Helen Pearson

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Helen Pearson
Born (1959-11-16) 16 November 1959 (age 65)
Years active1986–present
Television EastEnders (1990)
Emmerdale (2000–2001)
Hollyoaks (2002–2017)
Spouse
Paul Faulkner
(m. 2013)
Relatives Richard Cadell (brother)

Helen Pearson (born 16 November 1959) is a British actress who has been in three major soap operas, EastEnders (during 1990, as April McIntosh), Emmerdale (from 2000 to 2001, as Carol Wareing), and Hollyoaks (from 2002 until 2017, as Frankie Osborne).

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Career

Her first acting role was in 1987, playing a Nurse in The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole . She also played April in EastEnders in the early 1990s.

She has also appeared in the television dramas The Darling Buds of May and Murder in Mind .

Before making her Hollyoaks debut, she also played the character Mrs. Atkins in Attachments .

On Halloween 2017, after having been the longest-serving female on Hollyoaks as Frankie Osborne for 15 years, the character was killed off and Pearson left the show.

Personal life

Pearson married Paul Faulkner in 2013. [1] In 2015, she was convicted of driving under the influence. [2] She is the older sister of Richard Cadell, the incumbent puppeteer for Sooty, and appeared with her brother in the 2013 episode "The Dance Competition".

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole Nurse5 episodes
1988 Consuming Passions Supermarket AssistantFilm
1989 Close to Home WinnieEpisode: "Helen's Parents"
1990 EastEnders April McIntosh Recurring role, 14 episodes
1991, 1993, 1994, 1996 The Bill Mrs. Styles / Sonia Philips / Jenny Clifford / Mrs. Beaty4 episodes
1992 The Darling Buds of May PollyEpisode: "Le Grand Weekend"
1996 A Touch of Frost Addie Parsons [3] Episode: "Fun Times for Swingers"
1997 Holding On PaulaEpisode #1.1
2000 Inspector Morse Debbie Rep [4] Episode: "The Remorseful Day"
2000–2001 Emmerdale Carol Wareing Series regular, 79 episodes
2000, 2002 Attachments Mrs. Atkins2 episodes
2002 Murder in Mind Sophie CunninghamEpisode: "Disposal"
2002–2017 Hollyoaks Frankie Osborne [5] Series regular
2013ColdBlonde WomanFilm
2013 Sooty Dame Helena PearsonaEpisode: "The Dance Competition"
2017LornaLornaShort
2018, 2021 Doctors Beth Rundle / Regan Hoffman [6] Episodes: "No Fury Like a Woman" and "The Unkindest Cut"
2019Rome in LoveVivien DanielsTelevision film

References

  1. "'Hollyoaks' star Pearson marries partner". Digital Spy. 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  2. "Hollyoaks star banned from driving". Digital Spy. 2015-07-20. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  3. "A Touch of Frost – what time is it on TV? Episode 4 Series 4 cast list and preview". RadioTimes. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  4. "Inspector Morse – what time is it on TV? Episode 1 Series 12 cast list and preview". RadioTimes. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  5. "Hollyoaks – Profiles – Frankie Osborne (Helen Pearson) – All 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  6. "The Unkindest Cut". Doctors. 1 November 2021. BBC. BBC One . Retrieved 16 November 2021.