Annie Wallace

Annie Wallace
Born (1965-05-06) 6 May 1965
Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Residence Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Occupation Actress
Years active 2004–
Television Hollyoaks
Shameless
Website anniewallace.com

Annie Wallace (born 6 May 1965) is a Scottish actress from Aberdeen known for playing Sally St. Claire in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. She is also known for playing Miss. Heller, a headmistress in an episode of Shameless in 2011, for various appearances on the Manchester Theatre Fringe. She is the first transgender person to play a regular transgender character in British soap history.

Wallace was previously a member of the UK National Youth Theatre in 1981. Subsequently she gave up acting for some time to work in the fields of computer science and sound engineering. After eighteen months as a research assistant for the ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, from 1998 to 2000, where she advised for and inspired the character of Hayley Cropper,[1] she auditioned successfully for the Manchester School of Theatre in 2001, graduating in 2004. She then appeared in various Manchester theatre productions, including Withnail and I and Wyrd Sisters.

In 2011, she appeared in an episode of Shameless [2] as school headmistress Miss. Heller, where she was the catalyst for splitting up Frank Gallagher and Libby Croker, portrayed by David Threlfall and Pauline McLynn respectively.

Wallace is also a keen musician, with two albums written and recorded with collaborator John Beresford.[3] She has also worked on several podcast comedy series,[4] as well as sound and video design for various theatrical productions.

On 9 October 2015, it was announced[5] that she would be joining Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, in a new regular role as a teacher called Mrs. St. Claire[6] in October. Her Hollyoaks character was officially announced as Sally St. Claire, Hollyoaks High's new headmistress, on 20 October 2015,[7] and she made her first appearance on 29 October 2015. She has since been pivotal to some of the programme's most shocking storylines.

On 15 November 2015, she was placed at No.17 on the Rainbow List, published by the The Independent on Sunday; a list of the most influential openly LGBTI individuals in the United Kingdom, published annually.[8]

On 25 June 2016, Wallace was placed at No.39 on the Pride Power List, published by Out News Global as part of Pride in London; another list of in celebration of the achievements of 100 most influential lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in Britain, voted for by the public.[9]

On 16 September 2016, she won The National Diversity Awards "Celebrity of the Year" award, at Liverpool Cathedral.[10] On the same day she was placed at No.38 on the DIVA Power List.[11]

On 5 October 2016, she was nominated in the BAFTA Scotland Awards 2016 in the category of "Best Actress - Television" for her role in Hollyoaks;[12] the first ever British transgender actress to be nominated for a BAFTA award.[13]

Awards

Year Ceremony Award Nominated work Result
2016 Sparkle National Transgender Awards "Trans* Person in the Media/TV of the Year" Hollyoaks
as Sally St. Claire 		Nominated
2016 The National Diversity Awards "Celebrity of the Year" Won
2016 TV Choice Awards "Best Soap Newcomer" Nominated
2016 Icon Awards "Cultural Icon of the Year" Runner-up
2016 Digital Spy Soap Awards "Biggest Unsung Hero" Nominated
2016 BAFTA Scotland Awards 2016 "Best Actress - Television" Nominated
2017 British LGBT Awards "LGBT+ Celebrity Rising Star" Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Coronation Street's Hayley Cropper inspiration speaks out about being transgender for first time". The Mirror.
  2. ↑ "Shameless - Series 8, Episode 13". www.channel4.com.
  3. ↑ "Beresford and Wallace music website". Beresford and Wallace.
  4. ↑ "The Chop House comedy podcasts". YouTube - The Chop House.
  5. ↑ Lees, Paris. "A trans actor joining EastEnders is a triumph – but one born from tragedy". The Guardian.
  6. ↑ "Hollyoaks' first transgender actress says 'times are a-changing'". Liverpool Echo.
  7. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel. "Hollyoaks newcomer Annie Wallace revealed as Hollyoaks High's next headteacher". DigitalSpy. Hearst Magazines. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Morrison, Sarah. "The Rainbow List 2015: 1 to 101". The Independent on Sunday.
  9. ↑ "The Pride Power List 2016". The Pride Power List. Out News Global. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Winner - "Celebrity of the Year 2016"". The National Diversity Awards.
  11. ↑ "DIVA magazine power list voted for by you". Out News Global. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "British Academy Scotland Awards 2016". BAFTA Scotland. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "‘Hollyoaks’ Actress Annie Wallace Makes History With BAFTA Nomination". Huffington Post. Retrieved 7 October 2016.

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