Susie Amy Biography

Susie Amy (born 17 April 1981) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Chardonnay Lane-Pascoe in the ITV series Footballers' Wives. Amy has also appeared in films Modigliani, La Femme Musketeer and House of 9.

Early life

Susie Amy was born on 17 April 1981 to Ron Amy, OBE, the former chairman of the National Association of Pension Funds and Evelyn Amy, a primary school teacher. Her parents later divorced, and her father eventually remarried. Amy has a sister, Lynn, who is a highly regarded geneticist. Amy was brought up in Surrey and attended Sir William Perkins's School in Chertsey, but later switched to Strode's College.

Acting career

While she was working on the Royal National Theatre production of Sharman McDonald's After Juliet, Amy was spotted by an agent, and soon had her first roles on television. In 2001, she appeared in television series Dark Realm and My Family, and then in the 2002 television film Sirens. In 2001, Amy was cast as Chardonnay Lane-Pascoe in the ITV series Footballers' Wives, which made her a household name and earned her the New TV Talent Award by the Television and Radio Industries Club. She was voted as number 74 on the FHM list of 100 Sexiest Women in the World in 2002, and as number 63 in 2003. Along with Katharine Monaghan and Ze Lucker, Amy appeared on the FHM cover for February 2003. She starred in Footballers' Wives from 2002 to 2004.

In 2004, Amy was chosen for the lead role of Valentine D'Artagnan in the Hallmark Channel film La Femme Musketeer, starring alongside Michael York, Grard Depardieu and Nastassja Kinski. For the role she had to train in martial arts, fencing and horse riding, which she is said to have loved. The same year, she portrayed Beatrice Hastings in Modigliani, which starred Andy Garca. In 2005, Amy appeared in films House of 9, directed by Dennis Hopper, and Dead Fish, and worked on Bill Kenwright's stage production of Wait Until Dark.

Amy had episode roles in television series Hotel Babylon, The Royal and Doctors in 2006. In 2007, she filmed motion picture Two Families, appeared in the BBC series New Street Law, and portrayed Lindsey Gordon in the three episodes of Coronation Street. Amy then acted in the 2008 series Echo Beach, which was cancelled after twelve episodes. Her most recent projects include films Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009), Psych 9 (2010), Pimp (2010) and Bonded by Blood (2010), and a stage production of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Nile (2012). On 17 September 2015, in Birmingham, she did an episode of Doctors. She plays a character motivated by money.

Other work

Susie was a judge in Dancing on Ice: The Tour at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield. In 2010, she participated in the outdoor series 71 Degrees North, a challenge show set in Norway. Challenges included under-ice swimming and living in conditions up to -30 degrees. She came the third the series, losing out to Gavin Henson and Marcus Patrick in the final. On 22 December 2010, Susie appeared in Celebrity Come Dine with me Christmas Special, competing against actor and musician Goldie, singer Tony Christie, and former Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis for a prize of 1,000, which went to charity. She came joint second with Christie, behind winner Ellis.

In September 2011, Susie started a beauty and lifestyle blog www.blusherandblogging.com. She is a brand ambassador for British skincare line 'ARK Skincare'.

She is a semi-regular panelist on the topical discussion series The Wright Stuff on Channel 5.

Filmography

Title	Year	Format	Role	Notes
Dark Realm	2001	TV series	Girl	Episode: "She's the One"
My Family	2001	TV series	Donna	Episode: "Trust Never Sleeps"
Sirens	2002	TV film	Helen Grey
Footballers' Wives	2002	TV series	Chardonnay Lane-Pascoe	2002-04
Modigliani	2004	Film	Beatrice Hastings
La Femme Musketeer	2004	TV film	Valentine D'Artagnan
House of 9	2005	Film	Claire Levy
Dead Fish	2005	Film	Hostess
Hotel Babylon	2006	TV series	Alice	1 episode
The Royal	2006	TV series	Debbie Guthrie	Episode: "Thinking Too Hard"
Doctors	2006	TV series	Megan Reeves	Episode: "Running Time"
Two Families	2007	Film	Giulia
New Street Law	2007	TV series	Tessa Darling
Coronation Street	2007	TV series	Lindsey Gordon	3 episodes
Echo Beach	2008	TV series	Angela Cole	12 episodes
Plus One	2009	TV series	Nicola Dare	Episode: "I Do a Lot of Work for Charity"
Lesbian Vampire Killers	2009	Film	Blonde
Psych 9	2010	Film	Anne Marks
Pimp	2010	Film	Tammy
Love Like Hers	2012	Film (short)	Mother
Silent Hours	2015	Film	Rosemary Calthorpe
Doctors	2016	TV series	Jules Moule	Episode: "Without You"
Death in Paradise	2016	TV series	Ella Thomas	1 Episode: "Lost Identity"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2003	Television and Radio Industries Club Award	New TV Talent	Footballers' Wives