Linzey Cocker

Linzey Cocker
Born Linzey Louise Cocker
(1987-05-19) 19 May 1987
Salford, England, United Kingdom
Occupation Actress
Years active 2004–present
Children 1

Linzey Louise Cocker (born 19 May 1987) is an English actress best known for playing the roles of Jade Webb in the BBC Three comedy-drama series Drop Dead Gorgeous, Josie in the 2008 film Wild Child, and Jess Fisher in Waterloo Road. She has also starred in many short films one being "MUG" which was directed by her child's father, Oliver Lee.

Early years

Cocker went to Wentworth High School (now Ellesmere Park High School) in Eccles, Greater Manchester.

Career

In Drop Dead Gorgeous, Cocker's character is the fraternal twin of Ashley Webb, played by actress and model Sinéad Moynihan. Jade, being the popular and charismatic sister, finds it difficult to adjust to her shy sister's rapid success as a model, when Jade has always wanted to be a model herself so when her sister was offered a modeling job it changed their family's life and most of all Jade life.

She also appeared in the hit film Wild Child along with actress Emma Roberts.

She also starred in a BBC drama series, Waterloo Road, playing new pupil Jess Fisher,[1] alongside former Silent Witness actress Amanda Burton who plays her on-screen mother and new headteacher, Karen Fisher.[2]

She also played Sam Swan in a BBC comedy drama White Gold.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
2008 Clash of the Santas Brooke
2008 Wild Child Josie
2008 Is Anybody There? Tanya
2009 Salvage Jodie
2010 4.3.2.1. Gwen
2010 McQueen Becky
2013 Enemies Closer Kayla
Television
Year Title Role
2004 Conviction Miriam Payne
2006 Drop Dead Gorgeous Jade Webb
2006 Shameless Zadie
2006 The Innocence Project Rhiannan Hayes
2006 Northern Lights Brooke Armstrong
2006 The Street Leanne McEvoy
2007 City Lights Brooke Armstrong/Sarah Shearer
2010-2011 Waterloo Road Jess Fisher
2012 Leaving Kelly
2014 In the Flesh Haley
2015 The Musketeers Jeanne (episode 2.5 "The Return")
2016 Our Girl Marie Lane
2017 Tina and Bobby (mini-series) Kathy Peters
2017 White Gold Sam Swan

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  2. ↑ "Amanda Burton returns to BBC One in Waterloo Road". BBC Press Office. BBC. 16 October 2009.
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