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Occupation
  
Actress and Singer

Parents
  
Monica Pallet

Height
  
1.55 m

Name
  
Roxanne Pallett

Years active
  
2005–present


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Born
  
26 December 1982 (age 41) (
1982-12-26
)
Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK

Website
  
roxannepallettofficial.com

Role
  
Actress · roxannepallettofficial.com

Education
  
Manchester School of Acting, Liverpool John Moores University, Trinity School, Carlisle

Movies and TV shows
  
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Profiles

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Roxanne Pallett (born 26 December 1982) is an English actress and singer. She is best known for playing the role of Jo Sugden in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale from 2005 to 2009. She was crowned the winner of Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes (2006), Soapstar Superstar (2006) and Dancing on Ice (2009), has won critical acclaim for numerous stage roles in theatre and is known as a Scream Queen for starring in several horror films, including Lake Placid 3 (2010), Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort (2014) and Devil's Tower (2014) and the art-house film Habit (2016).

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Early life

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Pallett was born in Carlisle, Cumbria and brought up in Currock by her mother and grandmother. Her maternal grandfather was Italian and her absent father is Iranian. Her father abandoned her mother Monica when Roxanne was a few days old and has never been a part of her life. She lost her home in a serious house fire age 16. Several months later, her grandmother, who raised her, died of cancer. Educated at Robert Ferguson Primary School and Trinity School, she then graduated with a BA Honours degree in Media, majoring in Film Studies, from Liverpool John Moores University. Pallett studied at the Manchester School of Screen Acting on weekends, and began auditioning for acting roles outside her studies to make up for not going to stage school. Pallett was a volunteer at Carlisle's Eden Valley Hospice during the summer, as a form of gratitude to them caring for her grandma in her last days.

Career

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In her last year at university, Pallett co-formed girl band Urban Angel, writing songs for them with producer ex-East 17 member and Ivor Novello award winner Tony Mortimer who she credits as one of her closest friends even to this day. After landing a deal with a record label, Pallett spent a year developing her music in London and co-creating a TV show that she would be later left out of due to an unfortunate management conflict. Undeterred and in true underdog nature, Pallett sold all her possessions and with help from her mother's savings, bought a guitar and invested every penny in trying to hold on to her record deal. Her tenacity was noticed by a casting director who introduced her to her first agent and in 2005, Pallett caught the eye of ITV. She auditioned for several roles in Emmerdale. After some final callbacks and workshop based auditions, the producers saw huge potential and asked her to play the feistier role of Jo Stiles, a role they were still writing. Pallett won critical acclaim for her major domestic violence storyline in 2008–09.

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In August 2008, Pallett became the public face of the Early Warning Signs campaign for UK domestic violence charity Refuge, that urges young women to look out for early signs where a partner may turn violent in a relationship. During her 130 shows and three years on Emmerdale, she was nominated for several awards as Sexiest Female, Best Storyline, and Best Actress at The British Soap Awards 2007, 2008, 2009, the Inside Soap Awards, and TV Quick Awards 2008.

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In November 2005, Pallett showed the nation she could really sing and won Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes as Gloria Estefan. In January 2006, she appeared in the ITV entertainment singing show Soapstar Superstar, finishing fourth in January 2006, and raising over £70,000 for her supported charity the Eden Valley Hospice Jigsaw Appeal. It was on this show that she fell in love with her co-star Richard Fleeshman and despite a 6 year age gap, the couple went on to become one of soap's hottest couples before they split in 2008. Roxanne landed several front covers in profiled modelling features in international magazines, catching the eye of Kanye West who mentioned her on his website after seeing one of her editorial shoots. She regularly topped the 'sexiest' poll awards, cementing her as one of the 100 Most Sexiest Women in the World by FHM in 2006. Roxanne embraced the pin up status brought on by her soap role and landed photoshoots for Loaded and Maxim.

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In 2007, Rosa Roxanne Pallett, a deep red hybrid rose, was named after Pallett and launched at the 2007 Southport Flower Show by Cheshire-based grower C&K Jones.

After leaving Emmerdale, Pallett took part in the fourth series of ITV's Dancing on Ice, which began on 11 January 2009 with professional partner Daniel Whiston; the couple made headlines for the risque move The Headbanger. Pallett then went on the Dancing on Ice Bolero Anniversary UK Tour 2009. Scheduled to play the lead role in 2009 Christmas pantomime Cinderella at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne, she understandably bowed out 3 weeks into performances following the sudden and tragic death of her best friend which she has admitted she will never get over.

In 2010, Pallett filmed a guest role for the BBC's Casualty. She took to the stage as the lead in Rock Around The Clock, making her professional stage debut, which toured the country until September 2010. Also in 2010, she made her film debut in Lake Placid 3.

In September 2010, Pallett toured with Eve Ensler's Vagina Monologues, opposite Nikki Sanderson and Sue Jenkins. Pallett won rave reviews having starred as the female lead (Teena Satin) in the rep theatre run of Satin 'N' Steel at the Oldham Coliseum Theatre, from 14 April through 7 May 2010, directed by Joyce Branagh. The two-hander play also starred Matt Healy.

In 2012, Pallett played a troubled 17-year-old school girl, Shelby Dixon, in BBC's Waterloo Road, a role that was twelve years younger than the actress herself in real life and then guest starred in Casualty as psychotic character Keeley Hyatt. That same year, she was cast as Sarah McColl in British horror film Devil's Tower. Pallett stated that she found her role to be very emotionally demanding, as she admitted to method acting and surviving off 5 hours of sleep a night during the shoot which required her to work eighteen-hour days over a period of two months. She then began filming an urban comedy for Kaleidoscope Pictures, 'It's A Lot' playing the quirky college misfit Louise. The film was released in November 2013. From 20 December 2012 until 11 May 2013, Pallett played Janet Weiss in the 40th anniversary UK tour of The Rocky Horror Show.

In June 2013 Roxanne Pallett won rave reviews for her comedic role on stage as Shelley in Ladies' Day for The Royal Court, Liverpool. In 2014 Pallett began filming a new British film The Violators in Merseyside and was then confirmed for a role in the 20th Century Fox horror film Wrong Turn 6, which began filming in March 2014. Wrong Turn 6 premiered at London's Leicester Square Fright Fest in October 2014 and was also screened at Fox.

Pallett then landed the lead role of Bev in On The Piste written and directed by BAFTA winning playwright John Godber.

In 2016, Pallett began filming British thriller Habit, an arthouse movie based on the Stephen McGeagh novel. She then took to the stage in London to star as Tyler in Neil LaBute's Some Girls at Park Theatre which won a nomination as well as rave reviews. Pallett then worked on a national campaign for Age UK and was made ambassador for the charity which supports the elderly.

In 2016 Pallett began a successful run in the Broadway production of the eighties musical The Wedding Singer based on the Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore movie. She starred alongside Ray Quinn and Ruth Madoc in the stage musical. In April 2017, Pallett unexpectedly left the production mid-way through its run, leaving Lucie Jones, Tara Verloop and Stephanie Clift to fill in for the remainder of the tour.

Filmography

Actress
2018
Recoil (Short) as
Suzie (as Roxanne Pallett)
2017
Habit as
Alex (as Roxanne Pallett)
2015
The Violators as
Carla (as Roxanne Pallett)
2014
Crystal Skulls (TV Movie) as
BBC Reporter Melanie Cox (as Roxanne Pallett)
2014
Devil's Tower as
Sarah MacColl (as Roxanne Pallett)
2014
Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort (Video) as
Jillian (as Roxanne Pallett)
2013
It's a Lot as
Louise (as Roxanne Pallett)
2012
Crime Stories (TV Series) as
Linda Brooks
- Episode #1.9 (2012) - Linda Brooks (as Roxanne Pallett)
2010
Casualty (TV Series) as
Keeley Hyatt / Leanne Greening
- Appropriate Force (2012) - Keeley Hyatt (as Roxanne Pallett)
- The Enemy Within (2010) - Leanne Greening (as Roxanne Pallett)
2012
Waterloo Road (TV Series) as
Shelby Dixon
- Episode #7.28 (2012) - Shelby Dixon (as Roxanne Pallett)
2011
Generator Rex (TV Series)
- Riddle of the Sphinx (2011) - (voice, as Roxanne Pallett)
2010
Lake Placid 3 (TV Movie) as
April (as Roxanne Pallet)
2005
Emmerdale Farm (TV Series) as
Jo Sugden / Jo Stiles
- Unhappy Birthday (2008) - Jo Sugden (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Behind Closed Doors (2008) - Jo Sugden (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Risky Business (2008) - Jo Sugden (as Roxanne Pallett)
- You've Been Framed (2008) - Jo Sugden (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Winner Takes It All (2008) - Jo Sugden (as Roxanne Pallett)
- What Price Love? (2008) - Jo Sugden (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Denial (2008) - Jo Sugden (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Boiling Point (2008) - Jo Sugden (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Hit and Run (2008) - Jo Sugden (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Deceit (2008) - Jo Sugden (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Ashes to Ashes (2008) - Jo Sugden (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Secrets and Lies (2008) - Jo Sugden (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Heartbreak (2008) - Jo Sugden (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Blood Betrayal (2008) - Jo Stiles (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Judgement Day (2008) - Jo Stiles (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Death Becomes Her (2008) - Jo Stiles (as Roxanne Pallett)
Self
2018
Jeremy Vine (TV Series) as
Self - Panellist / Self - Guest Panellist
- Episode #2.184 (2019) - Self - Panellist (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Episode #1.1 (2018) - Self - Guest Panellist (as Roxanne Pallett)
2019
Celebrity Coach Trip (TV Series) as
Self
- Benidorm (2019) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Altea (2019) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Denia (2019) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2018
Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls (TV Series) as
Self
- Surviving The Island (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- The End (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Hunger & A Pig (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Meat Or Fish? (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Conflict And Storms (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Arrival (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2018
Celebrity Ghost Hunt (TV Series) as
Self
- Haunted Holiday: Schloss Hohenstadt (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Haunted Holiday: Hotel Waldlust (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2018
Celebrity Big Brother (TV Series) as
Self
- Day 18: Live Eviction #4 (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Day 16 (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Day 15: Live Eviction #3 (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Day 14 (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Day 13 (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Day 12: Live Eviction #2 (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Day 11 (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Day 10 (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Day 9 (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Day 8: Live Eviction #1 (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Day 7 (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Day 6 (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Day 5 (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Day 4 (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Day 3 (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Day 2 (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Day 1: A Storm Unleashed (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Live Launch (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2018
Celebrity Big Brother Revealed Line Up (Short) as
Self - Emmerdale (as Roxanne Pallett)
2016
Good Morning Britain (TV Series) as
Self - Guest / Self - Age UK Ambassador
- Episode dated 23 July 2018 (2018) - Self - Guest (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Episode dated 5 December 2016 (2016) - Self - Age UK Ambassador (as Roxanne Pallett)
2017
Partners in Rhyme (TV Series) as
Self - Panellist
- Episode #1.8 (2017) - Self - Panellist (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Episode #1.3 (2017) - Self - Panellist (as Roxanne Pallett)
2016
Michael McIntyre's Big Show (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode #2.2 (2016) - Self - Guest (as Roxanne Pallett)
2016
Lorraine (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode dated 7 July 2016 (2016) - Self - Guest (as Roxanne Pallett)
2016
Breakfast (TV Series) as
Self - Investigating Ageism in the UK
- Episode dated 11 April 2016 (2016) - Self - Investigating Ageism in the UK
2011
The Wright Stuff (TV Series) as
Self - Special Guest / Self - Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 3 November 2014 (2014) - Self - Special Guest (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Episode #15.91 (2011) - Self - Guest Panelist (as Roxanne Pallett)
2014
Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort - All the Kills in Them Hills (Video short) as
Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2013
Fake Reaction (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.8 (2013) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2013
Central Tonight (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 28 January 2013 (2013) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2012
Daybreak (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 3 April 2012 (2012) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Episode dated 3 March 2012 (2012) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2011
Beer & Pizza Club (TV Series) as
Guest
- Episode #2.7 (2011) - Guest (as Roxanne Pallett)
2011
The Real Hustle (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Episode #10.1 (2011) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2011
Total Wipeout (TV Series) as
Self - Contestant
- Celebrity Special 1 (2011) - Self - Contestant (as Roxanne Pallett)
2011
Sing If You Can (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.2 (2011) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Episode #1.5 (2011) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2010
30 Years of 'An Audience With...' (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Episode #1.4 (2010) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2010
Live from Studio Five (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 3 August 2010 (2010) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2007
Loose Women (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #14.223 (2010) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Episode #12.84 (2008) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Episode #11.89 (2007) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2008
Xposé (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #4.133 (2010) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Episode #4.28 (2009) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Episode #3.66 (2008) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2010
The Podge and Rodge Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #5.5 (2010) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2009
Dancing on Ice (TV Series) as
Self - Contestant / Self
2008
Emmerdale 5000 (TV Movie documentary) as
Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2008
The British Soap Awards 2008 (TV Special) as
Self - Audience Member (as Roxanne Pallett)
2008
The British Soap Awards 2008: The Party (TV Special) as
Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2008
The 3rd TVNow Awards (TV Special) as
Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2007
The National Television Awards 2007 (TV Special) as
Self - Audience Member (as Roxanne Pallett)
2007
The British Soap Awards 2007 (TV Special) as
Self - Audience Member (as Roxanne Pallett)
2006
Soapstar Superstar (TV Series) as
Self - Contestant / Self - Audience Member / Self
2006
Jungle Run (TV Series) as
Self - Contestant
- Emmerdale Special (2006) - Self - Contestant (as Roxanne Pallett)
2006
Sport Relief 2006 (TV Special) as
Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2006
The British Soap Awards 2006 (TV Special) as
Self - Audience Member (as Roxanne Pallett)
2006
This Morning (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 22 May 2006 (2006) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Episode dated 19 May 2006 (2006) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Episode dated 13 January 2006 (2006) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Episode dated 11 January 2006 (2006) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
- Episode dated 6 January 2006 (2006) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2006
An Audience with Coronation Street (TV Special documentary) as
Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2006
Soapstar Superstar: Bonus Tracks (TV Series) as
Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2005
DiscoMania 2: Don't Stop the Music (TV Special) as
Performer (as Roxanne Pallett)
Archive Footage
2018
Jeremy Vine (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.6 (2018) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)
2018
Good Morning Britain (TV Series) as
Self - Celebrity Big Brother Contestant
- Episode dated 4 September 2018 (2018) - Self - Celebrity Big Brother Contestant (as Roxanne Pallett)
2010
Dancing on Ice Friday (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.3 (2010) - Self (as Roxanne Pallett)

References

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