Sue Nicholls

Sue Nicholls
Nicholls in 2010
Born
Susan Frances Harmar Nicholls

(1943-11-23) 23 November 1943 (age 81)
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationActress
Years active1963–present
Known forRole of Audrey Roberts in Coronation Street
TelevisionCrossroads (1964-1968)
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–1979)
Coronation Street (1979-1982, 1984-present)
Rentaghost (1981–1984)
Spouse
(m. 1993; died 2021)
Children3 (Stepchildren)
FatherHarmar Nicholls

Susan Frances Harmar Nicholls (born 23 November 1943) is an English actress, known for her roles on British television in Crossroads (1964–1968), The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–1979) and, Rentaghost (1981–1984) and especially for her long-running part as Audrey Roberts in the soap opera Coronation Street (1979–1982, 1984–present). She also appeared on Broadway in the 1974 revival of the comedy London Assurance.

Nicholls first appeared as Audrey in Coronation Street in 1979 and played the role intermittently for six years, before joining the cast permanently in 1985. She won the 2000 British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance and the 2003 British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance, and received the Outstanding Achievement Award in 2019.