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'''Susan Georgina''' "'''Su'''" '''Pollard''' (born 7 November 1949) is a British actress, singer, songwriter and author whose career has spanned over 50 years. Pollard is most known for her role in the sitcom ''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]'' She also appeared in the sitcoms ''[[You Rang, M'Lord?]]'' and ''[[Oh, Doctor Beeching!]]''
'''Susan Georgina''' "'''Su'''" '''Pollard''' (born 7 November 1949) is a British actress, singer, songwriter and author whose career has spanned over 50 years. Pollard is most known for her role in the sitcom ''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]'' She also appeared in the sitcoms ''[[You Rang, M'Lord?]]'' and ''[[Oh, Doctor Beeching!]]''


Pollard has appeared in over 35 stage plays and musicals, as well as over 40 pantomimes. As a singer, she scored a [[UK singles chart|UK Singles Chart]] number two hit with the song "Starting Together" in 1986, and also released an album, ''Su''. She has also written a book, ''Hearts and Showers''.
Pollard has appeared in over 35 stage plays and musicals, as well as over 40 pantomimes. As a singer, she scored a [[UK singles chart|UK Singles Chart]] number two hit with the song "Starting Together" in 1986, and recorded an album, ''Su''. She also authored a memoir, ''Hearts and Showers''.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Pollard was born in [[Nottingham]], the eldest daughter of Don and Hilda Pollard.<ref name="BBC Biography">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/features/2002/11/great_nottinghamians_su_pollard.shtml|title=Great Nottinghamians:Su Pollard|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=November 2002}}</ref> Her interest in acting began at the age of six when she played an angel in a school nativity play.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tv.com/su-pollard/person/96073/summary.html|title=Su Pollard|website=Tv.com|access-date=26 December 2014}}</ref> She attended Berridge Road School ([[Hyson Green]]) and Peveril Bilateral School, Robin's Wood Road<ref name=herald>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/default_content/12441079.best-days-life-su-pollard-actress/|title=THE BEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE? Su Pollard, actress|website=Heraldscotland.com|date=7 March 2006 |access-date=10 December 2022}}</ref> (now [[Nottingham Girls' Academy]]).
Pollard was born in [[Nottingham]], the eldest daughter of Don and Hilda Pollard.<ref name="BBC Biography">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/features/2002/11/great_nottinghamians_su_pollard.shtml|title=Great Nottinghamians:Su Pollard|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=November 2002}}</ref> Her interest in acting began at the age of six, when she played an angel in a school nativity play.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tv.com/su-pollard/person/96073/summary.html|title=Su Pollard|website=[[TV.com|Tv.com]]|access-date=26 December 2014}}</ref>


After leaving school at the age of 16, she got a job at the [[Tennant Rubber Company]] in [[Carlton, Nottinghamshire|Carlton]] as a [[shorthand|shorthand typist]] and began singing in working men's clubs and charity shows.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.u-reds.com/Fans/Celebrities/SuPollard.asp |title=Su Pollard |website=U-reds.com |access-date=26 December 2014}}</ref>
She lived on Prospect Terrace, off Alfreton Road. Pollard took part in productions at the [[Nottingham Arts Theatre]],<ref>''[[Nottingham Post|Nottingham Evening Post]]'' Saturday 4 July 1970, page 12</ref><ref>''[[Nottingham Post|Nottingham Evening Post]]'' Tuesday 3 October 1989, page 6</ref> and was in the Beeston Operatic Society.<ref>''[[Nottingham Guardian]]'' Saturday 31 May 1969, page 7</ref>
 
Pollard attended Berridge Road School ([[Hyson Green]]) and Peveril Bilateral School, Robin's Wood Road<ref name=herald>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/default_content/12441079.best-days-life-su-pollard-actress/|title=THE BEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE? Su Pollard, actress|website=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|Heraldscotland.com]]|date=7 March 2006 |access-date=10 December 2022}}</ref> (now [[Nottingham Girls' Academy]]).
 
After leaving school at the age of 16, she got a job at the [[Tennant Rubber Company]] in [[Carlton, Nottinghamshire|Carlton]] as a [[shorthand|shorthand typist]], and began singing in working men's clubs. She also performed in charity shows.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.u-reds.com/Fans/Celebrities/SuPollard.asp |title=Su Pollard |website=U-reds.com |access-date=26 December 2014}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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Following an apprenticeship at the Arts Theatre in Nottingham, Pollard appeared on ''[[Opportunity Knocks (British TV series)|Opportunity Knocks]]'' in 1974, singing "[[I Cain't Say No]]" from ''[[Oklahoma!]]'', and came second to a singing [[Jack Russell Terrier|Jack Russell]].
Following an apprenticeship at the Arts Theatre in Nottingham, Pollard appeared on ''[[Opportunity Knocks (British TV series)|Opportunity Knocks]]'' in 1974, singing "[[I Cain't Say No]]" from ''[[Oklahoma!]]'', and came second to a singing [[Jack Russell Terrier|Jack Russell]].


She went on to direct the musicals ''[[The Desert Song]]'' and ''[[Rose-Marie]]'' with John Hanson, starred in the [[Cameron Mackintosh]] West End production of ''[[Godspell]]'', played opposite Jack Wild in ''Big Sin City'' at the Roundhouse, toured in the musical ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]'' in a company that also included [[Tracey Ullman]], appeared with [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]] and [[Hugh Paddick]] in the farce ''[[Not Now, Darling]]'', won a role in [[Andrew Sachs]]'s play ''Philately Will Get You Nowhere'' and appeared at the [[Mermaid Theatre]] in a celebration of the music of [[Cole Porter]], titled ''Oh Mr. Porter!'' She also appeared as the hostess in the 1980 documentary short ''The Great British Striptease'', which was compered by [[Bernard Manning]] in [[Blackpool]].
She went on to direct the musicals ''[[The Desert Song]]'' and ''[[Rose-Marie]]'' with [[John Hanson (singer)|John Hanson]]. Pollard has also starred in the [[Cameron Mackintosh]] [[West End theatre|West End]] production of ''[[Godspell]]'', played opposite [[Jack Wild]] in ''Big Sin City'' at the [[Roundhouse (venue)|Roundhouse]] and toured in the musical ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]'' as part of a company that also included [[Tracey Ullman]]. Pollard appeared with [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]] and [[Hugh Paddick]] in the farce ''[[Not Now, Darling]]'', won a role in [[Andrew Sachs]]'s play ''Philately Will Get You Nowhere'' and appeared at the [[Mermaid Theatre]] in a celebration of the music of [[Cole Porter]], titled ''Oh Mr. Porter!'' She also appeared as the hostess in the 1980 documentary short ''The Great British Striptease'', which was compered by [[Bernard Manning]] in [[Blackpool]].
 
Pollard's first comedy role was in a [[BBC]] series screened in 1979, ''[[Two Up, Two Down]]'', in which she played a hippy named Flo. [[Paul Nicholas]] played her partner, Jimmy; they were squatting in the house of a nice middle-class couple. It lasted for only one series, but later that year came the pilot programme for a new BBC comedy written by [[Jimmy Perry]] and [[David Croft (TV producer)|David Croft]] set in a [[Holiday camp|holiday camp]]. Pollard landed the role of chalet maid Peggy Ollerenshaw in ''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]'' She continued in this role until the programme's end in 1988. During the run of ''Hi-de-Hi!'', Pollard also had a singing career, and in 1986, she reached No. 2 in the [[UK singles chart]] with the song "Starting Together",<ref name="BBC Biography"/><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book |last=Roberts |first=David |title=British Hit Singles & Albums |publisher=[[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Records Limited]] |location=London |edition=19th |year=2006 |page=431 |isbn=1-904994-10-5}}</ref> the theme song from the [[BBC Television]] 'fly-on-the-wall' documentary series ''The Marriage''. It was her only [[Top 40]] hit; her first single, "[[Come to Me (I Am Woman)]]", had reached No. 71 in 1985, and her only charting album, ''Su'', peaked at No. 86 in the [[UK Albums Chart]] in November 1986.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> In 1987, she toured the UK with ''The Su Pollard Show''<ref name="BBC Biography"/> and co-hosted ''[[The Grand Knockout Tournament|It's a Royal Knockout]]''.


Pollard's first comedy role was in a BBC series screened in 1979 entitled ''[[Two Up, Two Down]]'', in which she played a hippy named Flo. [[Paul Nicholas]] played her partner, Jimmy, both of whom were squatting in the house of a nice middle-class couple. It only lasted for one series, but then later that year came the pilot programme for a new BBC comedy written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft set in a holiday camp. Pollard landed the role of chalet maid Peggy Ollerenshaw in ''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]'' She continued in this role until the programme's end in 1988. During the run of ''Hi-de-Hi!'' Pollard also had a singing career, and in 1986, she reached No. 2 in the [[UK singles chart]] with the song "Starting Together",<ref name="BBC Biography"/><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book |last=Roberts |first=David |title=British Hit Singles & Albums |publisher=Guinness World Records Limited |location=London |edition=19th |year=2006 |page=431 |isbn=1-904994-10-5}}</ref> the theme song from the [[BBC Television]] 'fly-on-the-wall' documentary series ''The Marriage''. It was her only [[Top 40]] hit; her first single, "[[Come to Me (I Am Woman)]]", had reached No. 71 in 1985 and her only charting album, ''Su'', peaked at No. 86 in the [[UK Albums Chart]] in November 1986.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> In 1987, she toured the UK with ''The Su Pollard Show''<ref name="BBC Biography"/> and co-hosted ''[[The Grand Knockout Tournament|It's a Royal Knockout]]''.
Pollard starred in the stage production of ''Hi De Hi! – The Holiday Musical'', along with most of the cast from the television series, playing sell out seasons in [[Bournemouth]], [[London]] and [[Blackpool]]. In 1985, she played Sally in the West End production of ''[[Me and My Girl|Me And My Girl]]'' at the [[Adelphi Theatre]], which she appeared in for over a year. This was followed by roles in a national tour of [[Rodgers and Hart]]'s ''[[Babes in Arms]]'', playing Bonny Byrun opposite [[Matthew Kelly]], and the title role in ''[[Sweet Charity]]'' at the [[Connaught Theatre]], [[Worthing]].


She starred in the stage production of ''Hi De Hi! - The Holiday Musical'', along with almost all of the cast from the television series, played sell out seasons in Bournemouth, London and Blackpool. In 1985 she played Sally in the West End production of ''Me And My Girl'' at the Adelphi Theatre which she appeared in for over a year. Then came roles in a national tour of Rodgers and Hart's ''Babes In Arms'' playing Bonny Byrun opposite Matthew Kelly, and the title role in ''Sweet Charity'' at the Connaught Theatre, [[Worthing]].
When ''Hi-de-Hi!'' ended in early 1988, writers Perry and Croft chose Pollard to star as Ivy Teasdale in their new sitcom ''[[You Rang, M'Lord?]]'', which featured her ''Hi-de-Hi!'' co-stars [[Paul Shane]] and [[Jeffrey Holland (actor)|Jeffrey Holland]]. This period sitcom ran from 1988 to 1993. In 1990, she hosted the short-lived ITV game show ''[[Take the Plunge]]'', which was cancelled after one season. In 1993, she won the "[[Rear of the Year]]" award. From 1993 until 1996, Pollard starred opposite [[Gorden Kaye]] in ''For Better or for Worse'', a [[BBC Radio 2]] sitcom about an engaged-to-be-married couple.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Craig |first1=Mike|title=RADIO DRAMA REVIEWS ONLINE: For Better or for Worse|url=http://www.radiodramareviews.com/id634.html|publisher=RadioDramaReviews.com|access-date=17 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104935/http://www.radiodramareviews.com/id634.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lavalie|first1=John|title=epguides.com: For Better or For Worse: a Titles & Air Dates Guide|url=http://epguides.com/ForBetterorForWorse/|website=[[Epguides|Epguides.com]]|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref>


When ''Hi-de-Hi!'' ended in early 1988, writers [[David Croft (TV producer)|David Croft]] and [[Jimmy Perry]] chose Pollard to star as Ivy Teasdale in their new sitcom ''[[You Rang, M'Lord?]]'', which starred her ''Hi-de-Ho!'' co-stars [[Paul Shane]] and [[Jeffrey Holland (actor)|Jeffrey Holland]]. This period sitcom ran from 1988 to 1993. In 1993, she won the "[[Rear of the Year]]" award. In 1990, she hosted the short-lived ITV game show ''[[Take the Plunge]]'', which was cancelled after one season. From 1993 until 1996, Pollard starred opposite [[Gorden Kaye]] in ''For Better or for Worse'', a BBC Radio 2 sitcom about an engaged-to-be-married couple.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Craig |first1=Mike|title=RADIO DRAMA REVIEWS ONLINE: For Better or for Worse|url=http://www.radiodramareviews.com/id634.html|publisher=RadioDramaReviews.com|access-date=17 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104935/http://www.radiodramareviews.com/id634.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lavalie|first1=John|title=epguides.com: For Better or For Worse: a Titles & Air Dates Guide|url=http://epguides.com/ForBetterorForWorse/|website=Epguides.com|access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref>
From 1995 to 1997, Pollard played Ethel Schumann in another David Croft sitcom, ''[[Oh, Doctor Beeching!]]'' From 1989 to 1990, she voiced the lead character in the BBC [[children's television series]] ''[[Penny Crayon]]''.


From 1995 to 1997 she played Ethel Schumann in another David Croft sitcom ''[[Oh, Doctor Beeching!]]'' From 1989 to 1990, her distinctive voice voiced the lead character in the BBC [[children's television series]] ''[[Penny Crayon]]''.
In 2001, Pollard made a guest appearance in ''[[Gimme Gimme Gimme (TV series)|Gimme Gimme Gimme]]''  and voiced Noisy in ''[[Little Robots]]''. The same year, she presented ''[[Songs of Praise]]'' three times. She has made four appearances on ''[[Just a Minute]]'', and also regularly appears in [[pantomime]]s and other stage shows,<ref name="BBC Biography"/> including ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]'' and ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]''. In 2008, Pollard starred in the musical ''Shout!'' alongside [[Claire Sweeney]]. From April 2009, Pollard appeared in the London transfer of ''Shout!'' at the [[Arts Theatre]]. In December 2010, Pollard had a guest role in the Christmas special of ITV's sitcom ''[[Benidorm (British TV series)|Benidorm]]'', playing herself. In December 2011, she appeared as a guest on [[BBC One]]'s ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]''.  


In 2001 Pollard made a guest appearance in ''[[Gimme Gimme Gimme (TV series)|Gimme Gimme Gimme]]'' and voiced Noisy in ''[[Little Robots]]''. In the same year she presented ''[[Songs of Praise]]'' three times. She has made four appearances on ''[[Just a Minute]]'', and also regularly appears in [[pantomime]]s and other stage shows,<ref name="BBC Biography"/> including ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]'' and ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]''. In 2008, Pollard starred in the musical ''Shout!'' alongside [[Claire Sweeney]]. From April 2009, Pollard appeared in the London transfer of ''Shout!'' at the [[Arts Theatre]]. In December 2010, Pollard had a guest role in the Christmas special of ITV's hit show ''[[Benidorm (British TV series)|Benidorm]]'', playing herself. In December 2011, Pollard appeared as a guest on [[BBC One]]'s ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]''.  
In the 2012 film ''[[Run for Your Wife (2012 film)|Run for Your Wife]]'', she had a cameo role as a shopkeeper. She took part in ''[[Who's Doing the Dishes?]]'' in September 2016, and in 2018 she appeared in ITV's reality series ''Last Laugh in Vegas''.


In the 2012 movie ''[[Run for Your Wife (2012 film)|Run For Your Wife]]'' she had a cameo role as a shopkeeper. She starred in ''[[Who's Doing the Dishes?]]'' in September 2016. In 2018 she appeared in ITV's ''Last Laugh in Vegas''.
In pantomime, Pollard appeared regularly as the Wicked Queen in ''Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs'', in 2014 in [[Sunderland]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hi-de-hi star in Sunderland show|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11514464.hi-de-hi-star-sunderland-show/|access-date=2021-08-14|website=[[The Northern Echo]]|date=3 October 2014 |language=en}}</ref> 2015 in [[Blackpool]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 December 2015|title=Grand Ambassador Review - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs|url=https://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/snow-white-seven-dwarfs-pantomime-review-grand-ambassador-charlotte-bee|access-date=14 August 2021|website=[[Grand Theatre, Blackpool|Blackpool Grand Theatre]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Tunbridge Wells]] in 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 December 2016|title=Su shows her wicked side for panto|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/whats-on/news/su-turns-over-her-wicked-side-wicked-queen-panto-tunbridge-wells-116986/|access-date=14 August 2021|website=Kent Online|language=en}}</ref> [[Aylesbury]] in 2017<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hi De Hi! Su Pollard will star as the Wicked Queen in this year's Aylesbury Waterside panto|url=https://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/hi-de-hi-su-pollard-will-star-wicked-queen-years-aylesbury-waterside-panto-730787|access-date=14 August 2021|website=Bucksherald.co.uk|language=en}}</ref> and in [[Malvern, Worcestershire|Malvern]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs|url=https://www.malvern-theatres.co.uk/whats-on/snow-white-seven-dwarfs/|access-date=14 August 2021|website=[[Festival Theatre, Malvern|Malvern Theatres]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2019, Pollard starred as Queen Rat in ''Dick Whittington'' in [[Wolverhampton]], alongside her ''Hi-de-Hi!'' co star Jeffrey Holland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Su Pollard and Jeffrey Holland all set for Wolverhampton panto|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/wolverhampton-entertainment/2019/08/22/stars-flock-for-wolverhampton-grand-pantomime-launch|website=[[Express & Star|Expressandstar.com]]|date=22 August 2019|accessdate=10 July 2020}}</ref>


In pantomime, Pollard appeared regularly as the Wicked Queen in ''Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs'', in 2014 in [[Sunderland]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hi-de-hi star in Sunderland show|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11514464.hi-de-hi-star-sunderland-show/|access-date=2021-08-14|website=The Northern Echo|date=3 October 2014 |language=en}}</ref> 2015 in [[Blackpool]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 December 2015|title=Grand Ambassador Review - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs|url=https://www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk/snow-white-seven-dwarfs-pantomime-review-grand-ambassador-charlotte-bee|access-date=14 August 2021|website=Blackpool Grand Theatre|language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Tunbridge Wells]] in 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 December 2016|title=Su shows her wicked side for panto|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/whats-on/news/su-turns-over-her-wicked-side-wicked-queen-panto-tunbridge-wells-116986/|access-date=14 August 2021|website=Kent Online|language=en}}</ref> [[Aylesbury]] in 2017<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hi De Hi! Su Pollard will star as the Wicked Queen in this year's Aylesbury Waterside panto|url=https://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/hi-de-hi-su-pollard-will-star-wicked-queen-years-aylesbury-waterside-panto-730787|access-date=14 August 2021|website=Bucksherald.co.uk|language=en}}</ref> and in [[Malvern, Worcestershire|Malvern]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs|url=https://www.malvern-theatres.co.uk/whats-on/snow-white-seven-dwarfs/|access-date=14 August 2021|website=Malvern Theatres|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2019, Pollard starred as Queen Rat in ''Dick Whittington'' in [[Wolverhampton]], alongside her ''Hi-de-Hi!'' co star [[Jeffrey Holland (actor)|Jeffrey Holland]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Su Pollard and Jeffrey Holland all set for Wolverhampton panto|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/wolverhampton-entertainment/2019/08/22/stars-flock-for-wolverhampton-grand-pantomime-launch|website=Expressandstar.com|date=22 August 2019|accessdate=10 July 2020}}</ref>
Pollard was one of a group of seven celebrities who appeared in ''[[Pilgrimage (TV series)|Pilgrimage: The Road Through Portugal]]'', a [[BBC Two]] series journeying to [[Fátima, Portugal|Fátima]], [[Portugal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Two - Pilgrimage |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09w7lc0 |website=[[BBC]]}}</ref>


Pollard was one of a group of seven celebrities that entered in ''[[Pilgrimage (TV series)|Pilgrimage: The Road Through Portugal]]'', a [[BBC Two]] series on a pilgrimage to [[Fátima, Portugal|Fátima]], [[Portugal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Two - Pilgrimage |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09w7lc0 |website=BBC}}</ref>
{{As of|2025}}, she is touring the UK with her one-woman show ''Su Pollard: Still Fully Charged'', which marks her 50 years in show business.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - supollardlive.com |url=https://supollardlive.com/ |access-date=2025-10-19 |website=supollardlive.com |language=en}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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==Theatre==
==Theatre==
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* 1974/75: ''[[Godspell]]'' National Tour
*''[[Godspell]]'', national tour, 1974–75
* 1975: ''The Desert Song'' National Tour
*''[[The Desert Song]]'', national tour, 1975
* 1976: ''Rose-Marie'' National Tour
*''[[Rose-Marie]]'', national tour, 1976
* 1977: ''Oh Mr Porter!'' Mermaid Theatre
*''Oh Mr Porter!'', [[Mermaid Theatre]], 1977
* 1978: ''Big Sin City'' National Tour
*''Big Sin City'', national tour, 1978
* 1979: ''Grease'' Astoria Theatre, as Cha-Cha
*Cha-Cha, ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]'', [[London Astoria|Astoria Theatre]], 1979
* 1979: ''Grease'' National Tour, as Cha-Cha
*''Grease'' national tour, as Cha-Cha, 1979
* 1981: ''Philately Will Get You Nowhere''
*''Philately Will Get You Nowhere'', 1981
* 1981: ''Not Now Darling'' Plymouth Hoe Theatre, as Janie
*Janie, ''[[Not Now, Darling|Not Now Darling]]'', Plymouth Hoe Theatre, 1981
* 1983: ''Hi-de-Hi! The Holiday Musical'' Bournemouth, as Peggy
*Peggy, ''Hi-de-Hi! The Holiday Musical'', [[Bournemouth]], 1983
* 1983/84: ''Hi-de-Hi! The Holiday Musical'' Victoria Palace, London, as Peggy
*Peggy, ''Hi-de-Hi! The Holiday Musical'', [[Victoria Palace Theatre|Victoria Palace]], London, 1983–84
* 1984: ''Hi-de-Hi! The Holiday Musical'' Opera House, Blackpool, as Peggy
*Peggy, ''Hi-de-Hi! The Holiday Musical'', [[Opera House Theatre, Blackpool|Opera House, Blackpool]], 1984
* 1985: ''Babes in Arms'' National Tour, as Bunny Byron
*Bunny Byron, ''[[Babes in Arms]]'' national tour, 1985
* 1985/86: ''Me and My Girl'' Adelphi Theatre, as Sally Smith
*Sally Smith, ''[[Me and My Girl]]'', [[Adelphi Theatre]], 1985–86
* 1986: ''Sweet Charity'' Connaught Theatre Season, as Charity Hope
*Charity Hope, ''[[Sweet Charity]]'', [[Connaught Theatre]], Worthing, 1986
* 1986: ''Sweet Charity'' National Tour, as Charity Hope
*Charity Hope, ''Sweet Charity'' national tour, 1986
* 1987: ''The Su Pollard Show'' National Tour
*''The Su Pollard Show'', national tour, 1987
* 1987: ''A Song, A Frock and A Tinkle'' Donmar Warehouse
*''A Song, A Frock and A Tinkle'', [[Donmar Warehouse]], 1987
* 1987: ''A Song, A Frock and A Tinkle'' National Tour
*''A Song, A Frock and A Tinkle'', national tour, 1987
* 1991: ''Don't Dress For Dinner'' National Tour, as Suzette
* Suzette, ''[[Don't Dress for Dinner|Don't Dress For Dinner]]'' national tour, 1991
* 1991: ''Don't Dress For Dinner'' New Zealand Tour, as Suzette
*Suzette, ''Don't Dress For Dinner'' New Zealand tour, 1991
* 1992: ''The Good Sex Guide Revue'' New Zealand Tour
*''The Good Sex Guide Revue'', New Zealand tour, 1992
* 1993: ''Harbeas Corpus'' Far East Tour
*''[[Habeas Corpus (play)|Habeas Corpus]]'', Far East tour, 1993
* 1994: ''Little Shop Of Horrors'' National Tour, as Audrey
*Audrey, ''[[Little Shop of Horrors (musical)|Little Shop Of Horrors]]'', national tour, 1994
* 1995: ''Blackpool's Biggest Show'' North Pier Blackpool
*''Blackpool's Biggest Show'', [[North Pier, Blackpool|North Pier Blackpool]], 1995
* 1997: ''That's Showbiz'' Wimbledon Theatre, as Pam
*Pam, ''That's Showbiz'', [[New Wimbledon Theatre|Wimbledon Theatre]], 1997
* 1998: ''See How They Run'' Bournemouth Summer Season, as Miss Skillon
* Miss Skillon, ''[[See How They Run (play)|See How They Run]]'', Bournemouth summer season, 1998
* 1998: ''See How They Run'' National Tour, as Miss Skillon
*Miss Skillon, ''See How They Run'', national tour, 1998
* 2000: ''Abigail's Party'' National Tour, as Angela
*Angela, ''[[Abigail's Party]]'', national tour, 2000
* 2001: ''The Pirates Of Penzance'' National Tour, as Pirate Maid Ruth
*Pirate Maid Ruth, ''[[The Pirates of Penzance|The Pirates Of Penzance]]'', national tour, 2001
* 2002/03: ''Annie'' National Tour, as Miss Hannigan
*Miss Hannigan, ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]'' national tour, 2002–03
* 2003: ''The Vagina Monologues'' National Tour
*''[[The Vagina Monologues]]'', national tour, 2003
* 2004: ''A Happy Medium'' National Tour, as Ellen Small
*Ellen Small, ''A Happy Medium'', national tour, 2004
* 2004: ''Annie'' National Tour, as Miss Hannigan
*Miss Hannigan, ''Annie'', national tour, 2004
* 2005: ''The Vagina Monologues'' National Tour
*''The Vagina Monologues'', national tour, 2005
* 2006: ''Romeo and Juliet'' National Tour, as The Nurse
*[[Nurse (Romeo and Juliet)|The Nurse]], ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', national tour, 2006
* 2006: ''The Vagina Monologues'' National Tour
*''The Vagina Monologues'', national tour, 2006
* 2007: ''Menopause The Musical'' Shaw Theatre, as
*''[[Menopause The Musical]]'', [[Shaw Theatre]], 2007
* 2008: ''Shout! The Swinging 60s Musical'' National Tour, as Aunt Yvonne
*Aunt Yvonne, ''[[Shout! The Mod Musical|Shout! The Swinging 60s Musical]]'', national tour, 2008
* 2009: ''Shout! The Swinging 60s Musical'' Arts Theatre, as Aunt Yvonne
*Aunt Yvonne, ''Shout! The Swinging 60s Musical'', [[Arts Theatre]], 2009
* 2009: ''Annie'' National Tour, as Miss Hannigan
*Miss Hannigan, ''Annie'', national tour, 2009
* 2010: ''Annie'' National Tour, as Miss Hannigan
* Miss Hannigan, ''Annie'', national tour, 2010
* 2011: ''Annie'' National Tour, as Miss Hannigan
* Miss Hannigan, ''Annie'', national tour, 2011
* 2012: ''Annie'' Hong Kong/Singapore, as Miss Hannigan
* Miss Hannigan, ''Annie'', Hong Kong/Singapore, 2012
* 2014: ''Annie'' New Zealand Tour, as Miss Hannigan
* Miss Hannigan, ''Annie'', New Zealand tour, 2014
* 2014: ''Ha Ha Hood! And The Prince Of Leaves'' National Tour, as Maid Marian
*[[Maid Marian]], ''Ha Ha Hood! And The Prince Of Leaves'' national tour, 2014
* 2015: ''In Conversation With Tim Macarthur''
*''In Conversation With Tim Macarthur'', 2015
* 2017: ''La Voi Meets Su Pollard''
*''La Voi Meets Su Pollard'', 2017
* 2018: ''Harpy'' Edinburgh Fringe, as Birdie
*Birdie, ''Harpy'', [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe|Edinburgh Fringe]], 2018
* 2019 ''Dick Whittington'' [[Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton|Wolverhampton Grand Theatre]] as Queen Rat
* ''[[Dick Whittington and His Cat|Dick Whittington]]'', [[Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton|Wolverhampton Grand Theatre]] as Queen Rat, 2019
* 2020: ''Harpy'' National Tour, as Birdie
*Birdie, ''Harpy'', national tour, 2020
* 2024: ''Sleeping Beauty'', Darlington Hippodrome as the evil Aunt Carabosse
*''Still Fully Charged'', national tour, 2024–26
*Aunt Carabosse, ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]'', Darlington Hippodrome, 2024
}}
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==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Feature films===
===Feature films===
* 1980: ''The Great British Striptease'' (documentary short) as Hostess
*Hostess, ''The Great British Striptease'', documentary short, 1980
* 2012: ''[[Run for Your Wife (2012 film)|Run For Your Wife]]'' as Shopkeeper
*Shopkeeper, ''[[Run for Your Wife (2012 film)|Run for Your Wife]]'' 2012


===Television roles===
===Television roles (acting)===
* 1979: ''[[Two Up, Two Down]]'', as Flo
*Flo, ''[[Two Up, Two Down]]'', 1979
* 1980 - 1988: ''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]'', as Peggy Ollerenshaw
*Peggy Ollerenshaw, ''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]'', 1980–1988
* 1988, 1990 - 1993: ''[[You Rang, M'Lord?]]'', as Ivy Teasdale
*Ivy Teasdale, ''[[You Rang, M'Lord?]]'', 1988, 1990–1993
* 1989: ''According To Daisy'' (Unaired Pilot Episode only), as Daisy
*Daisy, ''According To Daisy'', unaired pilot episode only, 1989
* 1989: ''[[Penny Crayon]]'', as Penny (Animation, Voiceover)
*Penny, ''[[Penny Crayon]]'', animation, voiceover, 1989
* 1993: ''The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends'', as Jemima Puddle-Duck (Animation, Voiceover)
*Jemima Puddle-Duck, ''[[The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends]]'', animation, voiceover, 1993
* 1995 - 1997: ''[[Oh, Doctor Beeching!]]'', as Ethel Schuman
*Ethel Schuman, ''[[Oh, Doctor Beeching!]]'', 1995–1997
* 2001: ''[[Gimme Gimme Gimme (TV series)|Gimme Gimme Gimme]]'', as Heidi Honeycomb
*Heidi Honeycomb, ''[[Gimme Gimme Gimme (TV series)|Gimme Gimme Gimme]]'', 2001
* 2003: ''Little Robots'', as Noisy (Animation, Voiceover)
*Noisy, ''[[Little Robots]]'', animation, voiceover, 2003
* 2010: ''[[Benidorm (British TV series)|Benidorm - Christmas Special]]'', as herself
*Herself, ''[[Benidorm (British TV series)|Benidorm – Christmas Special]]'', 2010
* 2016: ''[[Hacker Time]]'', as Mrs Cupelle
*Mrs Cupelle, ''[[Hacker Time]]'', 2016
* 2018: ''Last Laugh In Vegas'', as herself
*Gloria Swoon, ''Claude'', animation, voiceover, 2018
* 2018: ''Claude'', as Gloria Swoon (Animation, Voiceover)
*Mary, ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'', 2018
* 2018: ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'', as Mary
*Mary, ''Andy and The Band'', 2019
* 2019: ''Andy and The Band'', as Mary
* 2020: ''Celebrity Murder Mystery''
* 2021: ''[[MasterChef (British TV series)|Celebrity Masterchef]]''
* 2021: ''[[MasterChef (British TV series)|Celebrity Masterchef: Christmas Cook Off]]''
* 2023: ''[[Pilgrimage (TV series)|Pilgrimage: The Road Through Portugal]]''


===Television appearances===
===Television appearances (as herself)===
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* 1974: ''Opportunity Knocks''
*''[[Opportunity Knocks (British TV series)|Opportunity Knocks]]'', 1974
* 1981: ''The Saturday Picture Show''
*''The Saturday Picture Show'', 1981
* 1982: ''Me and My Town''
*''Me and My Town'', 1982
* 1982: ''The Russell Harty Show''
*''The Russell Harty Show'', 1982
* 1982: ''The Grace Kennedy Show''
*''The Grace Kennedy Show'', 1982
* 1982: ''No. 73''
*''[[No. 73]]'', 1982
* 1982: ''Give Us A Clue''
*''[[Give Us a Clue]]'', 1982
* 1982: ''The Royal Variety Performance''
*''[[Royal Variety Performance|The Royal Variety Performance]]'', 1982
* 1983: ''Wogan''
*''[[Wogan]]'', 1983
* 1983: ''Saturday Superstore''
*''[[Saturday Superstore]]'', 1983
* 1983: ''Breakfast Time''
*''[[Breakfast Time (British TV programme)|Breakfast Time]]'', 1983
* 1983: ''The Kenny Everett Show''
*''The Kenny Everett Show'', 1983
* 1983: ''Entertainment Express''
*''Entertainment Express'', 1983
* 1984: ''Sunday Sunday''
*''Sunday Sunday'', 1984
* 1984: ''Aspel & Co''
*''Aspel & Co'', 1984
* 1984: ''TV:AM/Good Morning Britain''
*''[[TV-am]]/[[Good Morning Britain (1983 TV programme)|Good Morning Britain]]'', 1984
* 1984: ''Look Who's Talking''
*''Look Who's Talking'', 1984
* 1984: ''The Laughter Show''
*''[[The Laughter Show]]'', 1984
* 1985: ''Live Aid''
*''[[Live Aid]]'', 1985
* 1985: ''The Royal Variety Performance''
*''The Royal Variety Performance'', 1985
* 1985: ''[[Night of 100 Stars]]''
*''Night of 100 Stars'', 1985
* 1985: ''The Val Doonican Show''
*''The Val Doonican Show'', 1985
* 1985: ''The Bob Monkhouse Show''
*''The Bob Monkhouse Show'', 1985
* 1985: ''Pebble Mill At One''
*''[[Pebble Mill at One]]'', 1985
* 1985: ''Tom O'Connor's Roadshow''
*''Tom O'Connor's Roadshow'', 1985
* 1986: ''The Royal Variety Performance''
*''The Royal Variety Performance'', 1986
* 1986: ''Top Of The Pops''
*''[[Top of the Pops]]'', 1986
* 1986: ''Joan Rivers - Can We Talk?''
*''Joan Rivers – Can We Talk?'', 1986
* 1986: ''TV:AM/Good Morning Britain''
*''TV-am/Good Morning Britain'', 1986
* 1986: ''Pebble Mill At One''
*''Pebble Mill at One'', 1986
* 1986: ''Off The Record''
*''Off The Record'', 1986
* 1986: ''TV:AM/Good Morning Britain''
*''TV-am/Good Morning Britain'', 1986
* 1987: ''Pebble Mill At One''
*''Pebble Mill at One'', 1987
* 1987: ''Open Air''
*''[[Open Air]]'', 1987
* 1987: ''It's A Royal Knockout''
*''[[The Grand Knockout Tournament|It's a Royal Knockout]]'', 1987
* 1987: ''Jackanory''
*''[[Jackanory]]'', 1987
* 1988: '' Get Fresh ''
*''[[Get Fresh]]'', 1988
* 1988: ''Let's Face The Music Of''
*''Let's Face The Music Of'', 1988
* 1988: ''Give Us A Clue''
*''Give Us a Clue'', 1988
* 1988: ''Star Memories''
*''Star Memories'', 1988
* 1988: ''Through The Keyhole''
*''[[Through the Keyhole]]'', 1988
* 1988: ''Mid-Day Show'' (Australia)
*''Mid-Day Show'' (Australia), 1988
* 1989: ''This Is Your Life''
*''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'', 1989
* 1989: ''Take The Plunge''
*''[[Take the Plunge]]'', 1989
* 1990: ''Daytime Live''
*''Daytime Live'', 1990
* 1991: ''Coast To Coast People''
*''Coast To Coast People'', 1991
* 1993: ''The World Of Peter Rabbits & Friends''
*''Channel 4's Love Weekend'', 1993
* 1993: ''Channel 4's Love Weekend''
*''[[Noel's House Party]]'' (Gotcha!), 1993
* 1993: ''Noel's House Party'' (Gotcha!)
*''The Ant and Dec Show'', 1995
* 1995: ''The Ant and Dec Show''
*''Call Up the Stars'', 1995
* 1995: ''Call Up The Stars''
*''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]'', 1997
* 1997: ''This Morning''
*''[[The Generation Game]]'', 1997
* 1997: ''The Generation Game''
*''Just a Minute'', 1999
* 1999: ''Just A Minute''
*''[[I Love the '80s (British TV series)|I Love 1986]]'', 2001
* 2001: ''I Love 1986''
*''[[Songs of Praise]]'', 2001
* 2001: ''Songs Of Praise''
*''[[RI:SE]]'', 2002
* 2002: ''RI:SE''
*''[[Liquid News]]'', 2003
* 2003: ''Liquid News''
*''Stars Reunited – Hi-de-Hi! Special'', 2003
* 2003: ''Stars Reunited - Hi-de-Hi! Special''
*''[[Scotland Today]]'', 2003
* 2003: ''Scotland Today''
*''[[The Weakest Link (British game show)|The Weakest Link]]'', 2003
* 2003: ''The Weakest Link''
*''Songs of Praise'', 2004
* 2004: ''Songs Of Praise''
*''[[Comedy Connections|Comedy Connections – Hi-de-Hi!]]'', 2004
* 2004: ''Comedy Connections - Hi-de-Hi!''
*''[[Loose Women]]'', 2005
* 2005: ''Loose Women''
*''[[Dick & Dom in da Bungalow]]'', 2005
* 2005: ''Dick and Dom In Da Bungalow''
*''Loose Women'', 2006
* 2006: ''Loose Women''
*''The Best of the Royal Variety'', 2006
* 2006: ''The Best Of The Royal Variety''
*''Loose Women'', 2006
* 2006: ''Loose Women''
*''The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday Live'' (Blankety Blank), 2006
* 2006: ''The Princes Trust 30th Birthday Live'' (Blankety Blank)
*''[[The Paul O'Grady Show]]'', 2007
* 2007: ''[[The Paul O'Grady Show]]''
*''This Morning'', 2007
* 2007: ''This Morning''
*''Destination Lunch'', 2007
* 2007: ''Destination Lunch''
*''Loose Women'', 2007
* 2007: ''Loose Women''
*''[[ITV News Anglia|Anglia Tonight]]'', 2007
* 2007: ''Anglia Tonight''
*''The Paul O'Grady Show'', 2007
* 2007: ''The Paul O'Grady Show''
*''Loose Women'', 2007
* 2007: ''Loose Women''
*''BBC News'', 2008
* 2008: ''BBC News''
*''Central Tonight'', 2008
* 2008: ''Central Tonight''
*''Loose Women'', 2008
* 2008: ''Loose Women''
*''Look North'', 2008
* 2008: ''Look North''
*''Loose Women'', 2009
* 2009: ''Loose Women''
*''[[Richard & Judy]]'', 2009
* 2009: ''Richard & Judy''
*''[[...Cooks!|Daily Cooks Challenge]]'', 2009
* 2009: ''Daily Cooks Challenge''
*''[[BBC Breakfast]]'', 2009
* 2009: ''BBC Breakfast''
*''Loose Women'', 2009
* 2009: ''Loose Women''
*''Look North'', 2009
* 2009: ''Look North''
*''Daily Cooks'', 2009
* 2009: ''Daily Cooks''
*''Loose Women'', 2010
* 2010: ''Loose Women''
*''This Morning'', 2010
* 2010: ''This Morning''
*''Bucks TV'', 2011
* 2011: ''Bucks TV''
*''This Morning'', 2011
* 2011: ''This Morning''
*''Loose Women'', 2011
* 2011: ''Loose Women''
*''Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special'', 2011
* 2011: ''Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special''
*''... Sings The Beatles'', 2011
* 2011: ''... Sings The Beatles''
*''You Have Been Watching... David Croft'', 2011
* 2011: ''You Have Been Watching... David Croft''
*''The Big Fat Quiz Of The 80s'', 2012
* 2012: ''The Big Fat Quiz Of The 80s''
*''[[Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two]]'', 2012
* 2012: ''Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two''  
*''Blackpool's Big Night Out'', 2012
* 2012: ''Blackpool's Big Night Out''
*''Les Dawson: An Audience With That Never Was'', 2013
* 2013: ''Les Dawson: An Audience With That Never Was''
*''[[Kate Garraway's Life Stories|Piers Morgan's Life Stories: Gloria Hunniford]]'', 2013
* 2013: ''Piers Morgan's Life Stories: Gloria Hunniford''
*''Big Brother's Bit on the Side'', 2013
* 2013: ''Big Brother's Bit On The Side''
*''[[Pointless|Pointless Celebrities]]'', 2013
* 2013: ''Pointless Celebrities''
*''The Paul O'Grady Show'', 2013
* 2013: ''The Paul O'Grady Show''
*''[[Breakfast (New Zealand TV programme)|TVNZ Breakfast]]'' (New Zealand), 2013
* 2013: ''TVNZ Breakfast'' (New Zealand)
*''[[Good Morning (New Zealand TV programme)|Good Morning]]'' (New Zealand), 2013
* 2013: ''Good Morning'' (New Zealand)
*''[[Newshub|3 News]]'' (New Zealand), 2013
* 2013: ''3 News'' (New Zealand)
*''All Aboard: East Coast Trains'', 2013
* 2013: ''All Aboard: East Coast Trains''
*''Good Morning'' (New Zealand), 2014
* 2014: ''Good Morning'' (New Zealand)
*''Pointless Celebrities'', 2014
* 2014: ''Pointless Celebrities''
*''[[Lorraine (TV programme)|Lorraine]]'', 2015
* 2015: ''Lorraine''
*''Pointless Celebrities'', 2015
* 2015: ''Pointless Celebrities''
*''Big Brother's Bit on the Side'', 2016
* 2016: ''Big Brother's Bit On The Side''
*''[[Antiques Road Trip|Celebrity Antiques Road Trip]]'', 2016
* 2016: ''Celebrity Antiques Road Trip''
*''[[Who's Doing the Dishes?]]'', 2016
* 2016: ''Whose Doing The Dishes?''
*''Lorraine'', 2016
* 2016: ''Lorraine''
*''The Baby Boomer's Guide To Growing Old'', 2017
* 2017: ''The Baby Boomer's Guide To Growing Old''
*''100: A Tribute To Dame Vera Lynn'', 2017
* 2017: ''100: A Tribute To Dame Vera Lynn''
*''Lorraine'', 2017
* 2017: ''Lorraine''
*''Strictly Come Dancing – It Takes Two'', 2017
* 2017: ''Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two''
*''Big Brother's Bit on the Side'', 2017
* 2017: ''Big Brother's Bit On The Side''
*''Loose Women'', 2018
* 2018: ''Loose Women''
*''BBC Breakfast'', 2018
* 2018: ''BBC Breakfast''
*''Through the Keyhole'', 2018
* 2018: ''Through The Keyhole''
*''Last Laugh in Vegas'', 2018
* 2018: ''Keith & Paddy's Picture Show'' (Gremlins)
*''[[The Keith & Paddy Picture Show]]'' (Gremlins), 2018
* 2019: ''Britain's Favourite Chocolate Bar''
*''Britain's Favourite Chocolate Bar'', 2019
* 2019: ''Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two''
*''Strictly Come Dancing – It Takes Two'', 2019
* 2019: ''Pointless Celebrities''
*''Pointless Celebrities'', 2019
* 2019: ''Britain's Favourite Crisp''
*''Britain's Favourite Crisp'', 2019
* 2019: ''When Talent Shows Go Horribly Wrong''
*''When Talent Shows Go Horribly Wrong'', 2019
* 2020: ''Celebrity [[The Chase (British game show)|The Chase]]''
*''Celebrity Murder Mystery'', 2020
* 2022: ''Blankety Blank''
*''[[The Chase (British game show)|The Chase: Celebrity Special]]'', 2020
* 2022: ''Richard Osman's Festive House Of Games''
*''[[MasterChef (British TV series)|Celebrity Masterchef]]'', 2021
* 2023: ''[[Would I Lie to You? (British game show)|Would I Lie to You?]]''
*''Celebrity Masterchef: Christmas Cook Off'', 2021
* 2025: ''[[Sally Lindsay's 70s Quiz Night]]''
*''[[Blankety Blank]]'', 2022
*''[[Richard Osman's House of Games|Richard Osman's Festive House of Games]]'', 2022
*''[[Would I Lie to You? (British game show)|Would I Lie to You?]]'', 2023
*''[[Pilgrimage (TV series)|Pilgrimage: The Road Through Portugal]]'', 2023
*''[[Sally Lindsay's 70s Quiz Night]]'', 2025
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Susan Georgina "Su" Pollard (born 7 November 1949) is a British actress, singer, songwriter and author whose career has spanned over 50 years. Pollard is most known for her role in the sitcom Hi-de-Hi! She also appeared in the sitcoms You Rang, M'Lord? and Oh, Doctor Beeching!

Pollard has appeared in over 35 stage plays and musicals, as well as over 40 pantomimes. As a singer, she scored a UK Singles Chart number two hit with the song "Starting Together" in 1986, and recorded an album, Su. She also authored a memoir, Hearts and Showers.

Early life and education

Pollard was born in Nottingham, the eldest daughter of Don and Hilda Pollard.[1] Her interest in acting began at the age of six, when she played an angel in a school nativity play.[2]

She lived on Prospect Terrace, off Alfreton Road. Pollard took part in productions at the Nottingham Arts Theatre,[3][4] and was in the Beeston Operatic Society.[5]

Pollard attended Berridge Road School (Hyson Green) and Peveril Bilateral School, Robin's Wood Road[6] (now Nottingham Girls' Academy).

After leaving school at the age of 16, she got a job at the Tennant Rubber Company in Carlton as a shorthand typist, and began singing in working men's clubs. She also performed in charity shows.[7]

Career

Template:BLP sources section Following an apprenticeship at the Arts Theatre in Nottingham, Pollard appeared on Opportunity Knocks in 1974, singing "I Cain't Say No" from Oklahoma!, and came second to a singing Jack Russell.

She went on to direct the musicals The Desert Song and Rose-Marie with John Hanson. Pollard has also starred in the Cameron Mackintosh West End production of Godspell, played opposite Jack Wild in Big Sin City at the Roundhouse and toured in the musical Grease as part of a company that also included Tracey Ullman. Pollard appeared with Tim Brooke-Taylor and Hugh Paddick in the farce Not Now, Darling, won a role in Andrew Sachs's play Philately Will Get You Nowhere and appeared at the Mermaid Theatre in a celebration of the music of Cole Porter, titled Oh Mr. Porter! She also appeared as the hostess in the 1980 documentary short The Great British Striptease, which was compered by Bernard Manning in Blackpool.

Pollard's first comedy role was in a BBC series screened in 1979, Two Up, Two Down, in which she played a hippy named Flo. Paul Nicholas played her partner, Jimmy; they were squatting in the house of a nice middle-class couple. It lasted for only one series, but later that year came the pilot programme for a new BBC comedy written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft set in a holiday camp. Pollard landed the role of chalet maid Peggy Ollerenshaw in Hi-de-Hi! She continued in this role until the programme's end in 1988. During the run of Hi-de-Hi!, Pollard also had a singing career, and in 1986, she reached No. 2 in the UK singles chart with the song "Starting Together",[1][8] the theme song from the BBC Television 'fly-on-the-wall' documentary series The Marriage. It was her only Top 40 hit; her first single, "Come to Me (I Am Woman)", had reached No. 71 in 1985, and her only charting album, Su, peaked at No. 86 in the UK Albums Chart in November 1986.[8] In 1987, she toured the UK with The Su Pollard Show[1] and co-hosted It's a Royal Knockout.

Pollard starred in the stage production of Hi De Hi! – The Holiday Musical, along with most of the cast from the television series, playing sell out seasons in Bournemouth, London and Blackpool. In 1985, she played Sally in the West End production of Me And My Girl at the Adelphi Theatre, which she appeared in for over a year. This was followed by roles in a national tour of Rodgers and Hart's Babes in Arms, playing Bonny Byrun opposite Matthew Kelly, and the title role in Sweet Charity at the Connaught Theatre, Worthing.

When Hi-de-Hi! ended in early 1988, writers Perry and Croft chose Pollard to star as Ivy Teasdale in their new sitcom You Rang, M'Lord?, which featured her Hi-de-Hi! co-stars Paul Shane and Jeffrey Holland. This period sitcom ran from 1988 to 1993. In 1990, she hosted the short-lived ITV game show Take the Plunge, which was cancelled after one season. In 1993, she won the "Rear of the Year" award. From 1993 until 1996, Pollard starred opposite Gorden Kaye in For Better or for Worse, a BBC Radio 2 sitcom about an engaged-to-be-married couple.[9][10]

From 1995 to 1997, Pollard played Ethel Schumann in another David Croft sitcom, Oh, Doctor Beeching! From 1989 to 1990, she voiced the lead character in the BBC children's television series Penny Crayon.

In 2001, Pollard made a guest appearance in Gimme Gimme Gimme and voiced Noisy in Little Robots. The same year, she presented Songs of Praise three times. She has made four appearances on Just a Minute, and also regularly appears in pantomimes and other stage shows,[1] including Annie and The Pirates of Penzance. In 2008, Pollard starred in the musical Shout! alongside Claire Sweeney. From April 2009, Pollard appeared in the London transfer of Shout! at the Arts Theatre. In December 2010, Pollard had a guest role in the Christmas special of ITV's sitcom Benidorm, playing herself. In December 2011, she appeared as a guest on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing.

In the 2012 film Run for Your Wife, she had a cameo role as a shopkeeper. She took part in Who's Doing the Dishes? in September 2016, and in 2018 she appeared in ITV's reality series Last Laugh in Vegas.

In pantomime, Pollard appeared regularly as the Wicked Queen in Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs, in 2014 in Sunderland,[11] 2015 in Blackpool,[12] Tunbridge Wells in 2016,[13] Aylesbury in 2017[14] and in Malvern in 2018.[15] In 2019, Pollard starred as Queen Rat in Dick Whittington in Wolverhampton, alongside her Hi-de-Hi! co star Jeffrey Holland.[16]

Pollard was one of a group of seven celebrities who appeared in Pilgrimage: The Road Through Portugal, a BBC Two series journeying to Fátima, Portugal.[17]

since 2025Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., she is touring the UK with her one-woman show Su Pollard: Still Fully Charged, which marks her 50 years in show business.[18]

Personal life

Pollard was married to Peter Keogh from 1984 to 1992.[19] In 2014, Keogh published his memoir, My Hi-de-High Life: Before, During and After Su Pollard.[20]

Pollard is a supporter of Nottingham Forest football club.[1]

Theatre

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Filmography

Feature films

  • Hostess, The Great British Striptease, documentary short, 1980
  • Shopkeeper, Run for Your Wife 2012

Television roles (acting)

Television appearances (as herself)

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Discography

Singles

Albums

  • November 1986: Su (UK No. 86)[8]
  • 2001: The Collection[21]

References

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External links

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