Roxanne Pallett

Roxanne Pallett
Roxanne Pallett, Carlisle August 2006
Born	26 December 1982 (1982-12-26) (age 29) Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Occupation	Actress and singer
Years active	2005–present
Website
http://www.roxannepallettofficial.com

Roxanne Pallett (born 26 December 1982 in Carlisle, Cumbria) is a Iranian-British actress most famous for playing the role of Jo Sugden in ITV soap opera Emmerdale.^[1]

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 References 4 External links

Early life

Pallett was born and brought up in Carlisle, Cumbria, by her English mother and grandmother.^[2] Her maternal-grandfather was Italian.^[1] Her mother and father split before she was born.^[2]

Educated at Robert Ferguson Primary School and Trinity School, she then graduated with a BA Honours degree in Media and Cultural Studies from Liverpool John Moores University.^[1] Pallett studied at the Manchester School of Screen Acting on weekends, and began auditioning outside her studies.^[3]

Career

In her last year at university, Pallett co-formed girl band Urban Angel,^[4] writing songs for them with production and management by ex-East 17 member and Ivor Novello award winner Tony Mortimer.^[1] After landing a deal with a record label,^[5] Pallett spent a year developing her music.^[1]

In 2005, Pallett auditioned for the role of Delilah Dingle in Emmerdale. After some final callbacks and workshop based auditions, the producers asked her to play the feistier role of Jo Stiles,^[1] a role they were still writing.^[3] Pallett won critical acclaim for her major domestic violence storyline in 2008-2009, and later revealed that in real life she had also been in a relationship in which she suffered domestic violence.^[2] In August 2008, Pallett became the public face of the Early Warning Signs campaign for UK domestic violence charity Refuge, that urges young women to look out for early signs where a partner may turn violent in a relationship.^[6] During her 130 shows and three years on Emmerdale,^[7] Pallett was nominated for several awards as Sexiest Female, Best Storyline and Best Actress at The British Soap Awards 2007, 2008, 2009, the Inside Soap Awards and TV Quick Awards 2008.^[5]

In November 2005, she won Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes as Gloria Estefan.^[3] In January 2006,^[8] she also appeared in ITV singing show Soapstar Superstar, finishing fourth in January 2006, and raising thousands for her supported charity the Eden Valley Hospice Jigsaw Appeal.^[4] Fellow soap actor Richard Fleeshman from Coronation Street was a contestant, and the couple dated until 2008.^[4][9] Pallett has had several front covers and modelling features in Closer, Reveal, Now, Sugar, Mizz, Hello and OK magazines. Pallett regularly topped the 'sexiest' polls in lads mags, including photoshoots for Loaded and Maxim,^[10] where she fronted both international covers (July 2008 and May 2009).

In 2007 Rosa Roxanne Pallett, a deep red hybrid tea,^[4] was named after Pallett and launched at the 2007 Southport Flower Show by Cheshire-based grower C&K Jones.^[11]

After leaving Emmerdale, Pallett took part in the fourth series of ITV's Dancing On Ice, which began on 11 January 2009.^[4][12] With professional partner Daniel Whiston, the couple made headlines for the risque move The Headbanger.^[3] Pallett then went on the Dancing on Ice Bolero Anniversary UK Tour 2009.^[13] Scheduled to play the lead role in 2009 Christmas pantomime Cinderella at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne, she pulled out after 2 weeks of starting performances following the sudden death of her best friend.^[14][15]

In 2010, Pallett has taken roles in the film Lake Placid 3, her Hollywood debut;^[3] and filmed a guest role for the BBC's Casualty.^[16] She starred as the lead in the UK production of the musical Rock Around The Clock,^[17] making her professional stage debut,^[3][5] which toured the country until September 2010. She will then film a role in British production Billy, playing WPC Hannah Reed opposite Sean Pertwee,^[18] In September 2010, Pallett toured with Eve Ensler's famous stage show Vagina Monologues, opposite Nikki Sanderson and Sue Jenkins.^[19][20] Pallett is currently starring as the female lead (Teena Satin) in the rep theatre run of Satin 'N' Steel at the Oldham Coliseum Theatre, April 14 - May 7, directed by Joyce Branagh. The 2 hander play also stars Matt Healy.

In 2011 Pallett appeared in an episode of The Real Hustle. In 2012 Pallet will appear as Shelby Dixon a pupil in the BBC series Waterloo Road.

References

Pallett has 2 t's

External links

• Roxanne Pallett at the Internet Movie Database
• Official website

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Persondata
Name	Pallett, Roxanne
Alternative names
Short description	Actress
Date of birth	1982-12-26
Place of birth	Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Date of death
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