Janice McKenzie is an English actress. She has appeared in Coronation Street as Mrs Paton (2000), Family Affairs as Helen Cooper (1997-1999) and most famously as Gloria Weaver/Pollard in Emmerdale (2000-2003, 2004).[1] She has since appeared in televised dramas such as Holby City (2005), The Royal (2006) and Doctors (2004; 2007), and was cast as Sonia Chance in Little Britain, although the role was ultimately reduced to an off-screen presence. However, she has been most active in theatre throughout her career.[2]
She trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has worked in theatres throughout the UK. She has also been a teacher of English and Drama.[3]