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Sandy Ratcliff
Acting

Sandy Ratcliff
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1948-10-02,London, England, UK
Gender
Female
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.

Filmography

6

Radio On
1979-11-30

7.267

Family Life
1971-11-17

4.8

Hussy
1980-05-01

Men of the Month

0

Men of the Month
1994-05-25

The Final Programme

5.1

The Final Programme
1973-10-04

Yesterday's Hero

3.8

Yesterday's Hero
1979-04-24

Cork and Bottle

0

Cork and Bottle
1977-05-24

0

A Box of Swan
1990-10-09

The Cornet Lesson

0

The Cornet Lesson
1973-12-24

1

Doll’s Eye
1983-02-23

The After Dinner Joke

7

The After Dinner Joke
1978-02-14

Story Without a Hero

0

Story Without a Hero
1979-12-13

0

Play Things
1976-05-07

0

The Workshop
1982-02-19

7.75

The Sweeney
1975-01-02

6.833

Minder
1979-10-29

4.146

EastEnders
1985-02-19

8

Danger UXB
1979-01-08

7

Playhouse
1974-03-13

7

Playhouse
1974-03-13

6.5

Target
1977-09-09