Sandy Ratcliff

Sandy Ratcliff was an English actress and model who began her career in fashion before moving into film. Born in Islington, London, she made an impression as a model in the 1970s and was billed by the royal photographer Lord Snowdon as the face of the decade, which helped open the way to screen work. Her first major role came in Ken Loach's BAFTA-nominated Family Life (1971), as a schizophrenic teenager, followed by The Final Programme (1973) and Chris Petit's road movie Radio On (1979). She appeared on television in Minder, Play for Today, The Sweeney and Shoestring, and on stage in the 1981 Kinks musical Chorus Girls. She became widely known as Sue Osman in the BBC serial EastEnders, a part she played from 1985 until 1989. Later credits included Maigret in 1992 and Men of the Month (1994). Ratcliff died in 2019.