Sue Cleaver

Sue Cleaver

actress

Sue Cleaver was born on Sep 02, 1963 in UK. Sue Cleaver's big-screen debut came with Coronation Street - Season 36 directed by John Anderson in 1994. Sue Cleaver is known for This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper directed by David Richards, Alun Armstrong stars as Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield and Richard Ridings as Det. Supt. Dick Holland. Sue Cleaver has got 1 awards and 4 nominations so far. The most recent award Sue Cleaver achieved is TV Quick Awards, UK. The upcoming new movie Sue Cleaver plays is The Man Who Cried which will be released on Jul 27, 2001.

Sue Cleaver (born in Watford, Hertfordshire) is a British actress. She is best known for playing Eileen Grimshaw on the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street (1960). She also played Glenda, the bread delivery person in Victoria Wood's BBC comedy Dinnerladies (1998), which ran for two series from 1998-2000. She was covering for Denise Robertson as the agony aunt on ITV daytime programme This Morning until Robertson's death.She studied at the Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre and her first television appearance was a small part in an episode of A Touch of Frost. She went on to star in the acclaimed drama series Band of Gold before landing a role in the film Girls' Night alongside Julie Walters and Brenda Blethyn.In the late 1990s she had recurring roles as Standish in The Cops, and as Glenda in the Victoria Wood penned sitcom Dinnerladies (1998). She also had a small part in the Johnny Depp and Cate Blanchett film The Man Who Cried. It was after filming that role in 2000 that she was cast as Eileen Grimshaw on Coronation Street. Cleaver won praise for her portrayal of Eileen, the mother of a son, Todd, who struggles with his sexuality and announces he is gay.

  • Birthday

    Sep 02, 1963
  • Place of Birth

    Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 4 nominations

TV Quick Awards, UK
2007
Best Soap Actress
Winner - TV Quick Award

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