Biography
Sue Nicholls is an English actress. Born Susan Frances Harmar Nicholls on 23 November 1943 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, she trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and has worked in television since the 1960s.
She is best known for playing Audrey Roberts in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1979 to 2025, having first appeared intermittently before becoming a permanent cast member in 1985. Other television credits include Crossroads (1964–1968), The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–1979) as Joan Greengross, Rentaghost (1981–1984) and an episode of The Professionals (1980) as Mrs Derinda Forbes. She appeared on Broadway in the 1974 revival of London Assurance.
Nicholls won British Soap Awards for Best Comedy Performance (2000) and Best Dramatic Performance (2003) for her work on Coronation Street, and received an Outstanding Achievement Award in 2019. She was married to actor Mark Eden from 1993 until his death in 2021.
