Fiona Allen (born 13 March 1965) is an English comedian and actress, most known for her work on Channel 4's '' Smack the Pony'' between 1999 and 2003.

Career

Allen has appeared in many sketch shows, including ''We Know Where You Live'' (Channel 5), '' Smack the Pony'' (Channel 4), '' Goodness Gracious Me'' and '' The All Star Comedy Show''. She has also appeared in many television dramas including '' Dalziel and Pascoe'' and ''

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'', as well as the sitcom '' Happiness'' alongside Paul Whitehouse. Subsequently, she appeared as Sandra, in the film version of the ''

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'', and as a panelist on one episode of '' Mock the Week''. Allen appeared in the first episode of the second series of the E4 teenage drama '' Skins'', playing Maxxie's mum Jackie Oliver. Jackie is married to Walter who is played by

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. She also appears in BBC drama '' Waterloo Road'' as Georgia Stevenson, playing the former lover of Tom Clarkson. From 2019 to 2020, she portrayed

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in the BBC soap opera ''

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''.

Personal life

Allen's grandfather was Harry Allen, one of the last British hangmen; her mother was born in Spain. Allen is married to the son of TV chat show host Michael Parkinson, also named Michael. Together they have three daughters, with one being named Felix. In the late 1980s she worked as the box office manager at the Manchester nightclub the Haçienda, ran the Area (Factory Records' shop) at

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and makes a brief appearance playing herself in the film ''

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''. In 2022, Allen returned to performing live

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at The Stand-Up Club,

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in London.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Fiona 1965 births Living people People from Bury, Greater Manchester English people of Spanish descent English soap opera actresses English women comedians