Beth Cordingly is the daughter of writer and historian David Cordingly.
14 Facts About Beth Cordingly
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Beth Cordingly went to the University of Birmingham where she studied English and Drama.
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Beth Cordingly went on to train as an actress at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
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Beth Cordingly made her first major television appearance in the soap opera, Family Affairs as troubled teenager Sara Warrington; a lapdancer who blew most of her wages on cocaine.
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Beth Cordingly left the soap after a year to play the lead in Noel Coward's Semi-Monde at the Lyric Theatre, West End.
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Beth Cordingly then played Rose, a cabinet secretary reporting to Derek Jacobi's Major Merton, in Two Men went to War, a film starring Kenneth Cranham and Leo Bill.
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In 2023, Beth Cordingly shared her memories of her time on The Bill during a three-part interview for The Bill Podcast, where she was interviewed by her friend and former co-star Natalie Roles.
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In March and April 2017, Beth Cordingly appeared as Debbie Morton, Shirley Carter's cellmate in British soap opera EastEnders.
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Beth Cordingly has played a variety of roles on television, notably filming two series for Charlie Brooker, playing Veronica in his zombie series Dead Set and featuring in his sketch show, How TV Ruined Your Life with Kevin Eldon.
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Beth Cordingly worked with Sharon Gless on A Round Heeled Woman in the West End and has twice played lead roles in Feydeau farces for Sam Walters at the Orange Tree Theatre.
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On 6 December 2023, Jessica Sansome of the Manchester Evening News announced that Beth Cordingly had joined the cast of Emmerdale as Ruby Fox-Miligan, the wife of Caleb Miligan and mother of Nicky Miligan.
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Beth Cordingly has an MA in creative writing from Birkbeck, University of London.
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Beth Cordingly is an Ambassador for ChildLine and regularly speaks on their behalf.
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Beth Cordingly ran the London Marathon in 2004 for them and spoke at the 2006 Anti-bullying week conference at Westminster Central Hall.