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Born in Bury, Lancashire Jennie attended a local theatre workshop from where her talent as a character and comedy actress led to leading roles in local stage shows including period pieces and pantomimes. She further developed her comedy talents with performances at the London Comedy Store and stand up TV appearances on Granada and Channel 4.
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Best known as larger than life Fiz in ITV’s Coronation Street, Jennie began her TV career playing the part of Michelle in Yorkshire Television’s Emmerdale. In March 2001 Jennie made such an impact as the troubled teenager Fiz in Coronation Street that she was asked back four months later as a regular character and has enjoyed playing the role ever since.
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Aside from Coronation Street, Jennie has played the daughter in the BBC radio play The Big Marrow and voiced the part of Toady in the animated series Animated Spies for CITV alongside Lenny Henry. |
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Jennie spends any spare time working on behalf of the mental health charity Mood Swings Network.
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