Vickie Gates is a British actress, best known for the roles of Leanne Powell in Brookside and Marilyn Chambers in The Bill. Between her initial stint as Leanne in 1993 and her return in 1997 (before a permanent return in 2000), Gates was in an all-girl pop band called Dream Reality. She has also appeared in the TV series Springhill, City Central and Liverpool 1.
She has supplemented her television work with appearances in the film The Last Straw and appearing in the Vagina Monologues. Other TV appearances have included Abbamania 2 and as the winner of Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes for ITV. In 2013, she played Pat in the BBC comedy-drama Being Eileen.
Acting credits
Screen roles YearTitleRoleNetwork/StudioNotes1992–93, 1997, 2000–03BrooksideLeanne PowellMersey TelevisionSeries regular1996–97SpringhillMeryl CartlegeGranada / Sky One14 episodes1998City Central Sarah CartwrightBBCEpisode: "Life and Death"1999Liverpool 1 MandyITVEpisode: "Pause for Thought"The Last Straw BusinesswomanShort filmGoing Off Big TimeHoney TrapKT FilmsFeature film2002The Ice Cream JesusSister MikeShort filmThe Boy from IpanemaJune McDonaghShort filmBack in Its PlaceGrace RobertsShort film2003–05The Bill Marilyn ChambersThames TelevisionSeries regular2004Abbamania 2PerformerGranadaTV special2007MobileVictim on TrainITV1 episode2013Being EileenPatBBCEpisode: "Homeless"
Stage roles YearTitleRoleNotes1994David Essex's Back To Front British TourSupport/Backing Singer1995Dream RealityGirl-Group Member2002The Vagina MonologuesNeptune Theatre, Liverpool
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