Vickie Gates (actress)

Vickie Gates is a British actress who made her television acting debut in Brookside at the age of 16. After her initial storylines from 1990–1993, she joined an all-girl pop band called Dream Reality and then appeared in the TV series Springhill before returning to Brookside in 1997 for four additional years. Her television career continued with roles in City Central, Liverpool 1 and The Bill.

She has supplemented her television work with appearances in the film The Last Straw and appearing in the Vagina Monologues. Other TV appearances have included Abbamania 2 and as the winner of Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes for ITV.[1] In 2013, she played Pat in the BBC comedy-drama Being Eileen.[2]

Acting credits

Screen roles

Year Title Role Network/Studio Notes
1992-93 Brookside Leanne Powell Mersey Television Series regular
1996-97 Springhill Meryl Cartlege Granada / Sky One 14 episodes
1997 Brookside Leanne Powell Mersey Television Series regular
1998 City Central Sarah Cartwright BBC Episode: "Life and Death"
1999 Liverpool 1 Mandy ITV Episode: "Pause for Thought"
The Last Straw Businesswoman Short film
Going Off Big Time Honey Trap KT Films Feature film
2000-03 Brookside Leanne Powell Mersey Television Series regular
2002 The Ice Cream Jesus Sister Mike Short film
The Boy from Ipanema June McDonagh Short film
Back in Its Place Grace Roberts Short film
2003-04 The Bill Marilyn Chambers Thames Television Series regular
2004 Abbamania 2 Performer Granada TV special
2007 Mobile Victim on Train ITV 1 episode
2013 Being Eileen Pat BBC Episode: "Homeless"[2]

Stage roles

Year Title Role Notes
1994 David Essex's Back To Front British Tour Support/Backing Singer
1995 Dream Reality Girl-Group Member
2002 The Vagina Monologues Neptune Theatre, Liverpool

References

  1. "Light up Winter". Chester Chronicle. 23 September 2005. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  2. Michael Wynne (writer) (11 February 2013). "Homeless (11 February 2013)". Being Eileen. BBC. BBC One.
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