Claire Sweeney

Career Overview

Claire Sweeney has 20 screen credits in a career dating back to 1982. Signature works include Brookside, Gypsy Billionaire, When Comic Relief Did Big Brother. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

20

Birth Date

1971-04-17

Birth Place

Liverpool, England

Known For

• 

  Brookside
• 

  Gypsy Billionaire
• 

  When Comic Relief Did Big Brother
• 

  Brookside: The Lost Weekend
• Brookside: Friday the 13th
• 

  Eurovision: Everyone's a Winner

Frequent Collaborators

• Dean Sullivan (3 collaborations)
• Sue Jenkins (3 collaborations)
• Michael Starke (3 collaborations)
• Sue Johnston (2 collaborations)
• Louis Emerick (2 collaborations)
• Samuel Kane (2 collaborations)
• Amanda Burton (1 collaborations)
• Gene Foad (1 collaborations)
• Gillian Kearney (1 collaborations)
• Helen Grace (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (20 credits)

  • Corriedale: Backstage Pass

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Strictly Come Dancing: 20 Fabulous Years

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Gypsy Billionaire

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Eurovision: Everyone's a Winner

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • When Comic Relief Did Big Brother

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • House of Games

    - Week 14: Friday (2022) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Week 14: Thursday (2022) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Week 14: Wednesday (2022) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Week 14: Tuesday (2022) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Week 14: Monday (2022) ... Self - Contestant actor actors
    2017
  • Gerard Kelly: A Celebration

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Benidorm

    - Episode 9 (2018) ... Maxine actor actors
    2007
  • Come Dine with Me

    - Series 13, Episode 1 (2010) ... actor actors
    2005
  • There's Only One Paul McCartney

    Self - Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Richard & Judy

    - Season 5, Episode 14 (2006) ... Self actor actors
    2001
  • Celebrity Big Brother

    - Episode 8 (2001) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 7 (2001) ... Self actor actors

    - Eviction (2001) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 5 (2001) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 4 (2001) ... Self actor actors
    2001
  • Loose Women

    - Episode 17 (2003) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 67 (2000) ... Self actor actors
    1999
  • Brookside: Friday the 13th

    Lindsey Corkhill

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Brookside: The Lost Weekend

    Lindsey Corkhill

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Ready, Steady, Cook

    - Episode 16 (2009) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1994
  • Brookside

    actor

    actors

    - Last Ever Episode (2003) ... actor actors

    - Episode 2852 (2003) ... actor actors

    - Episode 2851 (2003) ... actor actors

    - Episode 2850 (2003) ... actor actors

    - Episode 2849 (2003) ... actor actors
    1982
  • Emmerdale

    - Corriedale, Mon 5 Jan 2026 (II) (2026) ... Cassie Plummer actor actors
    1972
  • Coronation Street

    - Corriedale, Monday 5th January 2026 (II) (2026) ... Cassie Plummer actor actors

    - Monday, 5th January 2026 (I) (2026) ... Cassie Plummer actor actors

    - Friday, 2nd January 2026 (2026) ... Cassie Plummer actor actors
    1960