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'''Susie Blake''' (born 19 April 1950)<ref>{{cite web|title=The Sunday Post|date=28 March 2020|author=Peter Robertson|url=https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/susie-blake/|accessdate=23 May 2020}}</ref> is an English [[Television actress|television]], [[Radio actress|radio]] and stage actress. |
'''Susie Blake''' (born 19 April 1950)<ref>{{cite web|title=The Sunday Post|date=28 March 2020|author=Peter Robertson|url=https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/susie-blake/|accessdate=23 May 2020}}</ref> is an English [[Television actress|television]], [[Radio actress|radio]] and stage actress. |
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She is best known for her portrayals of the snobbish TV announcer in [[Victoria Wood]]'s ''As Seen On TV'' and [[Bev Unwin]] in ''[[Coronation Street]]'', which she played between 2003 and 2006, before a brief return in 2015. She has also played [[List of Mrs. Brown's Boys characters#Hillary Nicholson|Hillary Nicholson]] in ''[[Mrs. Brown's Boys]]'' since 2011. |
She is best known for her portrayals of the snobbish TV announcer in [[Victoria Wood]]'s ''As Seen On TV'' and [[Bev Unwin]] in ''[[Coronation Street]]'', which she played between 2003 and 2006, before a brief return in 2015. She has also played [[List of Mrs. Brown's Boys characters#Hillary Nicholson|Hillary Nicholson]] in ''[[Mrs. Brown's Boys]]'', since 2011. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Susie Blake | |
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| Born | 19 April 1950 |
| Education | Arts Educational Schools, London London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Notable work | Coronation Street (2003–2006, 2015) Mrs. Brown's Boys (2011–2013, 2015, 2017–) |
| Mother | Molly Blake |
| Relatives | Annette Mills (grandmother) |
Susie Blake (born 19 April 1950)[1] is an English television, radio and stage actress.
She is best known for her portrayals of the snobbish TV announcer in Victoria Wood's As Seen On TV and Bev Unwin in Coronation Street, which she played between 2003 and 2006, before a brief return in 2015. She has also played Hillary Nicholson in Mrs. Brown's Boys, since 2011.
Personal life
Blake was born in Highgate, London to David and Molly Blake. Her mother was an illustrator and children's television presenter.[2] She is the granddaughter of actress Annette Mills, and a great-niece of actor Sir John Mills. Actresses Hayley and Juliet Mills are Blake's first cousins once-removed.[citation needed]
Blake trained at the Arts Educational School and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[citation needed]
Acting
Blake regularly appeared in Victoria Wood's television programmes and has extensive radio credits. She appeared in the first episode of the sitcom One Foot in the Grave in which her character was responsible for firing Victor Meldrew, thus setting the events of the show in motion. She appeared as Bev Unwin in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street until her departure in December 2006.
Blake played the character of Madame Morrible in the West End production of Wicked, replacing Miriam Margolyes on 2 April 2007.[3] Her final performance was on 12 April 2008 before she was succeeded by Harriet Thorpe.[4] Blake appeared as a witch in the pantomime Wizard of Oz at The Lowry Theatre and Gallery, Salford, in 2004/2005.
In late 2008 to early 2009, she starred in the national UK tour of Boeing Boeing, and appeared as Judith in an episode of the third series of Wild at Heart. She was also in a national tour of Grumpy Old Women 2 in 2009 with Jenny Eclair and Wendi Peters.
Blake appeared as Hilary Nicholson in the RTÉ and BBC comedy Mrs. Brown's Boys, replacing Sorcha Cusack, who played Hilary in the first series. In 2015, she played The Queen in a theatre tour of the West End hit Handbagged.
Blake briefly reprised her Coronation Street role of Bev Unwin in July 2015 to help the long-running character Deirdre Barlow (played by Anne Kirkbride, who had recently died) bow out of the soap in January 2015.
In March 2019, Blake portrayed Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in a theatre production of The Mirror Crack'd at the Salisbury Playhouse.[5]
Television
- Rooms, as Sarah (1974)
- Zodiac, as Peggy (1974)
- Armchair Thriller: A Dog's Ransom, as Marion Dowell (1978)
- Cribb, as Lotte (1979)
- Russ Abbot Madhouse (1981–1985)
- Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1985–1987)
- Something for the Weekend (1989)
- One Foot in the Grave, as Victor Meldrew's boss (1990)
- Darling Buds of May, as Mrs. Jerebohm (1991)
- The Wail of the Banshee, as Faye Morgan (1992)
- Mud, as Miss Dudderidge (1994–1995)
- Sooty's Amazing Adventures, as all the females (apart from Katarina) (1997–1998)
- A Prince Among Men, as Beverly (1997–1998)
- Roger Roger, as Eve (1999)
- The Quiet Garden, as Mother (2002)
- Coronation Street, as Bev Unwin (2003–2006, 2015)
- Kelly & Lewis, as Carol Taylour (2007–2009)
- Wild at Heart, as Judith (2008)
- Murder Most Foul, as Elizabeth Bailey (2008–2009, 2013)
- Mrs. Brown's Boys, as Hilary Nicholson (2011–2013, 2015, 2017–present)
- Parents, as Alma Miller (2012)
- Great Night Out, as Mrs. B (2013)
- You, Me & Them, as Emma Grey (2013–2015)
- Cuckoo, as Belinda (2016)
- Murder on the Blackpool Express, as Marjorie (2017)
- Casualty, as Belle Radnor (2019)
- The Real Marigold Hotel, as herself (2020)[6]
- Not Going Out, as Carol (2021)
Radio
- The Phenomenon Squad (1987)
- Barrymore Plus Four (1995)
- Auntie's Secret Box (1996)
Theatre
- The Mirror Crack'd at the Salisbury Playhouse (2019)
References
- ^ Peter Robertson (28 March 2020). "The Sunday Post". Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Actress Susie Blake, accompanied by her mother Molly, arrive at..." Getty Images. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ Susie Blake to replace Miriam Margolyes in Wicked | Official London Theatre Guide
- ^ London's Wicked to Welcome New Madame Morrible in April | Playbill.com Archived 29 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Arifa Akbar (4 March 2019). "The Guardian". Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Lauren Morris (29 April 2020). "Radio Times". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
External links
- Susie Blake at IMDb
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- English television actresses
- English radio actresses
- English stage actresses
- English musical theatre actresses
- People educated at the Arts Educational Schools
- Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- 20th-century English actresses
- 21st-century English actresses
- Actresses from London
- People from Highgate