Tracie Bennett

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Tracie Bennett

Born Tracey Anne Bennett
17 June 1961 (1961-06-17) (age 46)
Leigh, Lancashire

Tracie Bennett (born Tracey Anne Bennett, 17 June 1961, in Leigh, near Wigan, Lancashire) is a two time Olivier Award winning English stage and television actress. She trained at the Italia Conti Academy in Clapham, London.

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[edit] Professional credits

[edit] Film & television

Tracie's television debut was in the children's series Going Out, before appearing in Coronation Street between 1982 and 1984 as Sharon Gaskell, the Fairclough's foster daughter. She returned to the role in 1999. She also played Malandra in the comedy film Shirley Valentine. She 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.

Complete film credits

  • French Fries on the Golden Front (short) - Princess, Executive Producer (2004)
  • f2point8 (short) - Kika (2002)
  • Revenge of Billy the Kid - Boom Operator (1991)
  • Shirley Valentine - Millandra Bradshaw (1989)
  • Knights & Emeralds - Tina (1986)

Complete television credits

  • Doctors - Jean Hobbs / Julie Bolton (2 episodes, 2005-2007)
  • Casualty - Gina Driscoll / Linda Riley / Sally (4 episodes, 1992-2007)
  • Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series) - Grace Beck (2 episodes, 2007)
  • Northern Lights - Maureen (1 episode, 2006)
  • Vincent - Deborah Finnigan (1 episode, 2005)
  • The Royal (TV series) - Sylvia (1 episode, 2005)
  • The Long Firm (TV movie) - Judy Garland (2004)
  • The Courtroom - Diane Eaton (1 episode, 2004)
  • Keen Eddie (TV series) - Charlotte (1 episode, 2003)
  • Murder Investigation Team - Celia Seagrove (1 episode, 2003)
  • The Bill (TV series) - Lisa Brooks / Shirley Fielding (2 episodes, 1993-2003)
  • Burn It (TV series) - Bev (5 episodes, 2003)
  • The Afternoon Play (TV series) - Yvonne (1 episode, 2003)
  • Mersey Beat (TV series) - Jacqui McHale (1 episode, 2002)
  • Where the Heart Is (TV series) - Julie Sprake (1 episode, 2002)
  • Coronation Street (TV series) - Sharon Gaskell (multiple episodes, 1982-1999)
  • The Ambassador (TV series) - Annette (1 episode, 1999)
  • Verdict - Sally Taylor (1 episode, 1998)
  • Heartbeat - Lieutenant (1 episode, 1997)
  • Next of Kin (TV series) - Liz (13 episodes, 1995-1996)
  • Joking Apart - Tracy Glazebrook (12 episodes, 1991-1995)
  • The Gingerbread Girl (TV series) - Stella (1993)
  • The Upper Hand (TV series) - Michelle (1 episode, 1992)
  • Making Out (TV series) - Norma (24 episodes, 1989-1991)
  • Rich Tea and Sympathy (TV series) - Nikki (1991)
  • Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV series) - Marilyn Thompson (1 episode, 1990)
  • Brush Strokes (TV series) - Miss Naomi Wilson (1 episode, 1987)
  • Unnatural Causes (TV series) - Actress (1 episode, 1986)
  • Boon - Patsy (1 episode, 1986)

Tracie was winner of Celebrity Stars in their Eyes, as Judy Garland, in 2000.

[edit] Stage

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In 1995 she won a Laurence Olivier Award as Best Supporting Performance in a Musical for She Loves Me at the Savoy Theatre.

She played Ida in Honk!, which won the 2000 Olivier award for Best Musical. [1]

In 2003 she was critically acclaimed for her role in High Society in the West End, and for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award in 2004. She then appeared in Sex, Chips and Rock 'n' Roll at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, for which she was nominated for a TMA Theatre Award as Best Supporting Actress in a Musical.

In January 2006, Tracie joined the London production of Les Misérables in the role of Madame Thénardier at the Queen's Theatre, which she continued to play through to July 2007.

In October 2007, she began her run in the role of Velma Von Tussle in the London premiere of the Broadway musical Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre. She mentioned on a televised interview that it was a "great show" and that she enjoyed doing it, but also said it was exhausting, pointing out that to begin with, the wiring under her wig weighs 10lbs, making some of the dancing difficult, and they had to take a bit out.[citation needed] Her efforts were rewarded when on 9 March 2008, it was announced that she had won the Olivier Award in a supporting role.[1]

[edit] Other Work

She presented Tracie Goes To Hollywood for OK! TV (for Carlton), and won an Audie Award for Comedy Best Actress for her narrations for the audio books of Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones's Diary and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Olivier awards 2008: nominations in full | Theatre story | guardian.co.uk Arts

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