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11 Facts About Michelle Holmes

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Michelle Holmes was born on Corinne Michelle Cunliffe; 1 January 1967 and is an English actress who has appeared on television most notably in Rita, Sue and Bob Too, Coronation Street, Goodnight Sweetheart, Above Suspicion, and Hollyoaks.

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Michelle Holmes changed her professional name to gain entry to the actors' union Equity.

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Michelle Holmes' first acting role was in the ITV soap The Practice as Susan Turner the receptionist.

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Michelle Holmes came to prominence as Sue, one of the babysitters in Rita, Sue and Bob Too who are seduced by an older man.

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Michelle Holmes played Yvonne Sparrow in the first three series of Goodnight Sweetheart, and Maggie Coles in Firm Friends.

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Michelle Holmes appeared as Marie in two series of Common as Muck.

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Michelle Holmes has appeared in Emmerdale twice: first in 1992 as Lindsay Carmichael, and in 1995 as bar manager Britt Woods.

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From July 2006 to August 2006, Michelle Holmes played Claudie Williams in The Chase, a BBC One drama.

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Michelle Holmes played Theresa in the 2008 series of Shameless and DC Barbara Maddox in the 2009 production of Lynda La Plante's ITV crime drama Above Suspicion.

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In January 2001, Michelle Holmes played Pamela Fairbrother and in August 2010 she played Eileen Needham in Heartbeat.

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In March 2017, Michelle Holmes played Jude, a neonatal nurse, in the BBC1 hospital drama series Casualty and, in April, she played Maggie Kinsella in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.