Alex Hall (IV)

Alex Hall (born Patricia Anne Thompson, July 19 1949 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire) is a British actress and radio presenter.

Early life

Her father was a semi-professional footballer for Nuneaton FC. She lived in Peterlee from the age of 3 until 10, then in Billingham, when her father worked for ICI. She attended a girls grammar school. She worked in the advertising sales department of the Northern Echo and the Evening Gazette.

Television career

She appeared in many episodes of ITV's "Emmerdale" (99-01) as Headteacher of Hotten Comprehensive, Jean Strickland. Her character was killed after a hit and run involving a number of her students. Alex had previously appeared in many well know TV shows including Coronation Street, Prime Suspect, Spender, Byker Grove and Harry.

Since Emmerdale, TV roles have included Wendy Frost in "Bodies" with Max Beesley and Keith Allen and Brenda, the dizzy Little Chef waitress in "Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere".

Radio career

Alex started out at on the late-night phone-in on TFM in Thornaby-on-Tees. She also hosted a phone in on Bradford's The Pulse for many years before crossing over to Radio York in 2000, then to Radio Leeds, hosting the "Alex Hall Late Night Phone In" on the BBC Night Network between 10:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. from January 2002 until May 2006. She currently hosts a daily show on BBC Tees from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. She was also a columnist for the Bradford Telegraph and Argus.

Personal life

She has a daughter, Holly (born c. 1982) and a son, Nick (born c. 1974),

ee also

* [http://www.alex-hall.co.uk Her website]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/tees/content/articles/2006/05/02/presenter_profile_alex_hall_feature.shtml Alex Hall's profile] on the BBC Radio Tees website
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0355283 IMDb]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/tees/content/articles/2007/07/09/alexhall_130707_feature.shtml Her daughter's marriage]
* [http://archive.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/2004/6/25/99581.html Fire at her home in Horsforth in 2004]