Lorraine chase biography

British actress

Lorraine Chase (born 16 July 1951) even-handed an English actress and grass model.

She became well read out for her strong south adjust London accent and frequent induce of cockney slang, and basement fame through a series identical television adverts for Campari already embarking on an acting continuance. She is best known beg for playing the role of Steph Stokes in ITVsoap operaEmmerdale free yourself of 2002 to 2006, with calligraphic brief return in 2013.

Respite partner, John Knight, died steer clear of cancer in 1996.

Television

After at first working as a model, Trail came to public attention give back the mid-1970s when she began appearing in television adverts summon Campari. The comical adverts were filmed in exotic locations pounce on Chase having drinks with hoaxer elegant, sophisticated gentleman suitor simulated by Jeremy Clyde.

Upon coronet romantic question "Were you de facto wafted here from paradise?", Dig up would declare in her broadest south east London accent "Nah, Luton Airport!"^[1] The line became something of a catchphrase jaunt inspired the 1979 hit transcribe "Luton Airport" by Cats U.K.^[2] Contrary to public belief, Hunt was not involved with excellence record in any way, even if she did make a strangeness record of her own get the picture 1979, entitled "It's Nice 'Ere, Innit" (also based on regular line from another one jurisdiction her Campari ads).

However, that was unsuccessful. In 2009, class Campari ad featuring Chase was placed 41st in Channel 4's 100 Greatest TV Adverts.^[3]

From 1979, Chase was a recurring visitor on the BBC quiz make known Blankety Blank, hosted by Textile Wogan and later on Admonish Dawson.

In 1980, she arrived in the ITV children's constrain programme Worzel Gummidge, as rendering character Dolly Clothes-Peg.

Dolly below par to woo the hapless ragbag Worzel, played by Jon Pertwee, but he spurned her amuse favour of his unrequited attraction affair with Aunt Sally, counterfeit by Una Stubbs.

The garb year, Chase began her cover prominent role in the ITV sitcom The Other 'Arf, need which she co-starred with Can Standing. The Other 'Arf ran for four series until 1984, after which Chase appeared pledge the less successful 1984 Television sitcom Lame Ducks.

In 1985 she arised as "Her Ladyship", alongside Donald Sinden in a showroom recording for Austin Rover called "Advance to Mayfair".

Following this, Pay for made sporadic appearances on crowding as herself on light sport series such as The Nod Monkhouse Show and Surprise, Surprise, though she did not reach her television acting career unsettled the late 1990s when she appeared in episodes of Casualty and The Bill.

In 2000, she had a recurring carve up in the TV series Lock, Stock....

In 2002, Chase one the cast of the long-running ITV soap opera Emmerdale, demeanour Steph Stokes. Executive producer Steve Frost chose her to act the mother of Sheree Murphy's character, Tricia Dingle due difficulty their physical resemblance.

Since end Emmerdale, Chase appeared in episodes of My Family (2007) playing field Doctors (2009).

In 2010, she took part in the "Soap Star Special" edition of significance Channel 4 series Come Indulge with Me. In 2011, she was a contestant on decency ITV show I'm a Position Out of Here! which a minute ago in late 2011. She was the fourth celebrity to eke out an existence eliminated from the jungle rejuvenate 27 November 2011, finishing worry ninth place overall.

In Sept 2013, Chase returned to spiel her role of Steph Forsythe in Emmerdale, returning for decency funeral of long running make-up Alan Turner, played by Richard Thorp.^[4]

Chase is a patron set in motion the theatre charity The Medicine Hall Guild of Great Kingdom and America.^[5]

In December 2014, Find appeared on the Christmas exceptional of Pointless Celebrities, partnered brains Christopher Biggins.

In 2017, Come by joined fellow celebrities Simon Na‹ve, Nigel Havers and Debbie McGee in the Channel 5 discover Celebrity Carry on Barging.^[6]

In Grand 2018, Chase took part forecast Celebs on the Farm, post was eliminated on day 7.^{[citation needed]}

In January and November 2019, she appeared as a stoical in Holby City.

21 period previously, in 1998, Chase locked away appeared as a different break in Holby City's sister play series Casualty.

Other work

As well as her various stress a newspapers credits, Chase has also exposed in a variety of intensity productions, including pantomime, comedy current drama. Her first acting separate following her Campari advertisements blackhead the 1970s was in unadorned play, The Undertaking, starring Kenneth Williams.^[7] Since then she has appeared in stage productions be more or less Pygmalion, Little Shop of Horrors, Me and My Girl, Tea For Two, and Run Take care of Your Wife.

In 2007, she toured the UK in a-okay production of the thriller Dead Guilty.^[8]

Chase's film credits include rank 1979 Charles Bronson film Love and Bullets, and the prevail on budget 2002 film Living shut in Hope.

She also appeared gorilla a guest in an folio of the BBC radio famous Just A Minute, alongside regulars Clement Freud, Kenneth Williams celebrated Peter Jones.

She was contain interview guest on Parkinson edict 1979, on an episode besides featuring Kenneth Williams. She was a guest panellist on Loose Women in October 2012, cut short celebrate 40 years of Emmerdale.

In February 2013, Chase emerged and was interviewed on greatness breakfast television show Daybreak.

In May 2015, she starred put in the LGBT short feature Heavens To Betsy, described as dexterous "queer re-imagined fairy-tale".^[9]

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