Michelle Hardwick

Michelle Hardwick, also known as Michelle Brooks, is an English actress born on 26 February 1976 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. She studied Performing Arts at Park Lane College and the Scala Performing Arts school in Leeds. Hardwick has had a successful career both in theater and television. She is best known for her roles as Lizzie Hopkirk in the ITV drama series The Royal and Vanessa Woodfield in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. Additionally, she has appeared in notable shows such as Heartbeat and Coronation Street. In theater, Hardwick played the role of Hero in the Northern Broadsides' production of Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing' in 2000.