Jacqueline Pirie

Jacqueline Chadwick (née Pirie, born 10 October 1975) is a Scottish actress. She is known for her roles in the British soap operas Emmerdale (1994–96) and Coronation Street (1998–2001).

Career

Born in Stirling, Scotland, Pirie moved with her family to Birmingham, England when she was five.^[1] She appeared in ITV soap opera Emmerdale, as Tina Dingle from 1994–1996. For this role she was nominated for Most Popular Actress at the 1996 National Television Awards. She next appeared in Coronation Street in 1998 as factory machinist Linda Sykes. The storyline involving her character's relationship with Mike Baldwin won Best Storyline at The British Soap Awards in 2001. She left Coronation Street in 2001.

Since 2004, Jacqueline has been teaching drama and running her own performing arts workshop, the "Jacqueline Chadwick Academy of Performing Arts". In 2005 she also contributed to an interview for Coronation Street: The Baldwin Family Album. In 2007 she set up a drama school in her hometown of Stirling. She opened one of her drama schools in Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada, before moving it to Victoria, British Columbia, where she now resides.

References

External links

• Jacqueline Pirie at the Internet Movie Database
• The Jacqueline Chadwick Academy