Emily Corrie is a British

United Kingdom

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 Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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 sailor and former actress. She is perhaps best known for playing the character Suzanne 'Sooz' Lee in Channel 4

Channel 4

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's teen drama, As If

As If

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and latterly in the American version.

Brought up in Chorleywood

Chorleywood

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, Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire

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, after studying at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art

The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art is a leading British drama school in west London. LAMDA's president is Timothy West and its new principal is Joanna Read, who recently succeeded Peter James...

, Corrie won her first screen role in 1999 playing Ray Winstone

Ray Winstone

Raymond Andrew "Ray" Winstone is an English film and television actor. He is mostly known for his "tough guy" roles, beginning with that of Carlin in the 1979 film Scum and as Will Scarlet in the cult television adventure series Robin of Sherwood. He has also become well known as a voice over...

's daughter in the TV series Births, Marriages and Deaths.

She was the only actor from the British series of As If to star in the American version, moving to Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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. McFly

McFly

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's debut number one single "5 Colours in Her Hair

5 Colours in Her Hair

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" was an homage to her character 'Sooz'.

Corrie also starred in the drama series NY-LON

NY-LON

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. In 2007 she had cameo roles in BBC One

BBC One

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 shows Casualty

Casualty (TV series)

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and Doctors.

Engaged to a Royal Navy sailor and a keen diver

Underwater diving

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, in 2009 Corrie enlisted in the Royal Navy after becoming disillusioned with life as an actress. She completed her basic training at HMS Raleigh

HMS Raleigh (shore establishment)

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 in Cornwall

Cornwall

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, where her passing out ceremony was held in October. As of October 2009, she will undertake another 10 months of training at both HMS Collingwood

HMS Collingwood

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 in Fareham, Hampshire and HMS Raleigh.

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