Charlie Hardwick
Born
Claire Elizabeth Hardwick

(1960-11-03) 3 November 1960 (age 63)
Wallsend, North Tyneside, England
OccupationActress
Years active1990–present
Known for

Claire Elizabeth Hardwick (born 3 November 1960)[1] is an English actress. She portrayed the role of Val Pollard in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (2004–2015, 2017). In 2019, she began portraying the role of Sue Carp in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series Ackley Bridge.

Career

In addition to her role in Emmerdale, Hardwick starred in the 2000 comedy film Purely Belter, and had a role in Billy Elliot. She won the best actress award at the Monte Carlo International Television Festival in 1998 for her role in Amber Films' The Scar, about a County Durham pit community in crisis.[1] She also starred as Sian, a youth worker in Byker Grove.

In 1996 Hardwick starred in one episode of Our Friends In The North, in 2003, she played Maggie Thomas in an episode of The Royal. In 2007, Hardwick was an occasional contributor on Grumpy Old Women. For her role on Emmerdale, Hardwick has been nominated seven times at the British Soap Awards, winning in 2006 for Best Comedy Performance.

Hardwick has acted in a number of stage productions, including starring in Cooking with Elvis alongside Frank Skinner, which toured nationally. In 2012, she starred in the comedy play The Awkward Squad.[2]

In 2019, Hardwick joined the third series of the Channel 4 comedy drama Ackley Bridge as Sue Carp.[3]

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2005 The British Soap Awards Best Newcomer Charlie Hardwick Nominated [4]
2005 The British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership Charlie Hardwick and Elizabeth Estensen Nominated [4]
2006 The British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance Charlie Hardwick Won [5]
2007 The British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance Charlie Hardwick Nominated [6]
2008 The British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance Charlie Hardwick Nominated [7]
2011 The British Soap Awards Best Comedy Performance Charlie Hardwick Nominated [8]
2014 The British Soap Awards Best Actress Charlie Hardwick Nominated [9]
2014 The British Soap Awards Best On-Screen Partnership Charlie Hardwick and Chris Chittell Nominated [9]

References

  1. ^ a b All about Charlie Hardwick who plays Valerie ("Val") Lambert Archived 19 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine Evening Chronicle, 10 February 2004
  2. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (9 December 2011). "'Emmerdale' star Charlie Hardwick lands theatre role". Digitalspy.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Ackley Bridge series three casts Emmerdale's Charlie Hardwick aka Val Pollard". Metro. 16 January 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "British Soap Awards 2005 - The winners". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  5. ^ "The British Soap Awards 2006 (2006)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  6. ^ "The British Soap Awards 2007: The Winners". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  7. ^ "British Soap Awards 2008 – The winners". Metro. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  8. ^ "British Soap Awards 2011: All the Winners and Shortlisted Nominees!". TellyMix. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  9. ^ a b "British Soap Awards 2014: full list of winners revealed". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

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