Ellie Leach

Ellie Leach
Born	Ellie Louise Leach[1] 15 March 2001 Bury, Greater Manchester, England
Education	Fairfield High School for Girls[2][3]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2009–present

Ellie Louise Leach (born 15 March 2001)^[4] is an English actress, best known for playing the role of Faye Windass in the soap opera Coronation Street since 2011. Leach is the cousin of Brooke Vincent, who plays Sophie Webster in Coronation Street.^[5]

Career

Leach appeared in commercials for Staples and McDonald's.^[6] In 2009, Leach appeared in the film A Boy Called Dad.^[7] In 2010, Leach appeared in an episode of Moving On as Stacy.^[8] In 2011, Leach successfully landed the role of Faye Butler, a potential adoptive child for Anna and Eddie Windass.^[9][10]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2013	The British Soap Awards	Best Young Performance	Coronation Street	Nominated	[11]
2013	Inside Soap Awards	Best Young Actor	Coronation Street	Nominated	[12]
2015	The British Soap Awards	Best Young Performance	Coronation Street	Nominated	[13]
2015	Inside Soap Awards	Best Young Actor	Coronation Street	Nominated	[14][15]

References

1. "Corrie's Brooke Vincent defends 'tired' co-star Ellie Louise Leach". Metro. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
2. "Fairfield High School Summer Festival". When You Wish Upon A Star. 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
3. Greaney, Johnny (15 March 2016). "Thousands of youngsters take part in Greater Manchester Winter School Games - Pictures". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
4. "Ellie Leach CV". Laine Management. 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
5. "Corrie star 'thrilled' by cousin's casting". Digital Spy. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
6. "Laine News". Laine Management. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
7. "A Boy Called Dad – Film Review". Films de France. 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
8. "Moving On, I Am Darleen Fyles". BBC. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
9. "Coronation Street – My Faye lady". Daily Star. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
10. "Coronation Street star Brooke Vincent's younger cousin to join show". Mirror. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
11. "British Soap Awards 2013 – winners in full". Digital Spy. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
12. "Inside Soap Awards 2013 – winners list in full". Digital Spy. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
13. "Who won at British Soap Awards 2015? See winners list in full". Digital Spy. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
14. "Inside Soap Awards 2015 longlist revealed: Who's in line for Best Actor, Actress and Newcomer?". Digital Spy. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
15. "EastEnders and Emmerdale lead 'final four' shortliststs for the Inside Soap Awards 2015". Digital Spy. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

External links

• Ellie Leach at the Internet Movie Database
• Ellie Leach on Twitter
  
• Ellie Leach on Instagram