Flo Wilson

Flo Wilson (born 11 February 1963) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Claudette Anderson in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale since 2023. She has a career on stage and screen spanning four decades, appearing in shows such as Coronation Street, In the Club and Sanditon, as well as numerous theatre productions since the 1990s.

Life and career Flo Wilson was born on 11 February 1963 in Manchester, England. She began working with the Pit Prop Theatre Company in her twenties and made her stage debut in 1991, in a production of Angel. She made further stage appearances in A Fine Example (1993) and A Streetcar Named Desire (1994). In 1995, Wilson made her television debut playing a woman in the crime drama Out of the Blue and subsequently went on to appear roles in shows such as Cardiac Arrest, King Girl and Coronation Street. In 2000, she appeared in That Peter Kay Thing and had a recurring role in the first series of the ITV sitcom Fat Friends. as well as appearing on stage in productions such as Fences (2000) and Black Love (2001). Wilson took a career break from 2001 to mid 2007, returning to the stage in Lisa's Sex Strike (2007) followed by Somebody's Son and Everybody Loves a Winner (2009). In 2010, she appeared in Waterloo Road and DCI Banks. The following year, she had roles in Hollyoaks, Scott & Bailey, Sirens and The Body Farm. In 2021, she appeared in an episode of Death in Paradise. Between 2022 and 2023, Wilson appeared in the historical drama television series Sanditon. In April 2023, Wilson was announced to be joining the cast of the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Claudette Anderson. Her character was introduced as the mother of established character Charles Anderson (Kevin Mathurin) and prior to her arrival, she was described as "force to be reckoned with".

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2015 Brief Encounters at Bradford Interchange Anj Film 2019 Birthday Girl Jackie Short film 2021 Help Velma Film 2021 The Knock Audrey Short film 2023 Jellyfish and Lobster Grace Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1995 Out of the Blue Woman Episode: "Death Friday" 1996 Cardiac Arrest On-Call Administrator Episode: "The Red Queen" 1996 King Girl Mrs. Jeffreys Television film 1998, 2008–2010, 2014 Coronation Street Kerry Matthews / Nurse / Midwife Various roles 1999 The Last Train Midwife Recurring role 2000 That Peter Kay Thing Customer Episode: "That Ice Cream Man Cometh" 2000 Fat Friends Anita Recurring role 2001 A Touch of Frost Nursing Sister Episode: "Benefit of the Doubt: Part 2" 2001 Bob & Rose Laura Thane 1 episode 2007, 2012 Emmerdale Nurse Bradshaw Guest role 2008 Survivors Helen Crawley 1 episode 2009 Shameless Maria Episode: "Haunted by the Past" 2010 Waterloo Road Receptionist 1 episode 2010 DCI Banks Nurse Episode: "Aftermath: Part 1" 2011 Hollyoaks Nurse Jennings Guest role 2011 Scott & Bailey Obstretician Episode: "Personal" 2011 Sirens Neighbour Episode: "Up, Horny, Down" 2011 The Body Farm Nurse 1 episode 2012 Eternal Law Magistrate 1 episode 2012 The Syndicate Nurse 1 episode 2012 Leaving Head of Housekeeping 1 episode 2012 Hebburn Doctor Abineri 1 episode 2012 Monroe Michelle Gainsford 1 episode 2013 Moving On Ward Sister Episode: "Blood Ties" 2013 The Mill Mary Prince 1 episode 2013 All at Sea Mrs. Grainger Episode: "Gymnast" 2014 Vera Social Worker Episode: "The Deer Hunters" 2014 From There to Here Midwife 1 episode 2015 From Darkness Dr. Lawson 1 episode 2015 After Hours Jill Recurring role 2014–2016 In the Club Senior Nurse Recurring role 2017 In the Dark Magistrate 1 episode 2017 Overshadowed Sarah 1 episode 2021 Death in Paradise Lulu Deloitte Episode: "Chain Reaction" 2022 Mood Melrose Main role 2023 Lagging Dorothy Episode: "Sidequests" 2022–2023 Sanditon Mrs. Wheatley Main role 2023 Brassic Lavender Iyes Episode: "Sweet Sixteen" 2023–present Emmerdale Claudette Anderson Regular role

Radio Year Title Role Network 1998 Shells on a Woven Chord Hodan/Ong Bad BBC 1998 Daily Service Singers Soloist BBC 1999 Listen to Your Parents Mother BBC 2014 Dad Tracy BBC 2015 Revelations Tracy BBC

Stage Angel (1991) A Fine Example (1993) A Streetcar Named Desire (1994, 2010) Frogs (1997) National Theatre Bretevski Street (1997) Joshua's Egg (1998) Fences (2000) Black Love (2001) Lisa's Sex Strike (2007) Octagon Theatre, Bolton and tour Somebody's Son (2009) Everybody Loves a Winner (2009) Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester Love on the Dole (2010) After Shock (2011) Bag Lady (2013–2014) To Kill a Mockingbird (2016) Octagon Theatre, Bolton Building the Wall (2017) Theater Drachengasse, Vienna - European Premiere The Secret Garden (2017) Talking Heads (2018) One Hand Tied Behind You (2018) Old Vic Oliver Twist (2018) Hull Truck Theatre Airplays (2018) The Tempest (2019) Shakespeare's Rose Theatre, York Henry V (2019) Shakespeare's Rose Theatre, York The Visit (2020) National Theatre Small Island (2022) National Theatre Of All the Beautiful Things in the World (2023) HOME, Manchester That Can't Have Happened (2025) The King's Arms, Manchester Otherhood (VO) (2025) Bradford Arts Centre and tour