Alex Hall (actress)
| Alex Hall | |
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| Born |
Patricia Anne Thompson 17 July 1949 Nuneaton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom |
Alex Hall (born Patricia Anne Thompson now Fisher, 17 July 1949 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire) is a British actress and radio presenter.
Her father was a semi-professional footballer for Nuneaton FC. She lived in Peterlee from the age of 3 until 10, then in Billingham both Stockton Street and York Crescent, when her father worked for ICI. She attended St John the Evangelist Primary and a girls grammar school . She worked in the advertising sales department of the Northern Echo and the Evening Gazette.
She appeared in many episodes of ITV's Emmerdale (99-01) as Headteacher of Hotten Comprehensive, Jean Strickland. Her character was killed after a hit and run involving a number of her students. Alex had previously appeared in many well known TV shows including Coronation Street, Prime Suspect, Spender, Byker Grove and Harry.
Since Emmerdale, TV roles have included Wendy Frost in Bodies with Max Beesley and Keith Allen and Brenda, the dizzy Little Chef waitress in Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere. Alex also appeared in the BBC1 children's drama Clay and will be seen in the spring of 2010 in the current series Waterloo Road
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