- Sue Nicholls
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name = Sue Nicholls
birthname = Susan Frances Harmar Nicholls
birthdate = birth date and age|1943|11|23|df=y
location =Walsall ,England
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spouse =Mark Eden Susan Frances Harmar Nicholls (born
23 November 1943 inWalsall ,Staffordshire ) is an English actress, most known today for her long-running role asAudrey Roberts in "Coronation Street ". Her father was Lord Harmar-Nicholls, former Conservative MP for Peterborough (1950-1974) and MEP for Greater Manchester South (1979-1984), and alife peer , and she is thus entitled to be addressed as "The Honourable Susan Nicholls".Career
Educated at the School of St. Mary and St. Anne (now known as
Abbots Bromley School for Girls ), and a graduate of theRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art , she first became known as Marilyn Gates in the soap "Crossroads", a role she played from 1964 to 1968. A song she first sang on the programme, "Where Will You Be? ", charted onJuly 3 1968 , eventually reaching #17. [UKChartHits|2030]She was also popular in the role of the secretary, Joan Greengross (later Webster and Millbeck) in the
sitcom "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin " and its 1996 sequel "The Legacy of Reginald Perrin ", as well as gaining popularity with younger TV viewers for her roles as Nadia Popov in "Rentaghost " and Mrs Muddle in "Pipkins " TV series.However, it is as Audrey in "Coronation Street" since April 1979 that has been her most enduring role, and for a time her husband,
Mark Eden , acted alongside her playingAlan Bradley .References
External links
*imdb name|id=0629507|name=Sue Nicholls
* [http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/soaps/coronation_street/whos_who/audrey_roberts What's on TV profile]
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