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Flo Wilson (born 11 February 1963) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Claudette Anderson in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale since 2023. She has a career on stage and screen spanning three decades, appearing in shows such as Coronation Street, In the Club and Sanditon, as well as numerous theatre productions since the 1990s.

Life and career

Flo Wilson was born on 11 February 1963 in Manchester, England. She began working with the Pit Prop Theatre Company in her twenties and made her stage debut in 1991, in a production of Angel. She made further stage appearances in A Fine Example (1993) and A Streetcar Named Desire (1994). In 1995, Wilson made her television debut playing a woman in the crime drama Out of the Blue and subsequently went on to appear roles in shows such as Cardiac Arrest, King Girl and Coronation Street. In 2000, she appeared in That Peter Kay Thing and had a recurring role in the first series of the ITV sitcom Fat Friends. Wilson appeared in television shows less frequently throughout the early 2000s, however maintained a stage career appearing in productions such as Fences (2000), Black Love (2001), Lisa's Sex Strike (2007), Somebody's Son and Everybody Loves a Winner (2009). In 2010, she appeared in Waterloo Road and DCI Banks. The following year, she had roles in Hollyoaks, Scott & Bailey, Sirens and The Body Farm. In 2012, Wilson appeared in episodes of Eternal Law The Syndicate Leaving, Hebburn and Monroe. In 2013, she made appearances in Moving On, The Mill and All at Sea. In 2014, she appeared in an episode of Vera and played a midwife in From There to Here.

Between 2014 and 2016, she appeared in the BBC One drama In the Club as a senior nurse. In 2018, she appeared in Oliver Twist at the Hull Truck Theatre. In 2021, she appeared in an episode of Death in Paradise. Between 2022 and 2023, Wilson appeared in the historical drama television series Sanditon. In April 2023, Wilson was announced to be joining the cast of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Claudette Anderson. Her character was introcuded as the mother of established character Charles Anderson (Kevin Mathurin) and prior to her arrival was described as "force to be reckoned with".

Filmography

Film

Television

Radio

Stage

• Angel (1991)
• A Fine Example (1993)
• A Streetcar Named Desire (1994, 2010)
• The Frogs (1997)
• Bretevski Street (1997)
• Joshua's Egg (1998)
• Fences (2000)
• Black Love (2001)
• Lisa's Sex Strike (2007)
• Somebody's Son (2009)
• Everybody Loves a Winner (2009)
• Love on the Dole (2010)
• After Shock (2011)
• Bag Lady (2013–2014)
• To Kill a Mockingbird (2016)
• The Secret Garden (2017)
• Talking Heads (2018)
• One Hand Tied Behind You (2018)
• Oliver Twist (2018)
• Airplays (2018)
• The Tempest (2019)
• Henry V (2019)
• The Visit (2020)
• Small Island (2022)
• Of All the Beautiful Things in the World (2023)

References

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2. Jones, by Craig (24 April 2023). "Former Emmerdale star set to return to the soap in exciting new role". Leeds Live. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
3. "Emmerdale reveals first look as Sanditon star joins cast". Digital Spy. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
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6. published, Grace Morris (24 April 2023). "Emmerdale casts Coronation Street and Hollyoaks star in exciting role". whattowatch.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
7. Jones, Craig (1 May 2023). "Emmerdale newcomer Flo Wilson's little-known links to Peter Kay and David Jason". Leeds Live. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
8. "Flo Wilson – CiekaBailey Associates". CiekaBailey Associates. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
9. "Oliver Twist review, Hull Truck Theatre, Hull, 2018". The Stage. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
10. "Death in Paradise cast | Actors and characters for season 10 | Radio Times". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
11. "Emmerdale casts Sanditon and Brassic star as Charles' 'overbearing' mum". Metro. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
12. "Emmerdale Casts Flo Wilson as Claudette". ITV. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
13. "Emmerdale star Flo Wilson responds to shock death storyline". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 6 March 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
14. "Emmerdale's Flo Wilson hints at softer side to Claudette". Digital Spy. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
15. "Emmerdale casts Flo Wilson as Charles's mum, Claudette | Radio Times". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

External links

• Flo Wilson at IMDb

• 1963 births
• 21st-century English actresses
• Actresses from Manchester
• Black British actresses
• English radio actresses
• English soap opera actresses
• English stage actresses
• English television actresses
• Living people