Susie Amy is an English actress and model. She is best known for her role as Chardonnay Lane-Pascoe in the

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''. Amy has also appeared in films '' Modigliani'', ''

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'', '' House of 9'' and ''

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''.

Acting career

While she was working on the

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production of

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's ''

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'', Amy was spotted by an agent, and soon had her first roles on television. In 2001, she appeared in television series '' Dark Realm'' and ''

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'', and then in the 2002 television film ''Sirens''. In 2001, Amy was cast as Chardonnay Lane-Pascoe in the

series ''

'', which made her a

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and earned her the New TV Talent Award by the

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. She was voted as number 74 on the ''

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'' list of

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in 2002, and as number 63 in 2003. Along with

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and

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, Amy appeared on the ''FHM'' cover for February 2003. She starred in ''Footballers' Wives'' from 2002 to 2004. In 2004, Amy was chosen for the lead role of Valentine D'Artagnan in the

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film ''

'', starring alongside

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and

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. For the role she had to train in

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and

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, which she is said to have loved. The same year, she portrayed Beatrice Hastings in '' Modigliani'', which starred

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. In 2005, Amy appeared in films '' House of 9'', starring

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, and ''

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'', and worked on

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's stage production of ''

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''. Amy had episode roles in television series '' Hotel Babylon'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' in 2006. In 2007, she filmed motion picture ''Two Families'', appeared in the

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Acting career

Other work

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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