Vicky Myers

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Vicky Myers
Born
Victoria Ann Myers

(1976-02-05) 5 February 1976 (age 48)
Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
Television Coronation Street
Children1

Victoria Ann Myers (born 5 February 1976) is an English actress, known for her role as DS Lisa Swain on the ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street . As well as her role on the soap, she appeared in various television series including The Five (2016), Age Before Beauty (2018), Ackley Bridge (2019) and The Long Shadow (2023).

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Early and personal life

Victoria Ann Myers was born on 5 February 1976 in Stockport, Greater Manchester. [1] [2] [3] She grew up as the daughter of publicans and after graduating from school, she began working in telesales. She also experienced working as a cleaner, a waitress and a barmaid. [4] Aged 20, Myers got married and the pair later had a daughter together. [5] Myers stated that she had always wanted to act, and whilst holding her daughter, she wanted to be able to tell her that she had made her dreams come true. She contacted an acting and modelling agency from a yellow pages book and got signed. [4]

In 2010, Myers and her then-husband got divorced in what she described as a "quite down, bitter and vengeful" time for her. [6] That same year, Myers took her nephew to the doctor's for a check-up since he suffers from a heart condition. The doctor noticed a mark on her calf; within five days, Myers was in hospital and was diagnosed with skin cancer. She took a break from acting for two years to work in a casting office. [3] After treatment and reconstructive surgery, she returned to acting. [7]

Career

Myers' first role was as a nurse in the ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street in 1998. She acted alongside Denise Welch and Philip Middlemiss whilst filming Des Barnes' (Middlemiss) death scenes. She has said that to watch Welch act out grief was incredible and that "money can't buy that kind of experience". [4] She appeared in two subsequent roles in Coronation Street, in 2007 and 2010. [8] Then in 2016, she was cast in her breakthrough role, as Selena Callaway in The Five , a BBC miniseries. [6] In 2018, she starred in the BBC drama series Age Before Beauty as Heidi Regan. [9] To research the role of a beautician, she went to a salon for a lash lift and asked to sit and listen to the conversations. [10]

In 2019, Myers appeared in the Channel 4 school drama series Ackley Bridge as Debbie Gartside, the mother of established character Kacey 'Spud' Gartside (Zara Salim). [11] Then in 2021, she returned to Coronation Street in the recurring role of DS Lisa Swain, as well as making guest appearances in Unforgotten and Casualty . [12] Two years later, she starred in The Long Shadow , an ITV true crime drama series. [13] In 2024, due to a positive reception to her character, Myers was promoted to a regular cast member on Coronation Street, with her character being given high-profile storylines, as well the soap writing in a daughter, Betsy Swain (Sydney Martin). [14] For her role, she won Best Soap Newcomer at the 2024 I Talk Telly Awards. [15]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999, 2007, 2010 Coronation Street Nurse / Paramedic / DriverGuest roles
2002HighriseTV Game Show ContestantShort film
2003 The Second Coming Checkout Girl1 episode
2010Lucy LightfootHelenShort film
2016 The Five Selena CallawayMain role
2016 Paranoid MelanieRecurring role
2018 Age Before Beauty Heidi ReganMain role
2019 Ackley Bridge Debbie Gartside Recurring role
2020PaceChristineFilm
2021 Unforgotten Laura1 episode
2021 Casualty Marie Kershaw1 episode
2021–presentCoronation Street DS Lisa Swain Regular role
2023 The Long Shadow WPC Sue NeaveMain role
2023 Platform 7 PC Julie WhiteRecurring role

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2024I Talk Telly AwardsBest Soap NewcomerWon [15]

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References

  1. ↑ Myers, Vicky. "Another trip around the sun! ☀️ 🧁✨ Wow, what a year it's been! I'm so grateful for the lessons, opportunities, laughter, memories, friendships and most of all, the love. Here's to the next chapter ✨💖 Sláinte 🍻". Instagram . Retrieved 30 December 2024. [self-published]
  2. ↑ "Victoria Ann MYERS". Gov.uk . Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Coronation Street's Vicky Myers' cancer diagnosis and bitter divorce before soap dream". Daily Record . Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "Coronation Street's Vicky Myers breaks silence on battling cancer during divorce". Daily Mirror . Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Coronation Street's DS Lisa Swain actress Vicky Myers has lookalike daughter - who's just like Betsy from soap". OK! . Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Who is Coronation Street's Vicky Myers? From Emmerdale 'sister' to cancer battle and divorce". Liverpool Echo . Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "ITV Coronation Street's Vicky Myers breaks silence in shock cancer battle with important warning". Daily Mirror . Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Coronation Street's Vicky Myers reveals previous roles in soap fans may have missed". Manchester Evening News . Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "Vicky Myers supported by Emmerdale 'big sister' in special tribute". Nottingham Post . Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Vicky Myers is Heidi Regan". BBC. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "Who plays DS Swain in Coronation Street? Everything you need to know". What to Watch . Archived from the original on 1 August 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Coronation Street fans discover iconic star has actually been on the show before". Metro . Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "Coronation Street's Lisa Swain floored by declaration of love in latest soap twist". Daily Mirror . Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "Coronation Street's DS Lisa Swain actress jumps to defence of co-star in 'mamma bear' moment". Manchester Evening News . Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
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