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Michelle Collins
Collins in 2006
Born
Michelle Danielle Collins

(1962-05-28) 28 May 1962 (age 62)
Homerton, London, England
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • television presenter
Years active1984–present
TelevisionEastEnders (1988–1990, 1992–1998, 2023–present)
Coronation Street (2011–2014)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Spouse
Mike Davidson
(m. 2022)
ChildrenMaia-Rose Collins
MotherMary Collins
RelativesVicki (sister)
Charlotte Graham (niece)

Michelle Danielle Collins (born 2y 1962)

She is best known for her role as Cindy Beale in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, and has also appeared as Stella Price in ITV's Coronation Street. Her other notable TV roles include the BBC dramas Real Women (1998–1999), Sunburn (1999–2000) and Two Thousand Acres of Sky (2001–2003).

Early life and education

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Collins was born on 28 May 1962 at Hackney Hospital, Homerton High Street in Hackney, east London, to a Welsh mother, Mary, and a father of English and Flemish heritage.[1][2] Her Flemish grandfather was Belgian from Antwerp and had emigrated to the UK in 1915 when aged five.[3] She, alongside her elder sister Vicki, were brought up by their mother in Highbury, London.[1][4] When Collins was 14, her mother went back to university to obtain a law degree.[5] In the 1970s, Collins was a member of the youth organisation the Woodcraft Folk, and visited Romania with the group.[6]

Collins trained at the Royal Court Activists and Cockpit Youth Theatre from the age of 14, and Kingsway Princeton College, where she studied drama and theatre at O/A-level.[7]

Career

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Early career

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After her exams, Collins landed a role in Mikhail Bulgakov's The Crimson Island, directed by Lou Stein, at the Gate Theatre. Her career changed direction after performing in the 1978 video for the Squeeze song "Cool For Cats", and as a backing singer for Mari Wilson and the Wilsations. The band spent 18 months touring the country.[8] When the band broke up in 1982, she went back into acting and with the help of her friend, the British actor Tim Roth, she gained a part in a musical with Gary Hutton and Gary Shail.[9]

Collins's first TV appearance was with Gary Oldman in the BBC drama Morgan's Boy. Other TV credits included: two series of the sitcom Running Wild, where she played Ray Brooks daughter; a part in ITV drama The Bill; a Screen Two production Lucky Sunil, directed by Michael Caton Jones and a BBC play Pressures. She later appeared in three films: Personal Services, Empire State and Stephen Poliakoff's Hidden City. Collins appeared in an episode of the BBC's Bergerac (series 4) in 1985.[10]

EastEnders

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While she was filming the BBC play Pressures in 1988, Collins was spotted by EastEnders producer Julia Smith, who asked her to audition for the role of Cindy Beale, who was to feature in 11 episodes of the soap. The manipulative, reckless nature of her character was a hit with viewers so her contract was extended and the character became a major villain in the series. Cindy was the unfaithful wife of EastEnders stalwart Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt), between 1988 and 1998. During breaks from EastEnders she filmed the drama Real Women for the BBC, with Pauline Quirke and Frances Barber. On 14 November 2014, Collins reprised the role of Cindy for a short stint for Children in Need.[11]

In May 2023, it was announced that Collins would be returning to the soap after 25 years, alongside Woodyatt, thus resurrecting the character from the dead.[12] Collins returned to the role permanently in June 2023, where it is revealed that Cindy hadn't died in childbirth, but had entered a witness protection programme and had taken on the identity of 'Rose Knight', the wife of George Knight (Colin Salmon) and the mother of Gina (Francesca Henry) and Anna (Molly Rainford).[13]

After EastEnders

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After leaving EastEnders in 1998, her career saw a series of drama roles. These included: two series of Real Women (BBC One); two series of Sunburn (BBC One), for which Collins sang the theme song (which was a no. 28 hit in the UK Singles Chart in 1999);[14] Daylight Robbery (ITV); The Sleeper (BBC One); Uprising (ITV): three series of Two Thousand Acres of Sky (BBC One):[15] the two-part series Perfect (ITV); Lloyd and the Hill (ITV) and Ella and the Mothers (BBC One). In 2003, Collins played Sarah Barton in Single.[16]

In 2003, Collins filmed the BBC drama Sea of Souls and then went on to star in a film for Granada/Channel 4 called The Illustrated Mum, which told the story of two girls coping with the unpredictable behaviour of their depressed, alcoholic mother. The film, written by Jacqueline Wilson, was based on the children's novel of the same name. It was screened over Christmas 2003 and won an Emmy Award and two BAFTAs.[17]

In 2004, she starred in an episode of French and Saunders and also starred with fellow EastEnders actor Martin Kemp in the ITV drama Can't Buy Me Love.[18] In 2005, Collins starred in the ITV drama The Last Detective and in the BBC drama The Family Man, alongside Daniela Denby-Ashe, which aired in March 2006. She starred in the West End musical Daddy Cool, and while working during the night there shot sequences for a cameo in the short film Broken written and directed by Vicki Psarias, which went on to win the several international awards. She also featured in the film Don't Stop Dreaming, released in 2007. She left Daddy Cool in January 2007 to shoot the Doctor Who episode "42".[19]

On 2 July 2007, it was announced that Collins has been cast for the lead role of Karina Faith in new ITV drama series, Rock Rivals, produced by Shed Productions.[20] In 2009, Collins took part in the BBC Wales programme Coming Home about her Welsh family history. On 21 May 2009, it was rumoured that Collins had auditioned to star in US drama Desperate Housewives, but she did join the cast.[21][22][23]

In June 2010, it was announced that Collins would make a six-episode guest appearance as a patient's mother in Casualty.[24] In 2010, she also guest-starred in Romeo & Juliet at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton, playing the Nurse. From 7 April-7 May 2011, Collins starred as Sheila Grundy, Fred Dibnah's third wife, in The Demolition Man at Octagon Theatre, Bolton.[25]

Coronation Street

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"I am honoured to be joining the cast of Coronation Street. The show has been part of my life since I was a child, so to become a part of it is extremely exciting."

In January 2011, a rumour was posted on Digital Spy that Collins was in talks to join EastEnders' main rivalling soap Coronation Street, after she allegedly met with soap's producer and close friend Phil Collinson.[26] Three months later it was confirmed Collins had joined the cast as Stella Price, new landlady of the Rovers Return pub, beating Lisa Maxwell for the role.[27] Her first episode aired on 16 June 2011 and gained a rating of 8.4 million.[28] It was announced on 22 August 2013 Collins had decided to leave Coronation Street.[29] In January 2014, Collins claimed she was "unhappy" over the lack of screen time for her and her character. Collins filmed her final scenes on 19 February 2014, and made her final appearance as Stella on 2 April 2014.[30]

After Coronation Street

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Since leaving Coronation Street, Collins has had various guest roles in television dramas: Casualty as Samantha Kellman (2014), Death in Paradise as Annette Burgess (2015), and Midsomer Murders as Nadine Campbell (2016). In October 2019 Collins appeared in Casualty as Lorna Rowle/Hammond.[31] In 2016, Collins took part in the ITV reality series Bear Grylls: Mission Survive.[32]

Personal life

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Collins has a daughter by ex-partner Fabrizio Tassalini, Maia Rose (b. 29 September 1996).[33]

In 2014, Collins revealed that in 1998 – distraught by the end of her relationship with Tassalini and feeling career pressure – she attempted suicide while filming Sunburn in Cyprus. She took an overdose of sleeping pills but later woke up and asked her costar to take her to hospital.[34]

After their split, Collins had an amicable relationship with Tassalini, who lived close by, and they raised their daughter together until he died in 2014.[5] In April 2022 Collins announced she was engaged to her partner of 10 years, Mike Davidson. They married in August that year.[35]

In August 2014, Collins was one of 200 public figures to sign a letter to The Guardian in opposition to Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue.[36]

Collins is involved in charitable causes. She is an ambassador for Oxfam and has visited Brazil, South Africa and Armenia, promoting the need for the basic right to education.[37] She is also an ambassador for Ambitious about Autism and a patron for the Alexandra Wylie Tower Foundation.[38][39]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role
1987 Personal Services June
Empire State Emma
Hidden City Applicant at Hairdressing Salon
1992 Come by Chance Young cowgirl
1993 John Virgo: Playing for Laughs Herself
A Place to Be Loved Julie
1995 Ten Years in Albert Square Herself
1996 Darkman III: Die Darkman Die Nurse
1999 Real Women II Susie Ball
2000 A Question of EastEnders Herself
Waking Mele Bar Patron
2001 Perfect Julie
Lloyd & Hill DI Judy Hill
2002 Ella and the Mothers Gina
2003 It Shouldn't Happen to a TV Actor Kathy Lawrence
Life After the Square Herself
The Illustrated Mum Marigold Westward
2004 PJ's Storytime Herself
Essential Poems for Christmas
Bubblegum Jenny
Can't Buy Me Love Donna Harris
2006 The Family Man Gillian
2007 Jackie Magazine: A Girl's Best Friend Herself
Don't Stop Dreaming Jessica
Broken Janet
2008 An Audience with Neil Diamond Herself
The Bill Made Me Famous
Play Mother
Getting Out Chelle
2011 EastEnders: Greatest Exits Cindy Beale
2012 National Television Awards: The Party Herself
Coronation Street: A Christmas Corrie Stella Price
2013 Daily Mirror: The Pride of Britain Awards Herself
Shades
2014 Coronation Street: A Moving Story
Eastenders: The Ghosts of Ian Beale - Children in Need Special Cindy Beale
2015 20 Moments That Rocked the 80's Herself
20 Moments That Rocked the 90s
2017 What Does and Idea Sound Like?
Black Road Maggie Laine
2018 My Dad's Gap Year Cath
To Provide All People Maternity Admin
2019 Coronation Street at Christmas Stella Price
Celebrity 5 Go Camping Herself
Soaps' Most Controversial Storylines
Madam Mayor Denise
2020 Coronation Street: Complications Stella Price
The Winter's Tale - Rehearsed Reading Hermione
Dealer Herself
2021 When Soap Stars Go Horribly Wrong
Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins Mandy Williams
2022 The Long Walk Suzanne James
2023 My House Sarah
Stephen Max
Children in Need Cindy Beale
Searching for Lily Queenie
2024 The Cancellation of Jim Davidson Herself
A Gangster's Kiss Sadie

Television

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Year Title Role Note(s)
1984 Scene Ria Episode: "Good Neighbours"
Morgan's Boy Carol Episode: "Series 1, episode 1"
1985 Marjorie and Men Debbie 2 episodes
Bergerac Trace Episode: "Chrissie"
1986 The Bill Sharon Brand Episode: "Loan Shark"
Gems Pru Murphy 10 episodes
1987 Full House Abby Episode: "The First Day of School"
1987, 1989 Running Wild Stephanie Wild 13 episodes
1988 Family Ties Louise Episode: "Sign of the Times"
Screen Two Daisy Episode: "Lucky Sunil"
1988-1990, 1992-1998, 2023-present EastEnders Cindy Beale Regular role
1990 Style Trial Herself Episode: "Series 1, episode 8"
Wogan Episode: "Series 10, episode 90"
Juke Box Jury Episode: "Series 4, episode 1"
1990-1991 The Word 4 episodes
1991 Star Test Episode: "Michelle Collins"
Cluedo Episode: "A Traveller's Tale"
Gone to the Dogs Episode: "Series 1, episode 4"
Motormouth Episode: "Series 4, episode 18"
Gabriel's Fire Young Girl Episode: "Birds Gotta Fly"
1992 TV Squash Herself Episode: "Series 1, episode 4"
Telly Addicts Episode: "Series 8, episode 17"
Baywatch Episode: "Big Monday"
1993 The Main Event Episode: "Series 1, episode 4"
The Music Game Episode: "Series 2, episode 3"
The Talking Show Episode: "Body Language and Final Touches"
1993, 1995-1996 That's Showbusiness 4 episodes
1993 Blossom Jennie 2 episodes
1995 What's Up Doc? Herself Episode: "Series 3, episode 32"
Steve Wright's People Show Episode: "Series 2, episode 3"
Dear Dilemma Episode: "Series 1, episode 5"
1996-1997 You Bet! 2 episodes
1996 Champs Stacy Episode: "Home Alone"
1997 The Big Breakfast Herself Episode: "20 August 1997"
Light Lunch Episode: "Cor Blimey, Luv a Duck, Ain't the Queen Mum Got a Lovely Smile?"
1997, 1999-2000 Live & Kicking 3 episodes
1998 The National Lottery Big Ticket Episode: "Series 1, episode 8"
Ruby Episode: "Series 2, episode 2"
Blankety Blank 2 episodes
Holiday Heaven Episode: "Series 1, episode 6"
1998-2000 TFI Friday 3 episodes
1998, 2004 GMTV 2 episodes
1998 Verdict Camille Backhouse Episode: "Neighbours from Hell"
1998-1999 Real Women Susie Ball 7 episodes
1999 Late Lunch Herself Episode: "Series 2, episode 11"
The National Lottery Episode: "13 February 1999"
1999 The British Soap Awards Episode: "1999"
1999 Stars in Their Eyes Episode: "1999 Celebrity Special"
Chrissie Hynde Episode: "1999 Celebrity Special"
1999-2000, 2002 This Is Your Life Herself 3 episodes
1999, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2013-2014, 2016-2017, 2019 This Morning 10 episodes
1999-2000 Sunburn Nicki Matthews 14 episodes
Daylight Robbery Kathy Lawrence 8 episodes
2000 The Priory Herself Episode: "Series 1, episode 13"
2000, 2005-2011, 2013-2014, 2016, 2022 Loose Women 17 episodes
2000 Up Rising Maxine Gaines 5 episodes
The Sleeper Diana Wakeham 2 episodes
2001 Top Ten Herself Episode: "TV Bitches"
It's Only TV... But I Like It Episode: "Series 3, episode 8"
The Brian Conley Show Episode: "Series 2, episode 4"
2001-2003 Two Thousand Acres of Sky Abby Wallace 22 episodes
2002 Johnny Vaughan Tonight Herself Episode: "Series 1, episode 13"
Pride of Britain Awards Episode: "2002"
Parkinson Episode: "4 May 2002"
2003 Loose Lips Episode: "22 October 2003"
2003, 2006 Today with Des and Mel 2 episodes
2003 Single Sarah Barton 6 episodes
2004, 2006, 2009 The Paul O'Grady Show Herself 4 episodes
2004 Sea of Souls Katie Quinn 2 episodes
French and Saunders Regan Lear Episode: "Series 6, episode 4"
2005 Big Brother's Efourum Herself Episode: "Series 2, episode 12"
Totally Scott-Lee Episode: "Series 1, episode 2"
The Last Detective Maureen Fallon Episode: "Willesden Confidential"
2006 Davina Herself Episode: "Series 1, episode 5"
Loose @ 5.30 Episode: "Series 1, episode 2"
Daily Politics Episode: "21 June 2006"
The F Word Episode: "Series 2, episode 6"
2007 Comedy Connections Nicki Matthews Episode: "Don't Wait Up"
2007, 2009 EastEnders Revealed Cindy Beale 2 episodes
2007 Doctor Who Confidential Herself Episode: "Space Craft"
Come Dine with Me Episode: "Celebrity Special: All In One"
Doctor Who Kath McDonnell Episode: "42"
2008 All Star Family Fortunes Herself Episode: "Christopher Biggins vs Michelle Collins"
Strictly Come Dancing 2 episodes
Celebrity Ding Dong Episode: "Series 2, episode 6"
2008, 2011 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 2 episodes
2008 Rock Rivals Karina Faith 8 episodes
2009 Revealed Herself Episode: "Jack the Ripper: Tabloid Killer"
As Seen on TV Episode: "Series 1, episode 3"
Doctor Who Greatest Moments Episode: "The Enemies"
Live from Studio Five Episode: "Series 1, episode 68"
2009, 2014 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 2 episodes
2009, 2023-2024 The One Show 3 episodes
2009 Hotel Babylon Karen Episode: "Series 4, episode 8"
2010 What Do Kids Know? Herself Episode: "Series 1, episode 8"
Undateable Episode: "Hour 3"
Celebrity Pressure Cooker Episode: "Series 1, episode 2"
The Michael Ball Show Episode: "Series 1, episode 12"
The Alan Titchmarsh Show Episode: "26 October 2010"
The Wright Stuff Episode: "Series 14, episode 59"
2010-2011 Daybreak 2 episodes
2010 Marple Treadwell Episode: "The Secret of Chimneys"
2010, 2014, 2019 Casualty Camille Lewis 4 episodes
Samantha Kellman 3 episodes
Lorna Rowle Episode: "Series 34, episode 8"
2011 Cash in the Celebrity Attic Herself Episode: "Michelle Collins"
Paul O'Grady Live Episode: "Series 2, episode 11"
Celebrity Chase Episode: "Series 1, episode 2"
Celebrity Juice 2 episodes
2011, 2014 Let's Do Lunch with Gino & Mel
2011-2014 Coronation Street Stella Price Regular role, 447 episodes
2012 Innuendo Bingo Episode: "Chris and Rhianna"
12 Again Herself Episode: "Series 1, episode 12"
2013 You Saw Them Here First Episode: "Series 1, episode 1"
Show Me the Telly 7 episodes
Catchphrase Episode: "Christmas Special: Michael Ball, Michelle Collins and Carol Vorderman"
2014 Weekend Episode: "Series 1, episode 1"
2015 The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore Episode: "Ben Carson's Gun Policy & the Right to Die"
Countdown 5 episodes
Death in Paradise Annette Burgess Episode: "She Was Murdered Twice"
Doctor Who: The Novel Adaptations Winnie Tyler Episode: "Damaged Goods"
SunTrap Coco Episode: "Casino"
2016 Bear Grylls: Mission Survive Herself 5 episodes
Midsomer Murders Nadine Campbell Episode: "The Incident at Cooper Hill"
2017 Partners in Rhyme Herself Episode: "...At Christmas Time"
2017, 2019-2020 Lorraine 4 episodes
2017 Sparebnb Jill Episode: "Derek"
The Mayoress Denise Episode: "Series 1, episode 1"
2018 The Dumping Ground Fiona 4 episodes
2019 Jeremy Vine Herself 2 episodes
Good Morning Britain Episode: "19 September 2019"
2019, 2021, 2024 Pointless Celebrities 3 episodes
2019 Queens of Mystery Electra Bliss 2 episodes
2020 EastEnders: Secrets from the Square Cindy Beale
Isolation Interviews Herself Episode: "Michelle Collins"
The Drew Barrymore Show 2 episodes
Sky News at 10 Episode: "11 December 2020"
Sky News Today
The News Hour with Mark Austin
Sky News Tonight
Sky News at 9
Sky Midnight News Episode: "12 December 2020"
Sky World News
2021 Celebrity Masterchef Episode: "Series 16, episode 10"
Richard Osman's House of Games 5 episodes
The Weakest Link Episode: "Series 1, episode 5"
2021-2022 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 2 episodes
2022 Garraway's Good Stuff Episode: "Series 1, episode 10"
The Viall Files Episode: "Going Deeper - Love Is Blind Recap with Michelle Collins"
2023 Today Episode: "14 April 2023"
Breakfast Episode: "24 August 2023"
2023-2024 The National Television Awards 2 episodes
2024 After Midnight with Taylor Tomlinson Episode: "Season 2, episode 18, 3 Oct 2024"

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Stage

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Year Title Role Note(s)
1990–1991 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Snow White Oxford Apollo
1991–1992 Aladdin The Princess Oxford Apollo
1994–1995 Jack and the Beanstalk Jack Hackney Empire
1996–1997 Dick Whittington Alice Fitzwarren Orchard Theatre, Dartford
2004 Rattle of a Simple Man Cyreene Harold Pinter Theatre
2004–2005 The Play What I Wrote Various UK Tour
2006–2007 Daddy Cool Ma Baker Shaftesbury Theatre
2008–2009 Cinderella Wicked Stepmother Bristol Hippodrome
2010 Calendar Girls Cora Phoenix Theatre; Various
2011 Romeo and Juliet Nurse Octagon Theatre, Bolton
2011 The Demolition Man Sheila Grundy Octagon Theatre, Bolton
2014 The Glass Supper Wendy Hampstead Theatre, London
2016 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Baroness Bombhurst UK Tour
2016–2017 Aladdin The Genie Aylesbury Waterside
2017 A Dark Night in Dalston Gina Park Theatre, London
Thoroughly Modern Millie Mrs. Meers UK Tour
2017–2018 Cinderella Wicked Stepmother Orchard Theatre, Dartford
2018–2019 Jack and the Beanstalk Fairy Nuff Crewe Lyceum
2019 My Dad’s Gap Year Cath Park Theatre, London
How Love is Spelt Marion Southwark Playhouse
2019–2020 Sleeping Beauty Carabosse Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
2020 The Birthday Party Meg UK Tour
2021 Safe Sex Marion The Turbine Theatre, London
2021–2022 Sleeping Beauty Nightshade Poole Lighthouse Theatre
2022 Cluedo Miss Scarlett UK Tour

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Work Result Ref.
2013 2013 British Soap Awards Best Actress Coronation Street Nominated [42]
2023 I Talk Telly Awards Best Soap Partnership (with Adam Woodyatt) EastEnders Nominated [43]
2024 29th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance EastEnders Nominated [44]
2024 Inside Soap Awards Best Actress EastEnders Pending [45]

References

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