 Charlie Hardwick

Claire Elizabeth Hardwick (born 3 November 1960) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Val Pollard in the ITV soap opera "Emmerdale," who she portrayed from 2004 to 2015 and again in 2017.In 2019, she began portraying the role of Sue Carp in the Channel 4 drama "Ackley Bridge".