Holly Quin-Ankrah

Holly Quin-Ankrah (born 27 August 1987), known professionally as Rahh (stylised in all caps), is a British actress. She began her acting career as a teenager, playing Karen Young in the long-running CBBC drama series Grange Hill. She is also known for her lead role on the talent show drama Rock Rivals and a regular role as Cheryl Gray on Coronation Street between 2010 and 2011.

Early life Quin-Ankrah was born and raised in Warrington, Cheshire. She attended Bridgewater High School and then Mid Cheshire College, where she completed a two-year National Diploma in Fashion.

Life and career Quin-Ankrah's first role was as Karen Young on the CBBC drama Grange Hill as a teenager, despite having no acting training. Whilst a cast member on Grange Hill she engaged in philanthropic ventures. In December 2004 she visited St. Francis Xavier's College, Woolton, Liverpool to promote MEND, a national mobile phone database for stolen or lost equipment. In April 2006 she visited Alder Hey children's hospital to donate Easter Eggs to sick children.

Following Grange Hill, Quin-Ankrah played a lead role in the 2008 ITV talent show drama Rock Rivals as "contestant" Bethany Hopkins. In 2009 she appeared in an episode of the sixth series of Shameless as Geena. In February 2010 it was reported that Quin-Ankrah had been cast in the soap-opera Coronation Street as Cheryl Gray, a love interest for established character Lloyd Mullaney (Craig Charles). Quin-Ankrah was 22 at the time of joining the soap but did not reveal her age at the casting as Cheryl was intended to be significantly older, with a ten-year-old son. Of her audition, Quin Ankrah recalls: "My agent told me not to say how old I was. I wore tweed flares and a highnecked top so I looked older!" She departed the serial in November 2011.

Quin-Ankrah's theatre credits include playing the role of Katie in a 2009 stage musical adaptation of the Willy Russell drama Our Day Out at the Royal Court, Liverpool.

Quin-Ankrah has since become a backing singer for Liam Gallagher under the stage name ‘Rahh’.

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