Flo Wilson (born 11 February 1963) is an English actress represented by CiekaBailey Associates, known for portraying the role of Claudette Anderson in the ITV soap opera ''

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'' since 2023. She has a career on stage and screen spanning three decades, appearing in shows such as ''

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'', '' In the Club'' and ''

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'', as well as numerous theatre productions since the 1990s.

Life and career

Flo Wilson was born on 11 February 1963 in

Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...

, England. She began working with the Pit Prop Theatre Company in her twenties and made her stage debut in 1991, in a production of ''

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''. She made further stage appearances in ''A Fine Example'' (1993) and ''

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'' (1994). In 1995, Wilson made her television debut playing a woman in the crime drama '' Out of the Blue'' and subsequently went on to appear roles in shows such as ''

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'', ''King Girl'' and ''

''. In 2000, she appeared in '' That Peter Kay Thing'' and had a recurring role in the first series of the ITV sitcom ''

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''. as well as appearing on stage in productions such as ''

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'' (2000) and ''Black Love'' (2001). Wilson took a career break from 2001 to mid 2007, returning to the stage in ''Lisa's Sex Strike'' (2007) followed by ''Somebody's Son'' and ''Everybody Loves a Winner'' (2009). In 2010, she appeared in '' Waterloo Road'' and ''

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''. The following year, she had roles in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' The Body Farm''. In 2012, Wilson appeared in episodes of '' Eternal Law'' ''

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'' ''Leaving'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2013, she made appearances in '' Moving On'', '' The Mill'' and '' All at Sea''. In 2014, she appeared in an episode of ''

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'' and played a midwife in '' From There to Here''. Between 2014 and 2016, she appeared in the

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drama '' In the Club'' as a senior nurse. In 2018, she appeared in ''

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'' at the Hull Truck Theatre. In 2021, she appeared in an episode of ''

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''. Between 2022 and 2023, Wilson appeared in the historical drama television series ''

''. In April 2023, Wilson was announced to be joining the cast of the ITV soap opera ''

'' as Claudette Anderson. Her character was introcuded as the mother of established character Charles Anderson (Kevin Mathurin) and prior to her arrival was described as "force to be reckoned with".

Filmography

Film

Television

Radio

Stage

* ''

'' (1991) * ''A Fine Example'' (1993) * ''

'' (1994, 2010) * ''

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'' (1997) National Theatre * ''Bretevski Street'' (1997) * ''Joshua's Egg'' (1998) * ''

'' (2000) * ''Black Love'' (2001) * ''Lisa's Sex Strike'' (2007) Octagon Theatre, Bolton and tour * ''Somebody's Son'' (2009) * ''Everybody Loves a Winner'' (2009) Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester * '' Love on the Dole'' (2010) * ''After Shock'' (2011) * ''Bag Lady'' (2013–2014) * ''

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'' (2016) Octagon Theatre, Bolton * '' Building the Wall'' (2017) Theater Drachengasse, Vienna - European Premiere * ''

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'' (2017) * ''Talking Heads'' (2018) * ''One Hand Tied Behind You'' (2018) Old Vic * ''

'' (2018) Hull Truck Theatre * ''Airplays'' (2018) * ''

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'' (2019) Shakespeare's Rose Theatre, York * ''

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'' (2019) Shakespeare's Rose Theatre, York * '' The Visit'' (2020) National Theatre * '' Small Island'' (2022) National Theatre * ''Of All the Beautiful Things in the World'' (2023) HOME, Manchester

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Flo 1963 births 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Manchester Black British actresses English radio actresses English soap opera actresses English stage actresses English television actresses Living people