Claire Cooper
For the beauty pageant contestant, see Clair Cooper.
| Claire Cooper | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
Claire Elizabeth Cooper Wakefield, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Spouse(s) | Emmett J. Scanlan (m. 2015) |
Claire Elizabeth Cooper is a British actress, best known for portraying Jacqui McQueen in Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, a character she played from 2006 to 2013.
Cooper co-owns clothing rental boutique The Closet[1] in Liverpool with Hollyoaks co-stars Jennifer Metcalfe and Leah Hackett.[2]
Early life
Cooper was a British champion gymnast for 10 years while attending Sandal Endowed Middle School.[3]
Cooper attended the Guildford School of Acting.
Career
Cooper has appeared in various British television shows, including a two-part episode on Waking the Dead in 2004. She made appearances on Coronation Street and Waterloo Road in 2006.
Cooper made her on-screen debut in Hollyoaks in September 2006. In 2009 she played a character in the second series of Hollyoaks Later. In late 2010 she was in an hour-long spin-off episode called Hollyoaks: King of Hearts.
In 2016, Cooper played the part of Claire in the second series of In the Club.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Red Dwarf | 50s woman /(uncredited) | Series 8: Episode 5 |
| 2004 | Waking The Dead | Audrey Clayton | Series 4: Episodes 1 and 2 |
| 2006 | Waterloo Road | Zoe | Series 1: Episode 3 |
| Coronation Street | Anya Spader | Series 47: Episode 161 | |
| 2006-13 | Hollyoaks | Jacqui McQueen | 462 Episodes |
| 2007 | Most Haunted | Herself | Episode - Most Haunted Live at Halloween: Tatton Park |
| 2008 | All Star Family Fortunes | Herself | Episode - Hollyoaks vs Emmerdale |
| This Morning | Herself | Series 20: Episode 4900 | |
| Big Brother's Big Mouth | Herself | Series 10: Episode 2 | |
| The Hollyoaks Music Show | Jacqui McQueen | Series 13: Episode 60 | |
| Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack | Celebrity HiJacker /Herself | Series 1: Episodes 22 and 23 | |
| 2009 | Hollyoaks Later | Jacqui McQueen | Series 2: Episodes 1-5 |
| Strictly Come Dancing | Herself | Round 6 | |
| Ready, Steady, Cook | Herself | Series 20: Episode 9 | |
| 2010 | Derren Brown Investigates | Herself | Episode - The Man Who Contacts The Dead |
| Hollyoaks: King of Hearts | Jacqui McQueen | Late night special one-off episode | |
| 2011 | Hollyoaks Best Bits 2011 | Herself | TV movie |
| 2014 | From There to Here | Matilda | Two episodes |
| 2015 | A.D. The Bible Continues | Herodias | Six episodes |
| 2016 | In the Club | Claire | Series 2.[4] |
Awards and nominations
Cooper won Best Actress at British Soap Awards in 2013 and Best Family at Inside Soap Awards in 2009. She has also received several nominations:
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Film or series | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nominated* | Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress [5] | Hollyoaks | Jacqui McQueen |
| 2009 | Nominated* | Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress[6] | Hollyoaks | Jacqui McQueen |
| Won | Inside Soap Awards | Best Family (for McQueen family)[7] | Hollyoaks | Jacqui McQueen | |
| 2010 | Nominated* | Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress[8] | Hollyoaks | Jacqui McQueen |
| 2011 | Nominated* | National Television Awards | Outstanding Serial Drama Performance | Hollyoaks | Jacqui McQueen |
| Nominated | All About Soap Bubble Awards | Best Actress[9] | Hollyoaks | Jacqui McQueen | |
| Shortlisted* | British Soap Awards | Best Actress[10] | Hollyoaks | Jacqui McQueen | |
| Nominated | British Soap Awards | Best Dramatical Performance | Hollyoaks | Jacqui McQueen | |
| Nominated* | TV Choice Awards | Best Soap Actress[11] | Hollyoaks | Jacqui McQueen | |
| Shortlisted* | Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress[12] | Hollyoaks | Jacqui McQueen | |
| Nominated* | Inside Soap Awards | Best Dramatical Performance[13] | Hollyoaks | Jacqui McQueen | |
| Nominated* | Inside Soap Awards | Best Wedding | Hollyoaks | Jacqui McQueen | |
| Nominated | Royal Television Society North West Awards | Best Performance in a Continuing Drama[14][15] | Hollyoaks | Jacqui McQueen | |
| 2012 | Nominated* | National Television Awards | Outstanding Serial Drama Performance | Hollyoaks | Jacqui McQueen |
| Nominated | Shorty Awards | Best Actress[16] | n/a | n/a | |
| Nominated | All About Soap Awards | Best Actress[17] | Hollyoaks | Jacqui McQueen | |
| 2013 | Won | British Soap Awards | Best Actress[18] | Hollyoaks | Jacqui McQueen |
| Nominated | British Soap Awards | Best Dramatic Performance[18] | Hollyoaks | Jacqui McQueen |
- (*) means there were two main round of nominations for that category. For that particular category, nominated means she only made the first round of nominations and shortlisted means she made the second and final round of nominations to be decided by either the public vote or by a judging panel.
References
- ↑ "The Closet : Celebrity Dress Hire". Theclosetliverpool.com. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ↑ Dawn Collinson (3 March 2010). "Lifestyles - Hollyoaks actresses opening a new boutique called the closet". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ↑ "My Last Supper: Claire Cooper". Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- 1 2 http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/hollyoaks/news/it-s-a-dream-come-true-newlywed-hollyoaks-ex-claire-cooper-is-in-the-club ‘It’s a dream come true!’ Newlywed Hollyoaks ex Claire Cooper is In The Club!.
- ↑ "Inside Soap Awards 2007: The Nominations". digitalspy.co.uk. 3 July 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ "They're coming! They're coming! The Inside Soap Awards are back for 2009". digitalspy.co.uk. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ "Inside Soap Awards 2009: Best Family". digitalspy.co.uk.
- ↑ "In Full: Inside Soap Awards 2010 Nominees". digitalspy.co.uk. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ "In Full: All About Soap Bubble winners". digitalspy.co.uk. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ↑ "British Soap Awards 2011 shortlist revealed". digitalspy.co.uk. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ "In Full: TV Choice Awards 2011 - Nominees". digitalspy.co.uk. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "Inside Soap Awards nominations shortlist revealed". digitalspy.co.uk. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ "In Full: Inside Soap Awards 2011 Nominees". digitalspy.co.uk. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ↑ "RTS 2011 Shortlist". rts.org.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ↑ "'Coronation Street' biggest winner at RTS North West Awards". digitalspy.co.uk. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ↑ "Claire Cooper was nominated for a Shorty Award". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ "All About Soap Awards 2012: Full winners list". digitalspy.co.uk. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- 1 2 "British Soap Awards 2013 - winners in full". digitalspy.co.uk. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
External links
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- Claire Cooper at the Internet Movie Database
- Claire Cooper tv.com
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