Suzanne Collins was born in Mill Road Hospital, Liverpool on the 25th of May 1978, she attended Prenton High School for Girls followed by Birkenhead Sixth Form College. She knew from a young age that she wanted to be an actress and always loved singing, dancing and acting as from the age of two she performed in many pantomimes, musical shows and competitions and began studying drama aged 16. Studying A Level Performing Arts in Dance, Drama and Music, English Language and Literature at Birkenhead Sixth Form College, she was encouraged by her drama teacher Drew Rowlands to audition for the role of Nikki Shadwick in Channel 4s much loved soap opera. By the age of 19 she had landed the recurring role in the long running soap 'Brookside' (1998-2003) and over the years, through her portrayal of Nikki, viewers saw her explore many contemporary issues through a variety of demanding roles, which won her a special place in fans hearts. During her time on the show, her character was involved in a number of high profile story lines including date-rape, a stalking ordeal, as well as having to come to terms with her father and her sister being tragically killed.
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| as Nikki Shadwick |
Returning to life as an actress after the birth of her daughter Mya in 2004, Suzanne starred in many feature and short films such as, 'Charlie Noades
R.I.P.' (2011), written and starring Neil Fitzmaurice from 'The Office', 'Phoenix
Nights' and 'Peep Show' in which she played Neils fiancé Sarah. Also she appeared as Sue Gilmore in the
BBC 1 television series of 'Doctors' (2006) and in the Spring of 2007 landed the
role of Davina Coulson in ITV drama series 'The Bill' as well as landing the role of Detective Annie Osborne in the 2006 film 'Lycanthropy'. Several more appearances included playing a 'WAG' in '15 Minutes That Shook the World' (2009), a film about Liverpool FC in Istanbul when they won the Champions League. In 2012 she was awarded the Best Actor Award at The Liverpool Write
Now Festival for her portrayal of Lucy Russell in Ian Moore's two handed
psychological thriller 'Catfish Therapy' after 'Moving On' (2011), Playing Miss Pinderston in 'Educating Bitchfield' (2014) was followed in 2015 when she portrayed Jane in the movie 'Soft Lad'. Later she played the part of Mrs Tranter in the TV series 'Clink' (2019) and then Teresa in the drama 'Out of Time' (2020).
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| 'Brick up the Mersey Tunnels' |
In theatre she achieved tremendous critical acclaim as Maggie the cafe owner at Liverpool's Royal Court Theatre in Dave Kirby and Nicky Alt's sensational comedy 'Brick up the Mersey Tunnels', which smashed the box office records in 2006 and returned by public demand with the same cast for 6 consecutive years. She said, "My character is a Scouse girl called Maggie who works in a cafe on the dock road. She dreams of meeting a fella over the Mersey, with a Porsche and a plot of land. She's a gold digger and wants out. One favourite memory is Eithne Browne and I looking out of the window of our dressing room and wondering what was the noise outside. It was actually people queuing for tickets to come and see our show."
Applauded for her performance of the 'My Angry Vagina' monologue within the prestigious 'Vagina Monologues' performed annually to bring attention to V-Day in thousands of cities and colleges worldwide, she also took her career in a new direction turning her skills as an actress to those of a TV presenter and has presented 'Wish You Were Here' for ITV1 and 'Xchange' for the BBC. Suzanne also believes in the importance of supporting and educating future actors & actresses and is a director of the Suzanne Collins Academy of Dance which trains future performers and was also the co-director of drama company High Horizons Ltd, founded by her and fellow actress Ann Marie Davies. They provided acting and film making workshops, drama classes, and holiday clubs to schools and colleges throughout the UK.
Suzanne married former footballer Stephen Clemence in June 2017 and she made her TV comeback after landing a role on Channel 4 soap 'Hollyoaks' (2022) when she appeared as Anna, a woman who sought divorce advice from lawyer Verity Hutchinson in March 2022.
see also :- http://www.thefootballvoice.com/2025/04/a-history-of-liverpool-thespians-paul.html
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