Fiona Allen (born 13 March 1965) is an English comedian and actress, most known for her work on

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'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 ''

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'' alongside Paul Whitehouse. Subsequently, she appeared as Sandra, in the film version of the '' Viz'' comic strip '' The Fat Slags'', and as a panelist on one episode of '' Mock the Week''. She played the comedian Carlotta Adams in the 2000 TV Poirot adaptation of 'Lord Edgware Dies'. Allen appeared in the first episode of the second series of the E4 teenage drama '' Skins'', playing Maxxie's mum Jackie Oliver. She also appeared in BBC drama '' Waterloo Road'' as Georgia Stevenson, playing the former lover of Tom Clarkson. From 2019 to 2020, she portrayed Michaela Turnbull in the BBC soap opera ''

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''. Allen performed her debut stand up show, ''On The Run'', at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2023.

Personal life

Allen's mother was born in Spain. Allen is married to the son of TV chat show host

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, also named Michael. Together they have three children. In the late 1980s she worked as the box office manager at the Manchester nightclub the Haçienda, ran the Area (Factory Records' shop) at Affleck's Palace and makes a brief appearance playing herself in the film '' 24 Hour Party People''. In 2022, Allen returned to performing live comedy at The Stand-Up Club in

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, London.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Fiona 1965 births Living people Actresses from Bury, Greater Manchester English people of Spanish descent English television actresses English soap opera actresses English women comedians English stand-up comedians Comedians from Lancashire