Donnaleigh Bailey

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Donnaleigh Bailey
Born (1983-01-17) 17 January 1983 (age 39)
Balsall Heath, Birmingham, England
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
TelevisionDoctors

Donnaleigh Bailey (born 17 January 1983) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Michelle Corrigan in the BBC soap opera Doctors. Since 2015, she has made occasional appearances in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.

Career[]

Bailey appeared as Michelle Corrigan in the BBC's soap opera Doctors. Bailey revealed on her BBC profile for Doctors that when she was shopping with co-star Martha Howe-Douglas who played Donna Parmar, the two were stopped by a man who showed them a "terrible" cut on his arm. Bailey said, that the man "wouldn't believe that they didn't work in a surgery".[1] This happened in another instance, this time with co-star Diane Keen, "One day Diane and I were going for lunch and saw a cyclist knocked off his bike. We ran towards him to see if we could help, but when we got to him I said, 'What can we do?'. I thought, 'This is serious, we can't pretend'. So I just rang for an ambulance.[2] In 2010, Bailey announced her decision to leave Doctors. On the decision to leave, she said: "It was so sad, and filming the last episode was awful. I sobbed from the first scene of the day to the very end!"[2] Bailey has also appeared in episodes of Crossroads, Holby City, Dangerfield, and Casualty.[3] In 2015, she began making occasional appearances in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, her most notable role being Jess Heywood.[4] Bailey's stage credits include the role of Leah in Beautiful Thing, Nikki in Redundant and Colleen in Martha Loves Michael.[1] She is also an Open Door tutor, supporting disadvantaged students with preparation for drama school.[5]

Personal life[]

Bailey was born in Balsall Heath, Birmingham, on 17 January 1983.[1] In 2009, Bailey spent her time divided by living in London, Liverpool, and Birmingham.[1]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Dangerfield Sarah 1 episode
2002 Doctors Jessica Collins
2002 Crossroads Jenny
2004 Holby City Debbie Allen
2005 One Way Love Sara Gayle
2006–2010 Doctors Michelle Corrigan 686 episodes
2015–present Coronation Street
  • Nurse (2015)
  • P.C. Woodruff (2016)
  • Jess Heywood (2017–present)
 Various roles
2019 Casualty Trina Frazier 1 episode

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Donnaleigh Bailey (Michelle)". BBC. BBC Online. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b Laws, Roz (8 August 2010). "Donnaleigh Bailey on her tears at leaving Doctors". Sunday Mercury. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Casualty viewers spot TWO familiar faces including former Coronation Street star". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Casualty fans delighted as they spot two familiar faces – including THIS former Coronation Street star!". What's on TV. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Open Door: East Midland Tutors". Open Door. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

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