Sue has been an actress for over 40 years, working for 12 years in repertory theatre before embarking on a long television career.
Sue has worked at numerous renowned theatres including The Royal Court, London, The Lowry, The Empire and The Royal Exchange.


She starred in national tour of The V Monologues and hit musical 20th Century Boy, playing in a total of 65 theatres across the UK.
Sue played Gloria Todd in Coronation St (4 years) and Jackie Corkhill in Brookside (11 years). Other TV credits include, How We Used To Live, The Beiderbecke Affair, Coasting, Dalziel and Pascoe, Heartbeat, The Royal, Doctors, Holby City, Emmerdale, Midsomer Murders, Casualty and Being Eileen. She has recorded over 200 plays in BBC radio drama.
Sue has produced and directed the sell out Night of Stars and Night of Stars II at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, Gala Night of Stars at the Tameside Hippodrome and 2 open air Shakespeare productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and As You Like It. As patron of 24/7 Festival, she directed Shadow Of Your Hand in 2011.
Sue was honoured to be the subject of This Is Your Life in 2001 and awarded Woman of the Year 2008.