Susie Blake

Biography

Susie Blake (born 19 April 1950, Highgate, London) is a British actress. Blake trained at the Arts Educational School and LAMDA in London. She is the granddaughter of the actress Annette Mills and a great-niece of the actor Sir John Mills. She is also the second cousin of actress Hayley Mills. Blake has appeared in television programmes starring Victoria Wood and has extensive radio credits. She appeared in the first episode of the sitcom One Foot in the Grave; her character was responsible for firing Victor Meldrew and thus set the events of the show into motion. She appeared as Bev Unwin in the ITV television series Coronation Street, until her departure in December 2006. Blake played the character of Madame Morrible in the West End production of Wicked. She began her run on 2 April 2007 replacing Miriam Margolyes. Blake played her final performance on 12 April 2008 and was replaced by Harriet Thorpe. "We'd like to apologise to viewers in the North. It must be awful for them." Susie Blake as the reactionary continuity announcer in Victoria Wood As Seen On TV, BBC, 1986 In late 2008 to early 2009, she starred in the national UK tour of Boeing Boeing and was in a national tour of Grumpy Old Women 2, in 2009, with Jenny Eclair and Wendi Peters. Now appearing as Hilary Nicholson in the RTE and BBC comedy Mrs. Brown's Boys.