Sandy Ratcliff
Actor/Actriz
12
Movies
9
TV Shows
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.
As Actor/Actress
EastEnders
Sue Osman
Minder
Barbara
Playhouse
Alice
The Sweeney
Liz Jenner
Shoestring
Mel Shepherd
Target
Angie Dawson
Centre Play
Girl
Danger UXB
Rosalyn
Hazell
Mrs O'Rourke
Hussy
Olympia
The Final Programme
Jenny
Family Life
Janice Baildon
Play Things
Alice
Radio On
Kathy
Men of the Month
Meg
The After Dinner Joke
Mum
Yesterday's Hero
Rita
Doll’s Eye
Maggie
The Cornet Lesson
Girl
Story Without a Hero
Muriel
The Workshop
Mimi