Sandy Ratcliff1948 - 2019

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Actor

Popularity

0.9

Famous

Biography

Born on October 2, 1950 in London, England, Sandy Ratcliff originally worked as a model and was touted by photographer Lord Snowden as 'The Face of the 70s' before she turned her attention to acting. She took the lead role in Ken Loach's 1971 film Family Life, and later appeared in the 1979 film Radio On, but she was best known for being one of the original cast members in the BBC soap EastEnders. As Sue Osman, Ratcliff appeared in the very first episode in 1985 and played the part of the cafe owner until 1989 when she was sacked due to her addiction to heroin. Ill health and personal problems dogged Ratcliff ever since she left the soap, including battling cancer and hitting the headlines for providing a false alibi for her boyfriend Michael Shorey, who was subsequently sentenced to two life sentences for the murder of two women. At some stage, Ratcliff retrained as a counsellor but had retired by 2010. In her final years she lived in sheltered accommodation and it was here that her body was found on the morning of 7th April, 2019. She was 70 years old.

Credits

Men of the Month
Men of the Month

1994

Comedy • Drama • TV Movie

as Meg

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0.1
A Box of Swan
A Box of Swan

1990

as Patricia

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0.1
Doll’s Eye
Doll’s Eye

1983

as Maggie

1
0.2
The Workshop
The Workshop

1982

as Mimi

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0.1
Hussy
Hussy

1980

Drama • Romance

as Olympia

4.8
0.6
Story Without a Hero
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0.1
Radio On
Radio On

1979

Drama • Music • Mystery

as Kathy

5.9
0.4
Yesterday's Hero
Yesterday's Hero

1979

Drama

as Rita

3.8
0.4
The After Dinner Joke
The After Dinner Joke

1978

Comedy • TV Movie

as Mum

7
0
Cork and Bottle
Cork and Bottle

1977

as Lana Cork

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0.1
Play Things
Play Things

1976

as Alice

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0.2
The Cornet Lesson
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0.1
The Final Programme
The Final Programme

1973

Comedy • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Jenny

5.1
0.4
Family Life
Family Life

1971

Drama

as Janice Baildon

7.3
0.4

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