Susie Blake

Susie Blake (born 19 April 1950) is an English television, radio and stage actress. She is best known for her portrayals of the snobbish TV announcer in As Seen On TV by Victoria Wood and the role of Bev Unwin in Coronation Street, portrayed between 2003 and 2006, and a brief return in 2015. She is currently portraying Hilary Nicholson in Mrs. Brown's Boys, which she has been playing since December 2011. 2Personal life Blake trained at the Arts Educational School and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She is the granddaughter of actress Annette Mills, and a great-niece of actor Sir John Mills. Actresses Hayley and Juliet Mills are Blake's first cousins once-removed. 2Acting Blake has appeared in television programmes starring Victoria Wood and has extensive radio credits. She appeared in the first episode of the sitcom One Foot in the Grave in which her character was responsible for firing Victor Meldrew, and thus set the events of the show into motion. She appeared as Bev Unwin in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street until her departure in December 200