Lisa Riley

Known for Acting

7/13/1976(Age 49)

Bury, Lancashire, England

Biography

Actress, TV presenter and star of reality TV, Lisa Riley first shot to fame as plus-sized troublemaker Mandy Dingle in ITV's long running rural soap Emmerdale.

Known For (22 credits)

3.3

Age Before Beauty

2018

Bel, after spending the past 18 years as a homemaker, steps in to save the family business in a failing family run beauty salon in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. Family feuds and bitter rivalries, professional and personal, escalate in the salon amongst the Botox, fillers and facelifts.

Celebrity Catchphrase

2018

In this entertaining series packed with laughs, celebrity contestants attempt to work out catchphrases based on fun animations. Animations include well known phrases, sayings and even film, song and book titles. The celebrities need to buzz in as quickly as they can when they know the answer and can say what they see in a chance to win money for their chosen charities.

7.2

Three Girls

2017

The story of three of the children who were victims in the 2012 grooming and sex trafficking case in Rochdale, for which nine men were convicted and sentenced. The drama explores how these girls were groomed, how they were ignored by the authorities directly responsible for protecting them, and how they eventually made themselves heard.

7.5

The Big Quiz

2011

Stephen Mulhern hosts a titanic clash between ITV's biggest soaps.

5.0

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011

Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction

7.5

Sooty

2011

The fifth incarnation of 'The Sooty Show' sees Richard, Sooty, Sweep and Soo start a new job as handymen at a seaside holiday park.

6.5

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

2011

The place to catch up on all things Celebrity Big Brother UK! Join Rylan Clark-Neal for the best mix of exclusive clips, news and reactions from the house, plus celebrity guests and live debates in the studio.

7.1

Moving On

2009

Moving On is a British television series set in contemporary Britain consisting of standalone dramas all sharing the theme of someone going through some kind of change in their life and moving on.

6.7

Let's Dance for Comic Relief

2009

Celebrities perform famous dance routines in front of a panel of judges to raise money for the Comic Relief appeal, with viewers voting for their favourites.

4.8

Movie

Six Bend Trap

2007

Europe's richest greyhound race takes place at Peterborough's Fengate Stadium. However, trainers and owners will not find this six-bend contest listed in any racing calendar as it is the dramatic final scenes of the new feature film, Six Bend Trap, already being dubbed a 'cult classic', with the final scenes actually shot at Peterborough Stadium.

Having It Off

2002

Having it Off is a one-off TV comedy series for BBC Choice made by Red Production Company in 2002. It was set at a cheap hairdressing salon in Eccles, Greater Manchester. It was shown only once and is not available yet on DVD. Out gay bitchy stereotype Guy La Trousse, desperately tries to escape the drudge of daily wash and crop and change the fortunes of the salon - and his career. This is all thwarted by April, nymphomanic loud-mouthed wife of the hairdressers owner. The BBC website describes it as "rude, crude, strongly working-class sitcom on the lesser-seen BBC Choice, Having It Off promised much yet fell curiously short of the mark, lacking the key that would have propelled it to a higher level". However, tapes have been known to change hands on eBay for high prices.

9.0

Movie

Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime

2000

A televised pantomime of Aladdin with characters played by well-known celebrities.