Claire Cooper (born 24 February 1979 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire) is an English actress who currently plays Jacqui Malota in British Channel 4 series Hollyoaks. She has also appeared in other British television shows, including Waking the Dead in 2004 and Coronation Street & Waterloo Road in 2006.

The camera seems to run in her family, as her brother has worked on a number of motion pictures making costumes, including armour for Russell Crowe in the hit movie Gladiator. He now teaches Graphics at Outwood Grange College.

In 2007, Claire was nominated for the Best Actress award at the Inside Soap Awards.

She is currently in a relationship with co-star Kevin Sacre (Jake Dean). [1]

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