Lisa George (born 15 October 1970) is an English actress. She has played the role of

Beth Tinker Beth Sutherland (also Tinker) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'', played by Lisa George. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 5 August 2011. Storylines Beth previ ...

in the

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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 ...

'' since 2011. In 2020, George competed in the twelfth series of ''

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'', finishing in fifth place.

Career

''Coronation Street''

In August 2011, she began portraying the role of

, the ex-girlfriend of Steve McDonald (

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), in two episodes of ''

''. She was later brought back as a regular cast member. For her role as Beth, George has been nominated as Best Newcomer in the 2012 annual ''TV Choice'' Awards. She stated she was "shocked and over the moon" to be nominated for the award. Lisa George also played the family liaison officer for the Harrises during 2005, after Katy killed Tommy, prior to appearing as Beth Sutherland in 2011.

Other ventures

In 1997, George toured with a stage musical production of '' Prisoner: Cell Block H''. Her television credits include a role in the 2003 BAFTA nominated television adaptation of the

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novel ''

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,'' as well as episodes of British serial dramas ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...

''. In 2020, George began competing in the twelfth series of ''

'', alongside professional partner Tom Naylor.

Filmography

References

External links

* * Living people Alumni of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama British television actresses English soap opera actresses People from Grimsby Actresses from Lincolnshire 1970 births {{england-actress-stub