Corrinne Wicks
{{Short description|English actress (b. 1968)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| birth_name = Corrinne Eleanor Wicks
| occupation = Actress
| alma_mater = Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
| television = {{Plainlist|
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| yearsactive = 1996–present
| spouse = {{Marriage|Tom Butcher|2005}}
}}
Corrinne Eleanor Wicks is an English actress. After minor appearances in various British television series, she landed her first major role in 2000, as Dr. Helen Thompson in the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors. She remained in the role until 2005, after which she appeared in theatre productions, including The Importance of Being Earnest and The Holly and The Ivy. She then appeared as Ella Hart in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale from 2010 to 2011.
Early and personal life
Wicks has mild dyslexia and OCD.{{cite web |title=Being Bev Godwin |url=https://greenborne.co.uk/being-bev-godwin/ |website=Greenborne |date=11 February 2021 |access-date=25 July 2023}} She started her career in television as a casting assistant on such programmes as Prime Suspect, Dalziel and Pascoe and The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, before switching to an acting career. She then trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art from 1996 to 1998.{{cite news |last1=Fulton |first1=Rick |title=Emmerdale star Corrinne Wicks: I had a spring in my step playing a woman having an affair with younger man |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/emmerdale-star-corrinne-wicks-i-had-a-spring-1106297 |access-date=25 July 2023 |work=Daily Record |date=1 July 2012}}
Wicks married her Doctors co-star Tom Butcher in November 2005.{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Craig |title=Former Emmerdale star whose husband played 'loathsome' copper in The Bill |url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tv/former-emmerdale-star-whose-husband-21590480 |access-date=25 July 2023 |work=Examiner Live |date=17 September 2021}} They got married at Berrow Court in Edgbaston, a location where they had filmed together on Doctors. In 2010, she revealed that the pair did not like each other when they first began working together. However, after their on-screen characters got together romantically, it meant they worked more closely and began an off-screen relationship. Although happily married, Wicks did not live with her husband for the first seven years of marriage: he lived in London, while she continued to live at her home in Birmingham. She explained that she liked her home too much to move.{{cite news |last1=Laws |first1=Roz |title=Emmerdale star Corrinne Wicks on why she lives apart from her husband |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/tv/emmerdale-star-corrinne-wicks-on-why-she-lives-250093 |access-date=25 July 2023 |work=Birmingham Mail |date=14 November 2010}}
Career
=Television=
Wicks began her career making minor appearances in various British television series. She was then cast as Helen Thompson in the BBC daytime soap opera Doctors. She was one of the original nine cast members on the medical soap and stayed in the role until 2005.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/doctors/past_characters/helen_thompson_person_page.shtml|title=Dr Helen Thompson|work=Doctors|publisher=BBC Online|access-date=26 December 2017|archive-date=18 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218184718/http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/doctors/past_characters/helen_thompson_person_page.shtml|url-status=live}}
After leaving Doctors, Wicks also appeared in various series, including Murder Most Horrid, Harbour Lights, The Bill, Holby City, Grange Hill, Pig Heart Boy, Doc Martin and Life on Mars. She also appeared on the special charity "TV Medics" edition of The Weakest Link in December 2001, finishing in the final three.{{cite web |title=Corrinne Wicks will also be joining the B7 Media table at London Comic Con Winter! |url=https://www.facebook.com/showmastersevents/photos/a.232908429952/10152702173459953/?type=3 |publisher=Facebook |access-date=25 July 2023}} Wicks joined the regular cast of Emmerdale in November 2010 on a nine-month contract as Ella Hart, the ex-wife of Declan Macey (Jason Merrells).{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s12/emmerdale/scoop/a279426/mr--mrs-macey-talk-emmerdale.html |title=Wickes in Emmerdale |website=Digital Spy |date=29 September 2010 |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=17 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017110714/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s12/emmerdale/scoop/a279426/mr--mrs-macey-talk-emmerdale.html |url-status=live }} The character of Ella Hart gave Wicks the chance to be more provocative and flirtatious than many of her previous screen credits allowed.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s12/emmerdale/news/a287371/emmerdale-newcomer-wants-flirty-scenes.html|title='Emmerdale' newcomer wants flirty scenes|author=Daniel Kilkelly|date=11 November 2010|publisher=Digital Spy|access-date=27 December 2010|archive-date=22 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022080601/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s12/emmerdale/news/a287371/emmerdale-newcomer-wants-flirty-scenes.html|url-status=live}} In June 2011, her ended and Wicks' character was written out of the programme when Stuart Blackburn took over as producer.
As well as playing her role in Emmerdale for ITV, Wicks acted in the BBC's adaptation of Nigel Slater's memoir Toast (January 2011); she played a young Nigel Slater's secondary school teacher.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wylpf|title=BBC programmes - Toast|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2020-01-12|archive-date=26 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226190909/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wylpf|url-status=live}} Wicks also had a guest role on Coronation Street in 2019 as gold digger Martine Skelton.{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a28596671/coronation-street-cast-guest-role-corrinne-wicks/|title=Coronation Street guest role ahead for ex-Emmerdale star Corrinne Wicks|publisher=Digital Spy|date=2019-08-03|author=Dan Seddon|accessdate=2020-01-12|archive-date=5 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205171737/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a28596671/coronation-street-cast-guest-role-corrinne-wicks/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a29318505/coronation-street-kevin-webster-gold-digger-martine-date/|title=Coronation Street's Kevin Webster targeted by a gold-digger as Emmerdale actress guest stars|last=Lee|first=Jess|date=1 October 2019|work=Digital Spy|publisher=Hearst Magazines UK|access-date=10 October 2019|archive-date=10 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010180317/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a29318505/coronation-street-kevin-webster-gold-digger-martine-date/|url-status=live}}
In 2021, Wicks had a regular role as pub landlady Beverley Godwin in the radio soap opera Greenborne opposite John Altman and Louise Jameson.{{cite news |title=John Altman: Greenborne radio soap is going to have the same impact as EastEnders |url=https://www.list.co.uk/article/124304-john-altman-greenborne-radio-soap-is-going-to-have-the-same-impact-as-eastenders/ |access-date=27 March 2021 |work=The List |date=5 March 2021 |archive-date=19 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519134529/https://www.list.co.uk/article/124304-john-altman-greenborne-radio-soap-is-going-to-have-the-same-impact-as-eastenders/ |url-status=live }} Also in 2021, Wicks appeared alongside Colin Baker in the sci-fi film You Might Get Lost, a role for which she won Best Actress Awards at the Miami International Sci-Fi Film Festival and the Berlin International SciFi Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/AmberPicturesUK/photos/a.423241247723760/3803524939695357/|title=Corrinne Wicks has won the coveted BEST ACTRESS award at Miami International Sci-Fi Film Festival for her performance in 'You Might Get Lost' 🏆🥳🍾|publisher=Amber Pictures|via=Facebook|access-date=19 May 2021|archive-date=19 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519134528/https://www.facebook.com/AmberPicturesUK/photos/a.423241247723760/3803524939695357/|url-status=live}} Then in 2022, she had a guest role in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.{{cite news |last1=Patterson |first1=Stephen |title=Emmerdale and Doctors star Corrinne Wicks 'joins Hollyoaks for big Mercedes storyline' |url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/05/11/emmerdale-star-corrinne-wicks-joins-hollyoaks-for-big-mercedes-storyline-16622995/ |access-date=25 July 2023 |work=Metro |date=11 May 2022}}
=Theatre=
Wicks' theatre acting credits include Trevor Nunn's production of Harold Pinter's Betrayal at the Royal National Theatre, Our Town, Attempts on Her Life, Six Degrees of Separation and Dinner with the Family.{{cite web |title=Production of Betrayal |url=https://theatricalia.com/play/56c/betrayal/production/dyz |publisher=Theatricalia |access-date=25 July 2023}} She completed a UK tour from 2007 to 2009 playing Gwendolyn in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest alongside her husband.{{cite web |title=Gallery The Importance of Being Earnest |url=http://www.middlegroundtheatre.co.uk/Wordpress/gallery-the-importance-of-being-earnest/ |publisher=Middle Ground Theatre Company |access-date=25 July 2023}} Then from 2009 to 2010, Wicks toured the UK in The Holly and The Ivy, playing Margaret Gregory.{{cite web |title=Theatre Review: The Holly And The Ivy |date=9 February 2023 |url=https://calitreview.com/theatre-review-the-holly-and-the-ivy-yvonne-arnaud-theatre-guildford-england/ |publisher=California Literary Review |access-date=25 July 2023}} In 2015, she again co-starred with her husband, this time in a touring production of The Ghost Train and in the Francis Durbridge play Murder with Love.{{cite web|url=http://www.lep.co.uk/what-s-on-'theatre-comedy/murder-mystery-is-to-die-for-1-7376400 |work=Lancashire Evening Post |title=Murder mystery is to die for |accessdate=30 July 2015}} Her other theatre work includes UK touring productions of The Devil at Midnight (2014), Stone Cold Murder (2015) Death Toll (2016) and Strictly Murder (2017).{{cite news |title=There's a definite chill in the air at the Devonshire Park Theatre this summer in Eastbourne |url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14554502.theres-a-definite-chill-in-the-air-at-the-devonshire-park-theatre-this-summer-in-eastbourne/ |access-date=25 July 2023 |work=The Argus |date=14 June 2015}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Toast | Secondary School Teacher | |
| 2017 | The Black Prince | Headmistress | |
| 2021 | You Might Get Lost | Arlene | |
| 2023 | Dog Days | Felicity | |
| 2024 | The Waterhouse | Denise |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Bill | Jan Lockett | Episode: "Team Spirit" |
| 1999 | Harbour Lights | Lycra Woman | Episode: "The Last Supper" |
| 1999 | Grange Hill | Karen | Episode: #22.18 |
| 1999 | Murder Most Horrid | Harry's P.A. | Episode: "Elvis, Jesus and Zack" |
| 1999 | Holby City | Naomi | Episode: "Search for the Hero" |
| 1999 | Pig Heart Boy | TV Reporter | 2 episodes |
| 2000–2005 | Doctors | Dr. Helen Thompson | Regular role |
| 2005 | Pizza | Big Sexy | Episode: "Small and Large Pizza" |
| 2006 | Holby City | Margaret Wrightman | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Life on Mars | Barrister | Episode: #2.7 |
| 2009 | Holby City | Jemima Carr | Episode: "A Glass Half Full" |
| 2009 | The Londoners | Kate | 2 episodes |
| 2010–2011 | Emmerdale | Ella Hart | Regular role |
| 2013 | Doc Martin | Radiologist | Episode: "Departure" |
| 2019 | Coronation Street | Martine Skelton | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Hollyoaks | Judge | Episode: #1.5854 |
| 2022 | Pensive Moments | One | Episode: "Dialogue M" |
=Audio=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | I Robot | Andrea Ashe | Episode 4: Liar |
| 2019 | The Space Race | Commander Armstrong | |
| 2020 | The Avengers | Agent Harris | Episode: "White Heat" |
| 2021 | Greenborne | Beverley Godwin | Regular role |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0926982}}
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Category:20th-century English actresses
Category:21st-century English actresses
Category:English television actresses
Category:English stage actresses
Category:English soap opera actresses
Category:English film actresses
Category:Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)