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Michelle Holmes | |
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| Born | Corinne Michelle Cunliffe 1 January 1967 [1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Michelle Holmes (born Corinne Michelle Cunliffe; 1 January 1967) [1] is an English actress who has appeared in several television serials.
Holmes was born in Rochdale, Lancashire. [1]
Holmes performed in a pop band called the Dunky Dobbers. She changed her professional name to gain entry to the actors' union Equity.[ citation needed ] Holmes' first acting role was in the ITV soap The Practice as Susan Turner the receptionist. [2] Originally she was given a part as an extra, but after pestering the producers at Granada with multiple phone calls, she was given an audition for Susan which was successful. [2] [1]
Holmes came to prominence as Sue, one of the babysitters in Rita, Sue and Bob Too who are seduced by an older man. [1] A year later she appeared as Goth Jenny in Damon and Debbie , [1] and as Tina Fowler in Coronation Street . [1] Holmes played Yvonne Sparrow in the first three series of Goodnight Sweetheart , [1] and Maggie Coles in Firm Friends. [1] She appeared as Marie in two series of Common as Muck . [1] Holmes has appeared in Emmerdale twice: first in 1992 as Lindsay Carmichael, [1] and in 1995 as bar manager Britt Woods. [1]
In 2001, she played Connie Harper in Merseybeat, [1] and guest starred in the BBC One school drama, Waterloo Road as Lindsey Woodham. [3] From July 2006 to August 2006, Holmes played Claudie Williams in The Chase , a BBC One drama. Holmes also stars as Genevieve in the ITV drama Life Begins . [1] She played Theresa in the 2008 series of Shameless [1] and DC Barbara Maddox in the 2009 production of Lynda La Plante's ITV crime drama Above Suspicion . [1] In January 2001, Holmes played Pamela Fairbrother and in August 2010 she played Eileen Needham in Heartbeat . [4]
In March 2017, Holmes played Jude, a neonatal nurse, in the BBC1 hospital drama series Casualty and, in April, she played Maggie Kinsella in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks . More recently, she has played café owner Mary in seasons 8 and 9 of Cold Feet . [5] In October 2022, she portrayed Dora Booth in the BBC soap opera Doctors . [6]
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