Angela Clarke (English actress)

Last updated

Angela Clarke
Born1969 (age 5354)
Occupation(s)Actress, writer
Years active1983–2000
FamilyFrank Clarke (brother)
Margi Clarke (sister)

Angela Clarke (born 1969) is an English actress [1] best known for playing Colette Daly in the television drama series Soldier Soldier . [2] She has also appeared in Brookside , Coronation Street , Liverpool 1 , The Bill , Pie in the Sky , Family Affairs and Casualty . [3]

She was brought up in the family home in Colwall Road in Kirkby, a town on the outskirts of Liverpool.

She is the younger sister of actress Margi Clarke, with whom she appeared in the films Letter to Brezhnev [4] (1985) and Blonde Fist (1991), and screenwriter Frank Clarke ( Brookside and Letter to Brezhnev ). [5] [6]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jennifer Ellison</span> English actress, model and singer

Jennifer Lesley Ellison is an English actress, former glamour model, television personality, dancer and singer. Ellison is perhaps best known for playing Emily Shadwick in the television soap opera Brookside until 2003, and as Meg Giry in the 2004 film adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera. Ellison also starred on the reality television show Dance Mums with Jennifer Ellison, the UK version of the American show Dance Moms.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Les Dennis</span> English television presenter, actor, and comedian

Leslie Dennis Heseltine is an English television presenter, actor, and comedian. He presented Family Fortunes from 1987 until 2002.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amanda Burton</span> Northern Irish actress (born 1956)

Amanda Burton is a Northern Irish actress. Her notable credits include Heather Haversham in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside (1982–1986), Beth Glover in the ITV drama series Peak Practice (1993–1995), Sam Ryan in the BBC crime drama series Silent Witness, Clare Blake in the ITV crime drama series The Commander (2003–2008), Karen Fisher in the BBC school-based drama series Waterloo Road (2010–2011) and Katherine Maguire in the ITV detective series Marcella (2020).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Claire Sweeney</span> English actress, singer and television personality

Claire Jane Sweeney is an English actress, singer, and television personality. Known for her portrayal of Lindsey Corkhill in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside (1991–2003), she also played Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago and starred in touring productions of Guys and Dolls (2006), Tell Me on a Sunday (2011), Legally Blonde (2011), and Educating Rita (2012). She was a panellist on ITV's Loose Women between 2003 and 2005, and presented 60 Minute Makeover from 2004 to 2006. Her debut album, Claire, reached number 15 on the UK Albums Chart in 2002. Sweeney has played "Cassie" Plummer on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street since 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samantha Womack</span> English actress, singer, director (b. 1972)

Samantha Zoe Womack is an English actress, singer, model and director who has worked in film, television and stage. Womack initially planned a career in singing and she represented the United Kingdom in the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest. Her song for the contest, "A Message to Your Heart", was released as her first single in April 1991 and reached number 30 in the UK Singles Chart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rita Tushingham</span> British actress (born 1942)

Rita Tushingham is a British actress. She is known for her starring roles in films including A Taste of Honey (1961), The Leather Boys (1964), The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and Smashing Time (1967). For A Taste of Honey, she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and Most Promising Newcomer at both the BAFTA Awards and Golden Globe Awards. Her other film appearances include An Awfully Big Adventure (1995), Under the Skin (1997), Being Julia (2004), and Last Night in Soho (2021).

<i>Letter to Brezhnev</i> 1985 film by Chris Bernard

Letter to Brezhnev is a 1985 British romantic comedy film about working-class life in Liverpool, written by Frank Clarke and directed by Chris Bernard. It starred Alexandra Pigg, Margi Clarke, Alfred Molina, Peter Firth and Tracy Marshak-Nash. Letter to Brezhnev presents Margaret Thatcher's high-unemployment Liverpool as a depressed and tough city fallen on hard times.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Olivia Colman</span> English actress (born 1974)

Sarah Caroline Sinclair, known professionally as Olivia Colman, is an English actress and comedian. Known for her work in film and television, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Emmy Awards, three British Academy Television Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards.

Susan Pammenter OBE, better known by her stage name Sue Johnston, is an English actress. She is known for portraying Sheila Grant in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside (1982–1990), Barbara Royle in the BBC comedy The Royle Family (1998–2012), Grace Foley in the BBC drama Waking the Dead (2000–2011), Gloria Price in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2012–2014) and Miss Denker in the ITV drama Downton Abbey (2014–2015). She won the 2000 British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actress and was nominated for the 2000 BAFTA TV Award for Best Comedy Performance for The Royle Family.

Gillian Louise Kearney is an English actress best known for her early role as Debbie McGrath in Channel 4's Liverpool-based soap opera Brookside and the spin-off mini-series Damon and Debbie, and for playing Jessica Harrison in the long-running BBC television medical drama series Casualty, as well as Emma Barton in the ITV Yorkshire-based soap opera Emmerdale. The role of Emma gained her recognition because of character's involvement in Emmerdale’s most high-profile storylines during her three-year stint.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Margi Clarke</span> English actress

Margi Clarke is an English actress and radio and television presenter. She had a leading role in the film Letter to Brezhnev (1985), a low-budget film which had an international release. Later, Clarke played Jackie Dobbs in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.

Sunetra Sarker is an English actress and presenter, known for her roles as Nisha Batra in Brookside, Anji Mittel in No Angels, Zoe Hanna in Casualty and Kaneez Paracha in Ackley Bridge. In 2014, she took part in the twelfth series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with Brendan Cole. Since 2019, she has been a regular participant on Celebrity Gogglebox, partnering with Georgia Taylor, and became a panellist on the lunch time chat show Loose Women in 2021.

Tony Forsyth is a former English theatre and film actor of the 1980s-90s, noted for his troubled teen portrayals and scouse accent.

Christina Malone is an English actress. She is best known for portraying the roles of Mo McGee in Brookside and Mimi Maguire in Shameless, both broadcast on Channel 4. She was also a housemate on the sixth series of Celebrity Big Brother in January 2009.

Alexandra Pigg is a British actress who first came to prominence as Petra Taylor in the TV soap opera Brookside. Her best-known film appearances are as Elaine in Letter to Brezhnev (1985), for which she was nominated for a BAFTA award, and as Bridget Baines in A Chorus of Disapproval (1988).

Doreen Sloane was an English actress, best known for playing Annabelle Collins, one of the original characters in the soap opera Brookside on Channel 4 between 1982 and 1990.

Brian James Regan is an English actor known for playing Terry Sullivan, one of the lead roles in the Channel 4 soap Brookside, during the 1980s and 1990s. He has also had small parts in other television series. In 1988, he won the Christmas special of Wheel of Fortune.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lisa Faulkner</span> Actress and TV presenter

Lisa Tamsin Faulkner is an actress, presenter and television chef. She has had roles in The Lover (1992), Dangerfield (1995), Brookside (1997–1998), Holby City (1999–2001), Spooks (2002), Burn It (2003), Murder in Suburbia (2004–2005), New Street Law (2006–2007), Murdoch Mysteries (2010–2012), EastEnders (2017) and The Girl Before (2021).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alex Fletcher (actress)</span> English actress (b. 1976)

Alexandra Fletcher is an English actress, known for her roles as Jacqui Dixon in Brookside and Diane O'Connor in Hollyoaks.

All Saints Catholic High School is a Knowsley based Roman Catholic secondary school educating pupils aged 11–18 years of age in the Kirkby area of Merseyside, England. The school also operates a sixth form.

References

  1. Jones, Catherine (29 January 2015). "Educating Rita actors through the years". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. "Soldier, Soldier - S5 - Episode 12: Stick Together". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. "Filmography by year for Angela Clarke (II)". IMDB. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  4. Thomas, Kevin (11 June 1986). "Movie Review: Love Is The Ideology in Brezhnev". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. "Biography for Angela Clarke (II)". IMDB. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  6. "BBC - Press Office - Eyes Down Angela Clarke". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2020.