Rachel Leskovac was born on 5 June 1976 and is an English actress and singer.
14 Facts About Rachel Leskovac
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Rachel Leskovac is known for portraying the roles of Kelly Yorke in the BBC One medical drama series Holby City, Natasha Blakeman in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, and Joanne Cardsley in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.
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Rachel Leskovac has been nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award.
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Rachel Leskovac's mother is English and her father is of Croatian descent.
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Rachel Leskovac attended St Joseph's Catholic College in Bradford and during her youth was a member of local theatre group Scala Kids.
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Rachel Leskovac later trained at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, graduating in 1998.
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Rachel Leskovac received critical acclaim for her performance as the young Viv in the musical Spend Spend Spend and was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical at the 2000 Laurence Olivier Awards.
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Rachel Leskovac played serial killer nurse Kelly Yorke on Holby City.
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In July 2020, it was announced that Rachel Leskovac would be reprising her role as Natasha, In 2021, Rachel Leskovac left Coronation Street as Natasha died from accidentally getting shot.
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Rachel Leskovac played Margaret, sister of Betty in the 1950s drama A Passionate Woman alongside Billie Piper in 2010.
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In 2011, Rachel Leskovac starred in an episode of the Sky 1 sitcom Trollied as Leanne the deputy manager who was on maternity leave.
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In 2012, Rachel Leskovac played teacher Lara Heaton in the Channel 4 TV comedy drama series Shameless, and she played Karen, a beauty therapist, in an episode of the Jimmy McGovern drama series Accused.
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Rachel Leskovac appeared in the 2014 crime drama Happy Valley as Julie, the wife of drug dealer-turned-kidnapper Ashley Cowgill.
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Rachel Leskovac left the role in December 2016 concluding a dramatic storyline with her.