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Who is Lenora Crichlow?
Lenora Crichlow is an actress from the United Kingdom. Lenora Crichlow rose to fame as Maria “Sugar” Sweet in the comedy-drama Sugar Rush, Annie Sawyer in the supernatural drama Being Human, and Shania Andrews in the 2012 sports drama film Fast Girls.
Early life and Childhood
Lenora Crichlow was born on January 4, 1985, in Westminster, London, England, under the sign of Capricorn.
She is best known for playing Maria ‘Sugar‘ Sweet in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series “Sugar Rush,” for playing Annie Sawyer in the BBC Three supernatural comedy-drama series “Being Human,” and for starring as Stephie Bennett in the NBC romantic comedy series “A To Z.”
In terms of her early years, Lenora was reared in Harlesden, London.
Among three siblings by her father, Frank Gilbert Crichlow, a well-known civil rights activist who now owns the Mangrove restaurant in Notting Hill, and her mother, Lucy Addington.
Francesca and Amanda are her sisters, and Knowlton is her brother.
Amanda, her sister, is also an actor in the film industry. Lenora is a British national with Afro-European ancestry.
Education Details
In terms of her educational background, Lenora Crichlow studied Drama at the University of Sussex.
Professional Career
Crichlow acquired a passion for performing at a young age, and by the age of 12, she was studying acting at the Young Blood Theatre Company in Hammersmith, West London.
However, she did not make her first professional appearance until 2004, when she co-starred alongside Billie Piper in the made-for-television film “Bella And The Boys,” establishing her net worth.
Following that, Lenora had her first appearance on television as Shirley Moss in the ITV police procedural drama series “The Bill.”
She went on to have more serious roles after joining the cast of Channel 4’s comedy-drama series “Sugar Rush,” in which she portrayed Maria “Sugar” Sweet.
The series, which was based on Julie Burchill’s novel of the same name and broadcast between 2005 and 2006, earned an International Emmy Award, boosting Lenora’s net worth and expanding her profile significantly.
Following the series’ cancellation, Lenora has continued to have a string of successes, beginning with her role as Mandy in the 2006 horror film “Wilderness,” followed by guest-starring roles on shows like “Casualty” and “Doctor Who,” and her portrayal of Jude Whiley in the BBC One drama film “Kiss Of Death” (2008).
Lenora’s next major role came in 2009, when she was cast as Annie Sawyer in BBC Three’s supernatural comedy-drama series “Being Human” (2009-12), for which she won the 2011 Glamour Award for TV Actress of the Year.
Lenora worked on other television mini-series while filming the series, including Alice Jackson in the ITV five-part drama “Collision” and Ali Redcliffe in the BBC romantic comedy “Material Girl,” both in 2010.
Lenora acted as the narrator of the audiobook of Simon Guerrier’s novel “The Road” and BBC Three’s “The Gatwick Baby: Abandoned At Birth” in addition to her professional acting career.
In addition, she was given the opportunity to travel to South Africa and learn more about Nelson Mandela in order to broadcast the BBC Three documentary “Nelson Mandela: One Incredible Life” about him in June 2010.
She also hosted “The Tudors,” a weekly primetime broadcast on BBC America.
All of these endeavors helped her to amass a sizable fortune.
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Net Worth and Salary
Lenora Crichlow estimates her net worth is over $1 million, which she has amassed through her successful career as a professional actor.
Relationship Status
When it comes to her personal life, Lenora Crichlow prefers to keep things hidden from the public eye.
However, it is known that she had a loving involvement with Aidan Turner, an Irish actor.
They met on the set of “Being Human,” but their relationship was short-lived, as they split up in 2011.
As a result, she is thought to be single at the moment.
Body Measurement
When it comes to Lenora Crichlow’s age, she was born in 1985, which makes her 34 years old.
In terms of looks and physical characteristics, she appears to be a lovely woman with long dark brown hair and dark brown eyes.
Her physical shape is thin, as she stands at 5feet 4inches (1.63m), weighs around 123lbs (56kgs), and has vital numbers 34-24-33.
Social Media
When it comes to her social media presence, Lenora Crichlow isn’t really active.
She has an official Instagram account with almost 400 followers, however, she hasn’t posted anything since September 2017.
She also has a Facebook profile with over 3,600 followers.
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Trivia
- Lenora had more serious roles and came to prominence after joining the cast of the Channel 4 comedy-drama series “Sugar Rush”, in which she portrayed Maria ‘Sugar’ Sweet.
- Most recently, it’s been announced that she will appear as Fiona in Scott Wiper’s drama “The Big Ugly”, and as Billie McEvoy in the upcoming sci-fi comedy series “Avenue 5”.
- In other projects in addition to her career as a professional actress, Lenora also worked as the narrator of the audiobook of the novel “The Road”, written by Simon Guerrier, and BBC Three’s “The Gatwick Baby: Abandoned At Birth”.
- However, it is known that Crichlow was romantically involved in a relationship with Irish actor Aidan Turner.
