Vickie Gates (actress)
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Vickie Gates 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 One and The Bill
, and she has supplemented her television work with appearances in the films 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 ITV1
.
Brookside
Brookside is a defunct British soap opera set in Liverpool, England. The series began on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982, and ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003...
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
Springhill
Springhill may refer to:In places:Canada* Springhill, Nova Scotia, a town in Cumberland County* Springhill, Ontario, an unincorporated community in ChamplainUnited Kingdom...
before returning to Brookside in 1997 for four additional years. Her television career continued with roles in City Central, Liverpool One and The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
, and she has supplemented her television work with appearances in the films 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
Stars In Their Eyes
Stars in Their Eyes is a British television talent show that ran on Saturdays nights from 21 July 1990 until 23 December 2006 in which contestants impersonate showbiz stars...
for ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
.
Acting credits
- MobileMobile (TV series)Mobile is a 3-part British television drama series with an interweaving plot based around a fictional mobile phone operator and the adverse-effect of mobile phone radiation to health. The series was screened by ITV in the UK, during March 2007. The cast includes Jamie Draven, Neil Fitzmaurice,...
2007, Television, Shot in the Head by Jamie DravenJamie DravenJamie Draven is an English actor whose career in films and television began in 1998. One of his early notable parts was as Billy's elder brother, Tony, in the hit 2000 film Billy Elliot and as Jamie Dow in Ultimate Force.A native of the southern Manchester district of Wythenshawe, he is the...
Victim on Train (Mobile)|Head Shot Victim on Train (1 episode (repeated x3) 2007, ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK... - The BillThe BillThe Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
2004, Television, Marilyn Chambers - (Series Regular 2003-2004) Thames TelevisionThames TelevisionThames Television was a licensee of the British ITV television network, covering London and parts of the surrounding counties on weekdays from 30 July 1968 until 31 December 1992.... - BrooksideBrooksideBrookside is a defunct British soap opera set in Liverpool, England. The series began on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982, and ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003...
2000, Television, Leanne Powell, 2000–2003, Mersey TelevisionMersey TelevisionLime Pictures, formerly known as Mersey Television, is a British television production company, founded by producer and writer Phil Redmond in the early 1980s....
, Various Directors - The Vagina Monologues 2002, Stage, Neptune TheatreNeptune TheatreThe Neptune Theatre, built in 1913, is one of many theatres in Liverpool, England. It has been threatened with closure several times, and is currently not in use. The theatre seats 445 on its two levels.-History:...
, LiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880... - Back In Its Place 2002, Short Film, Grace Roberts, MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
, Mickey Poppins - The Boy from Ipanema 2002, Short Film, June McDonagh, MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
, Mickey Poppins - The Ice Cream Jesus 2002, Short Film, Sister Mike, MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
, Mickey Poppins - Going Off Big Time 1999, Feature Film, Honey Trap, KT Films, Jimmy DoyleJimmy DoyleJames 'Jimmy' Doyle , is a retired Irish hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with the famous Thurles Sarsfields club from 1956 until 1975 and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team from 1957 until 1973...
- The Last Straw 1999, Short Film, Business Woman, Planet Wilde, Omar Madah
- Liverpool One (Series 2) 1999, Television, Mandy, Lime St. Productions, David Ines Edwards
- City Central (Series 1) 1998, Television, Sarah Cartwright, BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Television - SpringhillSpringhillSpringhill may refer to:In places:Canada* Springhill, Nova Scotia, a town in Cumberland County* Springhill, Ontario, an unincorporated community in ChamplainUnited Kingdom...
(Series 2) 1997, Television, Meryl Cartlidge, Mersey TelevisionMersey TelevisionLime Pictures, formerly known as Mersey Television, is a British television production company, founded by producer and writer Phil Redmond in the early 1980s.... - BrooksideBrooksideBrookside is a defunct British soap opera set in Liverpool, England. The series began on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982, and ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003...
1997, Television, Leanne Powell, 1997 Mersey TelevisionMersey TelevisionLime Pictures, formerly known as Mersey Television, is a British television production company, founded by producer and writer Phil Redmond in the early 1980s.... - SpringhillSpringhillSpringhill may refer to:In places:Canada* Springhill, Nova Scotia, a town in Cumberland County* Springhill, Ontario, an unincorporated community in ChamplainUnited Kingdom...
(Series 1) 1996, Television, Meryl Cartlidge, GranadaGranadaGranada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of three rivers, the Beiro, the Darro and the Genil. It sits at an elevation of 738 metres above sea...
/ Sky 1 - Dream Reality 1995, Stage, Girl Group
- David EssexDavid EssexDavid Essex OBE is an English musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Since the 1970s, Essex has attained nineteen Top 40 singles in the UK , and sixteen Top 40 albums...
(Back To Front British Tour) 1994, Stage, Support/Backing Singer - BrooksideBrooksideBrookside is a defunct British soap opera set in Liverpool, England. The series began on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982, and ran for 21 years until 4 November 2003...
1992, Television, Leanne Powell, 1992-1993 Mersey TelevisionMersey TelevisionLime Pictures, formerly known as Mersey Television, is a British television production company, founded by producer and writer Phil Redmond in the early 1980s....