Tracie Bennett

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tracie Bennett
Occupation	Stage Actor
Date Of Birth	Jun 17, 1961(1961-06-17)
Age	63
Birthplace	Leigh
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Gemini

Tracie Bennett Biography

Tracie Bennett is one of the most popular and richest Stage Actor who was born on June 17, 1961 in Leigh, United Kingdom. Tracey Bennett (born 17 June 1961) is an English stage and television actress. She trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in Clapham, London. She played the role of Sharon Bentley in Coronation Street from 1982-1984 and then returning to the role in 1999.

In 2003, she was praised for her role in the London production of High Society, for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award in 2004. She appeared in Sex, Chips and Rock ‘n’ Roll at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester in 2005, for which she was nominated for a TMA Theatre Award as Best Supporting Actress in a Musical.

In October 2007, she began her run in the role of Velma Von Tussle in the London premiere of the musical Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre. She mentioned on a televised interview Alan Titchmarsh that it was a “great show” and that she enjoyed doing it, but also said it was exhausting, pointing out that to begin with, the wiring under her wig weighs 10 lbs, making some of the dancing difficult. In spite of this, her efforts were rewarded in March 2008, when she received her second Olivier Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical for her performance.

In February 2010, Bennett took on the role of Judy Garland in the first London production of Peter Quilter’s play, End of the Rainbow. The production premiered with at Northampton’s Royal Theatre, and subsequently transferred to London’s West End. Bennett received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress for her performance. The production transferred to Broadway in March 2012, with Bennett reprising her role. For her performance in the Broadway production, Bennett received a Tony Award nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Play, and won the Outer Critics Circle Award and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play.

She appeared in She Loves Me at the Savoy Theatre in 1994, for which she won the Laurence Olivier Award as Best Supporting Performance in a Musical. She played Ida in Honk!, which won the 2000 Olivier Award for Best Musical.

Tracie Bennett Net Worth

Tracie Bennett is one of the richest Stage Actor from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tracie Bennett 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the 1980s she appeared in several theatre productions at the Library Theatre in Manchester, including Blood Brothers, Breezeblock Park (both by Willy Russell) and the UK premier of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along.

Bennett’s first major television role was in Coronation Street between 1982 and 1984 as Sharon Gaskell, the Fairclough’s foster daughter. She returned to the role in 1999. She played dim-witted blonde Tracy Glazebrook in the pilot of Steven Moffat’s sitcom Joking Apart (1991), a role which she reprised for the subsequent two full-length series in 1993 and 1995. She played Millandra in the film version of Shirley Valentine (1989).

In January 2006, Bennett joined the West End production of Les Misérables in the role of Madame Thénardier at the Queen’s Theatre, which she continued to play to July 2007.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Tracie Bennett Dating?

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In 2017 she played the patient, Molly Drover, in long running BBC medical drama, Casualty.

Facts & Trivia

Tracie Ranked on the list of most popular Stage Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Tracie Bennett celebrates birthday on June 17 of every year.

What else has Tracie Bennett been in?

• Known For. Shirley Valentine Millandra (1989)
• Ruthless! The Musical Lita Encore (2019)
• Coronation Street Sharon Gaskell / Sharon Bentley (1982-2021)
• Making Out Norma (1989-1991)
• Actress. …
• The Extinction of Fireflies Charlotte (2021)
• The Bay Margaret Foley (2019)
• Ruthless!

How old is Tracie Bennett actress?

60 years (June 17, 1961)

Does Tracie Bennett sing?

Although Bennett has been known to insist that she can’t sing , that her voice “sounds like a cross between a cheese grater and a pneumatic drill,” her continuing successes on the musical stage would seem to give the lie to such a claim.

Where is Tracie Bennett from?

Leigh, United Kingdom

Why did Sharon Bentley leave Corrie?

Sharon Bentley (Tracie Bennett) waved another goodbye to Weatherfield tonight as she headed off for a new life after being a part of Harvey Gaskell’s (Will Mellor) drug dealing ring in Coronation Street.