Tracie Bennett was born on 17 June 1961 and is an English singer and stage and television actress.
13 Facts About Tracie Bennett
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Tracie Bennett trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in Clapham, London.
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Tracie Bennett played the role of Sharon Gaskell in Coronation Street from 1982 to 1984, returning to the role in 1999 and again in 2021.
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Best known for her roles in theatre, both dramatic and musical, Bennett has received two Olivier Awards for Best Supporting Role in a Musical for her performances in the musicals She Loves Me and Hairspray with additional nominations for her work in High Society and Follies.
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Tracie Bennett was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for Mrs Henderson Presents while her performance as Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow earned her an Olivier nomination for Best Actress in a Play and a Tony Award nomination in the same category when the production transferred to Broadway.
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Tracie Bennett played dim-witted blonde Tracy Glazebrook in the pilot of Steven Moffat's sitcom Joking Apart, a role which she reprised for the subsequent two full-length series in 1993 and 1995.
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Tracie Bennett played Shirley's rebellious daughter Millandra in the film version of Shirley Valentine.
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Tracie Bennett appeared in Tracie Bennett Loves Me at the Savoy Theatre in 1994, for which she won the Laurence Olivier Award as Best Supporting Performance in a Musical.
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In January 2006, Tracie Bennett joined the West End production of Les Miserables in the role of Madame Thenardier at the Queen's Theatre, which she continued to play to July 2007.
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In February 2010, Tracie Bennett took on the role of Judy Garland in the first London production of Peter Quilter's play End of the Rainbow.
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Tracie Bennett received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress for her performance.
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The production transferred to Broadway in March 2012, with Tracie Bennett reprising her role.
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In March 2021, it was announced that Tracie Bennett would be returning to Coronation Street reprising her role as Sharon Bentley after 22 years away.