Jennie Elizabeth McAlpine (born 12 February 1984) is an English television actress, comedian and businesswoman.
She is known for her roles as Michelle Morley in Emmerdale and Fiz Brown in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.
With his encouragement, she took up amateur dramatics at the age of eight,[1] when father and daughter appeared together in a pantomime by the Bury Parish Players.
[2] In 1997, at the age of 13, she entered a Young Comedian of the Year competition run by Fanta and came second in the final at the Comedy Store in London.
McAlpine auditioned for the role with her arm in a sling, after dislocating her shoulder in a fall two days earlier.
She was originally hired for five episodes,[2] and went back to studying for her A-levels and working part-time in Boots The Chemist.
[6] Since the age of 17, McAlpine has devoted her spare time to helping deprived children in Egypt through the Thebes Project in Luxor.