Nicky Ladanowski is a Los Angeles-based English

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

and writer working in television, film and theatre. She is known for various roles in an extensive film and television career including Merle Jackson in ''

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 ...

'', Mandy Cutler in '' Paradise Heights'' and Mand in ''

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''. She is often known for playing beautiful and glamorous characters such as Anne-Marie in ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...

'' and loveable characters such as nurse Sarah in ''Death Becomes Him'' and Lisa Trotter in ''

The Sarah Jane Adventures ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' is a British science fiction television programme that was produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies, and starring Elisabeth Sladen. The programme is a spin-off of the long-running BBC sc ...

'' for the BBC. She is also famed for her many comedic roles in shows such as the BBC's ''

My Family ''My Family'' is a British sitcom created and initially co-written by Fred Barron, which was produced by DLT Entertainment and Rude Boy Productions, and broadcast by BBC One for eleven series between 2000 and 2011, with Christmas specials broadc ...

'' and with

Ricky Gervais Ricky Dene Gervais ( ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and director. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms ''The Office'' (2001–2003), '' Extras'' (2005–2007), and '' An Idiot Abroad' ...

in '' Extras'' as Les Dennis's fiancé Simone Lewis. Having starred in all of the UK's medical drama's ''

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'', ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and pr ...

'' and ''

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'' she has recently been seen in two of the UK's other primetime shows '' Law & Order: UK'' for ITV and '' Waterloo Road'' for the BBC.

Filmography

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* * http://www.nickyladanowski.com * https://twitter.com/NickyLadanowski * https://www.instagram.com/nickyladanowski/ English television actresses English stage actresses British people of Polish descent Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{england-actor-stub