Jennifer Metcalfe Biography

Jennifer Joanne Metcalfe (born 4 September 1982) is an English actress. She joined the cast of soap opera Hollyoaks in June 2006, playing Mercedes McQueen. Metcalfe plays Mercedes until today despite taking a four-month break from November 2014 until February 2015 when her character was killed off but was later revealed to be still alive. Metcalfe has also made appearances in the spin off show Hollyoaks Later between 2008-2012. Metcalfe is also known for being third eliminated in the sixth series of ITV Competition Dancing on Ice.

Personal life

Metcalfe was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire and grew up on the Holme Wood housing estate, and has been acting since age 12. She attended the Scala Kids drama school in her hometown. Metcalfe obtained a degree in Health and Fitness before starting her acting career. In between acting jobs, Metcalfe worked as a fitness instructor in Bradford. She appeared in the sixth series of ITV's Dancing on Ice, partnered with Sylvain Longchambon. She co-owns the clothing rental boutique, The Closet, in Liverpool with Hollyoaks co-stars Claire Cooper and Leah Hackett, which opened in April 2010.

Career

Metcalfe has appeared in several television roles including children's television series My Parents Are Aliens and ITV dramas Where The Heart Is, At Home with the Braithwaites and soap opera Emmerdale. On 19 June 2006, Metcalfe began playing Mercedes McQueen in the soap opera Hollyoaks. On 19 December 2010, it was announced Metcalfe was to take part in the sixth series of Dancing on Ice. Metcalfe was the seventh celebrity eliminated from the competition when she finished in the bottom two of the leaderboard along with fellow contestant Vanilla Ice who was saved by the judging panel. Metcalfe announced she was leaving her role on Hollyoaks on 26 August 2014. Her final scenes were aired on 20 November 2014, when Mercedes was apparently murdered by gangster Grace Black. This was revealed in February 2015 to be a ploy by the producers as part of a dramatic new storyline involving Grace framing Freddie Roscoe for Mercedes murder, which Metcalfe proceed to return to her regular role as Mercedes on 18 February 2015.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998, 2001	Where the Heart Is	Kelly/Geena Garton	3 episodes
1999	My Parents Are Aliens	Katie Roberts	1 episode
2001	At Home with the Braithwaites	School Bully 1	1 episode
2002	Emmerdale	Jade Nicholls	Recurring Role
2006-	Hollyoaks	Mercedes McQueen	Present regular
2008-12	Hollyoaks Later	Mercedes McQueen	Recurring Role
2011	Dancing On Ice	Contestant
2013-present	British Soap Awards	Audience Member	Nominee in 2014
2015	Celebrity Juice	Panelist
2016	Virtually Famous	Panellist

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Birthday Girl	Keeley	TV Movie

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Series	Result	Ref
2007	British Soap Awards	Sexiest Female	Hollyoaks
2008
2009
		Best Actress
	Inside Soap Awards	Sexiest Female
2010	British Soap Awards
		Best Actress
	Inside Soap Awards	Sexiest Female
2011	All About Soap Bubble Awards	Best Celeb Style
	British Soap Awards	Sexiest Female
	Inside Soap Awards	Best Actress
		Sexiest Female
2012	British Soap Awards
		Best Actress
	Inside Soap Awards
		Best Bitch
		Sexiest Female
2013		Best Actress
		Best Bitch
		Sexiest Female
2014	National Television Awards	Serial Drama Performance
	British Soap Awards	Sexiest Female
		Best On-Screen Partnership (with Joseph Thompson)
	Inside Soap Awards	Sexiest Female
2015	British Soap Awards	Best Actress
	Inside Soap Awards	Sexiest Female
2016	British Soap Awards	Best Actress