Cherylee Houston

Cherylee Houston
Born	Cherylee Houston 1975 (age 35–36) Morecambe, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003–present

Cherylee Houston (born 1975) is a British actress. She grew up in Morecambe, Lancashire, in the United Kingdom. She is best known for her role as Izzy Armstrong, friend of Kirk Sutherland in Coronation Street.

Early life

Houston's parents, Bill and Coral, ran their own photography business. She has an older brother. Her love for entertainment began at the age of seven after she watched the film Annie. As a teenager she began appearing in school plays and later trained at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester. It was only after she graduated at 23 that she was diagnosed with the rare connective tissue disorder, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Type III hypermobility type. She has used a wheelchair ever since.

Career

In 2003, she landed a part in the daytime TV soap Doctors, playing a girl with multiple sclerosis. More TV work followed, including appearances in The Bill, Holby City, Emmerdale and the cult comedy series Little Britain, where she played the girlfriend of wheelchair-user Andy Pipkin, played by Matt Lucas. In 2010, she landed the part of Izzy Armstrong in Coronation Street, becoming the show's second disabled character, and the first to be played by a genuine disabled actress.

References

• Crawford, Sue (2010-05-21). "Cherylee Houston makes history as Coronation Street's first disabled actress". Mirror. http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/05/21/cherylee-houston-makes-history-as-coronation-street-s-first-disabled-actress-115875-22276037/. Retrieved 2010-06-20. 
• Cherylee Houston at the Internet Movie Database
• "Cherylee Houston". Amber Personal Management Ltd. http://www.amberltd.co.uk/main/actor.aspx?actor_refno=70. Retrieved 2010-06-20. 

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Name	Houston, Cherylee
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Date of birth	1975
Place of birth	Morecambe, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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