Susie Amy

Susie Amy
Born Susie Elizabeth Amy
(1981-04-17) 17 April 1981
London, England, UK
Occupation Actress
Years active 2001–present

Susie Amy (born 17 April 1981) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Chardonnay Lane-Pascoe in the ITV series Footballers' Wives. Amy has also appeared in films Modigliani, La Femme Musketeer and House of 9.

Early life

Susie Amy was born on 17 April 1981 to Ron Amy, OBE, the former chairman of the National Association of Pension Funds and Evelyn Amy, a primary school teacher. Her parents later divorced, and her father eventually remarried. Amy has a sister, Lynn, who is a highly regarded geneticist.[1] Amy was brought up in Surrey and attended Sir William Perkins's School in Chertsey, but later switched to Strode's College.

Acting career

While she was working on the Royal National Theatre production of Sharman McDonald's After Juliet, Amy was spotted by an agent,[2] and soon had her first roles on television. In 2001, she appeared in television series Dark Realm and My Family, and then in the 2002 television film Sirens. In 2001, Amy was cast as Chardonnay Lane-Pascoe in the ITV series Footballers' Wives, which made her a household name and earned her the New TV Talent Award by the Television and Radio Industries Club.[3] She was voted as number 74 on the FHM list of 100 Sexiest Women in the World in 2002, and as number 63 in 2003.[4] Along with Katharine Monaghan and Zöe Lucker, Amy appeared on the FHM cover for February 2003.[5] She starred in Footballers' Wives from 2002 to 2004.

In 2004, Amy was chosen for the lead role of Valentine D'Artagnan in the Hallmark Channel film La Femme Musketeer, starring alongside Michael York, Gérard Depardieu and Nastassja Kinski. For the role she had to train in martial arts, fencing and horse riding, which she is said to have loved. The same year, she portrayed Beatrice Hastings in Modigliani, which starred Andy García. In 2005, Amy appeared in films House of 9, directed by Dennis Hopper, and Dead Fish, and worked on Bill Kenwright's stage production of Wait Until Dark.[6]

Amy had episode roles in television series Hotel Babylon, The Royal and Doctors in 2006. In 2007, she filmed motion picture Two Families, appeared in the BBC series New Street Law, and portrayed Lindsey Gordon in the three episodes of Coronation Street. Amy then acted in the 2008 series Echo Beach, which was cancelled after twelve episodes. Her most recent projects include films Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009), Psych 9 (2010), Pimp (2010) and Bonded by Blood (2010), and a stage production of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Nile (2012). On 17 September 2015, in Birmingham, she did an episode of Doctors. She plays a character motivated by money.

Other work

Susie was a judge in Dancing on Ice: The Tour at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield. In 2010, she participated in the outdoor series 71 Degrees North, a challenge show set in Norway. Challenges included under-ice swimming and living in conditions up to -30 degrees.[7] She came the third the series, losing out to Gavin Henson and Marcus Patrick in the final. On 22 December 2010, Susie appeared in Celebrity Come Dine with me Christmas Special, competing against actor and musician Goldie, singer Tony Christie, and former Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis for a prize of £1,000, which went to charity. She came joint second with Christie, behind winner Ellis.

In September 2011, Susie started a beauty and lifestyle blog www.blusherandblogging.com.[8] She is a brand ambassador for British skincare line 'ARK Skincare'.

She is a semi-regular panelist on the topical discussion series The Wright Stuff on Channel 5.

Filmography

Title Year Format Role Notes
Dark Realm 2001 TV series Girl Episode: "She's the One"
My Family 2001 TV series Donna Episode: "Trust Never Sleeps"
Sirens 2002 TV film Helen Grey
Footballers' Wives 2002 TV series Chardonnay Lane-Pascoe 2002–04
Modigliani 2004 Film Beatrice Hastings
La Femme Musketeer 2004 TV film Valentine D'Artagnan
House of 9 2005 Film Claire Levy
Dead Fish 2005 Film Hostess
Hotel Babylon 2006 TV series Alice 1 episode
The Royal 2006 TV series Debbie Guthrie Episode: "Thinking Too Hard"
Doctors 2006 TV series Megan Reeves Episode: "Running Time"
Two Families 2007 Film Giulia
New Street Law 2007 TV series Tessa Darling
Coronation Street 2007 TV series Lindsey Gordon 3 episodes
Echo Beach 2008 TV series Angela Cole 12 episodes
Plus One 2009 TV series Nicola Dare Episode: "I Do a Lot of Work for Charity"
Lesbian Vampire Killers 2009 Film Blonde
Psych 9 2010 Film Anne Marks
Pimp 2010 Film Tammy
Love Like Hers 2012 Film (short) Mother
Silent Hours 2015 Film Rosemary Calthorpe
Doctors 2016 TV series Jules Moule Episode: "Without You"
Death in Paradise 2016 TV series Ella Thomas 1 Episode: "Lost Identity"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
2003 Television and Radio Industries Club Award New TV Talent Footballers' Wives Won

References

  1. ↑ Gordon, Jane (13 March 2009). "Actress Susie Amy: Goodbye Chardonnay, hello lesbian vampire". Daily Mail. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Blusher And Blogging – Susie Amy". 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Awards by Susie Amy". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "The 100 Sexiest Women – Susie Amy". www.100sexiestwomen.com. 2003. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "FHM magazine – Susie Amy, Katharine Monaghan and Zöe Lucker cover (February 2003)". www.crazyaboutmagazines.com. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  6. ↑ Trew, Jonathan (2005). "What's On: Susie's dark side is well worth seeing". The Free Library. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Susie Amy: 'Confidence is one of the most attractive things...'". Daily Mirror. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Blusher And Blogging.com". Retrieved 24 May 2012.


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