Michelle Holmes

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Michelle Holmes
Born	Corinne Michelle Cunliffe (1967-01-01) 1 January 1967 Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK

Michelle Holmes (born Corinne Michelle Cunliffe, 1 January 1967), is an English actress who has appeared in several television serials.

Born in Rochdale, Lancashire, she performed in a pop band called the Dunky Dobbers.

After changing her professional name to gain entry to the actors' union Equity, she came to prominence as Sue, one of the babysitters in Rita, Sue and Bob Too who are seduced by an older man. A year later she appeared as Goth Jenny in Damon and Debbie, and as Tina Fowler in Coronation Street.

She played Yvonne Sparrow in the first three series of Goodnight Sweetheart, and Maggie Coles in Firm Friends. She appeared as Marie in two seasons of Common as Muck. Holmes has appeared in Emmerdale twice: first in 1992 as Lindsay Carmichael, and in 1995 as bar manageress Britt Woods.

In 2001, she played Connie Harper in Merseybeat, and guest starred in the BBC One school drama, Waterloo Road.

From July 2006 she has played Claudie Williams in The Chase, a BBC One drama. Holmes also stars as Genevieve in the ITV drama Life Begins. She was seen in the 2008 series of Shameless and the 2009 production of Lynda La Plante's new ITV crime drama Above Suspicion.

Selected credits

The Road to Coronation Street as Brenda (2010)
Above Suspicion as DC Barbara Maddox (2009)
Shameless (2008)
The Chase as Claudie Williams (2006)
Merseybeat as Connie Harper (2001)

External links

Michelle Holmes at the Internet Movie Database
Corrie.net profile
BBC.co.uk Interview - about her role in Merseybeat

Persondata
Name	Holmes, Michelle
Alternative names
Short description	British actor
Date of birth	1 January 1967
Place of birth	Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK
Date of death
Place of death

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