
Birthday:
07-13-1976
(48 years)
Birthplace:
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.
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Emmerdale: The Dingles Down Under
Act like Mandy Dingle
event1997
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When a young, wealthy Australian crashes (literally) into their lives and whisks them off to Australia, Mandy's thinking wedding bells, Zak looks for his long lost relative Crocodile Dingle, Vic and Terry find someone new to fight over and even Butch finds romance in the most unexpected of places.
Emmerdale: Don't Look Now! - The Dingles in Venice
Act like Mandy Kirk-Dingle
event1999
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Emmerdale's Dingle family take on Venice!
Secret Society
Act like Beth Trailor / Amazon Woman No. 1
event2000 star_border 4
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Daisy is the love of Ken's life - she is also large... and very pretty... and on the dole. But Ken is a dreamer, all his dreams to make a fast buck ending up where they started - as dreams. With the rent unpaid, the bailiffs at the door and Ken's dreams in tatters, Daisy sets out to bring home the bacon and gets a job in the local factory. There she meets Marlene and half a dozen other large women who are all united in a secret passion - Sumo wrestling! Ken doesn't know what's hit him.
Butterfly Kiss
Act like Danielle
event1995 star_border 6.5
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Deeply mentally unbalanced drifter Eunice roams grim northern Britain committing psychosexual serial murders of both men and women while ostensibly searching for an unknown woman named Judith. She spares the life of lonely but kind-hearted gas station cashier Miriam, who abandons her dismal life to follow her damaged new lover. While attempting to hide the evidence of her multiple crimes, Miriam tries to understand Eunice's bizarre quest.
Six Bend Trap
Act like Mary Myfani
event2007 star_border 6
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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.
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
Act like Handy
event2000 star_border 9
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A televised pantomime of Aladdin with characters played by well-known celebrities.
Fat Friends
Act like Rebecca Patterson (25 ep.)
event2000 star_border 7.7
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Fat Friends was an ITV drama, following a group of overweight people, their laughter and pain and addresses the absurdities of dieting in our modern age. The drama looks at people and how they relate to one another and use body weight as an excuse for all sorts of failings in their relationships, or not living their lives to the full. Four of the cast, Ruth Jones, James Corden, Sheridan Smith and Alison Steadman, went on to appear in Gavin & Stacey.
The Bill
(1 ep.)
event1984 star_border 6.7
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The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.
Emmerdale
Act like Mandy Dingle (3446 ep.)
event1972 star_border 4.1
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The lives of several families in the Yorkshire Dales revolve around a farm and the nearby village. With murders, affairs, lies, deceit, laughter and tears, it's all there in the village.
You've Been Framed!
(79 ep.)
event1990 star_border 7.6
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You've Been Framed! is a British television comedy show, produced by ITV Studios for ITV where viewers send in humorous home videos. It is currently narrated by the comedian Harry Hill.
During the show, the video clips are played and the people who sent them in receive £250. Before the advert break, a "What happens next?" competition, where the viewers have to guess what happens after a clip is frozen, or "Framed Gold Records" competition, where viewers have to guess how many times something can happen before something else happens, or "Are You A Cry Baby? Maybe" competition, where viewers guess if there will be tears before bedtime, is played. The answer is revealed after the break.
Having It Off
(6 ep.)
event2002
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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.
Moving On
Act like Moira (1 ep.)
event2009 star_border 7.1
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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.
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Act like Lilian (1 ep.)
event1996 star_border 7.2
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Instead of spending her golden years lying down, the indomitable Hetty Wainthropp found her calling late in life. Combining common sense, her husband, and her pocketbook, this senior sleuth takes on all the cases the police deem too minor.
An Audience with...
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event1978 star_border 5.3
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An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.
Three Girls
Act like Lorna Bowen (3 ep.)
event2017 star_border 7.2
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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.
Age Before Beauty
Act like Tina Regan (6 ep.)
event2018 star_border 3.3
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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.
Sooty
Act like Betty Diva (1 ep.)
event2011 star_border 6.9
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The fifth incarnation of 'The Sooty Show' sees Richard, Sooty, Sweep and Soo start a new job as handymen at a seaside holiday park.
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Act like Self - Participant (1 ep.)
event2011 star_border 5
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Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
Act like Self - Judge (1 ep.)
event2009 star_border 6.7
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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.
The Big Quiz
Act like Self - Panelist (1 ep.)
event2011 star_border 7.5
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Stephen Mulhern hosts a titanic clash between ITV's biggest soaps.
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2011 star_border 6.5
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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.
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