Channique Sterling-Brown

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Channique Sterling-Brown
Born (1997-04-18) 18 April 1997 (age 27)
Brighouse, Calderdale, England
Education
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present
Television Coronation Street

Channique Sterling-Brown (born 18 April 1997) is an English actress. She began her career appearing in various stage productions including Hedda Gabler , Summerfolk and Clybourne Park . In 2022, she began portraying the role of Dee Dee Bailey on the ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street , for which she was awarded the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer at the 2023 British Soap Awards.

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Life and career

Sterling-Brown was born in Brighouse, Calderdale, but split growing up between there and Hertfordshire. [1] [2] She attended Lightcliffe Academy from 2008 to 2015. [3] Sterling-Brown wanted to pursue a career in law as a teenager, but was advised by her drama teacher to pursue acting. She turned down a place at law school despite her mother wanting her to take law. [4] She then obtained a BA in acting at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) from 2015 to 2018. When she started at UCLan, she began appearing in various stage productions, making her stage debut as the lead role in Hedda Gabler . [5] In 2018, after leaving university, she moved to Manchester and began volunteering at her local Samaritans branch since a man she knew killed himself. She continues to volunteer at least once a week alongside her acting, as well as singing in a band at her local church. [4]

Sterling-Brown auditioned for the role of Naomi Walters in the ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale , but lost out to Karene Peter. However, later that year, she was cast in the ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street as Dee Dee Bailey, the daughter of the established Bailey family. [6] [7] The role marked Sterling-Brown's first major television role, after previously doing advertisements for Samaritans and various other mental health campaigns. [4] Six months into her tenure, she was nominated for the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer, [8] which she went on to win. [9] She has also been nominated within the Rising Star category at the 28th National Television Awards, [10] as well as Best Newcomer at the 2023 Inside Soap Awards. [11]

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
2015 Hedda Gabler Hedda Gabler UCLan [5]
2016 Richard III Lady AnneUCLan [5]
2017 Tartuffe DorineUCLan [5]
2017 Summerfolk Dvoetchie [5]
2018 Clybourne Park Francine/Lena [5]
2021That's What She SaidAnjOut the Attic [5]
2021Girls Night OutVariousGirl Gang Manchester [5]
2021AirRoonThe Edge Theatre [5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2017The InviteLauraShort film [5]
2019U+IDoctor [5]
2021My Melancholy JazzAda [5]
2022–present Coronation Street Dee Dee BaileyRegular role [12]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2023 British Soap Awards Best Newcomer Won [13]
2023 National Television Awards Rising StarNominated [14]
2023 Inside Soap Awards Best NewcomerWon [11]

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  3. ↑ Lightcliffe Academy. "Congratulations to our former student Channique Sterling-Brown (2008-2015) who won the Best Newcomer Award at @thebritishsoapawards this week, for her role as DeeDee Bailey in @coronationstreet". Instagram . Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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