| Cherylee Houston | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cherylee Houston 1975 (age 36–37) Morecambe, Lancashire, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Cherylee Houston (born 1975) is a British actress. She grew up in Morecambe, Lancashire, in the United Kingdom. She is best known for her role as Izzy Armstrong, friend of Kirk Sutherland in Coronation Street.
Houston's parents, Bill and Coral, ran their own photography business. She has an older brother. Her love for entertainment began at the age of seven after she watched the film Annie. As a teenager she began appearing in school plays and later trained at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester. It was only after she graduated at 23 that she was diagnosed with the rare connective tissue disorder, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Type III hypermobility type. She has used a wheelchair ever since.
In 2003, she landed a part in the daytime TV soap Doctors, playing a girl with multiple sclerosis. More TV work followed, including appearances in The Bill, Holby City, Emmerdale and the cult comedy series Little Britain, where she played the girlfriend of wheelchair-user Andy Pipkin, played by Matt Lucas. In 2010, she landed the part of Izzy Armstrong in Coronation Street, becoming the show's second disabled character, and the first to be played by a genuine disabled actress.