Who is Lysette Anthony?
LYSETTE Anthony has graced our screens for many years and was once known as the "Face of the Eighties".
In 2022 the soap star and model revealed she is battling Parkinson's Disease.
Who is Lysette Anthony?
Born in Marylebone, London, in 1963, Lysette Anne Chodzko, known as Lysette Anthony, is an actress and model.
She was once hailed as the "Face of the Eighties" by photographer David Bailey.
Now 58, the English star found fame as a model before turning to acting, having appeared in numerous music videos throughout the eighties.
Lysette appeared in the music videos for Summer of '69 by Bryan Adams, I Feel You by Depeche Mode and others.
Lysette married Dutch artist and entrepreneur Luc Leestemaker in 1990 but they divorced in 1995.
She met American film director David Price while filming Dr Jekyll and Ms Hyde in 1995.
The couple married in 1999, but it wasn't to last and they divorced in 2003.
Lysette has one son, Jimi, with composer Simon Boswell.
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What TV shows and films has Lysette Anthony been in?
Lysette is best known for her role in Hollyoaks playing Marnie Nightingale since 2008.
Her early TV work includes playing Florence Dombey in a BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel Dombey & Sons and Christa in ITV's Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.
She returned to Dickens again in 1985 playing Rose Maylie in Oliver Twist.
She also appeared in BBC sitcom Three Up, Two Down from 1985 until 1989 and The Bill from 2003-2004.
Her movies include Krull (1863), Woody Allen's Husbands And Wives (1992) and Dracula: Dead And Loving It (1995).
When was Lysette Anthony diagnosed with Parkinson's?
Lysette hasn't revealed when she was diagnosed, but in March 2022 she talked about her ongoing battle with the disease.
Things got so bad for the actress, that at one point she thought she was going to die
“I didn’t get enough sleep last night as I’m feeling a bit nervous about today but it’s time," she told .
"The most difficult things are often taking three little steps. And I’m also so tired. My symptoms have got worse.”
Lysette opened up about how things got so bad for her recently she thought she was going to die.
“At Christmas it was so bad,” she said.
Is Lysette married and does she have children?
Lysette is believed to be currently single.
She has a son with composer Simon Boswell, who she divorced in 2010.
She was previously married to entrepreneur Luc Leestemaker and American film director David Price.