Claire Sweeney

Person · Open Library

Works

5

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Film & TV

Liverpool, England

English actress, singer and presenter. She is arguably best known for playing the role of Lindsey Corkhill in UK soap opera, Brookside in the 90s and early 00s. In recent years she has become known for her appearances on Loose Women, Comic Relief, A Song for Europe and presenting 60 Minute Makeover. She released a music album called Claire in 2013.

Known for

• Corriedale: Backstage Pass — Self2026
• VE Day 80 — Self2025
• Off Script... Coronation Street & Emmerdale — Self - Guest2025
• Strictly Come Dancing: 20 Fabulous Years — Self (archive footage)2024
• Drama Queens — Self2024
• Eurovision: Everyone's a Winner — Self2023
• When Comic Relief Did Big Brother — Self (archive footage)2023
• Gypsy Billionaire — Self2023
• The Good Ship Murder — Beverley Carnell2023
• Late Night Lycett — Self2023

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

1,079

Total plays

4,659

Claire Jane Sweeney (born 17 April 1971, Walton, Liverpool) is an English actress, singer, musical theatre performer and television personality. She trained at the Elliott-Clarke Theatre School in Liverpool, and went on to the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London. After leaving the stage school, Sweeney had many singing engagements before landing the minor role of Lindsey Corkhill in Brookside for a brief spell in 1991. She entertained cruise ships for P&O as a singer for four years b

via Last.fm · Claire Sweeney

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Claire

Gender

female

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Walton

Occupation

television presenter

Educated at

Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts

Languages spoken

English language

Hair colour

brown hair

Instrument

voice

Image

Claire sweeney crop.jpg

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