Channique Sterling-Brown (born 18 April 1997) is an English actress. She began her career appearing in various stage productions including ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2022, she began portraying the role of Dee Dee Bailey on the

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soap opera ''

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'', for which she was awarded the

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at the 2023 British Soap Awards.

Life and career

Sterling-Brown was born in

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, but split growing up between there and

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. She attended

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from 2008 to 2015. Sterling-Brown wanted to pursue a career in law as a teenager, but was advised by her drama teacher to pursue acting. She turned down a place at law school despite her mother wanting her to take law. She then obtained a BA in acting at the

University of Central Lancashire , mottoeng = "From the Earth to the Sun" , established = as Institution for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledgere-established 1992 (University status granted) , type = Public , chancellor ...

(UCLan) from 2015 to 2018. When she started at UCLan, she began appearing in various stage productions, making her stage debut as the lead role in ''

''. In 2018, after leaving university, she moved to

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and began volunteering at her local

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branch since a man she knew killed himself. She continues to volunteer at least once a week alongside her acting, as well as singing in a band at her local church. Sterling-Brown auditioned for the role of

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in the

soap opera ''

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'', but lost out to Karene Peter. However, later that year, she was cast in the ITV1 soap opera ''

'' as Dee Dee Bailey, the daughter of the established Bailey family. The role marked Sterling-Brown's first major television role, after previously doing advertisements for Samaritans and various other mental health campaigns. Six months into her tenure, she was nominated for the

, which she went on to win. She has also been nominated within the Rising Star category at the 28th National Television Awards, as well as Best Newcomer at the 2023 ''Inside Soap'' Awards.

Stage

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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