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Gerry's Bio

Gerry's performing career spans three decades and has seen her perform in Theatre, TV, Film, Variety and Cabaret. Her early work as a soubrette kept her busy with appearances in theatres across the UK including, New Theatre, Hull; Apollo Theatre, Oxford; Theatre Royal, Nottingham; Grand Theatre, Blackpool and Pavilion Theatre, Weymouth, to name a few, with variety stars such as Ken Dodd, Les Dawson and Keith Harris & Orville. Her work as a vocalist extended to international holiday venues, luxury hotels and even a stint on the infamous 'Achille Lauro' cruise ship.
On TV, she has enjoyed day players roles in both Coronation Street and Eastenders as well as appearing in a number of episodes of 'This Way Up' with Brian Connolly as his wife. Her lead role in Cliff Richard's music video, 'We should be together this Christmas' saw her featured on both 'This Morning' and 'The Gloria Hunniford Show'.

Gerry's recording work includes, backing vocals for regional shows and pantomimes, solo artistes albums and two Eurovision Song Contest entries.

Gerry enjoyed a number of years in performance management, producing, directing and choreographing shows, prior to running her own actors agency which closed its doors in 2007, after which Gerry took, (what turned out to be) a twelve-year hiatus from performing, whilst she completed a . in Counselling Studies and went on to work as as psychotherapeutic counsellor and ultimately as the Online Director of a well-known, national online counselling service for young people.
She continues to practice as a counsellor, working with those struggling with their mental health, alongside her career as an actor...two careers, she asserts, that share many parallels.

She came back to acting in 2018 with a showcase performance at The Lowry Theatre. Manchester. Since then, Gerry has performed in several short films, a couple of TV pilots, three theatre festivals and has written her first short play, which she staged in Liverpool this year which she is hoping to develop into a web series in 2025.

Fun Facts about Gerry:
Her first stage dance performance was at age three, at The Carnegie Theatre, Workington. A theatre she appeared in hundreds of times in subsequent years.
Her first acting role was age 9, as the Pink Doll, in a children's Christmas play production in her local community hall.
She played a 'clockwork doll' with the Royal Ballet Touring Company in their foray to the Lake District in the 1980s.
She has played a character called Mary five times.
She worked as a children's entertainer in the 90's running a disco party company called 'Organised Chaos'.
Her actors agency was called 'Starfish Enterprises', NOT 'Starship Enterprises'.
Her first professional gig was as a Pontins Bluecoat.
Her last professional gig (prior to her comeback!) was in The Actors Church in Covent Garden. It was a tribute performance for the late Fred Pontin. She appeared with Tom O' Connor, who introduced them as, 'Tom and Gerry'. She wore her original Pontins Bluecoat.

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AvailabilityLooking for work

ContractFreelance

LocationSouthport: United Kingdom

Working LocationsLiverpool: United Kingdom, Manchester: United Kingdom, Carlisle

Skill LevelDirector

Tagged Job TitlesActor

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#6 Ranked Actor

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