EntertainmentBritish1979 – present
Cherylee Houston
Coronation Street actress, disability representation in mainstream TV
Biography
British actress and dancer known for her role as Izzy Armstrong in the British soap opera Coronation Street. She is one of the first disabled actresses to have a major role in a mainstream British television series.
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Entertainment
Nationality
British
Born
1979
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Cherylee
American origin
“A double-suffix elaboration of Cheryl combining -le and -ee, creating a particularly frilly, youthful variation. Cherylee has a playful, energetic quality characteristic of 1960s-1980s American naming, suggesting brightness and approachability.”