Suzanne Collins (born 25 May 1978) is an English actress and businesswoman. She is known for portraying the role of

Nikki Shadwick Nicola "Nikki" Shadwick is a character in Channel 4 soap ''Brookside'' played by Suzanne Collins from 27 March 1998 until the programme's final episode on 4 November 2003. Nikki's storylines have included being " date-raped" by Luke Musgrove at ...

on the

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soap opera ''

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''.

Early life

Collins was born in Mill Road Hospital,

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in 1978. She attended Prenton High School for Girls and then

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Career

At the age of 19, she landed the role of

in ''

'', joining the soap opera in 1998 and remaining until the last episode in 2003. After the birth of her daughter, Mya, in 2004, she continued to work steadily, primarily on television in such series as ''Doctors'' and ''

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'', and also landed the role of Detective Annie Osborne in the 2006 film ''Lycanthropy''. She also played the role of Sarah in film ''Charlie Noades R.I.P.'' in 2009. Collins played a " WAG" in ''15 Minutes That Shook the World'' - a film about

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in Istanbul when they won the Champions League. In 2015, she portrayed Jane in the movie ''Soft Lad''. Collins was also the co-director of drama company High Horizons Ltd, founded by Collins and fellow actress Ann Marie Davies. They provided acting and filmmaking workshops, drama classes, and holiday clubs to schools and colleges throughout the UK. In 2019, she portrayed the role of Mrs. Trantor in the

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prison drama '' Clink''.

Personal life

Collins married former footballer

Stephen Clemence Stephen Neal Clemence (born 31 March 1978) is an English football coach and former player, who made nearly 250 appearances in the Premier League and Football League playing as a midfielder. Clemence began his career with Tottenham Hotspur, wher ...

in June 2017.

References

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Metro article on ''Fistful of Collars''
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