Zöe Lucker
Zöe Lucker | |
|---|---|
 Zöe Lucker at the Inside Soap Awards in 2010 | |
| Born | Zöe Elizabeth Lucker 11 April 1974 Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Television | Footballers' Wives (2002–2006) EastEnders (2010–2011) Holby Blue (2007–2008) Waterloo Road (2013–2014) Hollyoaks (2015–2016) Strictly Come Dancing (2009) |
| Spouse |
Richard Forshaw
(m. 2001; div. 2001) |
| Partner | James Herbert (2007–present) |
| Children | 1 |
Zöe Elizabeth Lucker[2] (born 11 April 1974[3]) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Tanya Turner in the ITV drama Footballers' Wives, Vanessa Gold in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, Carol Barry in the BBC school-based drama Waterloo Road and Reenie McQueen in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.
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
1996–2009: Early career
In 1996, she made her television debut in Brazen Hussies playing Busty Babs.[5] Later that year, she appeared in three episodes of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. In the next four years, she appeared on Doctors, Where the Heart Is, Barbara and Killer Net.[6]
In 2002, Lucker began portraying the role of Tanya Turner on ITV drama 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;[7] she was also nominated for a National Television Award in the category of 'Most Popular Actress'[8] for her work on Footballers' Wives and made an appearance in sister show, Bad Girls, as her Footballers' Wives character.[9] Lucker temporarily left in the fourth series, but returned in the fifth series.
In 2004, she co-hosted the British Academy Television Awards 2004, and guest presented on CD:UK in 2005.[citation needed] Her first main presenting work was on the Living home makeover show Love the Place You're In.[citation needed]
In 2005, Lucker toured New Zealand extensively in the play Then Comes Love as the female lead Jane opposite Shane Cortese[10] and played the lead role in Bombshell for ITV1, broadcast in New Zealand.[11] She also appeared in BBC drama HolbyBlue playing the character Kate Keenan.[12]
In 2009, Lucker appeared on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? alongside John Suchet, winning £150,000 for the Caron Keating Foundation[13]
2009: Strictly Come Dancing
In September 2009, Lucker was announced as a contestant for series 7 of Strictly Come Dancing. Her former Footballers Wives co-star, Laila Rouass also participated in the series.[14] She was partnered up with professional ballroom dancer James Jordan. Despite earning high scores and having the third highest average, the couple were eliminated on 31 October, after being in a dance-off against Ali Bastian and her partner Brian Fortuna.
In November that year, it was confirmed that she would take part in the Strictly Come Dancing 2010 live tour at arenas across the UK.[15]
| Week # | Dance / Song | Judges' score | Result | |||
| Revel Horwood | Goodman | Dixon | Tonioli | |||
| 2 | Waltz / "Some Day My Prince Will Come" | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Safe |
| Rumba / "Out of Reach" | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 3 | Paso Doble / "You've Got The Love" | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 4 | Foxtrot / "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 |
2010–2016: Further television roles
In March 2010, Lucker joined the cast of BBC soap opera EastEnders to portray the role Vanessa Gold. She left in October 2011.
In June 2012, Lucker joined the cast of Waterloo Road to play Carol Barry, the matriarch of the crime family from Liverpool.
In February 2015, Lucker joined the cast of Hollyoaks to play Reenie McQueen. Reenie has been billed as "good-time party girl without an 'off' switch and can be exhausting company although deep down she is the most vulnerable of Nana's children" and hasn't set the best example to her children and has let them down in the past.[16] She made her first appearance on 16 April 2015. It was later announced in December 2015 that Lucker would be leaving the role at the conclusion of the child sexual abuse storyline, with Reenie making her final appearance on 30 June 2016.
Lucker was a part of BBC history-reality series, 24 Hours in the Past, along with Colin Jackson, Alistair McGowan, Ann Widdecombe, Tyger Drew-Honey and Miquita Oliver. The four-part series was aired from 28 April until 19 May 2015.
Personal life
In February 2008, Lucker announced her engagement. She had a daughter in September 2008.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Coronation Street | Sonia Leach | ITV | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Brazen Hussies | Busty Babs | BBC Two | Television film |
| 1997 | Where the Heart Is | Jane | ITV | Series 1, episode 3: "Summoned by Bells" |
| 1998 | Killer Net | Carol | Channel 4 | Mini-series; 3 episodes |
| 1999 | Boyz Unlimited | Kirsty Bellamy | Channel 4 | Episode 5 |
| 1999 | Barbara | Karen | ITV | Series 1, episode 2: "Rivals" |
| 2000 | Doctors | Sandy Hansen | BBC One | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Trial & Retribution | Catrina Roberts | ITV | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Holby City | Sharon Simons | BBC One | Series 4, episode 46 "Pawns in the Game" |
| 2002–2006 | Footballers' Wives | Tanya Turner | ITV | Main role; series 1–5 - 35 episodes |
| 2004 | Bad Girls | Tanya Turner | ITV | Guest role; series 6 - 3 episodes |
| 2006 | Bombshell | Jenna Marston | ITV | Main role; series 1 - 7 episodes |
| 2007–2008 | HolbyBlue | Kate Keenan | BBC One | Main role; series 1–2 - 20 episodes |
| 2009 | Strictly Come Dancing | Herself | BBC One | Series 7 contestant |
| 2010–2011 | EastEnders | Vanessa Gold | BBC One | Regular role; 96 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | Waterloo Road | Carol Barry | BBC One | Recurring role (Series 8) Regular role (Series 9) |
| 2015 | 24 Hours in the Past | Herself | BBC One | 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!. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- ^ "Huddersfield's Zoe Lucker set for EastEnders role". Huddersfield Examiner. 22 March 2010.
- ^ "Brazen Hussies". 7 November 1998 – via IMDb.
- ^ "Killer Net". 5 May 1998 – via IMDb.
- ^ ""Footballers' Wives" (2002) - Awards". Uk.imdb.com. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Zoe in TV award dream". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 19 July 2004. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Tanya Turner (Character)".
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (6 February 2015). "Hollyoaks casts Zöe Lucker as newcomer Reenie McQueen". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "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
