Tracie Bennett

ABOUT TRACIE BENNETT

English singer, musician vocalist, performer, artist, entertainer, and stage and television actress who gained fame for her role as Sharon Gaskell in Coronation Street from the year 1982 through 1984, returning to the role in 1999 and again in the year 2021.

She trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in Clapham, London.

She has received two Olivier Awards for Best Supporting Role in a Musical for her performances in the musicals She Loves Me and Hairspray the Musical . Additional nominations arrived for her work in High Society and Follies. Bennett was also nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for Mrs. Henderson Presents, while her performance as Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow earned her an Olivier nomination for Best Actress in a Play and a Tony Award nomination in the same category when the production transferred to Broadway

She was born in Lancashire, England.

She starred alongside William Roache and Helen Worth in the soap opera Coronation Street.