Crissy Rock
| Crissy Rock | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Christine Murray 23 September 1958 Liverpool, Merseyside England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actress, Comedian |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Employer | ITV |
| Television |
Benidorm (2007–12, 2015) I'm a Celebrity... (2011) |
| Spouse(s) | Philip Shaw (1975–?; divorced) |
| Children | Tracy Joyce Shaw Hayley Shaw |
| Website | https://crissy-rock.com |
Crissy Rock (born Christine Murray; 23 September 1958) is an English award-winning actress, stand-up comedian, and best-selling author, most notable for her role as Maggie Conlan in the 1994 film Ladybird, Ladybird, and as Janey York in Benidorm whom she played from 2007, until 2011 when she was axed from the show, although she returned in Episode 6 of Series 5 for a cameo role, and then again for two episodes of Series 7 in 2015.
She appeared in I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! 2011. In December 2012, she appeared on Celebrity Come Dine With Me. For her performance in Ladybird, Ladybird, she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress award at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival.
Rock was born as Christine Murray in Liverpool in 1958 to Edward and Margaret (née Bryan) Murray. As of September 2012 she lives in Peterlee, County Durham. Her parents had married at St Nathaniel's Anglican chapel several months before her birth.
Her best-selling autobiography This Heart Within Me Burns was published in 2011, and chronicles the ups and downs of her troubled life, including childhood abuse, violent relationships, bankruptcy and homelessness. The book made the top ten of the Sunday Times best-seller list for seven months and was released as a paperback in 2012 having hit 35,000 sales. The autobiography revived her career and Rock went on to make regular appearances on ITV's This Morning programme to discuss the book and her life.
Rock started her career as a comedian in the late 1980s. She appeared nationwide on Bob Monkhouse's BBC Television show Bob Says Opportunity Knocks, where she was given the highest marks for any comedy act on the series. Monkhouse said: "She has the art of timing and had me in stitches."
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