Tracy Shaw was born on 27 July 1973 and is a British actress and singer.
12 Facts About Tracy Shaw
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Tracy Shaw attended Saint Ralph Sherwin Comprehensive School in Derby, learnt classical dance at Hilda Davis School of Dance, Belper and went to the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester in 1990, where she got a degree in theatre studies.
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Tracy Shaw's best known work is as Maxine Peacock in the long-running soap opera Coronation Street.
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Tracy Shaw's character met a tragic end in the episode screened on 13 January 2003, when she was murdered by Richard Hillman.
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In 2003, Tracy Shaw appeared as Sally in the stage play The Blue Room, starring alongside Jason Connery.
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Since the birth of her children Tracy Shaw has made the occasional return to acting and has performed in several national tours including Mum's the Word, Busy Body and The Cat and the Canary, as well as lead roles in pantomimes in Worthing and Southsea.
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Tracy Shaw had a short lived pop career in 1998, releasing two singles on the Love This Records record label, "Ridin' High" and a cover of Lonnie Gordon's top 10 hit, "Happenin' All Over Again".
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Tracy Shaw had a series of high-profile romances including engagement to Darren Day.
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Tracy Shaw married Robert Ashworth in June 2001, but a series of early problems occurred including a row on a return flight from the Caribbean after she had been filming ITV's Wish You Were Here.
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Tracy Shaw's marriage ended in divorce in 2004, and Shaw set up home with and subsequently became engaged to a childhood friend.
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Tracy Shaw had written a number of letters to her, as well as Coronation Street co-stars Jacqueline Pirie and Jennifer James, and hung around the grounds of Granada Studios in Manchester, put his arms around Shaw, and asked for a kiss.
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Tracy Shaw is reported to suffer from hearing voices in his head.