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Debra Stephenson (born June 4, 1972) is a British actress. She was born in New Zealand but moved back to England and spent her early days in Hull and has been married to her husband James Duffield since June 1999. They have a son, Max, who was born in November 2002.

At the age of fourteen Debra appeared on BBC TV's "Opportunity Knocks", winning her way through to the All-Winner's Final broadcast live from the London Palladium. She then appeared on TV screens in 1998 in the comedy drama about women's football Playing The Field.

Debra then appeared in a more promient role in 1999, playing Shell Dockley in the ITV prison drama Bad Girls. Her performance of the psychotic Dockley earned her two consecutive nominations for Best Actress at the National Television Awards in 1999 and 2000. After three years of playing one of the show's most popular characters, she left in 2001, returning for one last time in 2003.

Since 2004, Debra has starred in the top rated British soap opera Coronation Street playing Frankie Baldwin, the wife of Bradley Walsh's character, Danny. She has received numerous nominations for Best Newcomer at many TV and Soap Awards.

In 2005 she took part in Comic Relief Does Fame Academy, a singing competition involving celebrities to raise money for charity, and finished fifth. Among her finest performances was the rendition of "Cry Me A River" which was called "blemishless" and Dionne Warwick's "Anyone Who Had A Heart". Her participation on the show led to a record deal and she has subsequently released her debut album "In The Sunshine". The album includes cover versions of the songs she sang on the show, which range from Kylie to Lemar, as well as a cover of Madonna's "Music", which she sang on the "Madonna Mania" TV show.

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