Corrinne Wicks
Encyclopedia
Corrinne Wicks is a UK actress, best known for playing Ella Hart in ITV's "Emmerdale" and Dr. Helen Thompson in the BBC
daytime soap opera
, Doctors, from 2000 to 2005. She was born and brought up in Cheltenham
, Gloucestershire, England.
After working for several years as a TV casting assistant, she trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
from 1996-98 and moved into acting.
, before deciding to switch to an acting career.
In addition to her appearances for five years in the daily soap opera Doctors, Corrinne has also appeared in several other shows including Harbour Lights, The Bill
, Holby City
, and played a barrister in Life on Mars
. Wicks also appeared on the special charity "TV Medics" edition of The Weakest Link
in December 2001.
Wicks joined the regular cast of Emmerdale
in November 2010 on a six month contract as Ella Hart
, the ex-wife of Declan Macey
. The character of Ella Hart gave Wicks the chance to be more provocative and flirtatious than many of her previous screen credits allowed. In June 2011 the short term contract was not extended and Wicks's character was written out of the programme when Stuart Blackburn took helm as producer. However, the door has been left open for the character's possible return.
Wicks received a Best Actress nomination at the Royal Television Society
Awards (RTS) in both 2004 and 2005.
As well as her newly appointed role in Emmerdale
, Corrinne cross-channeled for the BBC's adaptation of Nigel Slater's best selling memoir Toast (January 2011) playing young Nigel's lusty secondary school teacher.
’s production of Harold Pinter’s
Betrayal
at The Royal National Theatre
, Attempts on Her Life, Six Degrees of Separation and Dinner with the Family.
Wicks completed a UK tour in 2007 with the production of Oscar Wilde
's The Importance of Being Earnest
, that co-starred her husband Tom Butcher
and in 2009/10 toured the UK in "TheHolly and The Ivy" playing the drunken and damaged Margaret Gregory.
in November 2005.
Although married, Wicks does not live with her husband; with him living in London and she continuing to live at her home in Birmingham, while commuting to Yorkshire when working. The couple do not go for more than two weeks at a time before meeting up.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
daytime soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
, Doctors, from 2000 to 2005. She was born and brought up in Cheltenham
Cheltenham
Cheltenham , also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, on the edge of the Cotswolds in the South-West region of England. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held...
, Gloucestershire, England.
After working for several years as a TV casting assistant, she trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, formerly the Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art, was a drama school, and originally a singing school, in London. It was one of the leading drama schools in Britain, and offered comprehensive training for those intending to pursue a...
from 1996-98 and moved into acting.
Television
Wicks started her career in television as a casting assistant on such programmes as "Prime Suspect", "Dalziel and Pascoe" and The Ruth Rendell MysteriesThe Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television for ITV between 1987 and 2000.-Description:The series comprises adaptations of the works of Ruth Rendell, many of which are based on her extensive range of short stories...
, before deciding to switch to an acting career.
In addition to her appearances for five years in the daily soap opera Doctors, Corrinne has also appeared in several other shows including Harbour Lights, The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
, Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
, and played a barrister in Life on Mars
Life on Mars (TV series)
Life on Mars is a British television series broadcast on BBC One between January 2006 and April 2007. The series combines elements of science fiction and police procedural....
. Wicks also appeared on the special charity "TV Medics" edition of The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and will end its run in 2012 when its host Anne Robinson ends her contract. The original British version of the show airs around the world on BBC Entertainment...
in December 2001.
Wicks joined the regular cast of Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
in November 2010 on a six month contract as Ella Hart
Ella Hart
Ella Hart is a fictional character from the British ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale, played by Corrinne Wicks. She made her first on-screen appearance on 17 November 2010. Ella is a businesswoman who is described as "sexy and savvy". She is the ex-wife of Declan Macey and mother of Mia...
, the ex-wife of Declan Macey
Declan Macey
Declan Macey is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale, introduced in an episode that aired on the 15 April 2010. He is portrayed by Jason Merrells.-Creation:...
. The character of Ella Hart gave Wicks the chance to be more provocative and flirtatious than many of her previous screen credits allowed. In June 2011 the short term contract was not extended and Wicks's character was written out of the programme when Stuart Blackburn took helm as producer. However, the door has been left open for the character's possible return.
Wicks received a Best Actress nomination at the Royal Television Society
Royal Television Society
The Royal Television Society is a British-based educational charity for the discussion, and analysis of television in all its forms, past, present and future. It is the oldest television society in the world...
Awards (RTS) in both 2004 and 2005.
As well as her newly appointed role in Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
, Corrinne cross-channeled for the BBC's adaptation of Nigel Slater's best selling memoir Toast (January 2011) playing young Nigel's lusty secondary school teacher.
Theatre
Her theatre acting credits include Trevor NunnTrevor Nunn
Sir Trevor Robert Nunn, CBE is an English theatre, film and television director. Nunn has been the Artistic Director for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre, and, currently, the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. He has directed musicals and dramas for the stage, as well as opera...
’s production of Harold Pinter’s
Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter, CH, CBE was a Nobel Prize–winning English playwright and screenwriter. One of the most influential modern British dramatists, his writing career spanned more than 50 years. His best-known plays include The Birthday Party , The Homecoming , and Betrayal , each of which he adapted to...
Betrayal
Betrayal (play)
Betrayal is a play written by Harold Pinter in 1978. Critically regarded as one of the English playwright's major dramatic works, it features his characteristically economical dialogue, characters' hidden emotions and veiled motivations, and their self-absorbed competitive one-upmanship,...
at The Royal National Theatre
Royal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...
, Attempts on Her Life, Six Degrees of Separation and Dinner with the Family.
Wicks completed a UK tour in 2007 with the production of Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s...
's The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at St. James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae in order to escape burdensome social obligations...
, that co-starred her husband Tom Butcher
Tom Butcher
-Television:He is well known for playing PC Steve Loxton in The Bill from 1990 to 1997, Dr Marc Elliott in Doctors, Tim Gaskill in Casualty...
and in 2009/10 toured the UK in "TheHolly and The Ivy" playing the drunken and damaged Margaret Gregory.
Personal life
She married her Doctors co-star Tom ButcherTom Butcher
-Television:He is well known for playing PC Steve Loxton in The Bill from 1990 to 1997, Dr Marc Elliott in Doctors, Tim Gaskill in Casualty...
in November 2005.
Although married, Wicks does not live with her husband; with him living in London and she continuing to live at her home in Birmingham, while commuting to Yorkshire when working. The couple do not go for more than two weeks at a time before meeting up.