Lisa Jane Riley was born on 13 July 1976 and is an English actress, comedian and television presenter.
15 Facts About Lisa Riley
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Lisa Riley was a contestant on the tenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, and a panellist on the ITV daytime series Loose Women.
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Lisa Riley trained at the Oldham Theatre Workshop from the age of nine, and was signed by an agent three years later.
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Lisa Riley then appeared in a guest role as Mandy Dingle in the British soap opera Emmerdale in 1995.
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In 1996, Lisa Riley won the National Television Awards for "Most Popular Newcomer" for her work in Emmerdale.
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Lisa Riley continued to play Mandy until 2001 after deciding to pursue other television roles.
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In 1999, Lisa Riley co-presented the six-part ITV series Birthrace 2000 with Davina McCall, which featured couples trying to have the first baby of the millennium.
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Lisa Riley featured as Rebecca Patterson, a "shy, retiring, twenty something" woman, in the drama series Fat Friends across three series between 2002 and 2005.
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Between 2011 and 2013, Lisa Riley made guest appearance as Tina Allen in the BBC school drama Waterloo Road.
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Later that year, Lisa Riley signed up as a contestant on the tenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnering with Robin Windsor.
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Lisa Riley juggled the rehearsals for Strictly Come Dancing with filming two appearances for Waterloo Road in February 2013.
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Lisa Riley has since appeared on the 2013 live tour and the backstage show Strictly Confidential, directed by Craig Revel Horwood, who often praised her on the show.
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In September 2016, it was announced that Lisa Riley had joined the ITV daytime series Loose Women as one of three new panellists, following a series of guest appearances during the year.
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In May 2017, Lisa Riley featured in the BBC miniseries Three Girls as Lorna, the mother of one of the main characters.
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In late 2016, Lisa Riley lost over 10 stone in weight, and a year later, she had a surgery to remove excess skin.