Lizzie Roper

Last updated

Lizzie Roper
Born
Elizabeth Roper

November 1967 (age 56)
Alma mater
OccupationActress
Years active1993–present
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)

Lizzie Roper (born November 1967) is a British actress. [1]

Contents

Career

Trained at the Guildford School of Acting after gaining a degree in drama from Aberystwyth University. Lizzie fell into Comedy whilst performing with Lenny Beige at The Regency Rooms as Sadie Beige -The Kosher chicken Giblet Queen of Whitechapel, Naomi Beige and Rita Poonarni-a brash Spanish singer with a penchant for Shirley Bassey numbers. In the late 1990s Roper also Performed stand Up and regularly hosted her own club, 'Loonatics at the Asylum' on Rathbone Place W1 as well as regular appearances on the Edinburgh Fringe. Her first major TV role was in The Worst Week of My Life playing Trish in 2004. In the same year, Roper appeared alongside Christian Slater in the West End production of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest . [2] In 2005 Roper was performing at the Edinburgh Festival With Alan Davies and Bill Bailey in The Odd Couple. In 2006, Roper devised and appeared in her second solo show, Peccadillo Circus at the Edinburgh Festival. It garnered a nomination for The Stage's Best solo Performance and transferred to the West End at the Trafalgar Studios before going on a National Tour. For the role she researched and interviewed members of the public about their sex lives. [3]

In 2011, Roper was in the West End musical comedy Betwixt! . [4] taking over from Ellen Greene. From 2013 to 2014, Roper appeared as Sam Lomax in Hollyoaks . [5] [6] When she finally left she went straight back to The Edinburgh Fringe Festival in another one woman show in which she played the journalist Julie Burchill in Julie Burchill: Absolute Cult, [7] a play written by Tim Fountain and directed by Mike Bradwell. [8] In 2015 and 2016, Roper appeared as Jackie in Boy Meets Girl , a romantic comedy in which the main character is a transgender woman. [9] In 2020, she was a signatory alongside Alexander Armstrong, Simon Fanshawe and Frances Barber in the Sunday Times calling out hate speech,‘the appalling hashtag #RIPJKRowling is just the latest example of hate speech directed against her and other women. #IStandWithJKRowling' . [10]

She has appeared as herself in Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, Celebrity Storage Hunters, [11] The Wright Stuff, Jason Manford on Absolute Radio and Co-hosted on LBC regularly with Jenny Eclair.

Since 2009, Roper portrays Mabel in adverts for Aunt Bessie's.

From September 2022 until April 2023, Roper has been presenting the weekend mid-morning show on BBC radio across the Channel Islands, having previously presented BBC Radio Guernsey’s weekday mid-morning show from October 2021 to January 2022.

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 The Worst Week of My Life TrishTV series, 4 episodes
2005 Family Affairs RoxanneTV series, 5 episodes
2008 Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging Becky
2008-2009The Pinky and Perky ShowVarious Comedy CameosTV series, 37 episodes
2009 Being Human MaggieTV series, 1 episode
2009 Wish 143 NurseShort film
2010 Him & Her ParisSeries 1, Episode 5, “The Parents”
2010 New Tricks Tilly ShawTV series, 1 episode "Dark Chicolate" (S7:E4)
2011 Waterloo Road Jackie StackTV series, 2 episodes
2011 This Is Jinsy Jinsy PlayerTV series, 7 episodes
2012 Silent Witness SandraTV series, 2 episodes
2012 Dead Boss Top DogTV series, 6 episodes
2013The Search for SimonParis
2013-2014 Hollyoaks Sam Lomax Regular role, 111 episodes
2015 Boy Meets Girl JackieTV series, 6 episodes

Related Research Articles

Julie Burchill is an English writer. Beginning as a staff writer at the New Musical Express at the age of 17, she has since contributed to newspapers such as The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Times and The Guardian. Her writing, which was described by John Arlidge in The Observer in 2002 as "outrageously outspoken" and "usually offensive," has been the subject of legal action. Burchill is also a novelist, and her 2004 novel Sugar Rush was adapted for television.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jimmy Carr</span> British-Irish comedian and television presenter (born 1972)

James Anthony Patrick Carr is a British-Irish comedian, presenter, writer and actor. He is known for his rapid-fire deadpan delivery of one-liners which have been known to offend some people. He began his comedy career in 1997, and he has regularly appeared on television as the host of Channel 4 panel shows such as 8 Out of 10 Cats, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and The Big Fat Quiz of the Year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jackie Clune</span> British actress and writer

Jacqueline Clune is a British actress and writer. She became established through her Edinburgh Fringe one-woman cabaret shows and her 1995 Karen Carpenter tribute act before graduating to mainstream acting.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gemma Atkinson</span> English influencer, radio presenter, and actress

Gemma Louise Atkinson is an English influencer, radio presenter, and former actress and glamour model. She played Lisa Hunter in Hollyoaks and in three spin-off series, Hollyoaks: After Hours (2004), Hollyoaks: Let Loose (2005) and Hollyoaks: In the City (2006), Tamzin Bayle in Casualty and Carly Hope in Emmerdale (2015–2017). She currently presents the drive time slot across the Hits Radio Network. In November 2021, it was announced that Atkinson is set to reprise her role as Lisa Hunter in Hollyoaks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Etcetera Theatre</span> Pub theatre in Camden Town, London

The Etcetera Theatre is a fringe venue for theatre and comedy. It was founded in 1986 by David Bidmead and is situated above The Oxford Arms pub in Camden Town, in the London Borough of Camden.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Josie Long</span> English comedian (born 1982)

Josie Isabel Long is an English comedian. She started performing as a stand-up at the age of 14 and won the BBC New Comedy Awards at 17.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alex Horne</span> British comedian and musician

Alexander James Jeffery Horne is a British comedian. Horne is the creator of BAFTA award-winning TV series Taskmaster, in which he takes the role of assistant to the Taskmaster Greg Davies. He is the host and bandleader of comedic band The Horne Section. Horne hosts the band's eponymous podcast and television series, and has appeared with them on BBC Radio 4, TV channel Dave, and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Julie Peasgood</span> English actress (born 1956)

Julie May Peasgood is an English actress, television presenter, author and voiceover artist known for her distinctive voice.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ste Hay</span> Fictional character from Hollyoaks

Ste Hay is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Kieron Richardson. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 10 February 2006. Ste was created by David Hanson and was originally intended to be a short-term character for seven episodes. The following series producer Bryan Kirkwood decided to bring the character back on a permanent basis. As of 2010, Richardson has revealed that he is committed to staying in the serial. In April 2017, Richardson began taking hiatus from the show due to paternity leave, and made a full-time return on 18 December 2017. In October 2019, it was confirmed that Richardson will take a hiatus from the show departing on 20 November 2019. He returned on 3 November 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tim Fountain</span> British writer

Tim Fountain is a British writer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matt Roper</span> British comedian, writer and musician (born 1977)

Matt Roper is a British comedian, writer and musician.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Angela Barnes</span> English comedian

Angela Barnes is an English stand-up comedian, mostly known for her appearances on Mock the Week.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Robins (comedian)</span> English stand-up comedian and presenter

John Michael David Robins is an English stand-up comedian and radio presenter.

Lucy Ann Beaumont is a British comedian from Hull. Her early performances were based largely on anecdotes about Hull and the wider Northern England region. She was a finalist on So You Think You're Funny in 2011 and won the BBC Radio New Comedy Awards in 2012. Her 2014 debut show at the Edinburgh Fringe, We Can Twerk It Out, was nominated for that year's Best Newcomer Award.

Jason Forbes is an English actor, writer, comedian, impressionist, and TV presenter. He is best known for the CITV series Horrible Science; The Mash Report on BBC Two; as PC Peasey in the Professor Branestawm television films on BBC One; and as a member of the award-winning sketch trio 'Daphne'.

Dane Baptiste is a British stand-up comedian, writer and presenter. He was the first Black British act to be nominated for the "Best Newcomer" award at 2014's Edinburgh Comedy Awards and his comedy series Sunny D premiered on BBC Three in Spring 2016. He has made numerous TV and radio appearances, and hosts his own podcast Dane Baptiste Questions Everything. In January 2021, Baptiste's comedy pilot Bamous launched on BBC Three / BBC One.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bec Hill</span> Australian comedian, writer, presenter, actor, director, and YouTuber

Rebecca Natani Hill is an Australian comedian, writer, presenter, actor, director, and YouTuber born in Adelaide who is now based in the UK.

Darren Harriott is a British stand-up comedian from Oldbury, West Midlands. He was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award and Best Show Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2017 and 2019 respectively.

References

  1. ↑ Trevor Davies (7 August 2014). "Watch dead Hollyoaks star ride a wild boar in hilarious rehearsal for stunt". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Lizzie Roper: Christian Slater was one of the first to congratulate me on Hollyoaks role". Whatsontv.co.uk. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Robin T. Barton (8 August 2006). "Lizzie Roper in Peccadillo Circus". Broadwaybaby.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Lizzie Roper Replaces Ellen Greene for Extension of Betwixt! in the West End". London.broadway.com. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Anna Howell (23 October 2013). "Hollyoaks Spoilers: Lizzie Roper says Sam Lomax develops a soft-spot for Ste Hay!". Primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Hollyoaks' Lizzie Roper: I was devastated to be axed". Soapsquawk.co.uk. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "The best of the Edinburgh Fringe". 16 August 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Terri Paddock (4 August 2014). "Lizzie Roper: Why I wanted to play Queen of Spleen Julie Burchill". Festivalhighlights.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "Boy Meets Girl review: Cramlington writer Elliott Kerrigan pens a piece of TV gold". Chroniclelive.co.uk. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Signatories".
  11. ↑ "Storage Hunters UK Celebrity Special | UKTV Play". uktvplay.uktv.co.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.