Susie Blake

Born in Highgate, London, Susie Blake is an English actress who has worked extensively in television, radio, and theater. She became known for her portrayal of a snobbish television announcer in Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV. She appeared in the first episode of One Foot in the Grave as the character who fired Victor Meldrew. From 2003 to 2006 she played Bev Unwin in Coronation Street, reprising the role briefly in 2015. Since 2011 she has played Hillary Nicholson in Mrs. Brown's Boys. On stage, she took over as Madame Morrible in Wicked, in the West End, from 2007 to 2008. She toured in Boeing Boeing and Grumpy Old Women 2, and in 2015 played The Queen in Handbagged. In 2019 she portrayed Miss Marple in The Mirror Crack'd at the Salisbury Playhouse. Her screen credits include Murder on the Blackpool Express (2017).