Elizabeth Jane Goddard (born 31 March 1969) is a British actress known for her role as Suze Littlewood in the BBC comedy series '' Gimme Gimme Gimme''.

Early life

Goddard grew up in

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, Essex, and attended Clacton County High School and the Rose Bruford College in

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, Greater London, from 1986 to 1989.

Career

One of Goddard's first television roles was as unscrupulous journalist Clare Moody in the 1994 episode " To Be a Somebody" of the ITV drama '' Cracker''. She played Belinda Ashton in the ITV detective drama ''

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'' in 2008, and also starred as Suze Littlewood in the comedy '' Gimme Gimme Gimme''. Goddard appeared alongside her husband

Philip Glenister Philip Haywood Glenister (born 10 February 1963) is an English actor. He is known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt in the BBC series ''Life on Mars'' (2006–2007) and its sequel '' Ashes to Ashes'' (2008–2010). He also played DCI William Bell ...

in the third series of

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drama '' Ashes to Ashes'' in 2010.

Personal life

Goddard met her husband, Philip Glenister, best known for his role as Gene Hunt in TV drama ''

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'', at a birthday party for

Jamie Glover Jamie Blair Glover is an English actor. He is best known for playing Andrew Treneman in the BBC One school-based drama series, '' Waterloo Road'', returning to the role in 2023. He was also cast as Harry Potter in the second cast of the West-End ...

in 1997. They married in 2006. The couple have two daughters, Millie and Charlotte."About Phil"
, ''Philip Glenister – The Official Site''. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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