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Career

At the age of fourteen Debra appeared on BBC TV's Opportunity Knocks, winning her way through to the All-Winners' Final broadcast live from the London Palladium. She then appeared on TV screens in 1998 in the comedy drama about women's football Playing The Field. The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... Opportunity Knocks was a UK television talent show originally hosted by Hughie Greene. ... The London Palladium in 2004 The London Palladium is one of the most famous of Londons West End theatres. ... Playing The Field was a BBC drama series which ran for five series from 1998 - 2002. ...

Personal Life

Debra married builder James Duffield in June 1999. They have two children, Max, born on 26 November 2002, and Zoe Louise, born on 23 January 2007.

Bad Girls

Debra then appeared in a more prominent role in 1999, playing Shell Dockley in the ITV prison drama Bad Girls. Her performance of the psychotic Dockley earned her two consecutive nominations for Best Actress at the National Television Awards in 1999 and 2000. After three years of playing one of the show's most popular characters, she left in 2001, returning for one last time in 2003. k Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ... Bad Girls is a British drama series showed on ITV1. ... The National Television Awards is a British television awards ceremony, sponsored by the ITV network and initiated in 1995. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Comedy

As well as stand-up comedy at venues including London's Comedy Store, Stephenson has played several roles as a comic actress on radio and television. These include playing the part of Josanna in the BBC Radio 4 comedy At Home with the Snails (2002), and sketch show TV to go in 2000 with Hugh Dennis and Pauline McLynn. Debra was also a big part of The Friday Night Project being an interviewer to the public and going undercover with diguises such as 'Debbo'. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Comedy Store is a comedy club located in Soho, London, England that was opened in 1979 by Peter Rosengard. ... BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... At Home with the Snails is a somewhat surreal BBC Radio 4 comedy, written by Gerard Foster, about a dysfunctional British family. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hugh Dennis (born Peter Dennis, 1962) is a UK actor, comedian and writer. ... Pauline McLynn (born 10th July 1962) is an Irish actress best known for playing Mrs Doyle in the TV series Father Ted and in adverts for the Inland Revenue. ... The Friday Night Project is a British comedy-variety show by Princess Productions that first aired in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in February 2005. ...

Coronation Street

Since 2004, Debra has starred in the top rated British soap opera Coronation Street playing Frankie Baldwin, the wife of Bradley Walsh's character, Danny. She has received numerous nominations for Best Newcomer at many TV and Soap Awards. On May 14 2006, producers announced that Stephenson would be leaving the soap at the end of the year. She will be moving to the South of England to be with her family. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... Coronation Street is an award winning British soap opera. ... Francesca (Frankie) Baldwin is a fictional character on the soap opera Coronation Street. ... Bradley Walsh (born 4 June 1960) is an English comedian and latterly television actor. ... Danny Baldwin, played by Bradley Walsh, was a fictional character on Coronation Street. ...

Comic Relief does Fame Academy

In 2005 she took part in Comic Relief does Fame Academy, a singing competition involving celebrities to raise money for charity, and finished fifth. Among her finest performances was the rendition of "Cry Me A River" which was called "blemishless" and Dionne Warwick's "Anyone Who Had A Heart". Her participation on the show led to a record deal and she has subsequently released her debut album "In The Sunshine". The album includes cover versions of the songs she sang on the show, which range from Kylie to Lemar, as well as a cover of Madonna's "Music", which she sang on the "Madonna Mania" TV show. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Comic Relief Does Fame Academy is a spin-off of the original Fame Academy show where celebrities (students) sing as students of the Academy. ...

External links

• Debra Stephenson at the Internet Movie Database
• Debra Stephenson's official website