Michelle Holmes

Born in Rochdale, Lancashire, she performed in a pop band called the Dunky Dobbers.

After changing her professional name to gain entry to the actors' union Equity, she came to prominence as Sue, one of the babysitters in Rita, Sue and Bob Too who are seduced by an older man. A year later she appeared as Goth Jenny in Damon and Debbie, and as Tina Fowler in Coronation Street.

She played Yvonne Sparrow in the first three series of Goodnight Sweetheart, and Maggie Coles in Firm Friends. She appeared as Marie in two series of Common as Muck. Holmes has appeared in Emmerdale twice: first in 1992 as Lindsay Carmichael, and in 1995 as bar manager Britt Woods.

In 2001, she played Connie Harper in Merseybeat, and guest starred in the BBC One school drama, Waterloo Road as Lindsey Woodham.

From July 2006 to August 2007 she played Claudie Williams in The Chase, a BBC One drama. Holmes also stars as Genevieve in the ITV drama Life Begins. She was seen in the 2008 series of Shameless and the 2009 production of Lynda La Plante's new ITV crime drama Above Suspicion.

In August 2010 she played Eileen Needham in Heartbeat.

In March 2017, Holmes played Jude, a neonatal nurse, in the BBC1 hospital drama series Casualty and, in April, she played Maggie Kinsella in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. More recently, she has played café owner Mary in seasons 8 and 9 of Cold Feet.

• Cold Feet as Mary (2019)
• Hollyoaks as Maggie Kinsella (2017–2018)
• The Road to Coronation Street as Brenda (2010)
• Above Suspicion as DC Barbara Maddox (2009)
• Shameless as Theresa (2008)
• The Chase as Claudie Williams (2006)
• Merseybeat as Connie Harper (2001)
• Emmerdale as Britt Woods (1995–1995)
• Goodnight Sweetheart as Yvonne Sparrow (1993–1996)
• Coronation Street as Tina Fowler (1989–1990)
• Rita, Sue and Bob Too as Sue (1987)

• Michelle Holmes at IMDb
• Corrie.net profile
• BBC.co.uk Interview - about her role in Merseybeat