Susan Cookson

Infobox actor
name = Susan Cookson

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imagesize = 200px
caption = Cookson on the set of "Casualty".
birthdate = birth date and age|1965|4|20
birthplace = Manchester, England
occupation = Television actress
spouse = Malcolm Scates
notable roles = Maggie Coldwell in "Casualty"

Susan Cookson (Born 20 April 1965 in Manchester) is an English television actress. She is currently a cast member of BBC One's BAFTA winning medical drama "Casualty", playing Dr Maggie Coldwell.

This is Cookson's second role on the programme having appeared in Series 13-14 as an occasional character, anaesthetist Julie Day. She lives in Sheffield with her husband, actor Malcolm Scates, and her two children Ruari and Dan. She also has two sisters.

elected Roles

* Casualty - Julie Day (1998-2000); Maggie Coldwell (2005-2008)
* "Early Doors" - Tanya (2003-2004)
* "Emmerdale" - DI Judy Dove (2003)
* "Shipman" - DC Marie Snitynski (2002)
* "Fat Friends" - Lynette Pickering (2000)
* "Clocking Off" - Janice Piper
* "Queer as Folk" (UK TV series) - Marcie Finch

Finally, she won Fave Female of Series 21 of Casualty last year, (2007) in the www.holby.tv awards.Susan Cookson first fell in love with acting when she was working as a costume designer in a local theatre. The casting director promised her a role on stage and since then, she has never looked back. She is arguably one of the most loved characters 'Casualty' has ever seen and both Susan and her character 'Maggie Coldwell' have large fanbases of all ages.It was announced on 25th July 2008 on the Digital Spy website that Susan had quit her role as Maggie after three years.

External links

* [http://www.susancookson.co.nr/ Susan Cookson Website]
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