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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]
