Susie Blake
| Susie Blake | |
|---|---|
| Born | Susie Blake 19 April 1950 |
| Years active | 1974 - present |
Susie Blake (born 19 April 1950, Highgate, London) is a British actress.
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[edit] Personal life
Blake trained at the Arts Educational School and LAMDA in London. She is the granddaughter of the actress Annette Mills and a great-niece of the actor Sir John Mills. She is also the second cousin of actress Hayley Mills.
[edit] Acting
Blake has appeared in television programmes starring Victoria Wood and has extensive radio credits. She appeared in the first episode of the sitcom One Foot in the Grave; her character was responsible for firing Victor Meldrew and thus set the events of the show into motion. She appeared as Bev Unwin in the ITV television series Coronation Street, until her departure in December 2006.
Blake played the character of Madame Morrible in the West End production of Wicked. She began her run on 2 April 2007 replacing Miriam Margolyes.[1] Blake played her final performance on 12 April 2008 and was replaced by Harriet Thorpe.[2]
In late 2008 to early 2009, she starred in the national UK tour of Boeing Boeing and was in a national tour of Grumpy Old Women 2, in 2009, with Jenny Eclair and Wendi Peters.
Now appearing as Hilary Nicholson in the RTE and BBC comedy Mrs. Brown's Boys.
[edit] Television
- Cribb, as Lotte (1979) - pilot episode Waxwork
- Russ Abbot's Saturday Madhouse (1981–1985)
- Victoria Wood As Seen On TV (1985–1987)
- Something for the Weekend (1989)
- The Wail Of The Banshee, as Faye Morgan (1992)
- A Prince Among Men, as Beverly (1997–1998)
- Roger Roger Eve (1999)
- The Quiet Garden, as Mother (2002)
- Coronation Street, as Bev Unwin (2003–2006)
- Kelly & Lewis, as Carol Taylour (2007–2009)
- Wild at Heart (2008)
- Murder Most Foul as Elizabeth Bailey (2008)
- Sooty's Amazing Adventures as All the females (apart from Katarina)
- Mrs. Brown's Boys as Hilary Nicholson (series 2) (2011-2012)
- Wild at Heart (Early 2012)
