Sue Nicholls
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art | |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Known for | Role of Audrey Roberts in Coronation Street |
| Television | Crossroads (1964-1968) The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–1979) Coronation Street (1979-1982, 1984-present) Rentaghost (1981–1984) |
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| Children | 3 (by marriage) |
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Susan Frances Harmar Nicholls (born 23 November 1943) is an English actress, known for her roles on British television in
Nicholls first appeared as Audrey in Coronation Street in 1979 and played the role intermittently for six years, before joining the cast permanently in 1985. She won the 2000 British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance and the 2003 British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance, and received the Outstanding Achievement Award in 2019.
Early life and education
Susan Frances Harmar Nicholls was born in
Career
Nicholls first became known as Marilyn Gates on
Nicholls's second single was less successful and she embarked on a career in a cabaret, performing her solo act all over the country. She returned to the stage in a variety of popular plays and pantomimes. During the 1970s, she had two very different stints abroad. In Vienna she sang between strip acts at a nightclub while in 1974 she toured America and Canada with the Royal Shakespeare Company in London Assurance, finishing with a six-week run on Broadway.
She played the role of the secretary, Joan Greengross (later Webster and Millbeck) in the sitcom
She has played Audrey in Coronation Street as an occasional visitor since April 1979, and a full-time permanent character since 1985.[3]
Personal life
Nicholls was married to Mark Eden from 1993 until his death in 2021;[4] Eden appeared as Alan Bradley on Coronation Street from 1986 until 1989.[5]
In 2011, while watching an episode of Coronation Street, Sister Anna Bianconi-Moore, a Senior nurse at the
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2000 | British Soap Awards
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Best Comedy Performance | Won | [7] |
| 2002 | TV Quick Awards | Best Soap Actress | Nominated | [8] |
| 2003 | British Soap Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [9] |
| 2003 | British Soap Awards | Best Dramatic Performance | Won | [9] |
| 2003 | British Soap Awards | Hero of the Year | Won | [9] |
| 2019 | British Soap Awards | Outstanding Achievement | Won | [10] |
References
- ^ Profile, whatsontv.co.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Sue Nicholls | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- IMDb
- ^ "Coronation Street actor Mark Eden dies aged 92". Bbc.co.uk. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "- YouTube". Youtube.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Rowley, Alison. "'Coronation Street' star Susan Nicholls meets viewer who saved her life". Digital Spy. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "EastEnders cleans up soap awards". BBC News. 28 May 2000. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ "Welcome to the TVQuick Awards 2002!". TV Quick. H Bauer Publishing. Archived from the original on 23 May 2002. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ a b c "The British Soap Awards 2003". Celebrities Worldwide. 10 May 2003. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ "Here are the British Soap Awards 2019 winners in full". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
External links
- Sue Nicholls at IMDb
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