Liz Stooke

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Liz Stooke
OccupationActress
Years active1980s–2008
Television Hollyoaks

Liz Stooke is a British actress. She played the regular role of Angela Cunningham on the British soap opera Hollyoaks between 1995 and 1999, later returning for guest appearances in 2004, 2006 and 2008. She has also appeared in the soap operas Coronation Street and Emmerdale , as well as other television series and films.

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Career

In 1987, Liz Stooke played a Customs officer in the television crime drama Floodtide . [1] She then played Margie Bellenger in A Day in Summer, a 1989 television movie based on the novel of the same name by J. L. Carr. [2] In 1990, Stooke guest starred in the second episode of the fifth series of the British sitcom Watching . [3] In 1995, Stooke joined the original cast of the new Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Angela Cunningham, part of the Cunningham family. [4] She remained in the role until 1999, and made guest appearance in 2004 and 2006. [4] Stooke made another return to the soap in 2008 for the funeral of Angela's son, Max Cunningham (Matt Littler). [5] [6] In 2003, Stooke played Lila Griffith in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale . [4]

Stooke had a guest role in the fifth episode of the 23rd series of Last of the Summer Wine , "Beware Of The Hot Dog", which initially aired on 3 February 2002. [7] [3] She has also appeared in the television series First Among Equals , Nice Guy Eddie , Children's Ward , Watching , Heartbeat and Casualty , as well as the soap operas Brookside and Coronation Street . [4] [8] Additionally, she had a role in the 1988 film The Fruit Machine . [8]

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s).
1986 First Among Equals —Television series [8]
1987 Floodtide Customs officerCrime drama [1]
1988 The Fruit Machine —Film [8]
1989A Day in SummerMargie BellengerTelevision movie [2]
1990 Watching Sally1 episode (Series 5, episode 2) [3]
1995–99, 2004, 2006, 2008 Hollyoaks Angela Cunningham Regular role [4]
2002 Last of the Summer Wine Fifi1 episode ("Beware Of The Hot Dog") [7]
2003 Emmerdale Lila Griffith Guest role [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Classic romance among the writers" . Evening Express . 27 June 1987. p. 6. Retrieved 27 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. 1 2 "A Day in Summer - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide . Fandom, Inc. Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Liz Stooke". British Comedy Guide . Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Crick, Claire (26 April 2019). "Where are Hollyoaks' missing Cunninghams now? Here's what happened to Matt Littler, Davinia Taylor and more". Digital Spy . Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "The village gathers for Max's funeral". What to Watch . Future plc. 23 June 2008. Archived from the original on 8 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Green, Kris (1 July 2008). "2339: It's the day of Max's funeral". Digital Spy . Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 8 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Series 23, Episode 5 - Beware Of The Hot Dog". British Comedy Guide . Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Liz Stooke". TV Guide . Fandom, Inc. Archived from the original on 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
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