Sandy Ratcliff

Born on October 2, 1950 in London, England, Sandy Ratcliff originally worked as a model and was touted by photographer Lord Snowden as 'The Face of the 70s' before she turned her attention to acting. She took the lead role in Ken Loach's 1971 film Family Life, and later appeared in the 1979 film Radio On, but she was best known for being one of the original cast members in the BBC soap EastEnders. As Sue Osman, Ratcliff appeared in the very first episode in 1985 and played the part of the cafe owner until 1989 when she was sacked due to her addiction to heroin. Ill health and personal problems dogged Ratcliff ever since she left the soap, including battling cancer and hitting the headlines for providing a false alibi for her boyfriend Michael Shorey, who was subsequently sentenced to two life sentences for the murder of two women. At some stage, Ratcliff retrained as a counsellor but had retired by 2010. In her final years she lived in sheltered accommodation and it was here that her body was found on the morning of 7th April, 2019. She was 70 years old.

Known For: Acting

Born: London, England, UK, 1948-10-02

Died: 2019-04-07

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1971	Family Life	Janice Baildon	73
2	1973	The Final Programme	Jenny	51
3	1973	The Cornet Lesson	Girl	0
4	1976	Play Things	Alice	0
5	1977	Cork and Bottle	Lana Cork	0
6	1978	The After Dinner Joke	Mum	70
7	1979	Yesterday's Hero	Rita	38
8	1979	Radio On	Kathy	60
9	1979	Story Without a Hero	Muriel	0
10	1980	Hussy	Olympia	48
11	1982	The Workshop	Mimi	0
12	1983	Doll’s Eye	Maggie	10
13	1990	A Box of Swan	Patricia	0
14	1994	Men of the Month	Meg	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1974	Playhouse	Alice	70
2	1974	Playhouse	Mimi	70
3	1975	The Sweeney	Liz Jenner	77
4	1979	Danger UXB	Rosalyn	80
5	1979	Minder	Barbara	68
6	1985	EastEnders	Sue Osman	41

Sandy Ratcliff

Film

Television