Claire Elizabeth Cooper (born 26 October 1980) is a British actress, best known for portraying
Jacqui McQueen in
Channel 4 soap opera ''
Hollyoaks'', a character she played from 2006 to 2013.
Cooper co-owns clothing rental boutique The Closet in
Liverpool with ''Hollyoaks'' co-stars
Jennifer Metcalfe and
Leah Hackett.
Early life
Cooper was a British champion
gymnast for 10 years.
Cooper attended the
Guildford School of Acting.
Career
Cooper has appeared in various British television shows, including a two-part episode on ''
Waking the Dead'' in 2004. She made appearances on ''
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford.
Origi ...
'' and ''
Waterloo Road'' in 2006.
Cooper made her on-screen debut in ''Hollyoaks'' in September 2006. In 2009 she played a character in the second series of ''
Hollyoaks Later
''Hollyoaks Later'' (originally ''Late Night Hollyoaks'') is a British television spin-off of the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. The series allows for more sexual content, 'edgier' storylines and stronger language than ''Hollyoaks''. The s ...
''. In late 2010 she was in an hour-long spin-off episode called ''
Hollyoaks: King of Hearts''.
In 2016, Cooper played the part of Claire in the second series of ''
In the Club''.
[http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/hollyoaks/news/it-s-a-dream-come-true-newlywed-hollyoaks-ex-claire-cooper-is-in-the-club ‘It’s a dream come true!’ Newlywed Hollyoaks ex Claire Cooper is In The Club!.]
Personal life
Cooper married her boyfriend
Emmett J. Scanlan on 31 December 2015 in
New York City. On 8 May 2020, she announced she was pregnant with their first child. On 18 July 2020, she gave birth to a boy named Ocean. On 12 November 2022, she gave birth to her second child, a daughter named Fiáin.
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Filmography
Awards and nominations
Cooper won Best Actress at
British Soap Awards in 2013 and Best Family at
''Inside Soap'' Awards in 2009. She has also received several nominations:
*(*) means there were two main round of nominations for that category. For that particular category, nominated means she only made the first round of nominations and shortlisted means she made the second and final round of nominations to be decided by either the public vote or by a judging panel.
References
External links
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Living people
British television actresses
Actors from Wakefield
Actors from Halifax, West Yorkshire
British soap opera actresses
Actresses from Yorkshire
Alumni of the Guildford School of Acting
English soap opera actresses
1980 births