Rachel Leskovac
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Rachel Leskovac is an Olivier award
-nominated British actress best known for playing hairdresser Natasha Blakeman
in the British soap opera Coronation Street.
Rachel trained at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, graduating in 1998.
in the musical Spend Spend Spend
. She found a wider fanbase playing serial killer nurse Kelly Yorke in Holby City
. In 2003, she played Ciara Pickering in the fourth series of At Home with the Braithwaites
. In 2006 she also starred in a TV movie called Losing Gemma for Granada TV. However Leskovac was considerably heavier for the part and since getting her part on coronation street she has slimmed down considerably.
In April 2008 Leskovac was signed up to play Natasha Blakeman
, a hairdresser on ITV soap Coronation Street
. She left the soap in 2010.
In 2011 Leskovac starred in a episode of the Sky 1 sitcom Trollied
as Leanne the deputy manager who is currently on maternity leave.
Laurence Olivier Awards
The Laurence Olivier Award is presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognise excellence in professional theatre. Named after the renowned British actor Laurence Olivier, they are given for West End shows and other productions staged in London...
-nominated British actress best known for playing hairdresser Natasha Blakeman
Natasha Blakeman
Natasha Blakeman is a fictional character from the British ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street, played by Rachel Leskovac. The character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 12 May 2008...
in the British soap opera Coronation Street.
Early life
Rachel attended St Joseph's Catholic College in Bradford and during her youth was a member of local theatre group Scala Kids.Rachel trained at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, graduating in 1998.
Acting career
Leskovac first received critical note for her performance as the young VivViv Nicholson
Vivian Nicholson became publicly known overnight within Great Britain in 1961 when she received £152,319 in a football-pools win and announced to the press that she was going to "spend, spend, spend"...
in the musical Spend Spend Spend
Spend Spend Spend
Spend Spend Spend is a musical with a book and lyrics by Steve Brown and Justin Greene and music by Brown.In 1961, Yorkshire housewife Viv Nicholson won £152,319 in the football pools. When a reporter asked her what she planned to do with her new fortune, she replied, "I'm going to spend, spend,...
. She found a wider fanbase playing serial killer nurse Kelly Yorke in 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...
. In 2003, she played Ciara Pickering in the fourth series of At Home with the Braithwaites
At Home with the Braithwaites
At Home with the Braithwaites is a British comedy-drama television series, created and written by Sally Wainwright . The storyline follows a suburban family from Leeds, whose life is turned upside down when the mother of the family wins 38 million pounds on the lottery...
. In 2006 she also starred in a TV movie called Losing Gemma for Granada TV. However Leskovac was considerably heavier for the part and since getting her part on coronation street she has slimmed down considerably.
In April 2008 Leskovac was signed up to play Natasha Blakeman
Natasha Blakeman
Natasha Blakeman is a fictional character from the British ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street, played by Rachel Leskovac. The character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 12 May 2008...
, a hairdresser on ITV soap Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
. She left the soap in 2010.
In 2011 Leskovac starred in a episode of the Sky 1 sitcom Trollied
Trollied
Trollied is a British sitcom about employees in a fictional supermarket named "Valco", which debuted on Sky1 on 4 August 2011 at 9:00pm, and is the first sitcom made for Sky1 since Time Gentlemen Please in 2002...
as Leanne the deputy manager who is currently on maternity leave.