Sally Ann Matthews
Sally Ann Matthews | |
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Born | Sally Ann Matthews 19 September 1970 Oldham, Lancashire, England |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1985–present |
Television | |
Spouse | Nicolas Rhodes |
Children | 2 |
Sally Ann Matthews (born 19 September 1970) is an English actress. She is best known for playing the role of Jenny Bradley in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.
Career
[edit]Matthews was born in Oldham, Lancashire. She played Jenny Bradley, the daughter of the villainous Alan Bradley (Mark Eden) in Coronation Street from 1986 to 1991, making a brief return in 1993. She returned to Coronation Street as Jenny in February 2015.[1]
In 2005 Matthews joined the cast of Emmerdale as farmer's wife Sandra Briggs, but left less than a year later. In an interview with Inside Soap, the show's executive producer, Kathleen Beedles, admitted casting Matthews, well-known to soap fans from Coronation Street, in what would essentially become a minor role was a mistake. She also confirmed she would like Matthews to return to the show in some capacity in the future.
Personal life
[edit]In a one-off documentary Coronation Street's DNA Secrets in September 2018, Matthews found out that fellow Coronation Street actress Amanda Barrie, who played Alma Baldwin (nee Halliwell) (1981–1982, 1988–2001), is her cousin.[2]
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986–1991, 1993, 2015–present | Coronation Street | Jenny Bradley | Cast regular, 800+ episodes (to date) Longlisted—2015 Inside Soap Award for Best Bad Girl[3] Longlisted—2016 Inside Soap Award for Best Bad Girl[4] Longlisted—2019 National Television Award for Serial Drama Performance[5] Longlisted—2019 British Soap Award for Best Actress[6] |
1991 | The Grove Family | Pat | Television film |
1993 | Stay Lucky | Star Nurse | Episode: "Gilding the Lily" |
1995–2007 | Heartbeat | Paula | Recurring, 3 episodes |
1996 | Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Tracey | Episode: "Widdershins" |
Brassed Off | Waitress | Feature film | |
1997 | Common As Muck | Claire | Episode #2.4 |
1997, 2003 | The Bill | Anjie (1997); Karen (2003) | 2 episodes |
1997 | Wing and a Prayer | Maria Capstan | Episode: "The Greater Good" |
2000 | City Central | Brenda | Episode: "Respect" |
Dalziel and Pascoe | TV Presenter | Episode: "Foreign Bodies" Cameo | |
2000, 2008, 2010, 2011 | Doctors | Jenny Carpenter (2000); Shelley Cooper (2008); Louisa Cole (2010); Cheryl Goldsack (2011) | 4 episodes |
2002 | Clocking Off | Female Detective | Episode: "Gary's Story" |
Where the Heart Is | Claire Finlay | Episode: "Hold My Hand" | |
Sparkhouse | Posh Woman | Episode #1.1 | |
2004 | The Courtroom | Anne Wilson | Episode: "Mother Love" |
2005, 2006 | The Catherine Tate Show | Ginger Refuge Boss (2005); Rita (2006) | 2 episodes |
2005–2006 | Emmerdale | Sandra Briggs | Cast regular, 35 episodes |
2007 | Waterloo Road | Alison Lawson | Episode #3.10 |
2008 | The Royal | Ellen Dannini | Episode: "To Love and to Lose" |
2010 | Being Human | Orla | Episode: "In the Morning" |
2012 | Prisoners' Wives | Janet | Episode #1.3 |
Song for Marion | Playground Monitor | Feature Film | |
2013 | My Mad Fat Diary | Kester's Wife | Episode: "Don't Ever Tell Anybody Anything" |
The Mimic | Clara | Episode #1.5 | |
2014 | 4 O'Clock Club | Miss Aine O'Brien | Recurring, 10 episodes (series 3) |
Murdered by My Boyfriend | Neighbour | Television film | |
2018 | Chapter 1: Liv | Olivia's Mum | Short film |
2020 | Chapter 2: Zach |
Theatre
[edit]- Judy (Lead), Framed, the Mill at Sonning, Ian Masters
- Alison, Mum's The Word, UK Tour, Andrew Lynford
- Dee, The Business of Murder, UK Tour, Ian Masters
- Jean Perkins, Funny Money, UK Tour, Giles Watling
- Annie, Table Manners, UK Tour, Ian Dickens
- Joanna Lyppiat, Present Laughter, UK Tour, Ian Dickens
- Jane, Killing Time, UK Tour, Ian Dickens
- Mrs Grose, Turn of the Screw, UK Tour, Ian Dickens
- Suzette, Don't Dress for Dinner, UK Tour, Ian Dickens
- Mary Magdalene/Singer, The Passion/Doomsday, Northern Broadsides, Barrie Rutter
- Lady Montague, Romeo & Juliet, Northern Broadsides, Barrie Rutter
- Octavia, Antony & Cleopatra, Northern Broadsides, Barrie Rutter
- Michele Gray, Blood Sweat and Tears, Hull Truck, Zoe Seaton
- Vicki, My Fat Friend, Oldham, Kenneth Alan Taylor
- Stephanie/Stella Turner, Feed, Bill Kenwright Ltd, Kenneth Alan Taylor
- Sarah Harding, The Accrington Pals, Bolton Octagon, Sue Sutton Mayo
- Raissa, The Suicide, Bolton Octagon, Lawrence Till
- Daisy Hannigan, Biloxi Blues, Manchester Library Theatre, David Fleashman
Radio
[edit]- Iris/Octavia, Antony & Cleopatra (2 years), BBC Radio 4, Kate Rowland
- Toni, Carr Lane Carters, BBC Radio 4
- Nurse Jameson, MY DAD'S A BORING NERD, BBC Radio 4, Martin Jameson
References
[edit]- ^ Jefferies, Mark (9 February 2015). "Corrie star on return after 22 years: I'm over bulimia and ready for Street". Daily Mirror.
- ^ "Coronation Street's Sally Ann Matthews is revealed to be co-star Amanda Barrie's cousin". Radio Times. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Dainty, Sophie (14 July 2015). "Inside Soap Awards 2015 longlist revealed: Who's in line for Best Actor, Actress and Newcomer?". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Sandwell, Ian (21 June 2016). "Inside Soap Awards 2016 longlist revealed: Which of your soap favourites are up for prizes?". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Harp, Justin (16 October 2018). "Here are all the nominees for the National TV Awards 2019, including Strictly, Doctor Who and Ant & Dec". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ Dainty, Sophie (9 April 2019). "British Soap Awards 2019 nominations revealed: Which Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Doctors stars are up?". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 14 April 2019.