Vickie Gates is a British actress, best known for the roles of Leanne Powell in Brookside and Marilyn Chambers in The Bill. Between her initial stint as Leanne in 1993 and her return in 1997 (before a permanent return in 2000), Gates was in an all-girl pop band called Dream Reality. She has also appeared in the TV series Springhill, City Central and Liverpool 1.
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
editScreen roles
edit| Year | Title | Role | Network/Studio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–93, 1997, 2000–03 | Brookside | Leanne Powell | Mersey Television | Series regular |
| 1996–97 | Springhill | Meryl Cartlege | Granada / Sky One | 14 episodes |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 2003–05 | 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Light up Winter". Chester Chronicle. 23 September 2005. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ a b Michael Wynne (writer) (11 February 2013). "Homeless (11 February 2013)". Being Eileen. BBC. BBC One.
External links
edit- Vickie Gates at IMDb