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Lauren Louise McQueen (born 12 July 1996) is an English actress. She gained prominence through her role as Lily Drinkwell on the Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks.[1] She also appeared on the CBBC school-drama 4 O'Clock Club as Rachel and on Ordinary Lies as Amelie.

Lauren McQueen
Born	Lauren Louise McQueen (1996-07-12) 12 July 1996 (age 26) Liverpool, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2012–present
Known for	Hollyoaks (2017–2019)

Early life and education

McQueen is from Fazakerley, a suburb in north Liverpool. She attended St John Bosco Arts College in Croxteth and took classes with Allstars Casting.[2]

Career

McQueen’s first credited acting role was as Yasmin Goody on the BBC One miniseries Good Cop. She then appeared as Alison on the Christmas-comedy drama Little Crackers.[3]

In 2013, McQueen appeared as Rachel on CBBC musical-comedy show 4 O'Clock Club for four episodes as a love interest to the main character, Josh. Shortly after she made appearances as Molly on Channel 4's The Mill, Amelie on Ordinary Lies and Shelly on The Violators. In 2016, McQueen played Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England (Richard Ridgins) in an episode of the series Six Wives with Lucy Worsley.[4] She later played the lead role of Sophie in the British-Canadian film-drama The Wasting.[4]

On 22 December 2016, it was announced that McQueen had been cast as Lily Drinkwell, the niece of Hollyoaks character Diane O'Connor, played by Alex Fletcher.[5] McQueen's character Lily, made her on-screen appearance on Hollyoaks on 6 January 2017. Since joining Hollyoaks, McQueen's character has been involved in a relationship with Prince McQueen (Malique Thompson-Dwyer) and a self-harming storyline, in which McQueen worked with the charities Samaritan and Mind for an accurate portrayal. The storyline won "Best Storyline" and "Best Single Episode" in the British Soap Awards 2018. [6]

She will appear in the upcoming miniseries drama, Masters of the Air.

Personal life

She is a Liverpool FC fan.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	The Violators	Shelly
2017	The Wasting	Sophie	Lead role

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Good Cop	Yasmin Goody	1 episode
	Little Crackers	Alison	1 episode
2013−2014	4 O'Clock Club	Rachel	4 episodes
2014	The Mill	Molly	4 episodes
2015	Ordinary Lies	Amelie	4 episodes
2016	Six Wives with Lucy Worsley	Catherine Howard	1 episode
2017−2019	Hollyoaks	Lily Drinkwell	Main cast (163 episodes)
2020	Bulletproof	Chantel	2 episodes
TBA	Masters of the Air	Rose	Miniseries

Awards

Year	Organisation	Award	Work	Result	Ref.
2016	Nashville Film Festival	Best Actresses	Sophie in The Violators	Won	[7]
2018	British Soap Awards	Best Newcomer	Lily McQueen in Hollyoaks	Shortlisted	[8]
	British Soap Awards	Best Storyline	Lily's self harm	Won	[9]
	British Soap Awards	Best Single Episode	Three Mothers, Three Daughters	Won	[9]
2019	British Soap Awards	Best Actress	Lily McQueen in Hollyoaks	Shortlisted

References

External links

• Lauren McQueen at IMDb

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