Sue Devaney

Sue Devaney
Born	Susan Barber (1967-07-02) 2 July 1967 Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, UK
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1983–present

Sue Devaney (born Susan Barber, 2 July 1967) is an English actress. She is known for television roles in Coronation Street (1984-1985), Jonny Briggs (1985-1987), Casualty (1994–1997) and Dinnerladies (1998-2000). Her extensive stage career includes roles in London productions of When We Are Married (1987), The Wind in the Willows (1990) and The Land of the Living (1993). In 2014, she starred in the musical Mamma Mia! for a 10-week summer season at the Blackpool Opera House.

Career

Devaney has played various roles on British television including; Debbie Webster in Coronation Street, Rita Briggs in Jonny Briggs, Liz Harker in Casualty and Jane in dinnerladies. In the early 1990s she appeared in a commercial for the Gateway supermarket chain (now Somerfield). In 2009 she played the role of Peggy in hit Channel 4 drama Shameless, and lent her voice to the role of Jane in Carol Donaldson's BBC Radio 4 play Normal and Nat. Devaney performed at the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury as the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella, Friday 2 December 2011 – Sunday 22 January 2012. In January 2013 she appeared in the ITV comedy drama series Great Night Out as Linda. In 2013, she played Carmel in the BBC comedy-drama Being Eileen. As of April 2013 she will appear in the BBC Scotland produced Glasgow-based soap River City. On stage, she has appeared in numerous productions, including A Taste of Honey, Beggars Opera, The Wizard of Oz, Love's Labours Lost, When We Are Married, The Wind in the Willows and The Land of the Living. In 2014, she starred as Rosie in the musical Mamma Mia! for a 10-week summer season at the Blackpool Opera House, in the Winter Gardens from 20 June to 31 August. This was the only UK tour date of the musical in 2014.

Filmography

TV

Year	Title	Character	Production	Notes
1984 - 1985	Coronation Street	Debbie Webster	ITV	34 episodes
1985 - 1987	Jonny Briggs	Rita	BBC One	28 episodes
1994 - 1997	Casualty	Liz Harker	BBC One	Regular role
1998 - 2000	Dinnerladies	Jane	BBC One	Recurring (11 episodes)
2009	Shameless	Peggy	Channel 4	1 episode
2013	Great Night Out	Linda	ITV	2 episodes
2013	Being Eileen	Carmel	BBC	"DIY" (1 episode)
2013	River City	Angela	BBC Scotland	Recurring role

External links

• Sue Devaney at the Internet Movie Database