Zöe Lucker
Zöe Lucker | |
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Born | Zöe Elizabeth Lucker 11 April 1974 Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1996–present |
Spouse |
Richard Forshaw
(m. 2001; div. 2001) |
Partner | James Herbert (2007–present) |
Children | 1 |
Zöe Elizabeth Lucker.
Education
Lucker was educated at Huddersfield New College.[4] She studied acting at Oscars Academy of Performing Arts in Huddersfield, and later at the Manchester Arden School of Theatre.
Career
In 2002, Lucker began portraying the role of Tanya Turner on ITV drama series, Footballers' Wives. In 2004, she was nominated and won a TV Quick and TV Choice Award for Best Actress for her role of Tanya Turner; she was also nominated for a National Television Award in the category of Most Popular Actress for her work on Footballers' Wives.[5] In 2005, Lucker toured New Zealand extensively in the play Then Comes Love as the female lead Jane opposite Shane Cortese[6] and played the lead role in Bombshell for ITV1, although the series was ultimately only broadcast in New Zealand.[7] She also appeared in BBC drama series, HolbyBlue, playing the role of Kate Keenan.[8] In 2009, Lucker appeared on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? alongside John Suchet, winning £150,000 for the Caron Keating Foundation[9]
In September 2009, Lucker was announced as a contestant for
Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' score | Result | |||
Horwood | Goodman | Dixon | Tonioli | |||
2 | Some Day My Prince Will Come "
|
7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
Rumba / "Out of Reach" | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||
3 | You've Got The Love "
|
7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
4 | This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) "
|
8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
5 | Jive / "Tainted Love" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | Bottom two |
6 | American Smooth / "My Girl "
|
8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | Safe |
7 | Samba / "Boogie Nights" | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | Eliminated |
In March 2010, Lucker joined the cast of
Personal life
Lucker is engaged to her partner, film editor James Herbert, with whom she had a daughter in September 2008.[16]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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1996 | Coronation Street | Sonya Leach | ITV
|
2 episodes |
Brazen Hussies | Busty Babs | BBC Two | Television film | |
1997 | Where the Heart Is | Jane | ITV | Episode: "Summoned by Bells" |
1998 | Killer Net | Carol | Channel 4 | Mini-series; 3 episodes |
1999 | Boyz Unlimited | Kirsty Bellamy | Episode 5 | |
Barbara | Karen | ITV | Episode: "Rivals" | |
2000 | Doctors | Sandy Hansen | BBC One | 1 episode |
Trial & Retribution | Catrina Roberts | ITV | 2 episodes | |
2002 | Holby City | Sharon Simons | BBC One | Episode: " Pawns in the Game "
|
2002–2006 | Footballers' Wives | Tanya Turner | ITV | Main role; 35 episodes (series 1–5) |
2004 | Bad Girls | Guest role; 3 episodes (series 6) | ||
2006 | Bombshell | Jenna Marston | Main role; 7 episodes (series 1) | |
2007–2008 | HolbyBlue | Kate Keenan | BBC One | Main role; 20 episodes (series 1–2) |
2009 | Strictly Come Dancing | Herself | Series 7 contestant
| |
2010–2011 | EastEnders | Vanessa Gold | Regular role; 96 episodes | |
2013–2014 | Waterloo Road | Carol Barry | Recurring role; 8 episodes ( 10 )
| |
2015 | 24 Hours in the Past | Herself | Historical reality television series | |
2015–2016 | Hollyoaks | Reenie McQueen
|
Channel 4 | Regular role; 63 episodes |
Awards
- Nominated for Most Popular Actress, 2004 – [17]National Television Awards
- Most Popular Actress, 2004 TV Quick Awards[18]
References
- ^ "TANYA'S TRANSFER; Footballers' Wives favourite bitch Zoe Lucker switches sides when she's jailed in the soccer soap and ends up behind bars in Bad Girls. - Free Online Library".
- ^ England & Wales births 1837-2006
- ^ "Zoe Lucker (profile)". Hello!. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- ^ "Huddersfield's Zoe Lucker set for EastEnders role". Huddersfield Examiner. 22 March 2010.
- ^ "Zoe in TV award dream". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 19 July 2004. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ Herrick, Linda (5 September 2005). "Then Comes Love at Founders Theatre". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Army drama lacks true trash power". NZ Herald. 3 May 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Holby Blue: Characters & Actors :Station Reception Officer Kate Keenan". BBC. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "John Suchet on Celebrity 'Who wants to be a Millionaire?'". Yorkshire & Humber Improvement Partnership. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ Chivers, Tom (18 September 2009). "Strictly Come Dancing 2009: the contestants". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ Douglas, Joanne (10 November 2009). "Lindley actress Zoe Lucker joins Strictly Come Dancing live tour". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- Examiner Live. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Hollyoaks spoilers: First look at Reenie McQueen's final scenes". Metro. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Zoe Lucker: I don't want my child to see my TV sex scenes". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Stars battle it out for TV awards". London: BBC. 26 October 2004. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ "It's Zoe vs Nell". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Huddersfield. 17 September 2004. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
External links
- Zöe Lucker at IMDb