Annie Wallace

Annie Wallace (born 6 May 1965) is a Scottish actress, known for playing Sally St. Claire in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, a role she has portrayed since 2015. She is the first transgender person to portray a regular character in British soap opera history.[1]

Annie Wallace
Born (1965-05-06) 6 May 1965
Aberdeen, Scotland
EducationManchester School of Theatre
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present
Known forHollyoaks
Websiteanniewallace.com

Life and career

Wallace was previously a member of the National Youth Theatre in 1981, but she temporarily stopped acting to work in computer science and sound engineering. After eighteen months as a research assistant for the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, from 1998 to 2000, where she advised for and inspired the character of Hayley Cropper,[2] she auditioned successfully for the Manchester School of Theatre in 2001, graduating in 2004. She then appeared in various Manchester theatre productions, including Withnail and I and Wyrd Sisters. In 2011, she appeared in an episode of Shameless[3] as school headmistress Miss Heller.

Wallace is also a musician, with two albums written and recorded with collaborator John Beresford.[4] She has also worked on several podcast comedy series,[5] as well as sound and video design for various theatrical productions.

On 9 October 2015, it was announced[6] that she would be joining the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, in a new regular role as Sally St. Claire.[7][8] Wallace made her first appearance on 29 October 2015.

On 15 November 2015, she was placed at No.17 on the Rainbow List, published by The Independent on Sunday; a list of the most influential openly LGBTI individuals in the United Kingdom, published annually.[9]

On 25 June 2016, Wallace was placed at No.39 on the Pride Power List, published by Out News Global as part of Pride in London; another list of in celebration of the achievements of 100 most influential lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in Britain, voted for by the public.[10]

On 16 September 2016, she won The National Diversity Awards "Celebrity of the Year" award, at Liverpool Cathedral.[11] On the same day she was placed at No.38 on the DIVA Power List.[12]

On 5 October 2016, she was nominated in the BAFTA Scotland Awards 2016 in the category of "Best Actress - Television" for her role in Hollyoaks;[13] the first ever British transgender actress to be nominated for a BAFTA award.[14]

On 5 January 2018, Wallace took part in an edition of Celebrity Mastermind,[15] where her specialist subject was "Doctor Who - 1970-1980". She came in second place with 21 points, losing to journalist Martin Bell with 24 points. Her chosen charity was Mermaids.

Awards and nominations
YearCeremonyAwardNominated workResult
2016Sparkle National Transgender Awards"Trans* Person in the Media/TV of the Year"Hollyoaks
as Sally St. Claire		Nominated
2016The National Diversity Awards"Celebrity of the Year"Won
2016TV Choice Awards"Best Soap Newcomer"Nominated
2016Icon Awards"Cultural Icon of the Year"Runner-up
2016Digital Spy Soap Awards"Biggest Unsung Hero"Nominated
2016BAFTA Scotland Awards 2016"Best Actress - Television"Nominated
2017British LGBT Awards"LGBT+ Celebrity Rising Star"Nominated
2018TRIC Awards"Best Soap Actor"Nominated

References
  1. "Who is transgender Hollyoaks actress Annie Wallace and what else has she been in?". metro.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. "Coronation Street's Hayley Cropper inspiration speaks out about being transgender for first time". The Mirror.
  3. "Shameless - Series 8, Episode 13". www.channel4.com.
  4. "Beresford and Wallace music website". Beresford and Wallace.
  5. "The Chop House comedy podcasts". YouTube - The Chop House.
  6. Lees, Paris. "A trans actor joining EastEnders is a triumph – but one born from tragedy". The Guardian.
  7. "Hollyoaks' first transgender actress says 'times are a-changing'". Liverpool Echo.
  8. Kilkelly, Daniel. "Hollyoaks newcomer Annie Wallace revealed as Hollyoaks High's next headteacher". DigitalSpy. Hearst Magazines. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  9. Morrison, Sarah. "The Rainbow List 2015: 1 to 101". The Independent on Sunday.
  10. "The Pride Power List 2016". The Pride Power List. Out News Global. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  11. "Winner - "Celebrity of the Year 2016"". The National Diversity Awards.
  12. "DIVA magazine power list voted for by you". Out News Global. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  13. "British Academy Scotland Awards 2016". BAFTA Scotland. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  14. "'Hollyoaks' Actress Annie Wallace Makes History With BAFTA Nomination". Huffington Post. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  15. Celebrity Mastermind
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