Su Pollard

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Susan Pollard (born November 7 1949 in Nottingham) is a flamboyant English comedy actress, known as Su Pollard, best known for her roles in the sitcoms Hi-De-Hi! and You Rang, M'Lord?.

After performing in several West End musicals and coming second in a heat of Opportunity Knocks, she was noticed by BBC producers and chosen to star in a new sitcom Two Up, Two Down with Paul Nicholas.

The sitcom was not a success, but it led to her being cast as 'Peggy Ollerenshaw' in Hi-De-Hi!. The show was a hit and Pollard became familiar face to families across the UK.

In 1988, David Croft and Jimmy Perry, the writers of Hi De Hi!, chose Pollard to star in their new sitcom You Rang, M'Lord?. The show was a moderate success. In the 1990's Su starred in another Croft sitcom Oh, Doctor Beeching!. The show was cancelled by the BBC after only 19 episodes. Critics joked that it had received a "Beeching axe".

Also in 1988, Su won the much-coveted "Rear of the Year" award. Other winners have included Felicity Kendal and Anneka Rice.

Su also voiced two characters of two animated children's television programmes produced for the BBC: the title character of Penny Crayon and 'Noisy', of the Little Robots.

In recent years she has been in several plays and musicals such as Annie and The Pirates of Penzance.

In addition to acting, Pollard has also had a singing career. In 1986, she reached number 2 in the UK singles chart with the song "Starting Together". It is her only Top 40 entry to date. Her first single, "Come To Me (I Am Woman)", reached number 71 the previous year. Her only charting album Su peaked at number 86 in November 1986. She is a supporter of Nottingham Forest F.C..

Su is currently appearing as a nurse in the Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet at the Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton.

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