle Holmes at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- Corrie.net profile
- BBC.co.uk Interview - about her role in Merseybeat