Emily Fleeshman

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Emily Fleeshman
Born (1986-12-26) 26 December 1986 (age 37)
Withington, Manchester, England
NationalityBritish
Alma mater Lancaster University
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present

Emily Fleeshman (born 26 December 1986) is an English actress. She is most widely known for her roles as Nikki in Still Open All Hours and Sally in Moving On .

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She is the elder daughter of actor David Fleeshman and actress Sue Jenkins, and the sister of actor Richard Fleeshman and actress Rosie Fleeshman. [1] [2]

With her parents, she is a founder of The Actors' Lab, an acting school based at MediaCityUK, Salford. [3] and a patron of the 24:7 Theatre Festival. In 2016, she was announced as an E3 Business Awards North West finalist for the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in recognition of her achievements with The Actors' Lab. [4]

Career

Emily Fleeshman made her debut at the Manchester Central Library theatre aged 11, is a former member of Youth Unlimited Theatre Group and attended Cheadle Hulme School in Cheshire. She studied for a degree in Theatre Studies at Lancaster University. [5]

She has appeared in several television and radio series, and a short film [6] and with regularity in the BBC One sitcom Still Open All Hours as Nikki. [7] She is the third member of the family to appear in The Royal following her mother and father. Her father, mother and brother have all appeared in Coronation Street . [8]

Theatre credits include Tinker Bell in Peter Pan at The Lowry, Salford; [9] Rita, Sue and Bob Too at the Theatre Royal, St Helens; [10] The Crimson Retribution as part of the 24:7 Theatre festival; [11] Once in a House on Fire at The Lowry, Salford; [12] and JB Shorts 8 & 14, Real Life Theatre Company, Manchester. [13] [14]

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999–2001 My Parents Are Aliens Tania Thomas
2001 TwentyfourSeven RochelleEpisode: "It's My Life"
2005 The Royal Carol WallaceEpisode: "While the Cat's Away"
2006 Shameless Emily Lawson
2006 The Street BarbaraEpisode: "Stan"
2009 Doctors Carly MacGyverEpisode: "The MacGyvers"
2011 Moving On Sally
2013 The Wright Way ChantelleEpisode: "Conkers Bonkers"
2013–2015 Still Open All Hours Nikki

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  3. ↑ "The Actors Lab – Acting Classes in Manchester and Cheshire". The Actors Lab. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
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  7. ↑ "Still Open All Hours crews set to return this weekend". www.thestar.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
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  9. ↑ "Arts diary: Pantomime Review – Peter Pan The Lowry, Salford". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  10. ↑ admin (26 February 2015). "Rita, Sue And Bob Too!, Theatre Review. Theatre Royal, St. Helens". Liverpool Sound and Vision. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Theatre review: The Crimson Retribution at New Century House, Manchester". www.britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Once in a House on Fire". www.manchestertheatreawards.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ↑ "Theatre review: JB Shorts 8 at Joshua Brooks, Manchester". www.britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "Theatre review: JB Shorts 14 at Joshua Brooks, Manchester". britishtheatreguide.info. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  1. ↑ "Emily Fleeshman – Actress". Emily Fleeshman – Actress. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
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