Nicky Ladanowski is a Los Angeles-based English

actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

and writer working in television, film and theatre. She is known for various roles in an extensive film and television career including Merle Jackson in ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...

'', Mandy Cutler in '' Paradise Heights'' and Mand in '' Grease Monkeys''. She is often known for playing beautiful and glamorous characters such as Anne-Marie in ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which originally began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. From 2005 to 2023, episodes h ...

'' and loveable characters such as nurse Sarah in ''Death Becomes Him'' and Lisa Trotter in ''

The Sarah Jane Adventures ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' is a British science fiction television programme that was produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies, and starring Elisabeth Sladen. The programme is a spin-off of the long-running BBC s ...

'' for the BBC. She is also famed for her many comedic roles in shows such as the BBC's ''

My Family ''My Family'' is a British sitcom created and initially co-written by Fred Barron, which was produced by DLT Entertainment and Rude Boy Productions, and broadcast by BBC One for eleven series between 2000 and 2011, with Christmas specials broadc ...

'' and with

Ricky Gervais Ricky Dene Gervais ( ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, television producer and filmmaker. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms ''The Office (British TV series), The Office'' (2001–2003) ...

in '' Extras'' as Les Dennis's fiancé Simone Lewis. Having starred in all of the UK's medical drama's ''

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'', ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' ...

'' and ''

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'' she has recently been seen in two of the UK's other primetime shows '' Law & Order: UK'' for ITV and '' Waterloo Road'' for the BBC. Nicky is the Ex girlfriend of

Take that Take That are an English pop group formed in Manchester in 1990. The group currently consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen. The original line-up also featured Jason Orange and Robbie Williams. Barlow is the group's lead singer ...

star

Gary Barlow Gary Barlow (born 20 January 1971) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He is the lead singer of the pop group Take That. Barlow is one of the United Kingdom's most successful songwriters, having writ ...

, although both stars remain fiercely private about their four year relationship.

Filmography

External links

* * http://www.nickyladanowski.com * https://twitter.com/NickyLadanowski * https://www.instagram.com/nickyladanowski/ English television actresses English stage actresses British people of Polish descent Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses from London {{england-actor-stub