Career
Born in Rochdale, Lancashire, she performed in a popular band called the Dunky Dobbers. After changing her professional name to gain entry to the actors" union Equity, she came to prominence as Sue, one of the babysitters in Rita, Sue and Bob Too who are seduced by an older manitoba A year later she appeared as Goth Jenny in Damon and Debbie, and as Tina Fowler in Coronation Street.
She appeared as Marie in two series of Common as Muck.
Holmes has appeared in Emmerdale twice: first in 1992 as Lindsay Carmichael, and in 1995 as bar manageress Britt Woods. In 2001, she played Connie Harper in Merseybeat, and guest starred in the British Broadcasting Corporation One school drama, Waterloo Road.
From July 2006 she has played Claudie Williams in The Chase, a British Broadcasting Corporation One drama. Holmes also stars as Genevieve in the Independent Television drama Life Begins.
She was seen in the 2008 series of Shameless and the 2009 production of Lynda Louisiana Plante"s new Independent Television crime drama Above Suspicion.
