Naomi Radcliffe

Naomi Radcliffe
Born (1971-11-16) 16 November 1971 (age 53)
Oldham, Lancashire, England
Alma materRoyal Welsh College of Music & Drama
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
ParentAlbert Radcliffe

Naomi Radcliffe (born 16 November 1971) is an English actress. She was born in Oldham, Lancashire to Albert Radcliffe—a Canon of Manchester Cathedral—and Petrina, a teacher.[1][2] She was educated at The Blue Coat School in Oldham and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, having not been accepted on her first attempt.[1]

Her first professional stage appearance was in Be My Baby in 1997. Early television appearances include major roles in Kay Mellor's Band of Gold and Russell T Davies's The Grand, before she took the role of Alison Wakefield in the Granada Television soap opera Coronation Street.[1] She remained on the soap for two years between 1998 and 2000. When her contract was not renewed, the character was written out in a scene that saw her commit suicide by jumping in front of a lorry. The scene, watched by 17 million viewers, won Radcliffe the British Soap Award for Best Exit.[2][3] From 2002 to 2005, she played Jean Bradshaw in the BBC drama Born and Bred. In 2007 she played Bev in the BBC Three situation comedy The Visit.

  1. ^ a b c "Born and Bred: Naomi Radcliffe". bbc.co.uk (at the Internet Archive). 30 October 2002. Archived from the original on 30 October 2002. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
  2. ^ a b Oddy, Jame (27 April 2002). "Naomi Radcliffe: How I found life after death". Daily Mirror.
  3. ^ Staff writer (23 May 2001). "EastEnders triumph at UK soap awards". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2 January 2008.