1. Alexandra Ratcliff was an English actress, model and counsellor.
12 Facts About Sandy Ratcliff
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Sandy Ratcliff made an impression as a model and film actress in the 1970s, but she became known for being one of the original cast members of the BBC soap opera EastEnders in the 1980s.
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Sandy Ratcliff portrayed the role of Sue Osman but left the role in 1989.
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Sandy Ratcliff had numerous jobs before she took up acting, including waitressing, disc-jockeying and performing as a guitarist in the rock groups Tropical Appetite and Escalator.
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Sandy Ratcliff's career changed direction at 23, when she made a big impression as a model and was cast as "The face of the '70s" by royal photographer Lord Snowdon.
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Sandy Ratcliff appeared in Chris Petit's British road movie Radio On.
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Sandy Ratcliff became a household name in 1985, as Sue Osman in the BBC serial EastEnders.
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Sandy Ratcliff played the long-suffering wife of highly-strung cafe owner and mini-cab boss Ali Osman.
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In later life, Sandy Ratcliff retrained as a counsellor, and drove ambulances; in 2010, it was reported she "eke out a living doing part time jobs", and was living "in a run-down ground floor flat on a busy road in North London".
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Sandy Ratcliff married photographer Peter Wright in Kensington, London in 1968.
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Sandy Ratcliff suffered three strokes and was diagnosed with cancer.
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Sandy Ratcliff died in her sleep and her body was found on 7 April 2019.