Tracie Bennett

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Tracie Bennett
Born (1961-06-17) 17 June 1961 (age 62)
Leigh, Lancashire, England
Alma mater Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
OccupationActress
Years active1981–present
Notable work Coronation Street (1982–1984, 1999, 2021)

Tracie Bennett (born 17 June 1961) is an English singer and stage and television actress. She trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in Clapham, London. She played the role of Sharon Gaskell in Coronation Street from 1982 to 1984, returning to the role in 1999 and again in 2021.

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Best known for her roles in theatre, both dramatic and musical, Bennett has received two Olivier Awards for Best Supporting Role in a Musical for her performances in the musicals She Loves Me and Hairspray with additional nominations for her work in High Society and Follies . Bennett was also nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for Mrs Henderson Presents while her performance as Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow earned her an Olivier nomination for Best Actress in a Play and a Tony Award nomination in the same category when the production transferred to Broadway.

Career

Bennett's first major television role was in Coronation Street between 1982 and 1984 as Sharon Gaskell, the Faircloughs' foster daughter. She returned to the role in 1999. She played dim-witted blonde Tracy Glazebrook in the pilot of Steven Moffat's sitcom Joking Apart (1991), [1] a role which she reprised for the subsequent two full-length series in 1993 and 1995. [2] She played Shirley's rebellious daughter Millandra in the film version of Shirley Valentine (1989). [3] She appeared in She Loves Me at the Savoy Theatre in 1994, [4] for which she won the Laurence Olivier Award as Best Supporting Performance in a Musical. [5] She played Ida in Honk! , which won the 2000 Olivier Award for Best Musical. [6]

In 2003, she was praised [7] for her role in the London production of High Society , for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award in 2004. She appeared in Sex, Chips and Rock 'n' Roll at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester in 2005, [8] for which she won a TMA Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical. [9] In January 2006, Bennett joined the West End production of Les Misérables in the role of Madame Thénardier at the Queen's Theatre, which she continued to play to July 2007. [10] In October 2007, she began her run in the role of Velma Von Tussle in the London premiere of the musical Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre. [11] She mentioned on a televised interview Alan Titchmarsh that it was a "great show" and that she enjoyed doing it, but also said it was exhausting, pointing out that to begin with, the wiring under her wig weighs 10 lbs, making some of the dancing difficult. In spite of this, her efforts were rewarded in March 2008, when she received her second Olivier Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical for her performance. [12]

In February 2010, Bennett took on the role of Judy Garland in the first London production of Peter Quilter's play End of the Rainbow . The production premiered with at Northampton's Royal Theatre, and subsequently transferred to London's West End. Bennett received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress for her performance. [13] The production transferred to Broadway in March 2012, with Bennett reprising her role. [14] For her performance in the Broadway production, Bennett received a Tony Award nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Play, [15] and won the Outer Critics Circle Award [16] and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play. [17] In 2013, she joined the cast of detective series Scott & Bailey as Sharon, the estranged mother of DC Bailey. [18] In 2015 and 2016, she played Laura Henderson in the musical Mrs Henderson Presents and received a nomination for the Olivier Awards 2016 in the category Best Actress in a Musical. [19]

Between 2014 and 2017 she played patient Molly Drover in the BBC medical drama, Casualty . [20] In 2017, she played the role of Carlotta in the National Theatre production of Follies by Stephen Sondheim, singing the song "I'm Still Here". [21] In March 2021, it was announced that Bennett would be returning to Coronation Street reprising her role as Sharon Bentley after 22 years away. [22]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 Knights & Emeralds Tina
1989 Shirley Valentine Millandra
2002f2point8KikaShort film
2004French Fries on the Golden FrontPrincessShort film
2017GholamMrs. X
National Theatre Live: Follies Carlotta Campion
2019 Ruthless! The Musical Lita Encore
2021The Extinction of FirefliesCharlotte

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981Going OutQuackyEpisode: "Sixth Week"
1982–1984,
1999, 2021
Coronation Street Sharon Bentley (née Gaskell)Series regular, 145 episodes
1984 Danger: Marmalade at Work Kid from ShameEpisode: "Shame"
1985 Relative Strangers LorraineEpisode: "Series 1, Episode 6"
Black SilkTrishEpisode: "Open and Shut"
1986 Boon PatsyEpisode: "Glasshouse People"
Unnatural Causes CherylEpisode: "Partners"
1987 The Ritz AngieRecurring role, 3 episodes
Brush Strokes Miss WilsonEpisode: "Series 2, Episode 6"
The BrettsConnieEpisode: "Forbidden Fruit"
1989–1991 Making Out NormaSeries regular, 24 episodes
1990 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Marilyn ThompsonEpisode: "The Best Man to Die"
1991Rich Tea and SympathyNikkiSeries regular, 6 episodes
1991–1995 Joking Apart Tracy GlazebrookSeries regular, 13 episodes
1992 The Upper Hand MichelleEpisode: "To Let or Not to Let"
Casualty SallyEpisode: "Rates of Exchange"
1993The Gingerbread GirlStellaRecurring role, 5 episodes
The Bill Lisa BrooksEpisode: "Bare Faced Lies"
1995–1996 Next of Kin LizRecurring role, 13 episodes
1997 Heartbeat LieutenantEpisode: "Substitute"
1998 Heartburn Hotel RitaEpisodes: "Toenails" & "Frustration"
Verdict Sally TaylorEpisode: "Be My Valentine"
1999 The Ambassador AnnetteEpisode: "A Matter of Life and Death"
2002 Where the Heart Is Julie SparkeEpisode: "No Turning Back"
Merseybeat Jacqui McHaleEpisode: "Endgame"
2003 The Afternoon Play YvonneEpisode: "Heroes and Villains"
Burn It BevRecurring role, 5 episodes
The Bill Shirley FieldingEpisode: "Rose-Coloured Glasses"
Murder Investigation Team Celia SeagroveEpisode: "Daddy's Little Girl"
Keen Eddie CharlotteEpisode: "Horse Heir"
2004 The Courtroom Diane EatonEpisode: "Beloved Daughter"
The Long Firm Judy GarlandEpisode: "Ruby's Story"
Casualty Gina DriscollEpisodes: "I Love You, I Hate You" & "Forget Me Not"
2005 The Royal SylviaEpisode: "Sins of the Father"
Vincent Deborah FinniganEpisode: "Series 1, Episode 3"
Doctors Julie BoltonEpisode: "Little Lies"
2006 Northern Lights MaureenEpisode: "Series 1, Episode 2"
2007 Doctors Jean HobbsEpisode: "Off the Edge"
Dalziel and Pascoe Grace BeckEpisode: "Project Aphrodite"
Casualty Linda RileyEpisode: "The Fires Within"
2010 Doctors Laura WakefieldEpisode: "Hanging On"
2011 Candy Cabs BarbEpisode: "Series 1, Episode 2"
Casualty Seonaidh LucasEpisode: "Mea Culpa"
2013 New Tricks Angela GoldEpisode: "Cry Me a River"
Doctors Claire CheesemanEpisode: "Mom"
2013–2014 Scott & Bailey Sharon BaileyRecurring role, 5 episodes
2014–2017 Casualty Molly DroverRecurring role, 4 episodes
2019 The Bay Margaret FoleySeries regular, 6 episodes

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenueNotesRef
1984 Merrily We Roll Along Mary Flynn Royal Exchange, Manchester [23]
Carousel Carrie Pipperidge
1994 She Loves Me Ilona Ritter Savoy Theatre, London [24]
1996Dead FunnyLisa Theatre Royal, Windsor also, UK tour
Cash on DeliveryLinda Swan Whitehall Theatre, London [25]
1997BedevilledFlorence Bravo Crucible Theatre, Sheffield [26]
Saturday Night Celeste Bridewell Theatre, London [27]
Lucky Stiff Rita LaPorta Bridewell Theatre, London [28]
1999 Honk! Ida Royal National Theatre, London [29]
2000 Guys and Dolls Miss Adelaide Crucible Theatre, Sheffield [30]
2001Last Song of the NightingaleMartha New End Theatre, London [31]
2003 High Society Liz Imbrie Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London [32]
2004 Billy Liar Mother Churchill Theatre, Bromley also, England tour [33]
2005 Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll Irma Brookes Royal Exchange, Manchester [34]
2006 Les Misérables Madame Thénardier Queen's Theatre, London [35]
2007 Hairspray Velma Von Tussle Shaftesbury Theatre, London [36]
2008 La Cage aux Folles Jacqueline Playhouse Theatre, London [37]
2010 End of the Rainbow Judy Garland Royal & Derngate, Northampton & Trafalgar Theatre, London [38]
2012 End of the Rainbow Judy Garland Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis & Belasco Theatre, New York City [39]
2014 The Hypochondriac Toinette Theatre Royal, Bathalso, UK tour [40]
2015 Mrs Henderson Presents Laura Henderson Theatre RoyalBath, Noël Coward TheatreLondon & Royal Alexandra TheatreToronto [41]
2017,
2019
Follies Carlotta Campion Royal National Theatre, London [42]
2018 Ruthless! Lita Encore Arts Theatre, London [43]
2019 Mame Mame Dennis Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester [44]
2020,
2022
Hangmen Alice John Golden Theatre, New York City [45]
2023 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying J. B. Biggley Southwark Playhouse, London [46]
Here We Are Woman The Shed, New York City [47]

Awards and nominations

Stage

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
1984 Manchester Evening News Theatre Award Best Actress Carousel and Merrily We Roll Along Won [48]
1995 Laurence Olivier Award Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical She Loves Me Won [49]
2004 Laurence Olivier Award Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical High Society Nominated [50]
2005 TMA Award Best Supporting Performance in a MusicalSex, Chips and Rock 'n' RollWon [9]
2008 Laurence Olivier Award Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Hairspray Won [51]
WhatsOnStage Award Best Supporting Actress in a MusicalWon [52]
2009 WhatsOnStage Award Best Supporting Actress in a Musical La Cage aux Folles Won [53]
2011 Laurence Olivier Award Best Actress End of the Rainbow Nominated [54]
WhatsOnStage Award Best Actress in a PlayNominated [55]
2012 Tony Award Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play Nominated [56]
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Play Won [57]
Drama League Award Distinguished PerformanceNominated [58]
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Actress in a PlayWon [59]
2016 Laurence Olivier Award Best Actress in a Musical Mrs Henderson Presents Nominated [60]
2018 Laurence Olivier Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical Follies Nominated [61]
WhatsOnStage Award Best Supporting Actress in a MusicalNominated [62]
2020 WhatsOnStage Award Best Actress in a Musical Mame Nominated [63]

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