Kerry Peers (born 1 November 1964) is a British actress who is best known for her role in ''

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'' where she played

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from 1993 to 1998. She has also been in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Brookside'' and appeared on ''

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'' from October 2019 to January 2020.

Early life

Kerry Roberta Peers was born on 1 November 1964 in the small village of

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,Hayward 1996, p. 197 near Mold in North Wales, where she spent her childhood.

Acting

Peers moved to London, where she attended the Central School of Speech and Drama. On leaving drama school she performed in a number of plays, such as

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(with the

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) and was also in the original cast of

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's ''

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'' at the

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in Scarborough. Between 1993 and 1998, Peers joined thecast of ''

'' as DC

. Since then she has continued to appear on television in series such as '' Waterloo Road'', ''

'', ''

'', '' The Case'', ''

'', ''The Royal Today'' and '' Shameless''. She was also a regular cast member of '' Brookside'' 2002–2003, playing the part of

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. In November 2019, she appeared in an episode of the

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'' as Yvette Froom. Peers has also continued to appear on-stage, playing Nurse Ratched in an acclaimed version of

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as well as roles in ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2003, Peers won the

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Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Actress Role for her part in Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs at the

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References

External links

from Internet Movie Database. {{DEFAULTSORT:Peers, Kerry British television actresses British soap opera actresses 1964 births Living people People from Northop