Naomi Radcliffe is an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 actress. She was born in Oldham

Oldham

Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...

, Lancashire

Lancashire

Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

 to Albert Radcliffe—a Canon of Manchester Cathedral

Manchester Cathedral

Manchester Cathedral is a medieval church on Victoria Street in central Manchester and is the seat of the Bishop of Manchester. The cathedral's official name is The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George in Manchester...

—and Petrina, a teacher. She was educated at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, having not been accepted on her first attempt.

Her first professional stage appearance was in Be My Baby

Be My Baby (play)

Be My Baby is a 1997 play by British playwright Amanda Whittington, first produced at the Soho Theatre in London. Since the initial performances a number of different productions have been mounted, including in Salisbury Playhouse, Oldham Coliseum, Hull Truck Theatre and the Dukes Theatre,...

in 1997. Early television appearances include major roles in Kay Mellor

Kay Mellor

Kay Mellor, OBE is an English actress, scriptwriter, and director best known for her work on several successful television drama series.-Early life:...

's Band of Gold

Band of Gold (TV series)

Band of Gold is a television drama series written by Kay Mellor and produced by Granada Television. It wasoriginally shown on ITV between 1995 and 1997...

and Russell T Davies's The Grand

The Grand (TV series)

The Grand was a British television drama series first broadcast on ITV in 1997-1998. It was written by Russell T Davies and set in a hotel in Manchester in the 1920s....

, before she took the role of Alison Wakefield in the Granada Television

Granada Television

Granada Television is the ITV contractor for North West England. Based in Manchester since its inception, it is the only surviving original ITA franchisee from 1954 and is ITV's most successful....

 soap opera

Soap opera

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 Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...

. She remained on the soap for two years between 1998 and 2000. When her contract was not renewed, the character was written out in a scene that saw her commit suicide by jumping in front of a lorry. The scene, watched by 17 million viewers, won Radcliffe the British Soap Award for Best Exit. From 2002 to 2005 she played Jean Bradshaw in the BBC drama Born and Bred

Born and Bred

Born and Bred is a light-hearted British drama series that aired on BBC One from 2002 to 2005. Created by Chris Chibnall and Nigel McCrery, Born and Breds cast was led by James Bolam and Michael French, who play a father and son who run a cottage hospital in Ormston, a fictional Lancashire village...

. In 2007 she played Bev in the BBC Three

BBC Three

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 situation comedy

Situation comedy

A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...

 The Visit

The Visit (TV series)

The Visit is a British television programme starring Iain McKee and Steve Edge.The BBC revealed The Visit is part of a series trilogy with I'm With Stupid and Thieves Like Us and the decision is yet to be made about a second series.-Plot outline:...

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Credits and awards

Year	Production	Role	Other notes
1995	Band of Gold Band of Gold (TV series) Band of Gold is a television drama series written by Kay Mellor and produced by Granada Television. It wasoriginally shown on ITV between 1995 and 1997...	Sarah
1996	In Suspicious Circumstances	Belulah Turner	1 episode ("Ring of Truth")
1997	The Grand The Grand (TV series) The Grand was a British television drama series first broadcast on ITV in 1997-1998. It was written by Russell T Davies and set in a hotel in Manchester in the 1920s....	Lynne Milligan	2 series, 1997–1998
1998	Cold Feet Cold Feet Cold Feet is a British comedy-drama television series produced by Granada Television for the ITV network. The series was created and principally written by Mike Bullen as a follow-up to his award-winning 1997 Comedy Premiere of the same name. The storyline follows three couples experiencing the...	Woman with Baby	1 episode (Series 1, Episode 6)
	Coronation Street Coronation Street Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...	Alison Wakefield	1998 – 2000 Won, British Soap Award for Best Exit
1999	Sunburn Sunburn (TV series) Sunburn is a British television series that followed the lives of a group of British holiday reps. It was broadcast on BBC One between 16 January 1999 and 1 May 2000, running for two series of six and eight episodes respectively. The first was set and filmed in Cyprus and the second in Algarve...	Clare Alcock	1 episode (Series 1, Episode 6)
	Where the Heart Is Where the Heart Is (1997 TV series) Where the Heart Is is a British television drama series set in the fictional town Skelthwaite.First shown in 1997, it was created by Ashley Pharoah and Vicky Featherstone...	Nurse	1 episode ("Flesh and Blood")
2000	Queer as Folk 2 Queer as Folk (UK TV series) Queer as Folk is a 1999 British television series that chronicles the lives of three gay men living in Manchester's gay village around Canal Street. Both Queer as Folk and Queer as Folk 2 were written by Russell T Davies...	Judith Collins	Part 1
2002	24 Hour Party People 24 Hour Party People 24 Hour Party People is a 2002 British film about Manchester's popular music community from 1976 to 1992, and specifically about Factory Records. It was written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and directed by Michael Winterbottom...	Twitchy Girl
	Nice Guy Eddie Nice Guy Eddie For the Tarantino film character, see Reservoir Dogs"Nice Guy Eddie" is a song by English Britpop band Sleeper, written by the band's vocalist and guitarist Louise Wener. It was the third single to be released from their second album, The It Girl, in 1996 . It peaked at number ten on the UK Singles...	Michelle	1 episode (Series 1, Episode 6)
	A Good Thief	Joanne	Television film
	Born and Bred Born and Bred Born and Bred is a light-hearted British drama series that aired on BBC One from 2002 to 2005. Created by Chris Chibnall and Nigel McCrery, Born and Breds cast was led by James Bolam and Michael French, who play a father and son who run a cottage hospital in Ormston, a fictional Lancashire village...	Jean Bradshaw	2002–2005
2006	The Royal The Royal The Royal is a British medical drama series produced by ITV. The show comprises one hour episodes which were normally first aired on ITV in the Sunday early evening slot....	Ella Hale	1 episode ("Waifs and Strays")
2007	New Street Law New Street Law New Street Law is a British legal drama television series produced by Red Production Company in association with One-Eyed Dog Ltd for BBC One. The series was created by G. F. Newman and Matthew Hall, and starred an ensemble cast headed by John Hannah and Paul Freeman...	Lisa Grant	1 episode (Series 2, Episode 6)
	The Visit The Visit (TV series) The Visit is a British television programme starring Iain McKee and Steve Edge.The BBC revealed The Visit is part of a series trilogy with I'm With Stupid and Thieves Like Us and the decision is yet to be made about a second series.-Plot outline:...	Bev	1 series
	Heartbeat	Mary Masters	1 episode ("Touch and Go")
2011	Holby City Holby City Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...	Amanda	1 episode ("Running the Gauntlet")

External links

• Naomi Radcliffe at the British Film Institute
  British Film Institute
  The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...