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Revision as of 17:43, 22 May 2010
Cherylee Houston | |
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| Born | Cherylee Houston |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003-present |
Cherylee Houston (born, 1975) grew up in Morecambe, Lancashire, in the United Kingdom. She is best known as Kirk Sutherland's girlfriend, Izzy Armstrong in Coronation Street.
Biography
Her parents, Bill and Coral ran their own photography business. She has an older brother. Her love for entertainment began at the age of seven after she watched the film Annie. As a teenager she began appearing in school plays and later trained at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester. It was only after she graduated at 23 that her condition was diagnosed with the rare tissue disorder, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Type III hypermobility type. She has been in a wheelchair ever since.
Filmography
In 2003, she landed a part in the daytime TV soap Doctors (2000 TV series), playing a girl with multiple sclerosis. More TV work followed, including appearances in The Bill, Holby City, Emmerdale and the cult comedy series Little Britain, where she played the girlfriend of wheelchair-user Andy Pipkin, played by Matt Lucas. In 2010, she landed the part of Izzy Armstrong in Coronation Street, making Corrie history as the first disabled character.
References
1. Houston's interview with the Mirror.
2. imdb