Donnaleigh Bailey

Donnaleigh Bailey (born 17 January 1983) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Michelle Corrigan in the BBC soap opera Doctors. Since 2015, she has made occasional appearances in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.

Donnaleigh Bailey
Born (1983-01-17) 17 January 1983
Balsall Heath, Birmingham, England
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
TelevisionDoctors

Career

Bailey appeared as Michelle Corrigan in the BBC's soap opera Doctors. Bailey revealed on her BBC profile for Doctors that when she was shopping with co-star Martha Howe-Douglas who played Donna Parmar, the two were stopped by a man who showed them a "terrible" cut on his arm. Bailey said, that the man "wouldn't believe that they didn't work in a surgery".[1] This happened in another instance, this time with co-star Diane Keen, "One day Diane and I were going for lunch and saw a cyclist knocked off his bike. We ran towards him to see if we could help, but when we got to him I said, 'What can we do?'. I thought, 'This is serious, we can't pretend'. So I just rang for an ambulance.[2] In 2010, Bailey announced her decision to leave Doctors. On the decision to leave, she said: "It was so sad, and filming the last episode was awful. I sobbed from the first scene of the day to the very end!"[2] Bailey has also appeared in episodes of Crossroads, Holby City, Dangerfield, and Casualty.[3] In 2015, she began making occasional appearances in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, her most notable role being Jess Heywood.[4] Bailey's stage credits include the role of Leah in Beautiful Thing, Nikki in Redundant and Colleen in Martha Loves Michael.[1] She is also an Open Door tutor, supporting disadvantaged students with preparation for drama school.[5]

Personal life

Bailey was born in Balsall Heath, Birmingham, on 17 January 1983.[1] In 2009, Bailey spent her time divided by living in London, Liverpool, and Birmingham.[1]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1996DangerfieldSarah1 episode
2002DoctorsJessica Collins
2002CrossroadsJenny
2004Holby CityDebbie Allen
2005One Way LoveSara Gayle
2006–2010DoctorsMichelle Corrigan686 episodes
2015–presentCoronation Street
  • Nurse (2015)
  • P.C. Woodruff (2016)
  • Jess Heywood (2017–present)
 Various roles
2019CasualtyTrina Frazier1 episode

References
  1. "Donnaleigh Bailey (Michelle)". BBC. BBC Online. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  2. Laws, Roz (8 August 2010). "Donnaleigh Bailey on her tears at leaving Doctors". Sunday Mercury. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  3. "Casualty viewers spot TWO familiar faces including former Coronation Street star". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. "Casualty fans delighted as they spot two familiar faces – including THIS former Coronation Street star!". What's on TV. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. "Open Door: East Midland Tutors". Open Door. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

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