{{Short description|English actress}} {{Use British English|date=February 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox person | name = Susie Amy | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = London, England | death_date = | death_place = | years_active = 2000–present | occupation = Actress, model | other_names = | website = | children = 2<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adejobi |first1=Alicia |title=Footballers' Wives star Susie Amy gives birth to second daughter |url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/25/footballers-wives-susie-amy-gives-birth-second-daughter-13477600/ |website=Metro |date=25 October 2020}}</ref> | alma_mater = }} '''Susie Amy''' is an English actress and model. She is best known for her role as Chardonnay Lane-Pascoe in the ITV series ''Footballers' Wives''. Amy has also appeared in films ''Modigliani'', ''La Femme Musketeer'', ''House of 9'' and ''Hollyoaks''.
== Acting career == While she was working on the Royal National Theatre production of Sharman Macdonald's ''After Juliet'', Amy was spotted by an agent,<ref name="bb">{{cite news |url=http://blusherandblogging.com/about/ |title=Blusher And Blogging – Susie Amy |access-date=24 May 2012 |year=2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610213553/http://blusherandblogging.com/about/ |archive-date=10 June 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and soon had her first roles on television. In 2001, she appeared in television series ''Dark Realm'' and ''My Family'', and then in the 2002 television film ''Sirens''. In 2001, Amy was cast as Chardonnay Lane-Pascoe in the ITV series ''Footballers' Wives'', which made her a household name and earned her the New TV Talent Award by the Television and Radio Industries Club.<ref name="imdb">{{cite news |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1111921/awards |title=Awards by Susie Amy |work=Internet Movie Database |access-date=24 May 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104102411/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1111921/awards |archive-date=4 November 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> She was voted as number 74 on the ''FHM'' list of 100 Sexiest Women in the World in 2002, and as number 63 in 2003.<ref name="sexiestwomen">{{cite news |url=http://www.100sexiestwomen.com/top100/063_susie_amy.shtml |title=The 100 Sexiest Women – Susie Amy |work=www.100sexiestwomen.com |year=2003 |access-date=24 May 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006020403/http://www.100sexiestwomen.com/top100/063_susie_amy.shtml |archive-date=6 October 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Along with Katherine Monaghan and Zöe Lucker, Amy appeared on the ''FHM'' cover for February 2003.<ref name="fhmcover">{{cite news |url=http://www.crazyaboutmagazines.com/ourshop/prod_610966-FHM-magazine-Susie-Amy-Katharine-Monaghan-and-Zoe-Lucker-cover-February-2003.html |title=FHM magazine – Susie Amy, Katharine Monaghan and Zöe Lucker cover (February 2003) |access-date=24 May 2012 |work=www.crazyaboutmagazines.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504061018/http://www.crazyaboutmagazines.com/ourshop/prod_610966-FHM-magazine-Susie-Amy-Katharine-Monaghan-and-Zoe-Lucker-cover-February-2003.html |archive-date=4 May 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> She starred in ''Footballers' Wives'' from 2002 to 2003.
In 2004, Amy was chosen for the lead role of Valentine D'Artagnan in the Hallmark Channel film ''La Femme Musketeer'', starring alongside Michael York, Gérard Depardieu and Nastassja Kinski. For the role she had to train in martial arts, fencing and horse riding, which she is said to have loved. The same year, she portrayed Beatrice Hastings in ''Modigliani'', which starred Andy García. In 2005, Amy appeared in films ''House of 9'', starring Dennis Hopper, and ''Dead Fish'', and worked on Bill Kenwright's stage production of ''Wait Until Dark''.<ref name="waituntildark">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/What's+On%3A+Susie's+dark+side+is+well+worth+seeing%3B+WAIT+UNTIL+DARK...-a0135758046 |title=What's On: Susie's dark side is well worth seeing |access-date=24 May 2012 |work=The Free Library |year=2005 |first=Jonathan |last=Trew}}</ref>
Amy had episode roles in television series ''Hotel Babylon'', ''The Royal'' and ''Doctors'' in 2006. In 2007, she filmed motion picture ''Two Families'', appeared in the BBC series ''New Street Law'', and portrayed Lindsey Gordon in the three episodes of ''Coronation Street''. Amy then acted in the 2008 series ''Echo Beach'', which was cancelled after twelve episodes. Her most recent projects include films ''Lesbian Vampire Killers'' (2009), ''Psych 9'' (2010), ''Pimp'' (2010) and ''Bonded by Blood'' (2010), and a stage production of Agatha Christie's ''Murder on the Nile'' (2012). In 2018, she portrayed the role of Scarlett Morgan on the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. She returned to the role in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Patterson |first1=Stephen |title=Hollyoaks spoilers: Huge return revealed for Scarlett Morgan as Susie Amy reprises role |url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/02/07/hollyoaks-spoilers-huge-return-revealed-for-scarlett-morgan-as-susie-amy-reprises-role-16065906/ |access-date=8 February 2022 |work=Metro |publisher=(DMG Media) |date=8 February 2022}}</ref>
== Other work == Amy was a judge in ''Dancing on Ice: The Tour'' at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield. In 2010, she participated in the outdoor series ''71 Degrees North'', a challenge show set in Norway. Challenges included under-ice swimming and living in conditions up to −30 degrees.<ref name="susieamy2">{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/susie-amy-confidence-is-one-of-the-most-247463 |title=Susie Amy: 'Confidence is one of the most attractive things...' |date=19 September 2010 |access-date=24 May 2012 |work=Daily Mirror |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029183013/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/susie-amy-confidence-is-one-of-the-most-247463 |archive-date=29 October 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> She came the third the series, losing out to Gavin Henson and Marcus Patrick in the final. On 22 December 2010, Amy appeared in ''Celebrity Come Dine with me Christmas Special'', competing against actor and musician Goldie, singer Tony Christie, and former ''Blue Peter'' presenter Janet Ellis for a prize of £1,000, which went to charity. She came joint second with Christie, behind winner Ellis.
In September 2011, Amy started a beauty and lifestyle blog www.blusherandblogging.com.<ref name="blusherandblogging">{{cite news |url=http://blusherandblogging.com/ |title=Blusher And Blogging.com |access-date=24 May 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615065729/http://blusherandblogging.com/ |archive-date=15 June 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> She is a brand ambassador for British skincare line 'ARK Skincare'.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ink361.com/app/users/ig-5488048/susieamy/photos |title=INK361 |access-date=1 July 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211201210/http://ink361.com/app/users/ig-5488048/susieamy/photos |archive-date=11 December 2017 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
Amy was a semi-regular panellist on the topical discussion series ''The Wright Stuff'' on Channel 5.
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | rowspan="2" |2001 | ''Dark Realm'' | Girl | Episode: "She's the One" |- | ''My Family'' | Donna | Episode: "Trust Never Sleeps" |- | 2002 | ''Sirens'' | Helen Grey | |- | 2002–2003 | ''Footballers' Wives'' | Chardonnay Lane-Pascoe | Regular role, 17 episodes |- | rowspan="3" |2004 | ''Modigliani'' | Beatrice Hastings | |- | ''La Femme Musketeer'' | Valentine D'Artagnan | |- | ''House of 9'' | Claire Levy | |- | 2005 | ''Dead Fish'' | Hostess | |- | rowspan="3" |2006 | ''Hotel Babylon'' | Alice | 1 episode |- | ''The Royal'' | Debbie Guthrie | Episode: "Thinking Too Hard" |- | ''Doctors'' | Megan Reeves | Episode: "Running Time" |- | rowspan="3" |2007 | ''Two Families'' | Giulia | |- | ''New Street Law'' | Tessa Darling | |- | ''Coronation Street'' | Lindsey Gordon | 3 episodes |- | 2008 | ''Echo Beach'' | Angela Cole | 12 episodes |- | rowspan="2" |2009 | ''Plus One'' | Nicola Dare | Episode: "I Do a Lot of Work for Charity" |- | ''Lesbian Vampire Killers'' | Blonde | |- | rowspan="3" |2010 | ''Psych 9'' | Anne Marks | |- | ''Pimp'' | Tammy | |- | Bonded by Blood | Donna Jagger | |- | 2012 | ''Love Like Hers'' | Mother | |- | 2015 | ''Silent Hours'' | Rosemary Calthorpe | |- | rowspan="2" |2016 | ''Doctors'' | Jules Moule | Episode: "Without You" |- | ''Death in Paradise'' | Ella Thomas | Episode: "Lost Identity" |- | 2017 | ''Casualty'' | Susan Beckett | 1 episode |- | 2018, 2022 | ''Hollyoaks'' | Scarlett Morgan | Recurring role |- | 2018 | ''Holby City'' | Susan Beckett | 1 episode |}
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result |- | 2003 || Television and Radio Industries Club Award || New TV Talent || ''Footballers' Wives'' || {{won}} |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb name|1111921|Susie Amy}}
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