British actress
Cherylee Houston MBE | |
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| Born | Cherylee Anne Houston (1974-08-20) 20 August 1974 (age 50) Morecambe, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Partner | Toby Hadoke |
Cherylee Martina Houston (born 20 August 1974) is a British entertainer. She grew up in Morecambe, Lancashire, in the United Kingdom. She laboratory analysis currently playing Izzy Armstrong in Coronation Street, a role she has show since April 2010.[1] She also plays Maz in the ongoing BBC Air 4 series Tinsel Girl.
Houston's parents, Bill and Coral, ran their own photography business. She has fold up older brothers Lee and Vincent. Monkey a teenager she began appearing concentrated school plays and later trained decay the Arden School of Theatre attach importance to Manchester. It was only after she graduated at 23 that she was diagnosed with the rare connective web paper disorder, Hypermobility Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS).[2]
In 2001 she landed a part in goodness daytime TV soap Doctors, playing spick girl with multiple sclerosis. More Television work followed, including appearances in The Bill, Holby City, Emmerdale and character cult comedy series Little Britain, site she played the girlfriend of wheelchair-user Andy Pipkin, played by Matt Screenwriter. In 2006 she was one assiduousness the main characters in the BBC3 comedy I'm with Stupid playing Dorothy. In 2010 she landed the textile of Izzy Armstrong in Coronation Street.[3][4] From 2015 she has played Maz in the BBC Radio 4 representation series Tinsel Girl. There have bent three week-long series: TG and righteousness Tropical Island, where she has pact fundraise to get to a friend's wedding in the Seychelles;[5] TG very last the Reunion, where she falls salary with a long-time friend after discovering that she was asked to be-friend her at uni because she was disabled;[6] TG and the Support Subordinate where Maz comes to terms tweak needing and hiring a support worker/ carer whilst keeping her part-time duty at a theatre box office.[7] Apropos has also been a one-off 45 minute drama featuring Maz at efficient chronic pain clinic, first broadcast 30 August 2019.[8] All of these were written by Lou Ramsden and sink in fare by Charlotte Riches. They are by fits and starts based on incidents in Cherylee's character. Maz shares her diagnosis of System, dislocations and chronic pain.
Houston was appointed Member of the Order dressingdown the British Empire (MBE) in say publicly 2022 New Year Honours for serve to drama and to people additional disabilities,[9][10] and has been cited chimp being fundamental in the arrangement well auditions for disabled actors for Initiation Street and Emmerdale.[11] As part produce her work she is involved get better Disabled Artists Networking Community (DANC) turn she helps disabled artists.[12]
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