Susie Blake
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Susie Blake is a British
actress.
in London
. She is the granddaughter of the actress Annette Mills
and a great - niece of the actor Sir John Mills. She is also the second cousin of veteran actress Hayley Mills
.
and has extensive radio credits. She appeared in the first episode of the sitcom One Foot in the Grave
; her character was responsible for firing Victor Meldrew
and thus set the events of the show into motion. She appeared as Bev Unwin in the ITV
television series Coronation Street
, until her departure in December 2006.
Blake recently played the character of Madame Morrible in the West End production of Wicked
. She began her run on 2 April 2007 replacing Miriam Margolyes
. Blake played her final performance on 12 April 2008 and was replaced by Harriet Thorpe
.
In late 2008 to early 2009, she starred in the national UK tour of Boeing Boeing
and is about to start in a national tour of Grumpy Old Women 2
, as of June, 2009, with Jenny Eclair and Wendi Peters
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
actress.
Personal life
Blake trained at the Arts Educational School and LAMDALondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art is a leading British drama school in west London. LAMDA's president is Timothy West and its new principal is Joanna Read, who recently succeeded Peter James...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. She is the granddaughter of the actress Annette Mills
Annette Mills
Annette Mills was an English actress, dancer and broadcaster.She was born Edith Mabel Mills in Wandsworth, London. She had originally intended to become a concert pianist and organist, before becoming a dancer, subsequently finding fame as an international exhibition dancer...
and a great - niece of the actor Sir John Mills. She is also the second cousin of veteran actress Hayley Mills
Hayley Mills
Hayley Mills is an English actress. The daughter of John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell, and sister of actress Juliet Mills, Mills began her acting career as a child and was hailed as a promising newcomer, winning the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for Tiger Bay , the Academy Juvenile Award...
.
Acting
Susie Blake has appeared in television programmes starring Victoria WoodVictoria Wood
Victoria Wood CBE is a British comedienne, actress, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and director. Wood has written and starred in sketches, plays, films and sitcoms, and her live stand-up comedy act is interspersed with her own compositions, which she accompanies on piano...
and has extensive radio credits. She appeared in the first episode of the sitcom One Foot in the Grave
One Foot in the Grave
One Foot in the Grave is a BBC television sitcom series written by David Renwick. The show ran for six series, including seven Christmas specials, two Comic Relief specials, over an eleven year period, from early 1990 to late 2000...
; her character was responsible for firing Victor Meldrew
Victor Meldrew
Victor Meldrew was a fictional character in the popular BBC One sitcom One Foot in the Grave. Created by David Renwick and played by Richard Wilson, the character was the archetypal grumpy old man...
and thus set the events of the show into motion. She appeared as Bev Unwin in the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
television series Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
, until her departure in December 2006.
Blake recently played the character of Madame Morrible in the West End production of Wicked
Wicked (musical)
Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West , a parallel novel of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and L. Frank Baum's classic story The Wonderful Wizard...
. She began her run on 2 April 2007 replacing Miriam Margolyes
Miriam Margolyes
Miriam Margolyes, OBE is an English actress and voice artist. Her earliest roles were in theatre and after several supporting roles in film and television she won a BAFTA Award for her role in The Age of Innocence .-Early life:...
. Blake played her final performance on 12 April 2008 and was replaced by Harriet Thorpe
Harriet Thorpe
-TV:She was in the mid-to-late 1990s British television sitcom The Brittas Empire, playing Carole Parkinson, the receptionist who was prone to depression and fits of emotion who permanently kept her children with her, in drawers under her desk and would sometimes be seen feeding them or washing...
.
Boeing Boeing (play)
Boeing-Boeing is a classic farce written by French playwright Marc Camoletti. The English language adaptation, translated by Beverley Cross, was first staged in London at the Apollo Theatre in 1962 and transferred to the Duchess Theatre in 1965, running for a total of seven years...
and is about to start in a national tour of Grumpy Old Women 2
Grumpy Old Women Live
Grumpy Old Women Live is a stage show based on the series BBC television series Grumpy Old Women.-Inception:The idea of a live show of Grumpy Old Women, which had already been successful on the television, came about in Spring 2005 to producer Judith Holder and Grumpy contributor Jenny Eclair, and...
, as of June, 2009, with Jenny Eclair and Wendi Peters
Wendi Peters
Wendi Louise Peters is an English television and theatre character actress. Peters is married to Kenny Linden and they have one daughter together called Gracie who was born in 2000.-Film:...
.
Television
- CribbCribbCribb is a television police drama which debuted in 1979 as a 90-minute TV film from Granada Television in the UK...
, as Lotte (1979) - pilot episode Waxwork - Russ Abbot's Saturday Madhouse (1981–1985)
- Victoria Wood As Seen On TVVictoria Wood As Seen On TVVictoria Wood As Seen On TV was a British comedy sketch series starring comedienne Victoria Wood, with Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston, Susie Blake and Patricia Routledge...
(1985–1987) - Something for the Weekend (1989)
- The Wail Of The BansheeThe Wail Of The BansheeWail of the Banshee was a seven part children's fantasy drama series from 1992 broadcast on CITV, and made by Central Television.-Cast:*Susie Blake - Fay Morgan*Michael Angelis - Merlin*Edward Hardman - Jason*Greg Chisholm - Matt*Debbie Doolin - Diz...
, as Faye Morgan (1992) - A Prince Among MenA Prince Among MenA Prince Among Men is a somewhat unsuccessful British sitcom that ran on BBC1 from 1997 to 1998 lasting 12 episodes. It starred Chris Barrie as Gary Prince, a former international football star turned entrepreneur. The theme music was by Jamie Marshall....
, as Beverly (1997–1998) - Roger RogerRoger RogerRoger Roger is a BBC television comedy-drama written by John Sullivan. The series was about a mini-cab firm called Cresta Cabs. The pilot aired in 1996 and there were three subsequent series on BBC1 in 1998, 1999 and 2003.-Pilot: 1996:...
Eve (1999) - The Quiet Garden, as Mother (2002)
- Coronation StreetCoronation StreetCoronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
, as Bev Unwin (2003–2006) - Kelly & Lewis, as Carol Taylour (2007–2009)
- Wild at HeartWild at HeartWild at Heart: The Story of Sailor and Lula is a 1990 pulp, "neo-noir" novel by Barry Gifford which was adapted to film in 1990.The novel begins the adventures of two sex-driven, star crossed protagonists on the road, Sailor and Lula...
(2008) - Murder Most FoulMurder Most FoulMurder Most Foul is the third of four films made by MGM loosely based on novels by Agatha Christie and starring Margaret Rutherford as Miss Jane Marple, Bud Tingwell as Inspector Craddock, and Stringer Davis as Mr Stringer. The story is ostensibly based on the novel Mrs McGinty's Dead, but notably...
as Elizabeth Bailey (2008) - Sooty's Amazing AdventuresSooty's Amazing AdventuresA one season animated spin off of the popular puppet show SootyIn this incarnation of the famous bear he is a full bodied bear; free from the puppeteer's hand.-Setting:...
as All the females (apart from Katarina)