{{Short description|British actress}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | image = | name = Naomi Radcliffe | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1971|11|16}} | birth_place = Oldham, Lancashire, England | occupation = Actress | alma_mater = Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama | years_active = 1995–present | parents = Albert Radcliffe }} '''Naomi Radcliffe''' (born 16 November 1971) is an English actress. She was born in Oldham, Lancashire to Albert Radcliffe—a Canon of Manchester Cathedral—and Petrina, a teacher.<ref name="B&B"/><ref name="Mirror">{{cite news|first= Jame|last= Oddy|title= Naomi Radcliffe: How I found life after death|work= Daily Mirror|date= 2002-04-27}}</ref> She was educated at The Blue Coat School in Oldham and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, having not been accepted on her first attempt.<ref name="B&B">{{cite web|title= Born and Bred: Naomi Radcliffe|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/born_and_bred_jean.shtml |work= bbc.co.uk (at the Internet Archive)|date= 2002-10-30|accessdate= 2008-01-02 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20021030015304/http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/born_and_bred_jean.shtml |archivedate = 2002-10-30}}</ref>
Her first professional stage appearance was in ''Be My Baby'' in 1997. Early television appearances include major roles in Kay Mellor's ''Band of Gold'' and Russell T Davies's ''The Grand'', before she took the role of Alison Wakefield in the Granada Television soap opera ''Coronation Street''.<ref name="B&B"/> She remained on the soap for two years between 1998 and 2000. When her contract was not renewed, the character was written out in a scene that saw her commit suicide by jumping in front of a lorry. The scene, watched by 17 million viewers, won Radcliffe the British Soap Award for Best Exit.<ref name="Mirror"/><ref>{{cite news|last= Staff writer|title= EastEnders triumph at UK soap awards|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1353527.stm|work= BBC News Online|date= 2001-05-23|access-date= 2008-01-02}}</ref> From 2002 to 2005, she played Jean Bradshaw in the BBC drama ''Born and Bred''. In 2007 she played Bev in the BBC Three situation comedy ''The Visit''.
==Credits and awards== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Production ! Role ! Other notes |- |1995 || ''Band of Gold'' || Sarah || |- |1996 || ''In Suspicious Circumstances'' || Belulah Turner || 1 episode ("Ring of Truth") |- |1996 || ''Coronation Street'' || Secretary || 1 episode |- |1997–1998 || ''The Grand'' || Lynne Milligan || 2 series, 1997–1998 |- |1998 || ''Cold Feet'' || Woman with Baby || 1 episode (Series 1, Episode 6) |- |1998–2000 || ''Coronation Street'' || Alison Wakefield || 1998 – 2000<br />'''Won''', British Soap Award for Best Exit |- |rowspan="2"|1999 || ''Sunburn'' || Clare Alcock || 1 episode (Series 1, Episode 6) |- |''Where the Heart Is'' || Nurse || 1 episode ("Flesh and Blood") |- |2000 || ''Queer as Folk 2'' || Judith Collins || Part 1 |- |rowspan="3"|2002 || ''24 Hour Party People'' || Twitchy Girl || |- |''Nice Guy Eddie'' || Michelle || 1 episode (Series 1, Episode 6) |- |''A Good Thief'' || Joanne || Television film |- |2002–2005 || ''Born and Bred'' || Jean Bradshaw || 2002–2005 |- |2006 || ''The Royal'' || Ella Hale || 1 episode ("Waifs and Strays") |- |rowspan="3"|2007 || ''New Street Law'' || Lisa Grant || 1 episode (Series 2, Episode 6) |- |''The Visit'' || Bev || 1 series |- |''Heartbeat'' || Mary Masters || 1 episode ("Touch and Go") |- |2011 || ''Holby City'' || Amanda || 1 episode ("Running the Gauntlet") |- |2012 || ''Scott & Bailey'' ||(TV series)|Frances Bishop || Series 2 Episode 6 |- |2015 || ''Spotless'' || Maureen Devine || Season 1 |- |2025–2026 || ''Father Brown'' || Violet Goodfellow || 2 episodes (Series 12, episode 9), (Series 13, episode 6) |}
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120926073433/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/674256 Naomi Radcliffe] at the British Film Institute *{{IMDb name|id=0705370|name=Naomi Radcliffe}} {{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Radcliffe, Naomi}} Category:English soap opera actresses Category:Living people Category:Alumni of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Category:1971 births Category:20th-century English actresses Category:21st-century English actresses Category:Actresses from Oldham Category:English stage actresses Category:English television actresses
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